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Sunrise Drizzle/Rain
#1
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06-16-2022, 12:05 AM

 The hulking beast of a shadow-pelted man stalked through the rain, his pelt darkened by the drizzle that fell from the sky, just as he had only a few moments prior. As he walked, a lake came into view, on the edge of the horizon, and his leisurely trot sped to a quickened sprint, running with his paws outstretched and his tail horizontal to keep him from falling at the speed he was hurrying at. 

 Bee-lining straight to the the body of water, it only took Esmeray a few moments to arrive, skidding to a stop before he could tumble in the water and get his pelt even more drenched. While he wasn't one to care for appearances, if anyone decided to show up, he should at least make a good impression, whether or whether not he gave a single shit.

 Dipping his head to the surface of the lake, the man easily lapped up the water, taking large, thirsty gulps as he quenched his thirst. It was relieving, since his throat was as dry as a desert in the summer, though with the cool water and rain falling around him, he felt cold, and a shiver ran down his spine as drizzle fell on his nose. 

 Seeking out some sort of protection from the rain, Esmeray easily found a lone tree, small and skinny, though with broad leaves that'd make better shelter than trying to dig out his own make-shift den. Huddling towards the trunk of the thin oak, the black-furred male sat, debating on whether to nap or not. Hm, maybe he should, though if anyone came along, he wouldn't want to be half-asleep and be awoken.
 Worst feeling that could ever be experienced by wolfkind.

Mans is kinda in a bad-mood lol do what you wish


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#2
06-16-2022, 12:39 AM
The girl screamed out as she fell, her body twisting and swirling in what she could only assume was a tornado. One moment she had been sleeping soundly in her den and the next, she was flying through the air, spiraling down to the ground below. With a groan, she hit the ground, though not as harsh as one would expect from falling from who knows how high up. As she looked up though, the tornado was gone, leaving nothing but slight rain in its wake. Was the tornado ever even there? Or was she going insane?

Either way, she stood up to observe her surroundings, noticing that she was near a lake. Eyes would scan around, finally coming to land on a lone male making his home in a tree base. She watched him for a moment, taking in his full appearance. He was quite tall and lean, a handsome shadowing pelt that caught her attention. For a moment, she wondered if she should to up to him, or if she should get her barring first. So, she instead decided to go for a drink, eyes hardly leaving him as she did so.

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#3
06-16-2022, 02:03 AM

 Just as he was about to relax, a piercing scream flooded his ears, and he stood, all senses on alert and telling him to run and fight and flee at the same time. A thud sounding in the distance, his silver-yellow gaze turned towards a russet-furred woman, who had seemingly fallen from the sky. Though, she quickly stood, and Esmeray noticed her look towards him, her golden eyes locked onto his figure as she walked towards the lake, only breaking their eye contact to take a drink.
 What an odd scenario.

 As he was already standing, Esmeray decided to try towards whoever this stranger is, a speck of dark brown-ginger fur becoming a more womanly figure as the charcoal-furred man studied her. Quite a gorgeous figure, opposite to his own, though he barely knew this stranger, what if they were an ass? What if they had no manners?

 Shaking away any doubts, the man continued towards the stranger, stopping a few ways away. His voice a deep grumble, he gave a low wuff of greeting, gazing at the stranger and waiting for them to respond. Based on whatever they'd say, Esmeray would either tear this woman to shreds, or actually be nice. Options, options.. 


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#4
06-16-2022, 03:04 AM
No matter how handsome this man was, she was still on guard, unsure of where she was and who this man was. Her eyes watched him as he rose, lifting her head from the pond as she cocked her head to the side. The soft ruff from her made her relax slightly, sitting herself down beside the water. "Hello there." She said nicely, watching him closely with bright eyes. 

Her tail moved to wrap around herself, her fur fluffing slightly as she stretched her shoulders from her sitting position. Her coat was rather thick, something that it seemed she put quite a lot of care into. "Pardon the intrusion, but where am I?" She didn't really feel like explaining that she just fell out of the sky, but considering that he was standing right there, she figured he might have seen or heard it. Still, she was rather confused by where the tornado came from and where it went. 

With the rain beginning to douse her coat, she would move to stand up, walking towards him as she tried to move herself under to three for at least partial cover. She thought about taking his dug out hidey hole but thought against it at least for now. She wanted to see how he acted with her moving closer to him before pushing her luck any further.

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#5
06-16-2022, 04:17 AM

 Ah, so she had manners. That was nice.

