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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 10:34 pm
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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:23 pm
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Word count: 577
Since spontaneous combustion clearly wasn't going to happen to him any time soon, Kol worked on trying to cool his blushes as best he could. Just the self-awareness of how badly he was blushing had served to fuel the metaphorical flames. Gari's laughter had reversed any progress he might have made, though he didn't hold any hard feelings for the other male. Objectively he knew his situation and bearing would have tempted many into fits of amusement, and while it would take some time for him to feel that way himself he knew it was an event he'd be able to look back up and smile over. Just not for a long, long time!
"I'll be fine," he managed, trying to keep from muttering as even his voice felt locked up in embarrassment. He didn't try to speak for a bit until he could feel a noticeable lessening of the heat in his face. He was still a bit flushed, but it was at least to the point now where they darkness of his fur hide a large portion of it. Finally he gave a large sigh, looked up to meet Gari's eyes, and flashed him a grin full of shy self-depreciation, resignation, and humor. "What are we going to do with ourselves? Seems like we've both got it so bad we can't hold on to a decent self-image." It wasn't something one would normally say to a stranger they had only met, even after trading a few woes, but after sharing a laugh he couldn't help but feel a little bit closer to Gari. Maybe it was just instinct, prompting him that this was someone he could trust. Maybe it was that same instinct that prompted him to say what he did next.
"Maybe we should just travel together then. That way we have someone to kick our tails out of self-doubt mode. And like you said, traveling together with someone might be more interesting than just traveling alone."
He hadn't over-looked that Gari had confessed to being attracted to Kol. He didn't know how to respond to such a thing just yet, but he wasn't trying to ignore it or pretend it hadn't happened. It didn't mean anything had to happen between them, or that they couldn't travel together. It might have even been for the best that he didn't try to answer. While he had never pictured himself with a male and still quite couldn't, to be perfectly honest, he didn't dismiss it out of hand. Something like that, it had to grow. Initial attraction and love were two different things after all, as he well knew from experience. Gari might decide after getting to know Kol better that they would be better off as only friends. There was no guarantee Kol would love Gari back. He didn't want to hurt the guy and he couldn't be sure that this wouldn't lead down that path. The future was always such an uncertain thing. He was willing to let the chips fall where they may, but was he waited for Gari's response he knew he would respect the male wishes if he himself wasn't willing to gamble with his heart. There was only so many times you could glue back the pieces and expect them to hold. He understood (oh did he understand!), and adopted a stance as neutral as possible so as not to make Gari feel he was being pressured in any way.
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 10:25 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:57 pm
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Word count: 213
"Fair enough," Kol said, grinning broadly. After all no one liked being left behind without knowing the reason behind it. They were essentially strangers, for all that they could converse in a friendly manner right now. First impressions weren't things that should be discounted entirely, but you couldn't rely on them either to figure out whether or not you might like or dislike a person. They might discover after a couple days traveling together that brief conversation was all they were suited for.
They stood there for a second, the ever-present wind around the open hills blowing gently past. He wasn't sure where to go next. "Were you heading in any particular direction, or just wandering," Kol, asked, looking around at their surroundings. "I was just wandering myself so I don't care which way we go." He looked back at Gari and gave a short laugh under his breath. "Maybe it's just because of where I grew up, but I prefer sleeping under cover. I have no problem with open spaces, but storms always seemed to creep up very fast. Nothing sucks worse that being stuck in the wind and rain with lightning all around and no where to go and nothing to do but hunker down and wait for it to pass."
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:28 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:23 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 4:34 pm
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 4:44 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 3:43 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 7:51 pm
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Word count: 286
"It was. Or, is, I imagine. I haven't been back in a while, but I'm sure the place is still there. You can tell from the old ruins that the land isn't prone to huge disasters overnight."
The conversation between the two continued in a similar vein. They both talked about the various places they'd stayed while traveling, people they met, things they did. Acting on an unspoken agreement they didn't touch on subjects that were too painful to revisit, so aside from the occasion little croppings of darker humor here and there, the conversation remained light. They shared pleasant experiences, beautiful places they had seen and would like to revisit. The weather was kind to them, for on that day and several days after it remained pleasant, putting to rest fears of any storms of bears.
Before the traveling duo realized it, a whole month had passed in each other's company.
"You know, maybe everyone else has a problem and we're just the innocent bystanders in this," Kol remarked, lounging on a warm rock near a lake that was their current stopping point. They weren't staying by the lake itself, too many bugs and the skies that were sunny an hour ago threatened rain now. But there was plenty of food around, so they decided to fill their bellies before searching for a more secure sleeping spot. The purple male glanced over at the brown one. "I mean, not to jinx it or anything, but we've been doing quite fine with each other this whole time. It's not that there's no hope here, we just haven't found people strong enough to handle us." He laughed a little, stretching out a bit flatter on his rock.
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Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:26 pm
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:18 pm
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:27 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:01 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:03 am
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