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For the ray of sunshine @mpsundrop

Trees have always been something that felt genuine even if he could not really know. Huachang found that the forest was always a place he could go to feel solitude and happiness, where long ago he could be the child he felt he was supposed to be. Giggling happily, carefree and loud. Nowhere else but in the trees could the light of the child he wished to be could be set free. Though that child and those feelings were long torn from him Huachang still found sanctuary around trees, sitting in them or under them just to pretend he was back in those days. It was peaceful, so much so he would often fall asleep.

That is what happened today. Sitting under a rather beautiful tree Huachang leaned against it's large trunk petting his white rabbit that sat happily in his lap. White robes lay gracefully about his form and slowly the elegant hand slipping over Xue's soft fur started to flow, then eventually it stopped. Sleeping was hard for Huachang due to his past, waking up in other places with dangers all around or pain at the ready. Sleep was scary, it showed images of things that hurt him so deeply that it broke his soul so completely. But he was not a creature that could avoid sleep... Eventually it would come for him.

The memories were slow to start but they did, nothing about his past gentle or kind. The nanny had tried her best but damaged was damaged and his dreams liked to remind him. In his head Huachang was battling with the traumas of his past and outside his body twitched and whined, tears welling in his eyes at the images he couldn't run from. Xue immediately showed concerns, reaching up to press her cute twitching nose to his and padding her paws against his chest in her own attempts to wake him.

But she was to small, too light.

Thumping gently she stared for a while knowing she could help by herself, looking around for anyone that could. Her feet landed on the soft grass and she hopped for a long while, speaking to anyone that walked by to try and get them to follow or help but no one acknowledged her outside of trying to pet her. Her efforts were running dry, the pads of her feet thumping in frustration that no one was helping until she heard someone ask her to repeat what she needed. Looking up at the person there was hope in her red eyes.

Pets. Carter always wanted one, but was never sure if it'd be a good idea to get one or even what kind of pet would be suitable for him. "Hmm?" He hummed. His thoughts running a thousand miles per second more than usual. "Sorry, what was that?" He asked softly, having forgotten he visited Stop&Paws. He'd been browsing the aisles when he started spacing out again with a squeaky toy in his hands when Sundrop approached him.

"Oh— oh, yeah!" He tried nodding and giving him a smile even though it didn't reach his eyes. A hard date paired with harder memories had just gone by and his still broken heart had tugged at him longer than he expected. "Yeah, I'm just a bit tired is all." He would eventually have to talk about it with someone, but it wasn't time. Not yet.

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Sweaty and out of breath. This was not what Theodora had in mind for her Saturday evening, but here she was. She knew that cats could put up a challenge, it was like general knowledge, but she was not expecting this much of a fighter. Then again, as a black cat, one should be prepared to fight, no?

The historian in training sort of chuckled at the remark, a clear sign that perhaps she should go on walks and runs more often. "You're very kind for including me in that sentence, but you did all the hard work here! I was just at the right place at the right time." Theodora was just happy to have been of some help.

Arawn had a rule. There was no stupid questions in his life and his university. But sometimes, he was really tempted to remand that rule. He pondered the question posed about spiders and naps as he leaned back against a tree with his dogs running around in the park. "That is an intriguing thought," he stated. "Did you know that the common thought of humans swallow 8 spiders while they sleep is not true?" he added, going into professor mode.

       "Spiders hold no interest in humans. We're so large, we're perceived as part of a landscape. Even while we sleep, we may think that we're still but in fact, our body is vibrating, that is, our heart still beats, our lungs still expand with every breath and that is a spiders weakness. So the fact that we wake up with a weird taste in our mouth is not due to spiders, but actually just the lack of saliva while we sleep dries out the mouth," Arawn rambled, in his usual teaching mode that occasionally was a thing when he was really into something. He paused and gazed at Sundrop with a grin.

Lupin had been standing behind Sundrop, giving the male a light trim to his hair. He had been very honest with him that he believed that the current set fit his face well, and it had put them in this moment. Lupin had leaned over just long enough to brush some hair off their cheek when the other had spoke.

His comment was received with a short snort. "If a human can believe in you, I'm sure any other reasonable creature can too." He states, moving back behind him to go back trimming his hair. He reasoned further. If monsters were such a pain, he was sure aliens were too. "I'd rather an alien not know of me. They are probably more trouble then worth."