forum Call my lifeline (one-on-one//closed)

Started February 25, 2019 by @ElderGod-Carrots

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"Aw don't tell me you like water too!" said Arthur, unable to hide the grin on his face.

Kyle nodded and looked down at his hands, "It was uh… supposed to be my power. Water control. So I guess I still have that connection to the stuff…" He shrugged.

"Hey 's'okay" said Arthur, I really should tell him…. "Who cares if you have powers or not!" He might care if I have powers…

Kyle shrugged again and sighed, "Yeah. I mean, I don't care that I don't. It's annoying, yeah and I hate being bullied for it but," He rocked on his heels, "It is what it is I guess."

Arthur took a breath… "Would you care if I did though?" he asked quietly..

Kyle looked up at him before shaking his head, "No. I… I like you too much and…" He sighed, "You can't help who you are and if you have powers then I should be happy for you, not jealous."

Arthur sighed, "Even if I'm not exactly a full human either?" he asked hesitantly.

Kyle's eyebrows raised and he again shook his head, "I'm not gonna judge."

Arthur carefully watched him, "I meant that last one…" he said, carefully shifting to the form of a very, very large, reddish brown furred wolf. His amulet was also visible now, the band hanging on his left foreleg.

Kyle let out a little gasp and took a step back. Wow… There were a few shifters at the school, but none compared to Arthur, though.

Arthur watched him tensely, wondering how he'd take it.

After a moment, Kyle smiled, "C-Can I touch you?" He asked softly.

Arthur nodded, padding up to him, "I'm gonna shift back in a minute, before my paws freeze…"

Kyle giggled a little and rolled his eyes, "Stop complaining." He said, scratching behind Arthur's ear.

Arthur almost instantly melted, "don't you dare stop…" he said pressing up into his hand.

"Now who's the cute one?" Kyle smiled, "I've never seen a wolf as big as you before."

"I'm half Solaris….." sighed Arthur, really never wanting Kyle to stop doing what he was doing. "Solaris… and most other wolf species in that region, are this big…"

"I've never heard of Solaris before…" Kyle muttered, "If I'm being honest."

"I'd be surprised if you had…" said Arthur, enjoying the scratching, "I came from a pretty remote area…."

Kyle nodded a little in understanding, "Did you like living there?"

"Well…. my family's back there so yeah… of course I did…." Arthur tensed a little, hoping it wouldn't go to that topic.

Kyle noticed how tense he was and just nodded and decided to change the topic for Arthur's sake, "Now I know why your hair is so soft when you're human."

"Yeah… I told you it was genetics…" said Arthur, forcing himself to relax, pulling away before shifting. shaking his hands off and shoving them in his pockets.

Kyle nodded and wrapped his arms around himself with a small sigh, looking out across the lake again, "Yeah, you did…"

"You're.. you're ok with it, right?" asked Arthur, watching him carefully.