Bearclaw Valley stay close with your wounded eyes

twitch glanced at him, something skeptical in the cut of her gaze, but she didn’t call him on it. just let the words settle, rolling them over in her head like a stone trapped between her paw and the earth.

“hm,” she hummed, noncommittal. maybe it was the exhaustion, the way the cold settled into her bones tonight, but she didn’t bristle at the sentiment like she might’ve before.

instead, she just huffed, flicking an ear. “careful, cole, you're gonna ruin the mysterious vibe you got goin',” she muttered, smirking despite herself. “almost sound like you give a shit.”