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word of the day: sorta
vertigo - mini mansions
Cloud-watching had been fun.
Well sorta.
It had at least managed to take his mind off the encounter with that other girl in the berry meadow.
That had been freaky.
Well sorta.
Now Remi was trying to hunt.
Wel sorta.
He wasn't really making much of an effort so it wasn't a real surprise that the rabbit he had slowly and not so stealthily going after had vanished into the bushes before Remi could launch himself forward. He cussed under his breath at the lost opportunity. Though he wasn't particularly hungry at the moment he knew he had to get something in his stomach (and something to munch and bite on) before he got hangry.
With a huff, and finding himself back at square one, he lowered his head and tried to find another critter's trail to follow. He began to wander around the forest, with his nose glued to the ground when suddenly a bird's screech made him jerk and sidestep into a perfect trap.
A thorny bush.
"FUCK" he called out, pulling his paw from the ground, shaking it a bit and then bringing it up to his face for inspection.
It didn't look too bad.
Well sorta.
omfgggggggg ive been stalking genie and adoring her from afar !
thanks for joining
Though the pain that began to shoot up his paw was not as bad, thinking he was alone, Remi was not shy or above being a little theatrical. He'd always been one to joke around, especially when he was paired with his siblings - Rilke particularly. With his face contorted into a grimace and his paw turning so he could inspect the injury in all different angles, the pale Ostrega let out some more 'f-words' slip from his lips as murmurs.
Somehow cursing made pain more manageable.
And somehow he had failed to realize he was not alone before making a display of his seemingly unrefined vocabulary. With a shocked jolt, he turned himself towards the voice, a beautiful chocolate kissed female with bright, gorgeous eyes.
Yeah, Remi was too a sucker for eyes.
In an instant, his whole expression changed - he was no longer a poor injured soul but simply a guy that had managed to wipe all traces of a pained grimace from his face. "me? oh yeah, i just got a thorn in my paw" he barked, his injured paw raising towards her so she could see. He turned it towards himself once more, putting it closer to his face , his narrowed eyes trying to pin point where it was so he could attempt to take it out. "its there somewhere...." he mused, his eyes still searching, there was already a bit of swelling but no sign of the thorn - which was more worrisome than it was relieving.
Oh, the thorn was definitely stuck inside the Ostrega's paw pad.
This was quickly confirmed as, after failing to see anything and giving his paw another quick shake, Remi stupidly (emphasis on that please) tried to put it down on the ground as if nothing had happened. As soon as it touched the ground and some weight was put onto it he had to pull it back up with a "ah! fffu-" he cut himself off, letting the remaining syllables become a whine instead.
"alright...yeah i need help" he barked, his ears flattening momentarily in embarrassment before pricking again to face her. His dad was probably rolling on the floor cringing now. "thanks" he added after a hearbeat, his lifted paw moving away from his chest towards her so she could see.
not so secretly begins shipping mounie (mouse x genie lol)
Without even looking at him, the gorgeous brown girl kept working on his paw and Remi swallowed another wave of ummmpfhs and aghhhs with a big gulp! He didn't want to seem as a cry baby plus,she seemed to know what she was doing, although Remi wouldn't really be one to know because when it came to healing and stuff of the sort, the creamy Ostrega was a complete self-declared ignorant. Yet he trusted her to keep her promise and make him be fine again. Why would she claim to be an aspiring medic if she wasn't? Though Remi was not as oblivious to think than other didn't lie (because he did so too) it didn't occur to him that the girl could be lying.
Oh, and she wasn't lying - it did hurt a lot.
Finally she managed to fish out the thorn, and with another wince and an uncontainable pained "hmmmmmmmph" he pulled his paw back to his chest, not without giving it a quick shake and a soft lick first. Slowly, the pain began to ebb away, though it was likely he'd still have some discomfort, specially when placing his paw back on the ground, Remi felt undeniably better already. The feeling only increased when she again told him not to worry.
