Seri frowned at the statement. “I… don’t really know what a Dad is? I don’t think I have one so I don’t think I could have come out of one.” He explained with a frown. Unfortunately the other boy was going to have to accept that it was likely his mom pooping him out that resulted in him being on this planet.
He thought about it in more detail, humming softly as he shifted his head from side to side in contemplation. “Or maybe like… there’s someplace else we come out of? Like maybe it’s a temporary thing, that only happens when it’s puppy time..?” He didn’t know how feasible that was but surely stranger things had happened. “Maybe it’s like an egg… but like, without a shell because when I was borned I don’t think there was a shell around me.”
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Seri knew that his life was very different from others, if only because this was not the first time a dad had been mentioned but he didn’t have one. That alone made him different, right? He just didn’t realize how peculiar his existence was because he had only his mom. He had no pack for protection, no siblings to play with. He was simply… on his own. He wondered if he might have grown up differently had he had any of that, or if he would have developed into the same reserved boy that he currently was.
“Nope.” The word popped out of his mouth in a matter-of-fact statement. “Momma gets mad when I ask about it, so I’ve never asked but I don’t have a dad.” He explained with little more detail, remembering the encounter on the mountain that had shaken him more than he was willing to admit. “I mean I have one somewhere, it’s just that he’s not around.” He stated because he knew that at least right now.
The question came and he frowned. “Nope… one mom. It’s just me and her… I don’t have any brothers or sisters either.” He noted the concerned look in this boy’s eyes but honestly Seri saw nothing wrong with his current living situation. It just… was. There really wasn’t anything that he could do about it even if he wanted to.
It sucked? Did it though? Seri could not miss that which he never had. He didn’t know what his father would be like, and his experiences would have been different from that of Eros, unless they shared a dad but Seri doubted that was the case. He simply shrugged. “It just… is.” He stated simply. He had come to accept that he was likely never going to truly know his father, even if he did learn his identity or even met him, which was quite ambiguous seeing as he had already technically met his father.
There was an offer that caused Seri to pause, his eyes widening in shock. “No thank you. I appreciate the offer but I can’t do that.” He stated simply, appreciative of the offer but it just felt so restricting. “I like what I do now. I get to go wherever I want… wolves who stay in the same place never get to go exploring. I’ve seen the mountains, and big lakes, and I’ve gotten to follow the water as it goes through the land.” He wasn’t sure if the other boy would understand, but Seri did not want to be tamed.
He wanted to be strong and swift like the water was. He had told his mom as much and he was going to make it a reality.
Seri had been granted so much freedom at a young age that it was hard to want any other kind of life. The winters were hard, but his paws were always itching to head somewhere new, and it balanced out in his mind. Perhaps as time went on, that might change, but he could not deny that it was such a fundamental part of his personality at the moment. He could hear the petulant nature of his tone and Seri frowned, not convinced that their level of exploration would live up to his own. It sounded so weak. Had the boy seen the mountains than more than just stone statues in the distance?
The question came, and he saw the hopeful nature of the other boy. He smiled softly and nodded back, his own tail wagging in return. “I think I can make that happen.” He even added a wink for good measure to make it more of a promise than a guess. He could surely find his way back here, right? “I’ll bring you stories about my adventures too!” Was this what it was like to have a friend his own age? He’d never met anyone his own age before now, only adults who often spoke to him as if they couldn’t approach without parent permission. “Maybe some time your moms and dad will let me take you with me on an adventure too?” He suggested with a soft and hopeful smile in return.
Seri’s tail started to wag harder from side to side when the boy assured him that his parents would let him out to travel the world with Seri if only for a little bit. Seri chuckled as he insisted that they could further visit the neighbors and such. “I met a wolf from another pack on the mountain. He was nice but my momma didn’t like him too much.” His mom had said they were friends, but more and more Seri doubted that they were… otherwise momma would not have yelled like that because friends did not yell at each other.
His ears lowered and Seri tilted his head to the side, blinking in confusion before the boy actually introduced himself. Oh. Yeah, that was probably important, wasn’t it? “My name is Seri.” His ears drooped in a similar fashion when he realized that they both had forgotten their manners for a moment. “It’s really nice to meet you, Eros. I’ve never met another wolf my own age before. I was startin’ to think I was the only one.” What a terrifying thought indeed, to be the only puppy in the world full of adults… not that he wouldn’t be an adult soon because he definitely would.
Sex: Male