Zephyreu-s

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Biome: Fresh Waters Collection: Guest Design Creator: WiviAdopts Pronouns: they/them Origin: traveler Nature: joyful Boundary: irrigation pond Size: funny Nature features: water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) Uncommon traits: mid-tone eye, dark mask, bold markings, socks, eyespots, spots Rare traits: bright coloration Mutations: - Accessories: -- Familiars: Anas platrhynchos domesticus (small) Enchantments: -- Elementals: -- Transformation Rewards: -- Achievements -

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User: Zephyreu-s Joined: 8/31/2023 (Aug. Raffle Winner)

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Seems like it’s been a long time coming, but life just continues on at its own pace, not mine. The baby wanted to be a week late, our house has taken 2 years to get livable, me and Tanner are still not ready to get married because we’re happy where we’re at right now. Everything come about at the time it wants to.

With that in mind… Incase it wasn’t obvious, I have officially stepped down from adminship in EBC and have begun my retirement of EBC and it’s characters, anticipated to be departing by May of 2023 officially.

So. What does this mean for the future content I have on this account? Absolutely nothing. My characters are retired for personal use and freedom from obligatory activity checks. But this doesn’t mean I won’t play with them out of the group. Because I have stories and ideas I still wish to do!

Instead, I will be beginning to prioritize commission work and adopts more as the time goes on. I want to expand the works I do, so more ore breedable Rp groups and possibly more domestic cat based groups with more plots and storylines. Seems simple enough right?

With the commission and adopts becoming a more prominent part of my account, I think I’ll be setting up a discord server for pings, updates, requests and bidding on certain things as well. Expanding horizons like this has been something to see that’s for sure, but I’m hoping it will make my account t s little more memorable ya know?

The best results come from the best of beginnings. Here’s to a hopeful moving forward, both offline and online. 💕✨✌️

I don't quite like cyberbullying, I don't think anyone does.

But if you think it's enough to harass me over things you cannot control, over me using a character of MY OWN CREATION in whatever way I choose, then you need to just leave me alone completely. I did not make this character to appease you, to follow your set of rules and to basically be a trophy to your's, so quit acting like it. The character and myself are our own selves, so quit trying to control them.

Petty and bitter messages to others and the heavy cameo-ing of me and my character isn't smooth. It is pandering and attention seeking. If you had a problem with my actions, then say it instead of playing victim and pussy footing around to my friends and harassing them as well.

I wash my hands of you, and those who associate with you it seems. But even if I attempt to block out the riff raff, there are still eyes and ears always listening for my actions and attempting to seek out "comfort" when I do something they do not like. And to those, politely fuck off. I'm not seeking to appease you or your friends, I'll do what I think is right for MYSELF and what makes ME HAPPY. A pity it seems narcissists cannot let petty matters go easily. So have a fucking nice day, and I hope you're happy you just lost a friendship over lack of communication. I know I am, because this really says how valuable my friendship was. Thank you for making me feel like a used piece of trash with no value. Now I'm going to go vibe with people who actually care. Bye bitches.

Members Participating

Zephyreu-s (Alexei)

ScreamingYearly (Pacino)

FeatheredSeclude (Rowen)

Information

This is a tracker for a roleplay between me, Luz, and Feathered! This takes place AFTER a certain discussion between Alexei and Rowen, and a certain encounter with Rowen and Pacino!! Both contributions depicted below!

Setting and In Character RP Info

Time of Day

-- Evening

Habitat & Setting

-- Massilia, Near the Arkadios household

-- 41 BC, Summer

RP Summary

• Was Alexei really to blame for scaring off Rowen during a rather.. Serious talk? Yes. Was she going to chase the tom? No, absolutely not. He would come to her when he was ready... After all, love confessions never really... Happened from your best friend, who coincidentally is mates with your other best friend. She'd give him time...

• Rowen is having a rough day. But Pacino is a shining light in that aspect when he catches the tom in distress, running from the Arkadios home like hell bit at his heels. Though he couldn't get the caraffory to talk until they had Alexei with them, it seemed the smaller hunter had some words for them both.