 Esmeray felt his mood lighten up, and as she pardoned herself and queried as to where she had ended up, the man gazed around, silver-yellow eyes filled with curiosity. With the sun crawling up the sky, you'd think that any landmarks would be visible, but nothing that screamed 'there are more wolves here, come here if you're lost' was in sight, besides a few tall mountains.

 Eyes flicking back towards the woman, It had now come to his realisation that she was walking towards him, and he kept his vision locked on her. Would she try anything? No, she seemed peaceful, though with his senses still on full-blow from earlier, Esmeray struggled to calm down, for now. 


 
"Apologies, hanımefendi, I have no clue as to what this place is called. It seems to be a watering hole, though. That is sadly all the information I have at the moment. What happened to you? Why'd you scream? İyi misin?"


 He dipped his head. Perhaps this woman didn't know Turkish, though it was good to at least test the waters. If she didn't, Esmeray could easily speak the common tongue, though he preferred his native. The words he spoke weren't laced with an accent of any kinds, besides the words before and after those of Turkish origin. He had practiced common for a while. 

 As the woman continued moving, Esmeray gave a sigh and stood as well, returning to the oak tree and his small crevice he had dug prior.
 Easily covering the ground which he walked, the charcoal-pelted man was back to the 'shelter' in a few short moments, pushing himself as far as he could inwards the den-like structure, so that he could make room for the woman without having to touch her. T

 hey barely knew each other, Esmeray wasn't willing to brush fur with her until he at least knew her name. 

Translation: Ma'am, Are you okay?


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#6
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06-16-2022, 11:33 AM
The woman watched him as she approached, noticing that he was a bit on edge. Thankfully though, he didn't choose to attack her. Her ears perked up slightly as she heard his words, recognizing the language. So he spoke Turkish? Interesting. "Well, it's going to sound quite dumb, but I fell from the sky. Nasıl olduğundan bile emin değilim. One moment I was at home, and the next I'm falling here." She offered him a small, slightly flirtatious smile as he allowed her to share his tree. 

"I'm Misoka." She said simply, curling herself up neatly and wrapping her tail around herself. Glancing over at him, she would cock her head to the side slightly, wondering if he would also tell her his name. For now, she kept to herself, huddled in the corner as she didn't want to intrude on his personal space.

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#7
06-16-2022, 09:58 PM
”slightly flirtatious” got me rolling in my grave wow



 Fell from the sky? How odd, and she didn’t even know how.

 Esmeray smiled to learn that the woman was also fluent in the Turkish tongue. As the woman smiled at him, the man felt his heart skip a beat, though in the matter of a few moments he was easily back to his straight-faced expression, watching as she curled up in his make-shift tree den.

 As the russet-furred woman revealed her name, Esmeray tilted his head, tumbling over the name in his mind. Misoka, Misoka, why did he felt like he’d heard it before? Whatever, it probably wasn’t important. Ever since he arrived in Canis, his memory seemed to be drifting away, perhaps he’d heard the name in a different life, a distant memory…

 
”I’m Esmeray, Görüyorum ki siz de Türkçe konuşuyorsunuz, are you more fluent in Turkish than in common?”

 Hopefully, if Misoka was better in Turkish than common, they’d be able to easily speak Turkish to one another without having anyone butt into their conversations in the future — If they remembered eachother at all. Raising a single brow in curiosity, Esmeray awaited the womans answer, wondering what she would say.

 If she wasn’t all too fluent in Turkish, well, that’d be a shame, but Esmeray wouldn’t complain. It’d be a moronic thing to abandon someones possible ally-ship just because they don’t speak the same language as you. But, if she did, that’d be even better. It’d be like having your own language with one person and one person only.


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#8
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06-16-2022, 10:58 PM (This post was last modified: 06-18-2022, 12:36 AM by Misoka. Edited 1 time in total.)
She smiled warmly at him, watching him for a moment as he shared his name. He asked about her language preference and she found herself chuckling. "İkisinde de akıcıyım." She chuckled slightly as she shook her head, not really having a preference in either. She both understood and spoke fluent common and Turkish. She also knew a few other languages, but why would she tell him everything about her just yet. 

As she talked, she relaxed her body slightly, letting her tail fall form her side as it moved closer to him, landing close enough to touch him if he let it. She was testing the waters, curious to see how he would react to different things. Maybe she just liked pushing her luck, but she didn't find anything wrong with that. "Türkçenin daha iyi olduğunu varsayıyorum?"

