[because it calls forth a twin stream of pride in them, milder on her end but stronger on the one they actually belong to. they were borrowed, anyway - at least someone appreciates the gift.
hush.]
I'm sure that the ones you've seen have their own beauty with form and function alike, and then even multipurpose. You'd likely catch me looking at them the same way you saw mine.
[and if he doubted if they were part of her, they shift, becoming more drawn up against her back in the way she's used to carrying them. less obtrusive, like a bird's wings folding snug against their body.]
Mine...their sole purpose is flight. Which, I admit, they do well - they were a gift.
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[because it calls forth a twin stream of pride in them, milder on her end but stronger on the one they actually belong to. they were borrowed, anyway - at least someone appreciates the gift.
hush.]
I'm sure that the ones you've seen have their own beauty with form and function alike, and then even multipurpose. You'd likely catch me looking at them the same way you saw mine.
[and if he doubted if they were part of her, they shift, becoming more drawn up against her back in the way she's used to carrying them. less obtrusive, like a bird's wings folding snug against their body.]
Mine...their sole purpose is flight. Which, I admit, they do well - they were a gift.