• It's a good thing Alexei and Pacino (now) have the patience of saints (thank you hellion cubs), and hearts more than overflowing with love for their grumbly best friend. Because even if life was a royal bust for Rowen so far, the mates had hope that... Maybe they could help lighten his burdens and give him the love he deserves. Because he deserves love. So much love.

• TL;DR: this is how 3 idiots fall in love. The End.

Notes

THIS RP IS COMPLETE!

THIS IS A SURPRISE!!!! M A T E rp!!!! WOW!! <333 We worked hard to get through this pain, you get to experience it too. xD

*EP calculation is located at the bottom of this journal!**

Also the post lengths fluctuate :'D

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ALEXEI

Her heart held conflict, paws frozen in place. There was so much fear in the caraffory's eyes when he had run, and though her words had been true, she paused in wanting to pursue Rowen.

She knew better than to follow him, knew it wouldn't be any use. He would refuse to talk to her about what had put him in such distress. Alexei was pensive.

There was an ache... The clouded ocelot wanted to chase. Wanted to understand. Why did Rowen run. Why did he react as such. She wasn't pushing him away, no she was wanting to bring him into the circle of love that her and Pacino nurtured. For Alexei, Rowen was as much her best friend as Pac, she would do anything for him.

Her and Pacino both would, paws down. How could he not understand that... He wasn't alone... He had them.

Red eyes glared down to her paws, ears drawn back in minor distress. If she could not chase him, then she had to wait right?

ROWEN

Every part of Rowen was tense. Mind racing around, tripping over each and every thought. The anxiety of rejection, the fear of making an even bigger fool of himself, it was a torrential onslaught. He hated it. All it did was fed on itself and bounced around as it continued, amplifying the already overflow. He second thought if he had it in him to say what he needed to say to Alexei, and now Pacino... the fact Rowen was heading back the way he came, making course too where he began, was sure to spike Pacino's concerns. It was certain... he was sure... it was only going to go downhill from this point. Make the attempt to climb up, and he pushed off the drop.

PACINO

An ear flicked as the dust finally settled, the day's events ending and most going back home, which was what Pacino and Rowen were also doing. Pacino walked by Rowen, ears pricked but slightly turned. The path they were taking was a familiar one, one that he himself had walked many times before during his day shifts. It was the direction of the house he and Alexei lived in, with some of their cubs as well. Repressing a hum of confusion and concern, he kept walking in silence. Had Alexei and Rowen had a fight? Were they just going to the home because it was comfortable for Rowen? His mind wasn't racing persay, but it was definitely going faster than normal... Maybe that was why Rowen was so on edge?

The question crossed his mind as he hadn't asked earlier, even said Rowen didn't have to tell... What had happened?

ALEXEI

Alexei, alone to her thoughts, sighed. The streets were becoming more desolate as the night drew on and with this in mind, and the notion of Pacino returning home soon to her and the cubs, the clouded ocelot let her paws take her the rest of the way home, thoughts askew.

Climbing the wall of the yard, she made her way towards the back garden, her Mistress tended to keep it filled with cultivated roses and other blooming flora this time of year. From her wall perch she could check in on the cubs, content to find them with the masters inside the villa, so she hopped from the wall, taking her normal spot beside the rose bushes.

Pacino would be home soon... Maybe he would know what to do, that is, if he hasn't seen Rowen first. From the direction the male had went, there was a high chance they had run into each other... Xei just hoped if so, Pac was able to ease Rowen's distress... She hadn't meant to make things into this.

ROWEN

The route was slower back than from, a walk compared to a frantic sprint... it... it felt like an eternity, each step seemingly like a year passed, each breath equating to a decade or more... the amber eyes cat was certain of the outcome... he hated it, but who would--

Light from a torch that sat ahead was lit, it was a mounted that danced on the wall of what was the exterior to Alexei's home, a wall that was decent hike a top of. Maybe not in a panic though... but normally it was. Rowen could feel his pace farther, fur he could feel puffed up more than it was before, he wanted to turn around. Everything that was in his head wanted to bolt the opposing direction... but... it was smarter to know the truth versus live with the lie, even if the lie was the truth.

