Grizzly Hollow hugging, kissing and other violent acts

Backdated to the morning of the 8th, before Veho and Felix return to the forest.

but it was a trick

and the clock struck twelve

It was to the chittering of birds that she awoke, early returning migrants shaking themselves free from their snowy capsules to spend another day in travel. Nineva despised that sound, but this morning it wasn't so bad. She stretched out her long gray limbs, never minding that they were tangled still with @Elias'. The old den was warm, and while the scents of others were gone, it otherwise smelled the same as it had while she'd grown up. Comforting was the best word to describe the moment.

Any other day, she would have promptly stood, worked the stiffness of sleep from her body and headed off to do something productive. For the first time in a long time, however, she instead thought that a lazy morning wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. She snuggled closer to her paramour's warmth before testing to see if he too was waking up. The young woman placed a paw against his cheek, and pushed gently, mismatched eyes peering intently at his face.

Contrary to all the troubles and worries that knocked around in Elias' head, he-for the most part- slept rather soundly. Like a baby, really, all soft and innocence with the occasional pleased sigh slipping from his lips. That morning was no different, in fact, he had slept remarkably well. It wasn't hard to figure out why.

Whilst Nineva stirred Elias remained in dreamland and let out yet another sigh as she wriggled closer, burrowing into his thick blonde coat. He had gotten used to sleeping with the wolves of the Heights, but this was better, closer, with less paws in his face. Or at least that was the case till Nineva decided he'd slept enough. At her touch he slowly, reluctantly, came to. At first it was just a twitch of his cheek then he squeezed his eyes shut even tighter as curled himself into a ball against her side.

"Gimmee five more minutesss."

(This post was last modified: Mar 09, 2018, 03:51 PM by Elias.)

but it was a trick

and the clock struck twelve

She felt that twitch of consciousness against the rough of her paw pad, and lifted her toes momentarily just to drop them back down again. There was nothing rough about her touch, but she wasn't shy about putting some pressure onto his cheek, smooshing the soft pouch of skin and making his muzzle look funny. She smirked to herself until he moved his face away from her reach. Her ears lifted to catch his murmuring.

Well, she certainly wouldn't be able to drift back off, and there was no way she could just lay there, still and inactive. So, Nineva decided for him that five more minutes was not an option. She wriggled against him, siddling her way around to his tucked head. Her paws pulled at his nape while her smallteeth caught an ear and began massaging, tugging occasionally. Annoying him out of his sleep, if she could.

Elias supposed there were worse things to wake up to. One time-when apparently he'd slept in too late- he'd been dragged outside by the scruff of his neck into the pouring rain. That had been pretty bad, ruined his day really, but this? Elias could manage. Still, his mind was slow, blurry around the edges as sleep held on with it's fluffy, inviting grip.

Another sigh passed from his lips as he cracked an eye open to see a grey-wonderful-shape in his peripheral vision, only to close it a second later. It was a little bright out, his poor tired eyes. Instead, he sniffed, his black nose twitching, as he took in Nineva's familiar, if not soothing-and rather tempting- scent. How scary would it be if he woke up with the smell of a complete stranger in his nostrils? He'd no doubt shriek like a crane.

"Mmm, wassup?" He asked, his voice still thick with sleep. He yawned, loud and wide, showing off all of his pearly whites."S'everything okay?"

With a grunt, as though he was an old man, he pushed himself up off his side and onto his stomach. Okay, it was all coming to him now. He felt a little more with it now that he was vertical. Leaning over, he gave Nin's nose a quick morning kiss- he was sappy, okay- before he stretched out his legs before him, his remaining toes wiggling like fish washed up on a lake shore.