Redhawk Caldera Throwback Thursday

Eljay looked away guiltily when daddy looked at him, licking his lips in submission. He wanted to be happy, he really did, because he knew daddy didn't need any more trouble in his life... But this burden only spiralled him further into his depression. He wanted mommy back, but with each passing day it felt like she would never return.

His eyes rolled up as Gannet addressed him personally, asking him a question so direct it might have startled him had he been his regular self. But now it did nothing, nothing except, perhaps, brief relief that he could bring his woes to the surface, if only for a little bit.

There was sorrow in his eyes as he admitted, voice squeaky and shaking like a frightened child's: "I miss mommy." Those words were all that he could muster before he resorted to a series of short, shaky sobs paired with gasps for breath that were clearly intended to keep the tears from pouring out.