It was warm and inviting, overfilling with joy. ”Marius!” His head whipped towards the direction of the call, seeing that familiar, brown femme bound his way. It had been too long. His tails started to wag, first softly, but with every step closer Eponine took, they sped up. ”Oh Marius! It's been so long since I've seen you! Where have you gone? I’ve missed you so!” Marius also let his head nuzzle into her neck as she did to his, and stepped away once she did…though there was part of him that didn’t want to step away. Cosette was his mate, and had just recently given birth, but Eponine and him had been friends for ages! He needed to find her and tell her about the great news. ”Where have you gone? I thought you would have followed me to Sabertooth!” His tone was not accusatory in the slightest, as noted by the toothy grin that laid on his maw and how fast his several tails were wagging. And with not much thought in his mind, more fueled by dopamine at the current moment, he bounded to her side, gently nipping at her neck. He wanted her, a feeling so like what he experienced with Cosette not too long ago. But he would come to learn that this was a platonic love, and platonic relationships get messy when overstepping into boundaries reserved for romantic lovers and mates. ”Eponine…I’ve missed you, and I want you…” He spoke, his words excited. When his friend gave the okay, he’d mount.

*Fade out, fade in*

Marius gently got off and rounded his way to her side, still toothy grinned as ever, having not quite realized the consequences of his actions. His green eyes attempted to meet hers before they glanced over to the sun, noting the time. Marius promptly stood up, and a small whine left his maw. As much as he wanted to stay, he couldn’t. The delta promised Achilles to be back before the sun hit high noon for training. ”As always, time flies when I’m with you, Eponine. I must get going back to Sabertooth, but you’ll come back to visit sometime, won’t you? There’s so many others you must meet!” He gave his friend a quick nuzzle to the neck before starting a dash back towards home, shouting back to Eponine once more. ”I expect to see you soon, Eponine!” The male plastered a giddy smile onto his maw before speeding up to a sprint back to Sabertooth.

Actions & Words.