[ The first movement comes as Eridanus jerks upright, in form of a flicking ear.
There's no more sound than the weight of a body shifting, though, and no apparent cause for alarm. It isn't until Lucius feels the hand at his arm, then, that his eyes begin to peel open. Reflexively, padded fingers curl closed along the sharp hip pinned beneath their grasp—a familiar gesture foreign to Eridanus. ]
Planning to slip away without so much as a hello? [ The words have left his mouth before his senses have pieced together the presence—or absence—of anything more than pale skin. One of the many great drawbacks of this form, certainly, but it doesn't usually matter when it comes to waking up with his trusted consort beside him. ] Mind your manners—
[ Usually. Today, it seems, is determined to be different. There's no tufted tail, no broad shoulders and well-muscled back. No glittering, kaleidoscopic gems set into pale flesh. His teasing withers on his lips, golden eyes following the long shape of Eridanus' spine upward to the face above it.
When they reach it, naturally, there is nothing for Lucius to do but burst into sudden laughter. ]
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There's no more sound than the weight of a body shifting, though, and no apparent cause for alarm. It isn't until Lucius feels the hand at his arm, then, that his eyes begin to peel open. Reflexively, padded fingers curl closed along the sharp hip pinned beneath their grasp—a familiar gesture foreign to Eridanus. ]
Planning to slip away without so much as a hello? [ The words have left his mouth before his senses have pieced together the presence—or absence—of anything more than pale skin. One of the many great drawbacks of this form, certainly, but it doesn't usually matter when it comes to waking up with his trusted consort beside him. ] Mind your manners—
[ Usually. Today, it seems, is determined to be different. There's no tufted tail, no broad shoulders and well-muscled back. No glittering, kaleidoscopic gems set into pale flesh. His teasing withers on his lips, golden eyes following the long shape of Eridanus' spine upward to the face above it.
When they reach it, naturally, there is nothing for Lucius to do but burst into sudden laughter. ]