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Tuwile, a bird has decided to pluck your fur to use for its nest. For @Khalon <3

Dad was gone. Euna too.

He'd had his emotional outburst over it, a rare moment of anger and betrayal for the pup that he couldn't physically keep inside. Now he was resigned to them being gone, still hurt over their choice, but accepting that there was nothing he could do without invoking further wrath from his mother and everyone else.

Tuwile lay on his side, eyes half open as he watched the world go by. It was far more quiet now that Euna's constant demands for attention had disappeared, and even Tori being... suspiciously quiet and withdrawn.

He didn't react as a small brown bird dropped down onto his flank, its head twitching to and fro like birds tended to do. It stood on him for a few moments before plucking out a clump of fur, causing the pup to fully open one eye and slightly raise his head. Normally birds weren't so bold, so this felt like a special moment.

from charming to alarming in seconds

Tuwile had long become Khalon’s favourite sibling. Some days it felt like his brother was the only sibling that he actually liked. Especially now that the numbers seemed to be dwindling away. The only ones he had to choose from were Torianna and Tuwile and he would rather chew off his own leg than admit he felt any kind of affection for his sister. So, whenever he felt lonely or grew bored of spending time on his own - which admittedly took quite a while for a wolf still under a year - he went looking for his light coloured brother.

Today though when he found Tuwile he paused, watching with curiosity as a bird hopped around on top of the wolf. Why was it doing that? The other Valle seemed to also be watching the aves as it collected some of the soft downy fur that Tuwile had to offer. Khalon had not seen a bird act like this before, and could only assume that his quiet, sensitive brother had somehow worked out a way to communicate with it.

It felt like too special a moment to interrupt, so the tawny boy was silent and watched from where he stood. If the bird left on its own, then he would ask for Tuwile to teach him that special power.

(This post was last modified: Apr 29, 2024, 09:19 PM by Khalon.)

The bird flapped its wings, head twitching a few more times, before taking off with a soft flutter into a nearby tree. Tuwile squinted up into the sunshine at where the bird went, unable to quite make it out but figuring it was making some sort of nest with his fur. It was out of view for barely a minute until it swooped back down to his flank, chirping softly as it stared at him.

Tuwile exhaled gently out of his nose at the bird, seeing if he could instigate some sort of response. It whistled a warbled tune, and he wasn't quite sure if it was at him or if the bird was merely making noise as the feathered creatures liked to do. As the song trailed off the bird plucked out another patch of his fur and took to the air once more.

He turned his eyes downcast from the sunlight, not wanting to blind himself again, and ended up locking gazes with Khalon. The tip of his tail tapped against the ground in a short burst of happiness at the sight of his brother. But he looked so similar to their father that he was reminded of his absence again and his tail stilled, ears drooping soon after.