Dawnlark Plains ᛁᛚᛚᛏᛁᛋᚾᚨ

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ᚦ — her pause means nothing to him at first. war does not stop for breath. her falter is seen as feint, and he takes it.
northman slams into her with breakneck force, shoulder-to-chest, forelimbs bracketing her sides. pinning her fiercely beneath him, paws heavy upon ice shoulders. lips peeled back in fury, breath pouring hot over her muzzle as he snarls—
then silence.
his name uttered.
his jaws close but do not bite. he pulls back just an inch. enough to see her fully. “lunarre.”
still shaking with the leftover war-rush in his veins. his chest rises and falls. his eyes burn into hers.