Slender legs carried a large man gracefully over the sand, the sun speckling on his back and caressing his fur, casting it in a golden light. The man stopped and took in a deep breath, smelling seasalt and foam instead of the shimmering sands of his homeland. Where was here, he wondered? Fear not, he did not care to know at that particular time. All things came in time. Stopping to admire his reflection in the water, he cast a grin to himself as it lapped at his paws.
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Wasn't he a beautiful man? All things deserve a little self-care, and self-affirmation to be at their peak. It was the way of the world, after all.
December 10, 2023, 05:28 PM
A fine looking man indeed. But Aliki was busy. Distracted, turned blind to his presence along the shore, she couldn't care less.
All she cared about was seeing through her mission. Which was acquiring dinner. The water, turned cold under the air of the oncoming winter, was no deterrent to her. She had practically been born in water and her upbringing had seen her develop into a well adapted a female wolf.
Deftly, in the shallow waves she leapt back and forth in chase. Jaws snapping, paws thrusting down in the depths. Her target was a large crab which had made the mistake of trying to come ashore. It tried to seek refuge, but the water borne hunter knew how to deal with it's kind.
All she cared about was seeing through her mission. Which was acquiring dinner. The water, turned cold under the air of the oncoming winter, was no deterrent to her. She had practically been born in water and her upbringing had seen her develop into a well adapted a female wolf.
Deftly, in the shallow waves she leapt back and forth in chase. Jaws snapping, paws thrusting down in the depths. Her target was a large crab which had made the mistake of trying to come ashore. It tried to seek refuge, but the water borne hunter knew how to deal with it's kind.
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