Ouroboros Spine Carrying your love with me

Valiant ducked his head, feeling bashful. Whether Skyfall was a boy or a girl, he felt attached to them already. Though the pup remained faceless in his mind, he could picture himself in the future, pressing his nose to soft baby fur. It felt very real, all of the sudden, that he was doing this again. That they were, and that their children would be here in another month or so.

"I like that one, too," he said, glad that he could close his eyes against the misty feeling and pretend that he was only resting them. He was quiet while the tightness in his throat abated, and then once it was gone, he felt as though he were floating.

"What kinda names do they have in your family?" he asked her, starting to drowse now with his head still laid over her paws.