December 26, 2022, 08:32 PM
Though he thought her his friend, Turmeric still wondered if she would come.
Did she really enjoy their time talking on the moor? He knew he had - but maybe that had coloured his feelings. Maybe he had read her wrong. Maybe she had entertained him out of pity - after all, his leg hadn't been good that day, and he remembered the stiffness in his limp. A few days of warmer weather had helped him shake off some of the pain, and he thought himself much better, now - but what if that had been enough?
No, these were silly thoughts! And silly of him, to even be thinking of them!
He thought of laying down while he waited for her - anything to stop the little nervous shake that had worked its way through his forelegs - but he jumped to his feet instead when he saw her familiar silhouette cutting her way towards him.
Reverie had been striking, but as the snowflakes fell and caught around Inkeri's eyes, he thought of the river rocks he'd collected when he'd been just a kid. Unassuming on the outside, but he had seen them glisten in the right catch of light. Plain, to the untrained eye, but beautiful, to the one willing to see. And as the sunlight danced on the ice lining her lashes, that was the only word he could use to describe her: beautiful.
When she turned to look at him, he realized he'd been staring and he quickly looked away with a nervous laugh, even as his cheeks burned. The excitement in her voice filled him to overflowing.
Did she really enjoy their time talking on the moor? He knew he had - but maybe that had coloured his feelings. Maybe he had read her wrong. Maybe she had entertained him out of pity - after all, his leg hadn't been good that day, and he remembered the stiffness in his limp. A few days of warmer weather had helped him shake off some of the pain, and he thought himself much better, now - but what if that had been enough?
No, these were silly thoughts! And silly of him, to even be thinking of them!
He thought of laying down while he waited for her - anything to stop the little nervous shake that had worked its way through his forelegs - but he jumped to his feet instead when he saw her familiar silhouette cutting her way towards him.
Inkeri! Hi!His face brightened and he skipped forward a few short strides, while she came at him in a run. In that moment, all his worries melted like the snow in spring. Why had he been so afraid she didn't want to see him? As she brushed his shoulder, he offered her a small nuzzle to the back of her neck before he pulled away.
Reverie had been striking, but as the snowflakes fell and caught around Inkeri's eyes, he thought of the river rocks he'd collected when he'd been just a kid. Unassuming on the outside, but he had seen them glisten in the right catch of light. Plain, to the untrained eye, but beautiful, to the one willing to see. And as the sunlight danced on the ice lining her lashes, that was the only word he could use to describe her: beautiful.
When she turned to look at him, he realized he'd been staring and he quickly looked away with a nervous laugh, even as his cheeks burned. The excitement in her voice filled him to overflowing.
I thought I'd drop by for a visit, as promised,Turmeric smiled and looked back to her, tipping his chin a little before he drooped back down and gave her a little bow of play,
and I wondered if you wanted to do something fun today. Ever gone jumping through snowdrifts before?
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down to sit at the harsh world's feet - by Turmeric - December 25, 2022, 04:29 PM
RE: down to sit at the harsh world's feet - by Inkeri - December 25, 2022, 08:38 PM
RE: down to sit at the harsh world's feet - by Turmeric - December 26, 2022, 08:32 PM
RE: down to sit at the harsh world's feet - by Inkeri - December 26, 2022, 08:49 PM
RE: down to sit at the harsh world's feet - by Turmeric - December 27, 2022, 01:59 AM
RE: down to sit at the harsh world's feet - by Inkeri - December 27, 2022, 01:33 PM
RE: down to sit at the harsh world's feet - by Turmeric - January 04, 2023, 10:13 PM
RE: down to sit at the harsh world's feet - by Inkeri - January 04, 2023, 10:26 PM
RE: down to sit at the harsh world's feet - by Turmeric - January 18, 2023, 10:33 PM
RE: down to sit at the harsh world's feet - by Inkeri - January 19, 2023, 09:51 AM
RE: down to sit at the harsh world's feet - by Turmeric - February 04, 2023, 11:01 AM
RE: down to sit at the harsh world's feet - by Inkeri - February 04, 2023, 12:22 PM