“ you expect me to believe that ? ” ( for the axolotl? o: and also hellooo uwu thanks for following <3 )
the doubt of a child is met with naught but patience. a luxury, perhaps, to those destined for a limited time 'pon the living realm, but here, where time looks away and space comes to sprawl out, patience is afforded them both in equal measure. here, where clouds cushion the steps of a youth and stars shine across the tapestry of an endless summersky.
and there it floats : an enigma the color of bubblegum and cotton candy, devoid of sharp edges. so much larger ( than life ), yet holding untold serenity in the way its head inclines — in the gentle smile 'pon a round face. there is understanding for his dismissal; for such disbelief.
after all, it is common for a human youth to shirk at the idea of making friends, particularly when feeling wronged by the world. there is comfort in solitude, great axolotl knows, and it has no desire to tear him from it, but it also knows there branches a path towards loneliness.
❛ It's a little scary, isn't it ? ❜ thus speaks soft voice unto a creation made of starstuff and thrust into the world like so many others, but especially he : little adrian, crafted with affinities to guide him and a sentimental gift safeguarding from those who would steal a form meant for none other, ❛ letting others know you. ❜
o' axolotl, entity unknown / mystery incarnate, you remember the atoms spun through your fingers : carefully plucked from existence and woven into tangible matter, left malleable enough for grand cosmos to bleed into fissures left behind by the coming ages. ( fragile still, yet already do you glimpse it flowing through him. )
❛ It's like... ❜ ethereal voice trails off and a paw settles on its chin, attention averting and visage scrunching almost comically in thought. the silence is filled with a quiet little hum from its throat, but soon enough the axolotl's features brighten with a sudden revelation. ❛ A dip in the lake ! ❜ cheerful and dramatic it comes, emphasizing the thought with an open gesture.
❛ The first step is freezing,❜ short arms hug a long body as it loosely curls in on itself, shivering, ❛ but if you just keep swimming; keep having fun — ❜ unfurling and spinning 'pon its back, it flows through sun-lit skies with playful ease ❛ — you'll warm up in no time ! ❜
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