Blacktail Deer Plateau As the shadows fall

I really enjoy this thread. Blue is so adorable. ♥

As much as he caught himself staring at her, he caught her staring at him, too. It was so awkward and cute, and he couldn't help the bashful grin that crossed his face. He tried to hide it, but he simply couldn't. The thought that he was being checked out by a hot female was almost too exciting to bear. His heart beat so fast in his chest that he had a hard time sitting still, but he forced himself to remain calm and collected. Don't make an idiot out of yourself in front of her, you asshole, he chided himself.

As she commented on the whole situation with Peregrine, Atticus felt a sense of relief that she had spoken with Perry already and had, presumably, offered him some advice. Given his own past history with Hawkeye, Atti figured Peregrine wasn't comfortable divulging the details of their issues with him, and that was understandable. But, all the same, he didn't want his brother to be alone in this. He knew how close Perry and Blue Willow were, so he was appreciative to the Beta for being the friend he knew his brother needed. "Thanks for being there for him," he said, and meant it.

She seemed to be the lifeline, the crutch, for his whole family. Nursing Osprey in her ailing health, supporting Peregrine in these rough times…he smiled, thinking of how important this she-wolf had become to them all.

When she went on to reply to his comment about thinking with his heart rather than his head, and paid him some very nice compliments, he felt his cheeks heat up as he blushed beneath his black fur. It wasn't often a beautiful lady complimented him, and he got the impression that she thought very highly of her father. For her to compare him to her father was an honor, and his gratitude showed on his face. "Tell me about your father?" he inquired, genuinely interested. "You must have been very close. You mention him a lot."