A smile began to draw itself across his lips, he was about to thank her again but his mouth gaped soundlesslywhen she kept talking. cute? him? "ha! you were reading my mind" he barked, not knowing how much more amusing his comment would be if he knew the sort of magic touch her name suggested. "i thought the same of you" he added, not knowing where did this suave answer came from but thanking his lucky stars all the same for making something other than a stupidity fall from his mouth.
Her laugh was as cute as she was.
Cliché? Maybe, but definitely true. Remi could not help but let his own face contort into a smile as she began to wag her tail in apparent delight. With his four paws on the ground, the slight discomfort he still felt on the paw Genie had worked on was quickly forgotten. Probably he'd feel it again after this encounter was over and goodbyes were said - but hopefully that wouldn't happen for a really long while.
She revealed her name, but not her last name, like a magician, perhaps wanting to keep some secrets under her sleeve. Inmediately, Remi's eyes lit up in amusement as he echoed her name in his mind. "that's a beautiful name" he stated, his tail wagging too behind him before adding, "my name is Remi, or Mouse if you'd like" . For some reason he had wanted to give Genie the choice to call him what she wanted, something he hadn't given anyone else as he always introduced himself with the name his sister had given him rather than the one his parents had appointed him.
i am so excited to see genie in the vale! i want a thread so bad
She couldn't pick just one of his names, deciding she'd use one or the other depending on the circumstance and her mood. It seemed fair enough and so Remi let the smile that had settled so naturally upon his lips to brighten. She could call him whatever. She could even call him thorn boy if she felt like it and Remi would've smiled all the same.
"im not" he confessed, as Genie suddenly asked about his allegiances. He was a loner still, and though he was in no particular hurry to find a pack to pledge himself to, he knew that it was something he might have to start worrying more about soon. "i haven't seen the first one since i got here" he added, completely oblivious to the fact that it would be that first one the one that would steal his heart.
That if someone didn't steal it first.
"are you too looking for one?" he asked then, his crystalline blue eyes settling upon hers with curiosity. She didn't smell like a pack wolf either, so Remi could only assume she too, slept under the stars alone.
asdfghjlll sameee i'll probs throw a few aw threads in the vale, so you're very welcomed to join! ;)
He was not tied to a pack, confirming Genie's thoughts on that matter. For a moment, she wondered why he wasn't, after all, he appeared to be in perfectly good health other than the thorn in his paw but she supposed everyone had their reasons for doing what they do, even herself. Perhaps Remi had experienced something traumatic, or had a heartbreaking incident happen to him, much like herself. Either ways, the girl was not here to judge, and she figured if Remi wanted to share, he would've shared already.
"I'm not sure," Genie told him honestly with a tilt of her head and a blink of her eyes. "I've been wandering for a bit, so I'm don't know if I'll wander for a bit more before joining, or join one when I find a good one," she didn't think her words made sense but made no move to correct herself, lifting a shoulder in a shrug. "I'll definitely join one before winter, though."
She smiled shyly at him then. "You seem like a fun wolf to be part of a pack with." That was her subtle way of indicating she wouldn't mind being packmates with Remi.
finally slapping and ending to this thread :) I loved it
Her words were reassuring, and her smile, well her smile was special.
He smiled back, his dark tipped tail wagging slightly as she joked about sort of enjoying his sense of humor (or lack of). "you'll find one too" he barked, not knowing that life was already planning to cross their paths once more in the future.
"thanks again for saving me" he barked, lifting his paw to gesture even though the pain had already disappeared. He genuinely liked her too. He smiled, his crystalline eyes setting on her own before fluttering to the sky that was already darkening. To be honest he did not want to part. But he thought that perhaps she had been busy before she came across him and his injured paw. So not wanting to hold her back any longer (though secretly wanting to hold on to this moment for another while) he shot her one last charm-filled smile.
"i'll see ya Genie" he barked, dipping his nose before disappearing back where he had come from. Little did he know his words would turn out to be true. He really did wish to see her again, if not in person in his daydreams.
Oh, little did he know he'd get both, and that that would be the first wish Genie would grant him.