Blacktail Deer Plateau slow dancing in the dark

@Minori forward dated to the 25th

never before had he felt so pathetic and defeated. a strong, proud warrior lay crippled in the confines of a den. two days felt like several years. every minute of every hour was agonizingly slow.

there wasn’t much to busy himself with so he was finally faced with the thoughts he had put in the back of his mind. minori and corvus plagued his thoughts. they looked so happy, she looked so happy. he should have been content with his friend’s joy, but he wasn’t. it wasn’t like he didn’t want her to be happy, he just wanted to be happy with someone else. someone like him. no, that wasn’t it. he wanted to be that someone.

he never thought of his feelings for minori anything but platonic. but now that corvus was in the scene, things were clear. he loved her and he couldn’t comprehend that until now. the feelings he had for her was something he had never felt. it was different from a friend or family member. he loved her, and now it was too late to do anything about it.