Swiftcurrent Creek close your eyes

Bwha! I don't mind at all. :D We were gonna have a thread w/ 'em anyhow and Outrider sounds good. Thank you though! Yours is as well * o*

It must be safe, then.
The sound of splashing water alerted him. At first he wondered if it was a pack member he hadn't met yet... There was also a sliver of worry that, perhaps, a stranger had somehow snuck through their Creek. But his blue eyes landed on an acquainted figure instead. Shadow. Ears flicked back, his posture casual – submissive as the silver male was a higher rank than him.
He wouldn't lie, he wasn't exactly bouncing off the walls in excitement to see him. First impressions typically meant a lot to Eli, but since he was a pack mate of his now, part of him hoped that with him obviously no longer being a threat that Shadow would calm... that he wouldn't be quite so grumpy. Perhaps he was just one of those overly serious wolves? Eli was about to find out.
“Hey, Shadow!” The agouti male stayed where he was, reclining down to sit on his haunches with the slight tilt of his head. “What's up?”

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