“ if i remember correctly you did find me on the side of the road an’ took me in an’ gave me a home. isn’t that the definition of a stray? “ brow raises teasingly at tris before attention is called back to the pup who continues to jump around a bundle of energy. there was also the fact that jasper had been struggling and in quite a bit of pain whenever they met. from the get-go , it was obvious that tris has a big heart. some might find him intimidating , but jasper’s always known what a softie he is. “ hear that buddy? i think tris just admitted that blonde’s are better. “ a chuckle falls from his lips as he stands. it’s been awhile since he’s smiled this much in one setting. the puppy starts sniffing around the room and bowie comes around the corner to inspect. jasper can feel some uncertainty coming from tris , so he turns his attention towards him , the smile on his expression never faltering. “ if yer afraid that i don’t like him , don’t be. i love him. “
a hand is placed on tris’ shoulder and a reassuring gentle squeeze is given. “ did you name him yet? i can’t just keep callin’ him buddy. unless that’s what we’re gonna name him. “ it’s not a name he’d be opposed to , but he’s sure that tris had much more creative names in his arsenal. some of the irish names he’s heard tris throw out before he couldn’t even pronounce. though he always had fun trying and watching the other react to his attempts. “ preferably it’s somethin’ i can pronounce. don’t wanna confuse the little guy. “
as he glances over , finds bowie and the puppy cautiously sniffing each other. jasper has a feeling that they’ll be fast friends. it’s ara that he knows won’t enjoy the addition. she hasn’t even really gotten used to him being around yet it seemed like. tris would know better than him through. “ i think they’re bondin’ over there. “ a certain lightness passes over him happiness in its purest form.
“i suppose so.” though, he still didn’t consider jasper a stray —- or the puppy he’d brought home for that matter. in fact, if he were to determine most of the people in his life, was there anyone who wasn’t a stray? himself included? perhaps his opinion of what made a ‘stray’ was skewed, he’d never put much thought into it. his gaze shifted to the puppy, a small smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. if nothing else, the fur ball brought a renewed sense of energy to the house. bowie was rather tame, and ara made her presence scarce so long as jasper was around. “i said blonds should stick together, i said nothin’ about a hair color hierarchy.” though, he and ara were certainly outnumbered, he didn’t mind that. tristan’s head tilted curiously as bowie entered the room, knew bowie loved babies, human or otherwise, which was nice. even ara, as reserved as she was, would probably warm up to him; though, only when he was calm. she had no patience for anything less. i love him. he offered a nod, briefly looking up at jasper before looking elsewhere, in rare form could feel a warmth creeping up his cheeks, and hoped desperately it would fade away as quickly as it appeared. “i’m glad, considerin’ i picked him out for you.”
the squeeze to his shoulder had him looking up again, a small shrug before he offered a reply. “he’s your dog, you can call him whatever you’d like,” thought buddy was cute, but didn’t know if it truly suited the puppy. “i was thinkin’ finn maybe.” like mccool, but he didn’t think jasper would know the story anyway. “you can pronounce that, can’t you?” a teasing lilt to his tone, knew it was better than tadhg or odhran, but would never consider those names anyway.
“bowie loves kids,” he mused, “they’ll be takin’ naps together in no time.” which was ultimately bowie’s favorite thing to do anyway. like any cat, he loved a good sunny spot and an afternoon snooze, and while tristan hadn’t had a dog in years, but he could say the same of all his previous pets too. even the cows had enjoyed a good nap. “now you’ve got someone t’run around with you.”
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