Silent Moon Plateau my lungs will fill and then deflate

Anyone is welcome to join the thread but keep in mind that @Ace and @Phineas will be the only ones allowed in the den

There is no distraction to mask what is real
I could pull the steering wheel

Pains had slowly grown, creeping through her stomach to make her think that the pups were just active in kicking at her again. She was beginning to think that they would never be born! She remained curled up against her stomach as another wave of pain. At first it had been few and far in-between but slowly they started growing closer together. When she noticed this, she let out a call for Ace because she had realized that it was happening. She let the fear grow in her mind as she thought of all of the things that could go wrong. Everything grew with certain intensity: the pain, the lack of time between contractions. She was terrified and wished for her mother to be with her as she was more than experienced with these things. She nearly bit her own paw to distract her from what was going on.

This pain would continue until the children could not wait anymore. She would give birth to two children, licking their fur to get their circulation flowing before nudging them softly towards her stomach. One of them had a soft silver coat that resembled Ace very much while the other held more earthy tones that compared more to her. The silver beauty was a female while the earthy child was a male. She stared at them with admiration but quickly that admiration would turn to fear that bubbled inside of her. This environment was still around her and unsafe in her eyes. With tensions growing, Aesire had no choice. She might have seen herself as a subordinate with a fancy title for a while now, knowing that this was Phineas’ pack with his children as heirs. But now, anyone, anyone who disrespected her or her children would be put in their place. Mama Aes was done with this shit.

kamikaze airplanes in the sky, are we going down or will we fly?
this could be a shipwreck on the shore, or we could sail away forevermore

Ace was restless. Aesire had spent the last few days in or around the birthing den and he knew that her time was coming up soon. He had tried to be as helpful as possible, but all the while he felt partly useless as he had no idea what he was doing. It was much different being the father of the children who were soon to be born than to watch from the sidelines. It was a lot more stressful, too. The Silver Male had been prowling around the birthing den, hoping to possibly catch a small morsel for his mate when she called out to him. He immediately knew the birthing had begun. He had quickly spun on his heels and practically sprinted to the mouth of the birthing den where he lay down by the entrance, tail silently thumping the ground behind him as he curiously peeked into the very dimly lit den to watch the events unfold.

Though he could not see much of what was happening, his nose filled in the blanks. At first all he could smell was his mate, but soon it turned into a mix of blood and fluid, and in no time at all there was another scent, one that belonged to his first child. He felt his heart swell in his chest with amazement and love. He was now not just a loving mate, but also a father. Not long after that another child was brought into the world, and it seemed after that everything was done and dusted. Ace crawled a few inches forward so he could poke the tip of his snout inside, letting out a quiet whine of joy as to not disturb the two new lives but also to let Aesire know he was there. Now that his eyes had adjusted to the darkness, he could see his brood snuggling up to Aesire's stomach. The female was silver, like him, but the male was an exact replica of his mate. They were both so beautiful, and he felt a hole somewhere inside him fill up as he drank in the sight of their tiny and fragile bodies. He would protect his mate and their brood with everything he had. They should never have to feel the pain that he had felt during his life.

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Cross my heart and hope to die
burn my lungs and curse my eyes

Pain still seared through her from the after effects of delivering two children of her own. She took deep breathes, her mind flustered as she looked at them. They were beautiful and soon, Ace was by her side, looking at his own children with a look that told her everything: he would be an amazing father. “We did it, Ace.” She whispered as she looked up at him, adoration in her eyes and a small glimmer of happiness finding her way through to him. She would lick his cheek, her eyes falling back to her children. “What should we name them?” She asked as she looked at them, licking their fur clean as they suckled. They were pressed against her stomach, her mind still fluttering around as the realness of the situation hit her.

It was all very surreal and she just prayed that they would be accepted. Otherwise, Aes would have to have a bit of a talk with Phineas. Well, the entire pack for that matter. They would be treated kindly, even if they would not be heirs to Silent Moon Plateau. She flew back to an idea she had quite a while back. She had considered leaving, trying to make it out on her own. Most of this was when she had Ace and Heigen, but her cousin had left and since then the thoughts had subdued. Phineas was so hypocritical. She had not failed to catch Aponi’s scent. She knew that he had bred and soon, she could count on having a talk with her. If Phineas had been so set on punishing Ace for undermining his authority, then Aponi would receive the same treatment.

These thoughts remained in her head though she knew that she would talk with Phineas first. As much as she hated the idea, she was there when he talked.

Her mind was in the gutter as so many things crossed her. She did her best to push the thoughts aside as she nuzzled the boy and looked to Ace. “What if we call him Wren?” She asked before looking at the silver female. What would they name them both?

Let's get this thread moving, now shall we? c:

kamikaze airplanes in the sky, are we going down or will we fly?
this could be a shipwreck on the shore, or we could sail away forevermore

Ace silently agreed with his mate, his eyes still gazing upon their newly born children. It had been  a long, hard and rough path to get where they were currently, but in this moment, Ace knew that it was all worth it. Seeing the two wriggling forms cuddled up against Aesire's chest made him realize that loyalty to someone could only go so far, but family was where it really counted. With family came so much more, like love and friendship, as well as a purpose in life. He would protect his family until the day he died, which hopefully wouldn't be for a few years at least.

His brows furrowed when Aesire asked what they should be named. Ace had been so caught up with everything that had happened that he had completely forgotten about the naming part. Ears splaying to the side as he thought about possible names, he glanced up at his mate when she offered up a name for their earthy son. "Wren," he repeated softly, silver eyes flicking back to his wriggling body. "I love it," Ace said with a smile. Wren was a good name for their son, but what about their daughter? He looked at her silvery body, which was so much like his but more of a clean silver in its shade. After staring at her for a few moments, a name popped into his mind, one that bore no relation to him, but sounded pure and gentle when spoken aloud. "How about Maeve?"

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