Sea Lion Shores And build a lego house.

and out of all these things i've done, i think i love you better now

The setting sun bathed the pair in dim, hot orange light as they lay curled around one another in the dry sand. Paarthurnax felt her worries slip away, her muscles slacken, her quickened heartbeat lessen. She looked out across the water, her vivid eyes observing the rolling waves as they lapped at the shore, and she felt at peace.

Shadow propped his muzzle atop her crown, and she smiled against the soft sterling fur of his chest. Warm night began to envelop the duo, copper and silver, and Paarthurnax was content to let herself go. In the morning they would return to their life at Swiftcurrent Creek, and their week-long trip to see the beauty of the coast would be over. And while Paar was looking forward to normality again, she could not deny that her time alone with Shadow had been eye-opening in the best possible way.

When he thanked her, the two-toned medic lifted her head and made to meet her companion's steely eyes. She looked at him, softness in her gaze, and flicked a velvet ear in curiosity; "for what?" Paar asked, the corners of her mouth tugging upward.

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