DEIMOS
The sensation of freedom and liberation seared along his frame once more, and he had no intention of wasting those ample moments, seconds, instances, of deliverance. They’d both risen well before dawn’s first beam of light, savoring the habitual outset of routine and customs again; and then he intended to spend every damned interval he could outside. No more caged tiger, no more restless beast, conforming to his wits and movement, motions and ether, alive and irreverent on the outskirts of residences. He’d taken to unleashing and unfurling his wings, just for the sensation of the cold wind on his features, just for a semblance of something other than confinement – LongNight’s press upon him desperately trying to sear and segment, while the rest of his ambitions stoked far, far away from the emblems, moving forward, onward, into the next rotation and revolution. Mountains; a craving, a longing, a yearning, because he’d seen them, he’d known them, he’d savored them, and despite the nuances and new reformations carved into their rites and regulations, it wasn’t going to stop him.
He made one more round along canopies as the sun finally rose, beams of flares and vestiges cresting over horizon ridges and edges – imagining the grace of peaks and valleys instead of the flattened accord of their current expanse – then diving, plummeting, simply because he could. It was a rush, a relish, a tandem of daring, audacious splendor, in complete, utter control of the speed, of the swiftness, racing over plumage –
And then, Hotaru at his door.
His eyes took in the familiar blonde locks of hair, and on airs of mischief, landed directly along a beam of wood, talons striking with an audible click upon his descent. A tilt to his skull manifested his curiosity, the familiar depth of his piercing eyes likely reflecting and announcing who he was; it was truly unfortunate eagles lacked the proper ability to smirk, snicker, or laugh; but inwardly, they fanned and flamed, like invisible, intangible, Cheshire grins and ruses.
"who's gonna let you?"
they asked. i said
"who's gonna stop me?"