He had stopped, and just gazed at the flame. It was basically a reflection of himself at the moment, a wild, aimless fountain with a core that was destined to be snuffed, or burn out entirely. Either way, the dance of the flame was going to end.

PACINO

Pacino slowed as they arrived at his home, the place where Alexei and him had carved a forever space. He doubted they'd ever be leaving this place and he really didn't want to. If anything he wanted to live out the rest of his life peacefully and with his two best friends. Well... With how reckless they all were, that may not happen but they were all smart as well. Hopping up the first few steps, he turned back to look at Rowen, who had slowed.

Blinking a little in concern, he turned around to look at him. "Rowen... C'mon..." He said quietly with an encouraging tone as he waited for his friend, one of the two cats he cared about most. His tail was limp as he waited... Whatever happened it couldn't be good if Rowen was this out of. Sighing, he turned and slowly made his way up the rest of the steps and into his home, making sure Rowen followed behind.

"Xei? You home?" He called once her entered, as he usually did but lacking the same energy. It was slightly dulled, knowing that there would be an onslaught of feelings to come.. He just knew it.

ALEXEI

From the back yard, Alexei heard the distinct call of her mate, ears perking. She was about to call to him, but Levi and Bel's voices called back to their father, letting him know she was in the back yard. It made her relax more, though Pacino's tone held her nerves in suspense.

Something had happened, and she had a feeling about it... "I'm in the yard, Pac." Came her gentle chime, observing the stars sparkling in the sky as paw steps were heard closer to the door. The clouded ocelot refused to look over to her company, finding it hard to meet their gazes.

Her heart was picking up pace, whether in anxiety or anticipation, she wasn't sure... Alexei didn't want to see what kind of look the two wore... Pac calling out to her like that only meant one thing...

They were about to have a talk.. And she wasn't sure she'd be okay by the end of it...

ROWEN

Pacino's words pulled Rowen from the locked gaze at the torch, his eyes looked at the Pacino for a moment, but didn't meet his eyes. Rowen didn't want to enter. The closer he got, the more he wanted to haul it the other way. Time and time ago, it was easier to wear that hard mask, but when it broke, or came off. It was such a helpless state, it took everything he had to fight and work for, and scattered it into shards that cut deep into the ground. The few things he didn't... could not lose, felt like they were getting torn away, and all he could was watch it happen. This felt just as hard as telling Shoel and his siblings Kricket was hard... telling another you had come to cherish... our mom was gone. Even if that loyalty to Stone was temporary, the loyalty to that family wasn't. He felt responsible for taking them apart.

Had I not been there... that wouldn't have happened. But had I not been there, Tempest, Ron, and Seren would be gone... he managed to shakily follow Pacino, his eyes everso slightly making sure he followed Pacino, who he was going to turn on him for what was about to be said. He felt like he was about to take the relationship his two best friends had built, and destroy with one conversation... but they had to know, the truth ne-- had to be said.

The truth stung.

PACINO

His ears flickered as his children called to him. "She's in the backyard, Dad!" and "The hag's out back, just got home a few moments ago." respectively from each. A sigh left him, concern still crawling in his stomach as he waited for Rowen. Blinking a bit as he heard his mate call out, he continued walking. Whatever happened obviously hadn't been good, which, duh but still. A sigh left him before he told his two children to return to their room and wait until later to come out. One might be a hunter but it was already past their bedtime anyhow...

Stepping out into the backyard, he kept his gaze calm as he looked at Alexei. She seemed just as disheveled as Rowen was. Pacino looked between his two best friends before leading Rowen over to Alexei. Promptly sitting down, he looked between them. Rowen was anxious, Alexei seemed to be getting so and Pacino was just concerned for his two best friends, both of which he loved more than he could say.

Sucking in a deep breath, he held it for a second before releasing it. "Alright... Obviously there's something we need to talk about... I'm not quite sure on the details but, Rowen? Did you need to tell us something?" The snow carcelot asked softly, tone gentle as he turned to look at Rowen.

ALEXEI

Red eyes drifting from the sky to the males sitting beside her and then to her paws nervously. The clouded leopard hybrid held her shoulders stiffly at Pacino's words, feeling uneasy.

