i want to be the spark in your eyes Posted on July 14, 2025 at 07:32:31 PM by Rhoxane
Something thrilled in the golden mare's chest to see the visible brightening in Nico's expression. Despite her hesitation, hope lingered like an unopened blossom tucked between Rhoxane's ribs. She'd been so young when they'd first met, another stallion's child fluttering in her belly. In another life, he might have courted her or spoken with her father to arrange a meeting. A smile quirked at the corner of the champagne's mouth at the thought of a world where, perhaps, Nico had been the first boy she'd met from outside the Badlands.
"You both are welcome to stay as long as you like." Gratefully, Rhoxane dipped her head to the painted male. An open offer for them to stay: it soothed the edges of the clenching feeling that had gripped the mare since deciding to leave Salem. Rhodius' dark face beamed with a smile as the calico stallion assured him that the boy would find a friend. "Full of lively foals" had been his precise words. The gold mare smiled at her son, then at Nico.
"I'm sure he'll quite enjoy getting to romp with others his age."