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#9
06-17-2022, 01:21 AM

 Esmeray nodded as Misoka revealed she was fluent in both, and he was slightly curious if she knew Azerbaijani. It was a tongue that didn't really cover all words, though he knew a few. The charcoal-coated male was as fluent as his parents had been, so he guessed that was fluent enough, right? 

 As the woman relaxed her tail to fall near his, Esmeray tensed, though quickly relaxed as he brushed his tail against hers. Something about Misoka made him certain that she wasn't malicious, though it was still good to be cautious. He still kept his distance, if anything pushing himself further into the make-shift den, while keeping his tail relaxed on hers.

 
"Evet, Türkçe benim için daha iyi, Türkçeyi Ortak Dilden daha akıcı konuşuyorum."

 The man stated simply, obviously quite tense, though seemingly relaxing. Was Misoka trying to purposely allure him? Pulling his tail back, Esmeray squinted in a semi-accusative manner, though his gaze quickly softened as he heaved a sigh and moved forwards, slightly closer and draping his tail across her rear. Silver-yellow eyes sparkling in a curious manner, his eyes seemed to say 'is this alright?'.

 He'd wait for her to react, before lifting his tail and moving backwards, flicking his ears in permission for her to move forwards if she wished. The rain was almost pounding at this point, and Misoka was probably cold, he guessed, so he didn't completely mind cuddling up for warmth and nothing more. 

 
 

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#10
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06-17-2022, 01:34 AM
The woman watched him for a moment, noticing how he didn't trust her, yet she didn't move away from him. If he wanted to get away from her, that was entirely on him, but she made no move to do so. His words made her ears flick slightly before she responded with a small smile. "O zaman bu şekilde konuşmaktan çekinmem." She watched him for a moment, raising an eyebrow as he seemed to suddenly have a bout of confidence. 

Was the man bipolar? She was really starting to wonder that as he pulled away only to lay his tail across her. She would move to relax, accepting the touch. As he pulled away once again though, she pinned her ears against her skull, wondering what he was doing. But a simply twitch of his ears made her relax, realizing what he was saying. So, she stood up, moving closer to him before laying down on her side. She was trying to lay with her back pressed against him. 

Her body was rather relaxed, even as she pressed against him. If he didn't move away, she would lay her head down into her paws, sighing slightly. She was content for now, though she wondered how he felt about all of this.

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#11
06-17-2022, 02:58 AM

As Misoka pressed her back against him, Esmeray was flooded with questions.

 What is she doing? Is this malicious? Is she trying to gain my trust to hurt me? Is she purposely being so alluring-
With a few slow blinks, the dark-coated male let Misoka sink into his fur, whether reluctant or not, and watched her as she laid her head on her paws with a dainty sigh, seemingly going to rest, Esmeray presumed.

Well, if she'd nap, he would, too. Laying his head down, his nose brushed against Misoka's scruff, he buried his head downwards, so instead it was his forehead and ears coming to touch the back of her neck.

 
"Uyuyacak mısın? Uyumaya gidiyorum,"

 The man grumbled, voice deep in obvious exhaustion. God, he was worried that it'd look like they were.. a thing.. to any passerby, though a small part in his brain didn't mind. Relizing that he partly didn't mind, Esmeray flicked his ears in slight annoyance. He barely knew this woman, what was he on about?

Rolling over, the man let his back-fur rustle against Misoka's, tail blindly aiming to flick against hers in a sort of 'good night' fashion, even though the sun was only just climbing up the sky. He'd guess that they were both exhausted.


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#12
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06-17-2022, 03:57 AM (This post was last modified: 06-18-2022, 12:36 AM by Misoka. Edited 1 time in total.)
The man seemed to have conflicting feelings but nonetheless finally decided to accept her laying against him. He was rather warm and comfy to lay against, though she said nothing of it. She wasn't entirely sure what she felt of this, if anything, but it certainly was something that entertained her. Sure, she could very easily just get up and leave once he fell asleep, only using him for warmth and shelter, but she hadn't entirely decided yet. 

As he spoke about sleeping, she would simply chuckle and nod, curling her tail around herself. She felt him turn around and pressed her back into him, letting her body relax into him. She fell silent and slowly lulled herself into sleep, seeming rather relaxed sleeping next to a total stranger.

end here? We can make a new one if you want ^^


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#13
06-17-2022, 04:00 AM
I'd be up for it! Can't wait to see Esmeray properly relax lmao, want me to start the thread? Also, AW or Priv?


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