//maru had a torture thread goin on before the switch and like. the site transferred and i lost the thread before anything really Happened so this is kinda just a substitute for what was gonna happen.
He gasped, tearing his claws into the ground and staggering over the border. Maru came with the thick stench of enemies and fear soaking his torn hoodie and bloodied pelt. His heart clenched uneasily and shame painted the skin under his face's soft fuzz a soft pink as he recalled the events of his...altercation. How he had tried so hard to talk big, and look where that got me.
The ocelot took a breath that left him in shaking spurts, leaning against the pockmarked trunk of a towering tree as he tried to calm himself. His body stung all over. A sense of calm overcame him once the shame receded. This is normal, right? This whole...everything. What he had gone through. Normal. Normal for this kind of path in life.
I knew that going in. I knew that going in. Maru repeated to himself, still relying on the tree for support. I knew what would happen.
He hadn't called for help. Didn't plan on it, either. I knew what would happen.
//and that's about where i realized my writing for today was just gonna suck and i should keep it short lmao