– NATE –
There is a moment where neither of them seem to move, though waves still pound against the shore and rain still drizzles from the sky. It's a strange feeling moment, Nate feeling like he's being sized up by the dog as much as he's sizing it up, wondering what the next move is going to be. And it's not what expects, not by a long shot.
The howl is haunting, in a word. Seems to cut right to Nate's chest and spread out, a chill running down his spine. Suddenly, he's not so sure he could outrun this beast. Suddenly, the ocean is looking much more welcoming.
"Okay, okay. Not a nice doggy." The words come with a weak huff of a laugh, a few anxious steps back. Both of Nate's hands are up in as placating a gesture as he can hope to make to a dog, not that he really thinks this is a normal dog anymore. The single blue eye rises, glancing further up the beach, towards his destination, and Nate has to think, for a long moment. It would be anticlimactic as fuck, to be ripped apart by a dog on a beach, but also, also, there was a little voice inside of him, a little shred of pride that refused to let this be a hill he was going to give up on.
Stupid shred of pride, but, it is what it is.
With a steadying breath taken, Nate takes a step to the side, closer towards the ocean than the dog maybe, but that's still closer. He's ready to throw himself into the waves, if he needs to, eye locked on the dark beast. "I just need to squeeze past you here, yea? Then I'll be on my way, and you can... get back to whatever this is, and we can all go on with our days, huh?" It feels right, somehow, to announce what he's doing, though maybe it's just wishful thinking on his part.
The howl is haunting, in a word. Seems to cut right to Nate's chest and spread out, a chill running down his spine. Suddenly, he's not so sure he could outrun this beast. Suddenly, the ocean is looking much more welcoming.
"Okay, okay. Not a nice doggy." The words come with a weak huff of a laugh, a few anxious steps back. Both of Nate's hands are up in as placating a gesture as he can hope to make to a dog, not that he really thinks this is a normal dog anymore. The single blue eye rises, glancing further up the beach, towards his destination, and Nate has to think, for a long moment. It would be anticlimactic as fuck, to be ripped apart by a dog on a beach, but also, also, there was a little voice inside of him, a little shred of pride that refused to let this be a hill he was going to give up on.
Stupid shred of pride, but, it is what it is.
With a steadying breath taken, Nate takes a step to the side, closer towards the ocean than the dog maybe, but that's still closer. He's ready to throw himself into the waves, if he needs to, eye locked on the dark beast. "I just need to squeeze past you here, yea? Then I'll be on my way, and you can... get back to whatever this is, and we can all go on with our days, huh?" It feels right, somehow, to announce what he's doing, though maybe it's just wishful thinking on his part.
king rat on the streets in another life
BASE INSPIRED BY ODD <3
