Jade Fern Grove Turn off the lights and turn off the shyness

Midar's response only intensifies his guilt. He sighs softly into the other's blue-black fur, chest aching a little. He doesn't want to argue, and he certainly doesn't want his lover upset with him — but Easthollow is the only home he knows. They'd been there for him before he'd even met Midar, likely the only reason he'd recovered at all. He can't imagine abandoning them, especially not even knowing where he intends on taking him. Explaining that feels pointless, though; he's certain all the other will see is the rejection, no matter what he says. So he falls silent instead, still tucked against his lover and feeling suddenly fragile; as if any small word or movement might shatter him into a million shards.