Blacktail Deer Plateau Under the moons waning gaze

Subtle electricity thrummed through him, traveling in his blood to the furthest reaches of his body. Even his tail felt jittery and restless. A soft fire simmered in his chest around his heart, while a cloud of restless butterflies fluttered in his belly. It was not a sensation of nervousness, fear, lust, or anxiety. All of these were things he had thought he would feel when this moment finally came (and he had definitely done enough daydreaming about this particular moment to know for sure what to expect!). In this moment, though, he felt electrified and excited, but…mostly just calm. Serene. Sated. As if some cold, dark void inside of him was being filled with something beautiful and warm and sweet.

After her comment, a quiet moment passed between them as he just looked at her, admiring anew all of her beauty and grace and feminine strength and boundless intelligence and endlessly supply of genuine, heartfelt love for those around her. And he couldn't believe how lucky he was to be the one bonehead out of all of them that got to hear those words come out of her mouth. "I'd like to court you," he said softly after a moment. He swallowed nervously. This was definitely uncharted territory for him. "We can take it slow, if you'd like."