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jaggedwolf) wrote2018-10-11 06:13 pm
jaggedwolf) wrote2018-10-11 06:13 pm
Entry tags:
Ficlet | Werewolf AU | The Strange Case of Starship Iris
“The first change is the hardest, Violet.” Brian slid the cup of hot chocolate over to her, taking a sip from his own. He knew she probably wouldn’t change her mind. Still. It was worth checking in with her one-on-one, without the whole pack around. “Are you sure you don’t want to join us? The woods make the wolf a lot happier than that basement.”
Violet looked tempted for a second, but quickly smoothed her face over. “No, no, I-I’ve read and listened to everything I could, but you said it yourself. There’s nothing like the actual experience of it.”
She paused, her brows furrowed. Brian waited.
“Stripped down to primal instincts, who knows what I’ll be like? Maybe you and Sana are right, and the month I’ve spent here means that I’ll still recognize all of you, won’t feel threatened by new wolves.” Violet curled her hand around the cup. “But there’s no guarantee of that. I’d rather have an unhappy wolf than hurt one of you, or worse, someone else.”
“I get that.” Brian sighed. “I had to ask. And you’re sure you don’t want us to stay?”
“And exacerbate the risks I described by having us all be in a confined space?” Violet’s question was pointed. “I feel bad enough I’m depriving you of Krejjh for the night.”
Yeah, that part did suck, but Brian just shrugged. “Sana and Arkady managed long enough without Krejjh’s animal-shifting. I’ll deal. The morning after might be a little awkward, but I’m pretty sure Arkady’s going to be more ridiculous about it than me.”
“Fair enough.”
His commentary had brought a small smile out of Violet, thankfully. It’d go better if she didn’t go into it with a sense of doom and gloom. He couldn’t blame her too much though, given the circumstances of her bite.
His mind cast about for a cheerier topic. “Hey, did I ever tell you about that recording I analyzed from several full moons ago? It turns out that there is a kind of primitive language structure - not sure what all the sounds mean yet.”
Violet looked tempted for a second, but quickly smoothed her face over. “No, no, I-I’ve read and listened to everything I could, but you said it yourself. There’s nothing like the actual experience of it.”
She paused, her brows furrowed. Brian waited.
“Stripped down to primal instincts, who knows what I’ll be like? Maybe you and Sana are right, and the month I’ve spent here means that I’ll still recognize all of you, won’t feel threatened by new wolves.” Violet curled her hand around the cup. “But there’s no guarantee of that. I’d rather have an unhappy wolf than hurt one of you, or worse, someone else.”
“I get that.” Brian sighed. “I had to ask. And you’re sure you don’t want us to stay?”
“And exacerbate the risks I described by having us all be in a confined space?” Violet’s question was pointed. “I feel bad enough I’m depriving you of Krejjh for the night.”
Yeah, that part did suck, but Brian just shrugged. “Sana and Arkady managed long enough without Krejjh’s animal-shifting. I’ll deal. The morning after might be a little awkward, but I’m pretty sure Arkady’s going to be more ridiculous about it than me.”
“Fair enough.”
His commentary had brought a small smile out of Violet, thankfully. It’d go better if she didn’t go into it with a sense of doom and gloom. He couldn’t blame her too much though, given the circumstances of her bite.
His mind cast about for a cheerier topic. “Hey, did I ever tell you about that recording I analyzed from several full moons ago? It turns out that there is a kind of primitive language structure - not sure what all the sounds mean yet.”