He’d heard the man laugh, and cry out in pain, but this was the first time he’d really heard him speak. Jigano flicked his ears in appreciation of the blond’s mellow voice and wry good humor, tilting his head at the bargain before slipping out of the splash zone on three nimble paws. Given the spray of gourd guts he was very glad he had, letting Rory take the brunt of the mess without so much as a flicker of guilt. Pants were easy enough to wash, after all, not like fur!
The silence after the chase and the game was almost startling, but more welcome than Jigano had expected. The squashes had long overstayed their welcome, and he was lucky to have come across the human man when he had. A very tired and somewhat – okay, very – messy human man, who found a clean spot to collapse against after a laugh that had the fox’s tongue lolling out in shared humor. It had been a bizarre experience from start to finish, and the shared game - battle? - had built a bond between them they could explore later, perhaps, but now they could finally rest.
A part of Jigano appreciated the graceful way his ally sank to the ground, but he hadn’t forgotten the yelp from earlier. Carefully, treading delicately through the splatter zone to avoid getting any further mess on his paws, he padded over to Rory and nosed gently at his shin, whining softly in concern and looking up at the blond with big blue eyes.
The silence after the chase and the game was almost startling, but more welcome than Jigano had expected. The squashes had long overstayed their welcome, and he was lucky to have come across the human man when he had. A very tired and somewhat – okay, very – messy human man, who found a clean spot to collapse against after a laugh that had the fox’s tongue lolling out in shared humor. It had been a bizarre experience from start to finish, and the shared game - battle? - had built a bond between them they could explore later, perhaps, but now they could finally rest.
A part of Jigano appreciated the graceful way his ally sank to the ground, but he hadn’t forgotten the yelp from earlier. Carefully, treading delicately through the splatter zone to avoid getting any further mess on his paws, he padded over to Rory and nosed gently at his shin, whining softly in concern and looking up at the blond with big blue eyes.
