Whitefish River I'll lift you up again

It all happens quickly, and at once. Evergreen is stunned. Sleepy mind awakening anew, in his attempts to figure out what happened. One moment, Winterbourne seemed peacefully tucked next to him, the next, his fur bristled and steps away. Distant. A barrier placed between them in the form of the silver male’s back. Evergreen shifts so his belly lays along the ground. His head lowers, ears flattening. He feels guilty for ruining the moment.

“I’m sorry,” he apologies without missing a beat, genuine and honest mismatched eyes peering up at Winterbourne carefully. “I… I, uhm, won’t do it again.”