Blacktail Deer Plateau common courtesy

Honestly, Peregrine didn't much care about the creek's pups, so he didn't bother asking about the lucky parents or any other details. He found Fox's age much more interesting for some reason. She wasn't yet two. How had she ascended to the role of Alpha, he couldn't help but wonder. Despite himself, the Alpha male was intrigued. He experienced another sentiment too, though he didn't have a name for it and didn't bother ruminating on it.

"I bet you'll be just adorable when you're pregnant, Lil' Weenie," Peregrine teased, picturing Fox ballooned up like she'd swallowed a beach ball. He smirked. "Do you have a lucky dude lined up to do the honors?" he asked, feeling a faint twinge of angst even as the words left his tongue. He blinked and swallowed, suddenly disconcerted by his own inexplicable reactions.