#true true and dfkjnd EVE IS SO VALID AND I WOULD GIVE MY LIFE FOR HIM

[fairybond]

coruscatiio​: / a Cutie

he yawned quietly as he rolled his shoulders.  it was a nice day,  thankfully.  he was not spoiled when to came to the seasons,  he was from viburnum where winter tended to last much longer than here,  after all,  but as much as he enjoyed winter  —  and not just because it was almost expected of him,  considering his magic  —  he did appreciate spring as well.  although,  the thought of getting roped into helping his guild mates spring clean was not very appealing to him,  but he would cross that bridge once he arrived there.  or rather,  once it was dropped into his lap when he tried to enjoy his espresso  —   last year,  ren had ambushed him with the request of helping him sort through his collection of animal print shirts during eve’s usually sacred espresso and crossword time,  an almost nefarious act.

eve was perhaps not as dramatic as others in his guild  ( and some of them were bonafide actors ),  but he was  …  territorial over his me time.  there was often not enough time for him to just sit in a corner an observe what was happening in the guild  —  he had become a popular member and he was often asked to entertain these days,  even if he did prefer more hands-on jobs. 

watching edelweiß sail away to land on a stone,  eve found a fallen tree to sit down on,  patting the pockets of his trousers to see if he had anything in there that might make for a spontaneous game  —  but he had been in a meeting earlier and he had left anything that could make for an improvised toy at home;  master bob was on high alert��of late and eve did not want to be the one who got caught playing around during briefings.  he had never drawn his guild master’s ire before and he did not think he wanted to start now.

( not when sometimes,  he felt he was breathing secrets and tension rather than air in the guild. )

for a moment,  he closed his eyes and reached across the meadow with his senses alone.  he had been neglecting his meditations,  too caught up in all that was happening in the guild whether it was said or not.  he was not slipping,  his magic was not in a state of turmoil,  but he should not rely on his temper’s tendency to being calm and justify his neglect like this.  he should be doing better and he knew this well.  his surroundings were a shimmering pool of tranquility,  matching his own mood and he was at the verge of drifting off  —  less into a deeper state of meditation and more into a state of,  well,  napping,  when something struck him as  …  odd.

usually,  edelweiß’  presence barely registered when he was trying to feel the steady hum of magic  because as much as he cared for her,  she was a normal owl at the end of the day …  if an especially smart and brave one at that.  right now,  however,  this was not the case.  he titled his head as he opened his left eye,  skeptically eyeing the owl in question now.  he had not really paid attention before as there was,  as far as he knew,  just one snow owl in dahlia that would come when he called,  but  …  the stripes were a little off,  now that he was looking closely.  and it not being edelweiß did make more sense than his girl overcoming her distaste for the guild where strangers tended to coo at her,  admittedly.  he probably had accidentally collected a transformed guild mate. 

‘ ‘ ex-excuse me, ’ ’  he started,  only to curse himself for the brief hesitation while his ears grew hot and dark red.  ‘ ‘ i believe an,  hm,  misunderstanding happened here? ’ ’

As Eve didn’t appear to have an adverse reaction to her actions, she relaxed a little, wondering if perhaps her ruse would continue a while longer. What else might she learn about him while in this form?

She watched him move to sit on the tree and, content for the minute, she let herself sink into the owl’s urge for preening for a moment. Once satisfied feathers were all nicely aligned, she returned her attention to Eve and found he almost appeared asleep. Did he enjoy outdoor naps too? She had found a large boulder in the woods the other day that was flat and in perfect position for soaking up the sun (needless to say, she had curled up on it for a good two hours that day), maybe she should direct him towards it…

The thought drifted away like a faint breeze as her senses began to tune themselves further to the world around. Distantly, other birds were chirping and chattering, and other creatures darted around. Her sharp eyes tracked a fox far ahead in the treeline and her talons dug into the rock, the instinct to scare it off with various calls and cries surging within. She suppressed it, unwilling to disturb Eve’s moment of peace.

She kept her focus trained on the fox regardless, only pulling her attention from it as Eve spoke. Ah. The jig was up, it seemed. Her earlier tinge of guilt returned, but was all too soon overrun by amusement at his apparent embarrassment. Perhaps it was good she was in animal form, or else she would have been a giggling mess.

As it was, she couldn’t quite contain herself and gave several chittering sounds and clicks of her beak. She then supposed she had an option to simply stay in animal form and keep him guessing as to who he had been chatting with, but she dismissed it as being something that might get too much on his nerves (though it would have been fun).

That only left her with the choice to revert to human form, but as she thought of that, she realised she had left her clothes back where she had first changed to the owl form. Hmm. She glanced around and gauged the temperature to pick which Partial form she would take. The air was a little crisp, so she settled on her Hare form and allowed the magic to roll over her. Her body shifted to human, the insulating fur of the hare covering her instantaneously. She sat on the rock with her legs pulled up, fluffy boots helping to keep her propped up. The tall ears she gained in this form twitched, still aware of the fox in the distance and other predators that might be lurking.

Lisanna raised a hand and scratched the back of her neck, a sheepish smile in place as she peered over at Eve and gave a little wave.

“Uh, sorry, I should have changed back before-“ she started, then interrupted herself earnestly, “But it was just nice to get to know you a bit more like this, y’know? I hope it doesn’t bother you.”