There was a gentle breeze that went through the rose bushes and flowers, a soft rustling of the leaves and petals, the distant sound of laughter from the masters and their cubs from the house the only other sound in the garden. Xei steeled herself, letting the words come out, hoping she'd remedy something for the two beside her.

"I scared you away with what I said about us. Me, you, and Pac. But..." Alexei paused, frowning to herself some. She was just as confused to Rowen's avoidance as he was to her words it seemed, and it was something that just needed to be outed here and now. "I said it for a reason, I meant what I said..." She whispered, her tone hesitant, almost scared.

"Was that not the right thing to say?"

ROWEN

It was now or never... say what needed to be said, or hold it forever, and likely not ever live it down... not like I will live this down either way... He couldn't wrap his head around why Alexei was okay with this? With Pacino right there... it... it mad Rowen mad? Why is she okay with that? I am sure as hell not!

"I know what I said." the words unfortunately came off in a snapped manner, but his tone very quickly shifted on a far less, easy tone, "I... I more than like you..." Rowen looked at Alexei, "... I'm not getting between the two of you..."

PACINO

Watching the two, he was surprised at what Alexei said for a second, eyebrows snapping up in surprise and confusion. What had she said that could have made Rowen so upset and how did it involve him? She seemed scared though and wanted to reach out for her, keep her safe. Neither of them had the best lives and while Pacino didn't know everything about Alexei's past, he knew some... Neither was easy to get over but still he sat still and waited, listened and turned to Rowen who looked... upset? The snappiness of his words surprised the snow carcelot but then his tone shifted quickly.

Eye's widening, it dawned on him what had (probably) happened. "Oh." He said, "oooooh" he continued in realization as he looked almost completely dumbfounded. Quickly, he recovered before turning to Rowen with a confused look. "Wait- What do you mean come between us?" Came the question, confusion clear in his body language. Rowen didn't really think that even if he were to get in between them (which, unlikely, Pac liked him just as much Xei did) would be enough to break up Pacino and Alexei, did he?

ALEXEI

The snappiness of the caraffory's words made her flinch, eyes shifting off to the side. Her tailed curled around her more securely, feeling small. She didn't fear action with the words, no, not like them, but it was his words Xei feared.

In the instance of bearing her thoughts, and what she knew Pac could attest and agree on, she'd subjected herself to the risk of rejection as well. But while Rowen feared getting between them, even with his feelings more clear now, Alexei had feared he would shun them...

Multiple partners, while not common, was something Xei was raised to believe as blessings. The single partner mentality was one she learned was common in this country, and yet... It caused so much pain when you were forced to choose between the cats you deemed worthy of your heart...

She bit her lip, eyes finally landing on the two as she stood, frame seeming small, insecurity of losing someone to the ideals of ages past conflicting with the possible future. "He fears to break us apart." The clouded ocelot mumbled, red eyes calculating. "By admitting it, Rowen's put his cards on the table and placed his bet, Pac. It'd be best if we showed our hands too.”

PACINO

Polyamory hadn't initially been what Pacino had thought he'd be into, but then he found Mihail, Shane, Nuri, Florus and none other than Alexei herself. Monogamy was cool and all, he loved being with Alexei and... Yes, he got jealous pretty easy but he was working on it. Even if she had found someone else, she'd also always be Pacino's, he knew that. No matter what happened it was the world against them and they'd conquer it.

Now though, he looked between Alexei and Rowen, blinking a little bit as Alexei spoke and stood. He watched her and his ears drooped at the beginning of her sentence. Turning to look to Rowen, his eyes shown with concern. But slowly a small smirk grew on the snow carcelot's lips at the mention of putting the cards on the table. Standing himself, he bumped against Alexei, entwining her tail with his and giving a soft smile to reassure her.

Turning back to Rowen, he took in a deep breath. "Rowen, you'd never be able to break us apart... Alexei and I are mates but that doesn't mean we can't love and let others into our lives romantically." He explained, looking to Alexei. "I, for one, wouldn't mind at all if you and her were together but..." He swallowed a little, geez, when did this get so nerve wracking? It reminded him of when he'd asked Xei to be his mate. Shaking just a little, he smiled as best as he could while so nervous. "But then I'd have to fight for your attention too." He said quietly, tail tightening around his mate's as if looking for reassurance.

