bites his ear ...... affectionately
‘ HEY , HEY , HEY !! i got sensitive ears you TEASE !! ‘ joyous rapture found on the tip of his tongue , a melodious SONG of wantonly deeds punctuating the air . trembling notes that FALL , trilling voices LOST to the cacophony of the forest around them . they MELT into the noise , are lost within the foreground , blending shades of pallor and bark . the sunlight DARES not peek through the clouds of storm gray that cast their daytime world into darkness ; below them the others MILL around . as if they are lost in a DAZE , supine beings drowsy with dreams they cannot have . they are SMALL from such vantage point , mere ants dancing around each other , arms that reach to touch others as they pass by , GREETINGS heralded on singular tones of laughter . some are genuine , some are FLAT and without cheeriness ( he can only SUPPOSE that he has picked up on the SUBTLE hints of lying from being around maggie so long . though his skill is F A R from certain , and in most cases would never fare in holding TRUE . yet he likes to THINK he’s picked up on a bit of human psychology from merely watching people react to her )
he is SURE some below have heard his outbreak , yet there is an ABSENCE of recognition . a folly that once would have GRIPPED his core and sent the flush of crimson across his cheeks is no more . instead he LAUGHS , nimble fingers rubbing the spot where her teeth had just departed . she is a being of MISCHIEF , a sprite ; a VIXEN of a woman , and he cannot help but attempt to RECIPROCATE as well as he can . he smiles , a coy coyote ( the trickers of the native people , he is not PROUD enough to be a wolf , but he is quirky enough to mimic the oddities of the lesser coyote ) noah leans in , the turtleneck of his sweater hung LOOSE enough that barren skin is glimpsed beneath it , lips FLUSH against the underside of her jaw . gentle and ADORING pecks , nose NUDGED against her cheek . falters for a MOMENT , as if suddenly s h y ————– but the opportunity is TAKEN , and he N I P S her jaw in equal mirth and affection .
draws back QUICKLY , vision of gleeful triumph shimmering within his eyes , ‘ LOVE YA ! ‘