September 15, 2022, 02:08 PM
bjarna was growing.
although her legs grew in length, her muzzle had stayed shorter than those around her. boxier. unbecoming on what features dared to teeter towards wolfish.
she could no longer ignore the way she did not look like mother bear.
or gunnar.
or taktuq.
every time she looked into the river, she saw the disjointed way her body had come together. so she stayed to the meadows, the trees. she avoided herself.
today the distraction was following the trail of a herd that had crossed by. she had dreams of being a hunter much like mother bear.
although her legs grew in length, her muzzle had stayed shorter than those around her. boxier. unbecoming on what features dared to teeter towards wolfish.
she could no longer ignore the way she did not look like mother bear.
or gunnar.
or taktuq.
every time she looked into the river, she saw the disjointed way her body had come together. so she stayed to the meadows, the trees. she avoided herself.
today the distraction was following the trail of a herd that had crossed by. she had dreams of being a hunter much like mother bear.