ROWEN

Wait-- what? Rowen's expression visibly shifted a more confused state, that is... what? he moved his eyes to the ground and looked around a bit... did I hear that correctly? He looked between the two of them at this point. It was nothing... that's... that's nothing I expected to hear from the two of-- from you Pacino... you're okay with that... wanting my... wait you want my attention? The thoughts bounced around the tom's head, just thinking it all over, none of it was anything he was expecting or even prepared to hear. But... ... ... ...

"..." the caraffory made a grunt noise, but nothing was said at first... "--this some--" he stopped himself, his tone almost a growl on the two words... they wouldn't do that, he scolded himself for, I know them both. They wouldn't do that... "what..." Rowen sat down, mouth slightly ajar, like he wanted to speak, but wasn't getting anywhere with trying too. Pacino just said he liked me as well? Like more than like? What? And is not mad Xei is the same toward me, but they are this way with each other... what the fuck? He looked at them, his ears had drawn back more, an expression that could be seen as disgusted, but there was a layer of curiosity over it.

"--how does that work??" the words being vocalized at a far higher pitch than planned, but at this point, there was no plan whatsoever, "--that's not what-- you like me?!" Rowen looked at Pacino, with more continuing to process.

ALEXEI

Thumping her mate back gently, the clouded ocelot appreciated Pacino's words, leaning into him for support. She'd been confused... Conflicted over what Rowen might want of her, of them... In the time since he'd come home from Stone, the three had only gotten closer. Had she been wrong in interpreting his advances? Surely not...

Xei wasn't a fool to love. Her very life upbringing was centered around the concept of love, be it friend, familial... Romantic. And yet, she knew the track record romantic affiliations with multiple felines condoned...

Cheating, disloyalty, favoritism and unfair division of attention... But Alexei knew better. From her experience with Nuri, Florus, Pacino, Shane.. er. Cain... It wasn't unfair if everyone was okay with it right?

Love was love, no matter who or how many were involved. A shame her and Pacino's ties to the others had faded, but their love had managed to survive... and even cultivate into five beautiful cubs.. And it was still growing. Because they were wanting to share that love with Rowen... If he would accept.

Ruby eyes glanced to the caraffory with hidden amusement, finding the confused tone and expression, dare she say, cute. "Rowen," Gently Alexei let her voice carry a lightness to it. "We both," At this she gestured to her and Pacino. "are wanting your attention, and we've already agreed that... Having another partner wouldn't be a problem..." She chuckled breathily, tail curling around Pac's a little tighter in anxiety of her words.

"Would it be silly to say we both like you more than just.. Like?"

PACINO

A little calmer with Xei's tail wrapped around his own, he smiled at Rowen, watching as the other tom's brain practically broke over this. Pacino would tease him but he was feeling particularly merciful and not at all because he was also as nervous. He wasn't at full power to tease and fluster right now, it'd have to wait. Leaning into his mate, he almost chuckled at Rowen's confused question.

Feeling Alexei's tail wrap tighter around his gave him a sign she was just as anxious. Giving her a gentle nudge, he smiled warmly at her, reassuring as best as he could as his own paws itched to move.

Luckily, his partner's voice calmed him a little bit, and after she spoke, he nodded in agreement before huffing. "Of course I like you." He replied to Rowen's question, tail wanting to curl in amusement but only staying wrapped around Alexei's on. "Like Xei said, we both like you. A lot, probably more than we can describe." Pacino said, voice calm as he watched the caraffory try and process all of this.

With a slightly nervous but soft smile, he blinked at his friend and continued. "It might sound weird, we know but... Really, we both... Well... We both love you, just as much as we love each other." He spoke, soft and slow, his voice barely above a whisper as he looked to Xei and motioned for the two of them to step closer. His anxiety didn't waver, in fact increasing with the new declaration... This was the moment of truth. They could get rejected and told how terrible the two were, but they could also be accepted and Rowen would be willing to try this whole thing out.

