Rainy Season

Well, he sure handled that well. Malachi felt his cheeks burn beneath his fur, and the cold winter air suddenly ran far too hot for comfort. If only he'd kept his big mouth shut, or left when he'd had the chance. He didn't know anything about girls, let alone girls in heat. His sister was the closest he got to first-hand experience, but she had been tougher than he and his brother combined.

So the boy listened quietly, but aside from giving her a listening ear, Malachi didn't know what she expected him to do. Was she telling him this because it was his duty to give her pups? The thought startled him, and he shook the idea as fast as it had come upon him. Scarlett reminded him more of a mother than a potential mate, and sweet as she was, the idea made his stomach squirm.

He turned instead to search for words to offer the stricken girl, keeping well away from the topic of babies, sure it would do more damage than good. "But you're still young," he offered slowly, hoping something he said would encourage her. "You've got loads of time. Someone will come along." It wasn't like there were many options as it stood. Asides from himself, the only other male in their pack was Adlartok, and he was much too young to even think about having children himself.

Making girls cry since 2015.