Phoenix Maplewood All you need is some self-control

I'll go ahead and archive! This certainly turned out to be an interesting turn of events.

Ukko. Even the utterance of his name caused Reek to wince with spiteful disgust. However, he held his tongue and withheld from airing his thoughts within the den, because truthfully, Reek could understand why Tavi had said said his name. It was a rare moment of empathy. In an all too similar way, Reek himself couldn't help but pretend it was Saena's body that pressed up against him, making him feel wanted, in place of Tavi. While not outright heartbroken like Tavi, Reek couldn't help but feel undervalued, and to think that this interlude would heal his troubled soul was naive at best.

He allowed her her moment, and in turn, Reek had one of his own. It was a strange thing: settled precariously on the line between pretend and reality, but he didn't dwell on it for long, because in this moment, Reek was happy. It was the fleeting sort of happiness that was doomed to fade, but the raggedy alpha took all that he could get.

Lying against him, Tavi soon fell into the grip of sleep. Reek remained perfectly still, as to not disturb her slumber, but he did not knock on the doors of sleepytown for several more confusing hours. Once his conciousness finally faded, it was a shallow sleep. He awoke after a few more hours, before the sun rise .

He looked to see Tavi still afixed in slumber. Carefully, Reek pulled himself from the den and ventured out into the earliest hours of the morning. Head and gut awash with multiple confusing emotions, Reek left Tavi to wake alone and he headed for the border.