Heron Lake Plateau she got 1988 mariah carey hair

ah! it was clover who tripped over him. well, not literally, but figuratively. she yelled a pretty normal and expected slur at him and then when she asked what was wrong it came as bluntly as ever. tegan expected it, he would've done the same thing if it were clover all melted over the borders. but it wasn't. it was him. 

he made a noise, like he was attempting to answer but choked on his own words. he hadn't spoken in days -- the first few all he'd done was scream for bat, and then when he lost his voice he'd fallen to silence. plus he lost hope. there was just... no point. she was gone. 

towhee came seconds later though, nudging his face with a dark nose and asking him roughly the same questions but in her own hurried way, as towhee always did. tegan stifled a sob as he took in a heavy breathe. 

"bat fell through the ice at the river. i couldn't save her," he said, defeated and low. he wasn't crying anymore, but his voice was still strained and sad. tegan was sad.