02-21-2016, 12:52 AM
everyone i know goes away in the end
Having become lost in his own vacant thoughts (as he is so prone to doing), the shrill screech is enough to unnerve him, causing his heart to leap within his chest, pounding hard against the confines of his rib cage. He stares down incredulously at the source of the high-pitched shriek. His crimson eyes slowly take in the small mass of mottled gray standing awkwardly, equally as startled as he is - if not more. He tried to hide away a faint smile, amused by the boy's blatant misunderstanding of an overstated and overused misnomer. He managed to retain his stoic demeanor as he shifted his mass from one foreleg to the other, his dark eyes peering into the thicket cautiously, suddenly altogether aware that a young child was unlikely to be left alone for long in such a potentially insidious place.
"Technically, I was here first." His voice rumbles out from his dried-out, scratchy throat, his tone containing an uptick of beguilement that had drawn so many to him in prior years. He did not often stop long enough to allow his charm to show, but he found it difficult to be stone-faced in front of the wide-eyed, overtly curious (and outright nosy) boy. His dark maroon eyes find his, peering deeply as he spoke again. "No, I can't say that I do. Nor that I have. It was not my intention to frighten you."
He studies him for a long moment, taking in his dappled coat of smoky gray, his bright and wondering eyes, his tuft of tresses that were dampened by the heat of summer. He, himself, had forgotten for a moment about the blistering temperatures, distracted by the unruly, but altogether entertaining antics of the boy splayed out before him. He lowered his neck, bringing his muzzle closer to his as he breathes in his scent, seeking any sign of familiarity. The boy only smells of pine and of sweat, causing the skin above his brow bones to crease together with uncertainty. Though it causes a creak in his neck, he maintains his close composure, remaining eye to eye with him. "What is your name? Where is your mother?"
He is not certain he wants to know the answer.
offspring
