Where River felt a slight uncertainty, nervous about coming face to face with the one who'd found him and then left him. Foxglove was quite the opposite and it quickly washed away the unease he felt moments ago. Fox beamed, his tail in a flurry of excitement as if no time had parted them at all and the young buck couldn't help the smile that found him in return.
He waited, allowing the red wolf to cover the distance between them and stop in breathy abandon as the effort took his breath "Look at you," the boy laughed as the wolf ─ who's height he now matched, except for the fact that River had a longer neck so his head stood higher pushed into his chest. The deer craned his head, wrapping around his caretaker in their brief embrace.
"You're amazing!" rounded ears turned back shyly, his bright teal eyes flickering away for half a heartbeat. ❝ You look good, too ❞ he mused, unsure what to say. ❝ How was your trip? I have...so much to tell you ❞ while River did stay away from the drama of the wolves; he had his own goals he was pursuing.
notes
which means if it hasn't happened in a thread ─ it hasn't happened!