The Sunspire dandelion fluff

remember chance from homeward bound 2: lost in san francisco lol @ zane

teya had just begun to turn away when a handsome wolf with striking brown markings bounced seemingly from nowhere. his words did not immediately register; the girl's brow furrowed in confusion at sweetheart. it was not a name that had ever been applied to teya, and so she wrote it off at once as mockery.
why the man had descended to be cruel she did not know. small shoulders squared, though soft ears fell back in hurt. "i not need anything," teya declared, attempting to summon the fire woman's courage.
after a moment, the end of her tail switched, but she did not move deeper into the mountain territory. "you live here?"