[PRP] Family Time (Thrush x Pups)

[In Good Faith]

It was a crisp fall morning; the kind that made you feel awake and alert, all the sounds of the waking forest coming to you in clear sound and the air seemed just a little more thin than normal. Or well... Thrush felt awake, at any rate. He looked over into his den to see three sleeping bundles still dozing and his heart squeezed with affection. Their little snorts or the twitches of their legs in sleep made his heart unimaginably swell just at the sight of them.

He had been at this fatherhood thing for a very short while; maybe less than a full moon cycle? But he has set today aside for quality time with his offspring. They’d just now settled on names after all. (There had been some back and forth with that, especially with Bird!) Halcyon and Bird were his daughters and, as you might imagine, both willful and stubborn (though Bird was much more agreeable, or with him at any rate). Then there was his son, Huck. He wasn’t so sure if Huckleberry Horizon minded the shortening of his name to just Huck, but good lord, it was a mouth full. He too was willful and stubborn, to the point that Thrush began to wonder if it was a genetic trait.

Watching the orange and pink haze of the rising sun, Thrush decided it was time to wake the little ones. Leaning his snout down to the puddle of puppies bundled on the bracken bed, Thrush nuzzled his noise again one of the sleeping beans.

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It was Halcyon that Thrush had nudged first. In the deepest of slumbers, the young pup didn’t stir at first. Instead, as a result of her father’s prodding, she squirmed and growled—a tiny, high pitched noise that came from her clenched teeth. In growing irritation at being so rudely disturbed, the pup ended up losing her balance on her rounded side and rolling away from her brother and sister. This being a dramatic shift, she finally awoke with the sensation of falling. In reality, she had just tumbled a couple feet past her father. All the same, it was a cold and abrupt and she was not a fan.

Bleary eyed and bewildered, Halcyon looked around for the culprit. Spotting the big, brown wolf almost immediately, she pouted her lips and glowered. Without a word, she clumsily got to her feet and waddled back over to her siblings where she proceeded to flounce down, practically on top of her litter mates, and shut her eyes tightly.  

[NymiiNym]

It had taken a moment for Bird to realize she was being nudged. What really got her was the sensation of one of her siblings flopping almost directly on top of her, which elicited a sharp yip from Bird. Her eyes locked on Halcyon and, with a tiny growl of protest, she shoved her paw into Halcyon's face, pushing back. Satisfied with her moment of quite obvious displeasure, she released her paw and turned to look for him.

And she found him. Her tail thumped lazily as she yawned sleep back, tossing her head briefly. She wasted no time in clumsily barreling towards her father, practically pushing her siblings off. He wanted them awake? Then she'd wake! She yipped at her siblings, a frown forming on her muzzle. Hadn't they heard? It was time to wake! She yipped and yowled, stomping her little feet in excitement. Sure, she was still tired (very much so!), but it was time! Thrush said it was, therefor it was!

For a moment she paused, head raising to look at the much larger figure of Thrush in brief awe. Would she be that big one day? She hoped so! Her siblings wouldn't be though if they.... didn't wake up!

 

[In Good Faith]

A rumble of amusement filled Thrush's chest at the sight of Bird teetering her way to him. She was the pup that physically resembled him the most, though with hints of her mother here and there.

At her approach, Thrush leaned down and nuzzled the young one again, this time with greater affection. Sitting up and back on his haunches, he greeted her. "Good morning my little Bird." He liked calling her 'little' though he knew she would grow out of it much too soon. In the mean time, he intended to enjoy their small size... despite the constant anxiety they were going to be injured. They were just so, so... small.

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Halycon was stubborn. She tightened her eyes against the intruding light and noise, burying her face under her still snoring brother. It was not time to wake up, if she had anything to say about it. Unfortunately for her, it wasn't meant to be. She was awake and with consciousness came the empty hollow of her belly. The nagging pangs grew in intensity until, finally, Hal sat up abruptly with a disgruntled noise.

Still bleary eyed, she glanced around for her father. Over her shoulder he sat with Bird, looking incredibly too cheerful for the time of day and in the midst of the crisis that was obviously happening before his eyes. Awkwardly rising to her feet once more, she made her way over to the pair, only tripping on the uneven floor twice.

With a flop, she stretched her body to its full length at the feet of Thrush. "I'm hungry," she mumbled, not raising her head from the ground, eyes staring up at her care taker with her best pleading and miserable eyes.

Nymphiea

 

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In Good Faith

Nympheia

Man, everyone was noisy. And that was going to be a real something coming from Huckleberry as they would soon find out. Everything he did seemed to avoid silence, whether it was his kicks and soft whines in his sleep or his non-stop babble when he was awake. Even now as he started to wake up, his yawn was dramatic and high-pitched, and if his paws smushed someone's face or body in as he stretched, well, that was their problem wasn't it?

Good morning, world, the Huck, the youngest, the good boy, the excellent one, was awake! And luckily for Thrush, he wanted to be. There were things to do, after all!

"The party can officially start," he said as he yawned, tail already wagging. "If you're hungry, Halcy..." He oh so sneakily feigned stretching the other set of legs before pouncing on his sister. "Better wake up!!"  

[NymiiNym]

Bird could have puffed up right then and there when her dad reached down to nuzzle her, tail thumping against the ground quietly. Her eyes flicked up to meet Thrush's, blinking up at him as she wiggled between his paws. Excellent.

"Good morning, father," she answered, far too formally as usual. Her head snapped as Halcyon began to stir, instantly standing and wobbling over to her sister to begin nudging her in hopes to help her up. Huck launched himself at Halcyon, prompting Bird to step back with a frown, glancing back up at her dad for his own thoughts.


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In Good Faith

 

[In Good Faith]

The smile wouldn't leave Thrush's expression, both tender and gentle in these moments where his children all were sleepy and bleary eyed. Well, at least one or two of them were. He watched patiently now, attempting to understand their personalities better through their behaviors in times like these.

Halcyon was certainly grumpy when she first woke up, evidenced by her first begrudging dislike for Bird's attempt to stand her up, followed by the high pitched growlings which followed when Huck tackled the poor, fat thing. At Bird's questioning expression, though, Thrush merely shrugged, as if saying what are we going to do?

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Halcyon yelped in surprise when her fat, big headed brother decided she was to be his squishy bouncing platform. The yip quickly turned into a fearsome puppy growl, her little (but sharp) teeth reaching wildly left and right, attempting to gain purchase on his stupid, furry hide. The poor thing being quite chubby herself was unable to turn her head sufficiently to grab onto anyone, though, and decided to switch tactics. "Ge'off!" she said between growls, her little legs feebly kicking the ground in attempts to roll over. Alas, the several pounds of puppy on top of her made this task quite difficult.

Nymphiea

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