Broken Antler Fen only the sun

AW to anybody who realistically would be allowed in the den!

 


The warmth from the early morning light reached into the den, stirring Mato from his first full night of sleep. Reaching his dark forelimbs forward, the eldest child took in the warmth that dappled his forelimbs with a smile. Every day seemed to include a new discovery for the child and today’s discovery seeme to be the early morning light.

After soaking it all in for a few short moments, longer that his attention span had ever previously managed to grasp, before rolling onto his pudgy tummy. Once on his belly, Mato scooted himself forward so that his entire body could be bathed in the sunlight. Once he felt the sunlight cover him completely, Mato settled down with a smile, enjoying the warmth that this particular spot in the den offered.

Sebastian watched the little potatoes in the den. He couldn't keep his eyes off them. He knew from Pearl that they couldn't provide their own heat so there he was for. Though it seemed that one of their sons was really smart and found a warm spot the sun was making.

Sebastian smiled and placed his head close to him in the patch of sun, so he always had something to curl against, even though it was his father's muzzle. The most interesting thing was happening though. The pup was born dark, but it seems that even after a day that lighter hairs would come through. Sebastian licked over his son's side. "So cute."

Soon enough, as Mato enjoyed the sunshine, another presence joined him. He did not move at first, as he simply enjoyed the sensation that was the warmth of the sunny spot, but as he was kissed, the child mewled in response and turned towards the one that had licked him. The scent that the other came off was familiar and soon Mato would know this smell as his father’s.

Wriggling in the direction of Sebastian’s muzzle, eventually bumping gently into it head-on. When he did this, the child latched his muzzle onto his father’s and gummed, wanting to know what this object her bumped into tasted like.

Sebastian closed his eyes as the sun also shone down on his face. It was a good spot his son had chosen and the male wouldn't mind to rest his eyes for a bit, they opened when the pup moved. He watched him without moving his muzzle. It was cute to see the little black pup move around. Such a little potato he was.

Then the cutest thing happened when the little one started to try and map out his muzzle with his own mouth. Sebastian couldn't help but chuckle because it was so cute. Sebastian couldn't help but give his son another warm lick. He was careful, that he pup wouldn't have an opportunity to gum on his teeth or something sharp like that.

His gumming turned into a motion that lulled the child further. There was something that willed him to stay awake in that moment, despite the fact that he felt sleepy again. As he was kissed, Mato pulled away from his hold on Sebastian and yawned loudly, his tiredness slowly overcoming him despite his wanting to stay up.

Sebastian smiled when his son yawned so cutely. The father wagged his tail proudly, clearly with every little thing they would do he was a proud dad. The male watched how the pup grew sleepy and gently grabbed him so he could lay with his sleeping siblings, or at least the few that were sleeping. Sebastian stayed close so they could nestle against him if they wanted to. He smiled at all of them. They were the best kids ever.

Soon enough, as his own drowsiness became all the more consuming, Mato was plucked from the sunshine and placed amongst the resting bodies of his siblings. He was momentarily confused as her was placed, clicking noises rising from his parted lips as he blindly swung his head around. This wasn’t the sunshine! The scents of his siblings washed over him as he attempted to seek the sunlight had found.

Instead of throwing a fit, Mato found himself lulled by the scents of his siblings and settled down, pressing himself against @Nova. Yawning once more, Mato found that at this point his nap was inevitable, so instead of protesting he fell asleep, allowing for the nap to take over completely.

She barely noticed her brothers wandering. In reality, Nova existed somewhere on the plane of semiconsciousness, where dreams and reality shifted together. She knew her siblings, her mother, her father, but outside of that the world was a mystery still. When Mato returned to her she gave a little whine, burying her face in his familiar pelt as her stubby paws kneaded at him. She eventually fell back asleep, tucked against her brothers side. 

Sebastian smiled at the scene. He loved to see how the bond was forming between the siblings. He knew it would be a strong bond. They would have their Aunt and Uncle with them when they would grow up, showing them how important siblings were. Alas now it was not clear to them yet but hopefully they would be. Sebastian shifted a bit closer and then let them sleep, feeling like he was a good babysitter so far seeing that he was unaware of the fact that Mato was not so happy being moved.

Want me to fade here? Good, short, pup thread!

There was no way to reclaim Mato from his sleeping. He had fallen all too deep too quickly. With a satisfyed sigh, he gave a single kick as he fell deeper and deeper into a long, peaceful nap.