Chimera Fields campus florum

periane ran, her steps light, her breath curling into the cold air like smoke. laughter—warm and unburdened—spilled from the girl ahead of her, weaving between the spaces they carved into the snow.
then—contact.
tan paws wrapped around her, and periane let herself fall, tumbling into the frost with a quiet gasp before laughter, soft and real, slipped past her lips.
she lay there for a moment, breathless, blinking up at the sky before turning her gaze to the girl, amusement flickering in her pale eyes.
you are relentless, she murmured, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips. and i have been caught.