04-13-2021, 09:26 PM
The flinch shouldn’t have startled him as much as it did, and he instinctively wanted to try again, but knew better than to do that if Saturn was going through what he suspected. Putting his paw back down at a resting position, he turned to look at Byriath, then back at the snow leopard.
“I’m sorry for startling you. I mean no harm, I promise.” He remained as calm as he could, though he felt a tug at his heart strings when remembering how they reacted to his touch. It just didn’t seem right. He didn’t trust that they were ‘okay’. He knew signs of trauma like the back of his paw, having been subjected to it himself, and seeing others go through it.
“It’s okay to not be okay. I just want you to know that. And we’re here for you. I know pain when I see it, you don’t have to hide.” He half said that for himself too- he rejected help and hid his feelings, but realized that it didn’t always need to be that way.
“I understand if you don’t want to talk about it, but if at any point you feel the need to talk to someone, I’m sure myself or Byriath would be willing to do our best to help.”
“I’m sorry for startling you. I mean no harm, I promise.” He remained as calm as he could, though he felt a tug at his heart strings when remembering how they reacted to his touch. It just didn’t seem right. He didn’t trust that they were ‘okay’. He knew signs of trauma like the back of his paw, having been subjected to it himself, and seeing others go through it.
“It’s okay to not be okay. I just want you to know that. And we’re here for you. I know pain when I see it, you don’t have to hide.” He half said that for himself too- he rejected help and hid his feelings, but realized that it didn’t always need to be that way.
“I understand if you don’t want to talk about it, but if at any point you feel the need to talk to someone, I’m sure myself or Byriath would be willing to do our best to help.”