Nova Peak And I know you're worried at night

i'm actually laughing like a hyena at little kal rn...SKORPA TAKE A BATH!!!

the light was too much.

kaldros blinked slow and heavy, his tiny body pressed into the crook of warmth that smelled like milk and heartbeat and her. everything was big now. bigger than it was before. the world didn’t hum behind his eyelids anymore—now it stretched and creaked with color and shape and strange movement.

he squinted at the blur that darkened the den’s mouth. something bad.

his nose scrunched, wrinkled like a crumpled leaf, and he gave a soft, squeaky sound of protest. the smell that followed the man was wrong. heavy and sharp. not like mom. not like here. it made his stomach twist.

with a little grunt, he burrowed deeper into elowen’s fur, burying his face in her belly to hide from the stink. tiny paws shuffled blindly, squishing against her ribs, curling up tight again.

he did not like this visitor. whoever he was.

another little sneeze escaped him—then a hiccup.
kaldros disapproved.