04-21-2020, 05:01 PM
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Oh, how the tables turned. But in a good way. Any occasion he got to see Selby was good. Not just good, but great. Great enough to get his pulseless heart fluttering within the confines of his cracked ribcage, great enough to make him feel just a little less cold.
Maybe that's why there was an uncharacteristic bounce to the poltergeist's limp, a thin smile wobbling precariously on chapped lips. His hazel eyes focused on the beacon, the one he could call a father without cringing; love really was a strange thing. Months ago, he would have never considered approaching for any sort of task, finding no worth in his actions. Now his entire world had flipped right side up again.
Situating himself adjacent to the proxy -- still granting Aurum a cautious radius with a sideways glance -- Beck found his mouth tugging itself into a grin, razor-blade teeth on amiable display. "Hi, Selby," rasped his customary greeting, his stump of a tail softly wagging. "Got anything for me?"
Maybe that's why there was an uncharacteristic bounce to the poltergeist's limp, a thin smile wobbling precariously on chapped lips. His hazel eyes focused on the beacon, the one he could call a father without cringing; love really was a strange thing. Months ago, he would have never considered approaching for any sort of task, finding no worth in his actions. Now his entire world had flipped right side up again.
Situating himself adjacent to the proxy -- still granting Aurum a cautious radius with a sideways glance -- Beck found his mouth tugging itself into a grin, razor-blade teeth on amiable display. "Hi, Selby," rasped his customary greeting, his stump of a tail softly wagging. "Got anything for me?"