Pacino really hoped it was the second one...

ROWEN

Nothing that was said to the caraffory, was anything he expected to hear. This whole thing of Pacino liking, more than liking Rowen, was out of nowhere for him. Now they both were saying the same thing?! Am... am I hallucinating... he saw the two almost attempt to step forward, and Rowen took a step back. I... his eyes moving around, mouth open, as if wanting to speak, but just lingered.

This. It went against a lot of he was taught growing up. But at the same time... a lot of he was taught, he never saw eye to eye with, often lashed at it, or something along those lines... yet even know... he was being frozen by what was engrained in his head. That's what his life consisted of more than not, revolting on what brought him up. Often more than not, left him in the dirt, out casted for it. I... I can't pull them into that... he told himself... I want them safe, but also to be happy... they want me... me happy, and that... that can put them in harm's way... why do they want, do they not see that... he bounced the thoughts around several times.

They wouldn't... they wouldn't have said that unless they meant it... Rowen's own mind wanted to tell him differently, but he knew them both. They wouldn't. He knew that. It was like he was negotiating with his own mind on this, they were not saying anything he wanted to hear... it was... it's what I need to hear... why am I so god damn petrified by this!? He was sure that step back, was like a knife to them. He always waited for things, running into things head long got him hurt every time.

That said... he was always alone when he did this. Too timid, too scared to involve another, for their safety. It didn't feel fair for another to have to carry his errors for him. They were his. Just as everyone else had their own. God I sound like a prideful ass, and arrogant. No... I'm scared I will screw up... Xei and Pacino were always following what they felt was right for them, even if it was an insane stunt, Rowen knew well about his own insane stunts. They always had the other to support the other, they both have fallen, but never were down, but leaned on the other. Mithras was the last, frankly was the only he trusted enough to do that with, and she left him flat on his face.

He couldn't... he couldn't go through that a second time. He knew rejection too well. He wanted them happy... but he needed to be sure he was doing the right thing, what one wanted was not what they needed necessarily, at least more of the time. Could this be a time they lined up for a change? Does that ever happen? His gaze stopped bouncing in thought, and looked at the two of them. His teeth were shut together. Maybe I've buried more than I should have, more than I ever should have.

He felt numb, he knew he was going to be more of a wreck as he processed all of this. Everything he did with Xei, he had done with Pacino. It.. it weirdly... fell into place. That's never happened. Now what the hell to say? He couldn't... so a short... subtle nod, he didn't have words, and lowered his head a bit, unable to retained the overflowing emotions he carried.

ALEXEI

Alexei was quiet, eyes soft as she gazed over to her mate as he spoke. She never interrupted, not once while he spoke because his words rang true. They honestly had fallen for the grumpy feline... The one who's tongue was sharp as a dagger, whose knowledge knew what was needed over what was desired in dire straits, who had a heart of gold even when the world threw him to the dirt...

The clouded ocelot would be a fool to deny her love for Rowen, as much as Pac would be too. They had become a trio, an inseparable pack, and no amount of past nor anxiety would provide opposition to Xei's decision. With herself and Pacino, the two had come from enemies, to friends, to lovers as time allowed and the hardships they encountered only strengthened their bond... It would seem that it had happened this way as well over time...

This was such a time... Trials like this though, they needed to be treated carefully. When Pacino had stepped forward, Xei's tail unwound from his, her head lowered to the caraffory's in silent submission, taking a tentative step and stopping when Rowen drew back. Because while her and Pacino had confirmed their feelings, it was Rowen who was to decide. She and the boys were familiar with... Not having the option of choice with these things, so even as her expression flashed pained in that moment, she held her stance, heart hammering. Her ruby eyes never left the caracal hybrid's face, senses honed in on him and Pacino in the garden.

Crickets some bushes over chirped in the silence, the sound reminding Alexei of the night her and Rowen truly spoke hunter to hunter, reminded her of the firelight that illuminated them in that quiet little village near the lightning territory... It felt like years ago when she met the cat that was so different from the one before her. One who was so against anyone getting too close...

