Shadewood tap your toes and clap your hands

Okay, yeah, she didn't like this one bit. The tunnel pressed oppressively in around her and the dark made fear and uncertainty crawl up her back. Unbeknownst to Alyx, there were others in her family who also suffered from claustrophobia. She was momentarily frozen in place, wrestling with the desire to crawl back the way she came.

But Valravn was down there. He would keep her safe. Speaking of Val, he came rushing back up the throat of the tunnel, bumping gently into her nose and causing her to startle. Something hot creeped up along her cheeks.

Did

he

just

kiss

me?

The dark didn’t seem to matter much to her anymore. The tunnel didn’t seem so enclosed. There was a weird tingling spreading from her face into her neck. She didn't hear her own tail slapping the walls. Very, very shyly, she stretched her neck forward to flick the very tip of her tongue against his nose, and the daring of doing it made her feel like her stomach was made of sparkles and her legs were made of swamp goo. She wanted to see his secret place, and indicated as much with a breathless, I'm following, but… This was nice, too.