Wild Berry Meadow An avalanche

you are the avalanche, one world away, my make believing while i'm wide awake

Dark tipped ears flicker, twitching towards their leader as she sways towards him. Approach casual, expected to be—for Nirali tries so hard to keep a tight lid on the bottle of her storming emotions. Aldric wonders if there is something afoot, if his careful steps to twist that cap just enough to release some of them has been undone by their separation.

Their reunion enough to cloud such thoughts, however, as his heart beats in a mirror of her off-beat one. An off-key song the duo plays in secret from each other. His body tilts towards her, adjusting to rotate as if she is the sun itself—and Aldric huffs a soft chuckle. Amused, yet puzzled all the same. If he were more confident, if he were the cheeky sort... he wishes he had been.

As am I, he pauses, I’ve been looking for you. Expression turns soft, almost as if he is in a sleep-hazed dream, with the slightest curl of his lips. He takes the risk of one movement alone, and reaches up with his pink nose to her shoulder.

I’ve missed you. Oh how I’ve missed you. Every part of you.