NIKI
With the release of the ball, Niki wraps his hands around his mug to warm them through, smiling his amusement to see his offerings magnanimously accepted. "You are very generous with your praise," he tells the cat, tone wry but warm with affection, and he falls into the sort of quiet contentment that only comes in the presence of animals and people who have earned a specific sort of trust.
And so while Vesper enjoys his catnip and melts ever further into the table, Niki sips at his coffee and listens to the occasional accidental jingle of the bell-ball, until he feels as though his bones have thawed out enough to permit more movement. Outside the rain has intensified into a steady drone, pattering against the windows in waves with the odd gust of wind through the woods.
"Well, I do not know about you, but this is the sort of weather that makes for reading, napping and a good fire," he says, carefully getting to his feet to set his empty mug in the sink. Whether Vesper agrees is neither here nor there; either way, Niki will head from the kitchen and towards his bedroom, fully intending to capitalise on the misery of the day to turn it into something warmer and more palatable.
And so while Vesper enjoys his catnip and melts ever further into the table, Niki sips at his coffee and listens to the occasional accidental jingle of the bell-ball, until he feels as though his bones have thawed out enough to permit more movement. Outside the rain has intensified into a steady drone, pattering against the windows in waves with the odd gust of wind through the woods.
"Well, I do not know about you, but this is the sort of weather that makes for reading, napping and a good fire," he says, carefully getting to his feet to set his empty mug in the sink. Whether Vesper agrees is neither here nor there; either way, Niki will head from the kitchen and towards his bedroom, fully intending to capitalise on the misery of the day to turn it into something warmer and more palatable.
my body's on the line now, I can't fight this time now
I can feel the light shine on my face
I can feel the light shine on my face
