Thunder Dome ambergris

Sundance blinked, feeling his own eyes brim. He saw how she suffered, the depth of her despair, and his owned pulsed through his every fibre. Teya had loved several times through the years - four, apparently! She'd shared her heart with many, and it ached to realise how unwilling she was to simply let him be there for her.

His brow furrowed as he took another backward step. Sundance sniffed back his emotion, bracing himself as his lean frame swayed. His head felt light yet his chest felt heavy, crushing beneath each pained word she spoke. The silverwhite closed his eyes and drew in shakily.

When he opened them again, he could see her staring back and him and still, still, he wanted to embrace her - even in knowing she would shy from his touch.

But- but what!? But this wasn't fair? This wasn't what he imagined? It wasn't about just him! His ears splayed and he rooted himself there, afraid to say more and afraid of hurting her further. Sundance felt that she wanted him to leave, but he did not want to turn away. He'd done it once before and had spent a lifetime regretting it.

He did not want to carry that guilt anew.