Lake Rodney life on the road

i want this. i want us.

and how long had it been since he had heard those words from a woman? he had had his little loves here and there, all of them now buried in the past. then had wandered alone for a while, before washing up on teekon.

all of those couplings seemed so aimless compared to what he felt for dawn now. aditya felt grounded in her embrace, secure in her warmth. they had a home together, and the prospect of a future. a loving family already, with--hopefully--more members to come. he had always been so reckless with girls, but now. . .now it was time to grow up.

"i want this, too," he said simply, curling his banner tail around her back haunches. the threat from the southern pack still weighed heavy on his mind, but the fear had largely subsided, and he did not speak of them again.