feuerdove:

     _{Inside she’s purring. Like a cat that just killed a mouse. Tangling it in front of their human. Toned down, of course, but the little bird has already claimed the little pup as her own. Even if she isn’t fond of labels.} 

      _{Still, holding onto him. She sighs sweetly. Funny— usually she’d be upset if someone mentioned that topic but instead she’s much worse. Her reply is almost desensitized. “I never met them.”}

     _{“Oh,” he grunts softly, averting his gaze with a confused sort of hesitancy. He wonders, for a moment, what it’d be like for him if he’d never met his own parents –– but his mind can’t process that much.}

      _{“ – and that doesn’t bother you?” His stomach stirs with uncertainty the second the words slip out of his mouth. That may not have been the smartest question to ask.}