At the subtle nod, it felt like that wall, the one that had been around Rowen since the day they met had finally crumbled. Her paws did not stop, as neither did the sting behind her eyes, tears dusting her lashes. Xei was hesitant to touch the other male, scared to run him off yet again... She was scared he would reject her once more and yet, she couldn't stop from reaching out to him, nose barely and inch away from nuzzling into his neck fur. She.. she had to know for sure that he was okay with them... And her words bore the weight of her worry, whispered into the night.

"Are you sure, Rowen?" Alexei's words, hushed into the night, trembled. "I-I won't force you, Sprinkles.. We need to hear you say it.. Please..." The urge to nuzzle into his fur, something she'd done playfully before, help more meaning now as she stood, barely touching him, hesitant. But she had... She had to know...

PACINO

Pacino blinked as Rowen basically got his brain fried in front of them. His chest fluttered a little knowing that it had been him and Xei that did that. But the light feeling was slightly dampened as he thought. None of them had much experience with being able to choose. Pacino hadn't been able to choose what had happened to him, nor had Alexei and... Well, Rowen was constantly shot down by others, it was no wonder why he was cautious. The snowy hybrid understood that, not wanting to let anyone too close in fear of getting hurt but then he'd met Alexei and everyone else. He'd gotten on his way to a happier life and Rowen deserved that too.

He watched his mate approach Rowen cautiously, the other tom probably jumpy in his current state. He knew there was a fear to it as well, as he let his tail slide out of Alexei's grasp. Patiently, he blinked at Rowen and Alexei as she whispered, asking simply if he meant it. Blinking, he stepped forward, looking down at the smaller tom with a tender smile. "Please... We just... We just need to make sure you're actually okay with this." He murmured, smile falling slightly as he looked between Alexei and Rowen.

ROWEN

... I've heard this from the same that threw me aside... that it would teach me... that it would educate me... that I will learn to know better... that I know my place... I don't know my place. But now I am being asked a place... I... I don't know if I am dreaming or something... just nothing is ever enough... why can't it be enough! It felt like being demanded to speak up... was pushing him away. Always... when he did, he was pushed aside anyway. Walked over. Condemned for it. It was humiliating. It made him mad. But just like before, the want of another, always pushed first. But right now, what was wanted, was completely against what he normally wound up doing. Alexei didn't say I want. She said I need... At that moment, she had touched the tom's neck with her muzzle. Pacino spoke, and the same flow of words came from him too. ... I don't know... I don't know... ... ... ...

"... an act is a thousand words after all." Rowen heard himself vocalize as he pressed his head against Alexei's. He was trembling, but... not from fear this time... he didn't know what to describe it as.

ALEXEI

Nuzzling into the now received affection, Alexei's eyes wandered ot Pacino, a mirth in them that made them almost glitter with content. The clouded ocelot knew not to fear rejection, if it were to happen of course, cause her fondness of Rowen would not have faded over unrequited feelings, just as she knew Pacino would not have taken a denial harshly either. They were simply extending their love to the caraffory should he be willing to accept, and low and behold. He had. It had been... A chance. But if Rowen was willing to meet Pac and Xei half way there, they would remain by his side until they take their deathbeds.

"Indeed actions are worth a thousand words," The mocha hybrid purred gently. Because the moment felt too soft, too fragile to speak any louder. She feared if she was spoke any louder, the magic of this moment, the delicate balance of their emotions and hearts would crumble. She needed to be careful. They all did, but that would come in time. "It is your heart that is your guiding key. Follow it, as we follow ours. I'm sure you'll find what it is that will make you happy, just as we have, Rowen."

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EP CALCULATION TIME!

(If this is correct, lol. The EP count will be for the whole rp together ^^)

ScreamingYearly: +5 EP for Roleplay participation +10 EP for total Word count of 5,121 = 15 EP TOTAL

Zephyreu-s: +5 EP for Roleplay participation +10 EP for total Word count of 5,121 = 15 EP TOTAL

FeatheredSeclude: +5 EP for Roleplay participation +10 EP for total Word count of 5,121 = 15 EP TOTAL

EP to Alexei, Pacino, and Rowen respectively please!