03-01-2022, 12:06 PM
Could you help me push aside all that I have left behind
Being friendly came as naturally as breathing to the young lilac stallion, which was amusing in hindsight as he hadn’t had many friends growing up. It wasn’t from lack of effort, he had stolen away from his sheltered life in both Loess and Sylva often enough on his own in childhood. Yet the thrill of being on his own had been a main distraction, having been part of such a close knit family made adventures alone all the more exciting. Besides… It was his twin whose company he had preferred amongst all others. In Lillibet he had a ready made best friend who knew him better then he sometimes knew himself.
Being forced away from her, from all of them, had pushed him to seek out new faces and friendships now that loneliness was his recent constant companion.
Small talk makes him feel as clumsy as he sometimes is as the panda but despite his awkward starts she doesn’t seem to be put off. In fact, something in her seems to release which makes his own body loosen in response, his sheepish grin turning into something more easy-going. She speaks of spending most of her time in the sky and he looks up in reflection, the flecks of gold in his warm brown eyes catching in the sunlight. Once more he notes the approaching dark clouds in the distance and wonders what it must be like to fly through rain-drenched clouds.
He thinks he understands why she prefers it up there for the same reason he loves climbing up in the tallest trees for an afternoon nap. A different view, a new perspective. Something freeing in being up high when others are trapped below. Her question about his family brings his wandering gaze back to her and his smile slightly falters as he thinks of those that mean the world to him. The home that was lost and the family that is missing. “No.” He says, not unkindly. “I was born in Loess along with my twin sister, Lillibet. Our mother was Queen there until she stepped down and we all moved to Sylva with my dad.” His hooves shuffle beneath him and he looks down at the moved earth, uncomfortable with his own sadness. “I haven’t been able to find them since… you know.” He assumes everyone knows by now.
“Maybe you’ve seen them?” He glances up at her hopefully and describes first his sister, then Oceane, and last Ledger. “Dad can turn into a polar bear and he’s a strong swimmer… He use to live here and I thought maybe…” He gives a small shrug and flashes her a brilliant smile, trying his best to not submerge underneath darker thoughts. It just wasn’t his way and deflecting seemed the easiest choice in dealing with unfamiliar and unwanted thoughts. “What about you, where are you from?”
Being forced away from her, from all of them, had pushed him to seek out new faces and friendships now that loneliness was his recent constant companion.
Small talk makes him feel as clumsy as he sometimes is as the panda but despite his awkward starts she doesn’t seem to be put off. In fact, something in her seems to release which makes his own body loosen in response, his sheepish grin turning into something more easy-going. She speaks of spending most of her time in the sky and he looks up in reflection, the flecks of gold in his warm brown eyes catching in the sunlight. Once more he notes the approaching dark clouds in the distance and wonders what it must be like to fly through rain-drenched clouds.
He thinks he understands why she prefers it up there for the same reason he loves climbing up in the tallest trees for an afternoon nap. A different view, a new perspective. Something freeing in being up high when others are trapped below. Her question about his family brings his wandering gaze back to her and his smile slightly falters as he thinks of those that mean the world to him. The home that was lost and the family that is missing. “No.” He says, not unkindly. “I was born in Loess along with my twin sister, Lillibet. Our mother was Queen there until she stepped down and we all moved to Sylva with my dad.” His hooves shuffle beneath him and he looks down at the moved earth, uncomfortable with his own sadness. “I haven’t been able to find them since… you know.” He assumes everyone knows by now.
“Maybe you’ve seen them?” He glances up at her hopefully and describes first his sister, then Oceane, and last Ledger. “Dad can turn into a polar bear and he’s a strong swimmer… He use to live here and I thought maybe…” He gives a small shrug and flashes her a brilliant smile, trying his best to not submerge underneath darker thoughts. It just wasn’t his way and deflecting seemed the easiest choice in dealing with unfamiliar and unwanted thoughts. “What about you, where are you from?”
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