[Wanderlust] An ERRP Story #200/201

[conversett]

It was the riskiest thing I've ever done. My dearest friend, Meander, approached me with a plan to escape from the dreaded racetrack life. I could never say no to her. Not to mention the fact that she was going to run off into the forest! I had to make sure she stayed safe.

So when my handlers came to get me for training, I broke away from their grasps like the strong independent stallion I am.

To cause a commotion, I unlocked all the stalls doors until I got to Meander. Once we were united, we ran so fast that everything just seemed to blur by past us.

I don't think I ever felt that free, empowering, in my life before.

I finally had a chance to follow my forbidden dream. To see the world, untameable and free. Nothing could stop me now.

Or so I thought until nightfall.

Everywhere we went, there was a sonata of haunting hoots and gut-wrenching growls. But I couldn't be scared because a real stallion wouldn't be afriad. Therefore I'm not.

Besides, it took me long enough to convince Mea to rest! I couldn't back out now.

So, I vowed nothing would escape my sights. Not her snowy white coat, shimmering whenever the moonlight shone on it. Nor how her eyes sparkled like the stars in a galaxy when she raced against the world...

I knew then that I would need to step up my game, and become something more for her.

Your Dashing Stallion,

[249 words]

[TheUnsinkableShips]

Today, me and Solivigant escaped.

Finally.

I can not tell you how claustrophobic that track was with its hundreds of horses and its hundreds of people and its stalls and tracks and-

We escaped.

We ran, and ran, and ran, and once we were sure the track wasn't there anymore, we stopped, caught our breath, and kept running.

I think running is one of my favorite things.

I don't want to stop running, ever.

I won't, if I can help it.

Besides, I haven't got a reason to stay.

So I think I'll keep running.

Sol says he wants to stop, to settle down. He's my best friend I don't want to leave him behind but-

If Sol stays, he stays. If he doesn't he doesn't. That's not my choice, but-

I might be a little sad if he leaves.

I'll understand.

And I'll keep running.

But I'll miss him.

He's my best friend after all.

He will always have room in my heart, even if I'm miles away.

I'll think of him when I run to the end of the world and take in the view.

I'll think of him and wish he was there beside me.

He's my best friend.

But there's a bond deeper than friendship, like family, but we share no blood.

Maybe that doesn't matter.

Maybe you just need to share memories. We share enough of those to have lived a lifetime together.

I hope he stays

Sincerely,


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[conversett]

Our journey across the country wasn't all that bad. I made sure that we kept travelling away from the track's direction. Despite it being forever since we escaped, just like a real stallion should. 

Dare I even say that I started to relax with the new environments. 

Well, I dared.

And I got jinxed.

Today, we spent the entire time evading a real life sized cougar.

I thought those only existed in stories! And that beast was dead set on having me for dessert. Meander would have been the main course, because everyone knows you eat your sweets before the actual meal. Or maybe that's just me?

It took a whole day of trying to evade the cougar before the thing lost interest. Thank the lords for that.

But alas, our safety bubble couldn't stay.

Some rustling in the bushes had set me off again. A little fluffy hare hopped out, and I jumped three feet in the air while screeching like a banshee.

According to Meander, I sounded more like a young filly squealing. But that was when a beautiful sound emitted from Mea. Which, honestly, took me a minute to realize she was laughing!

When I really thought about it...when was it that I heard her laugh last? 

I couldn't give an answer, no matter how much I'd want to.

I knew then, I wanted to see her loosen up more. Be more carefree. And maybe...just maybe. 

She didn't need a big tough stallion. She needed someone else...

Your Humble Steed,

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[TheUnsinkableShips]

I can't do this.

He likes me, I know, as more than a friend, as a lover maybe.

I don't reciprocate, I don't-

I need to run.

And he wants to stay.

And I can't stay.

Not when he's looking at me like I hung the stars in the sky and I can't look at him like that in return.

I'm sure it's passing.

If he really liked me like that, he would be different.

But for now, I am the One That Got Us Out.

If I leave, he'll realize I was a passing thought.

He's made an idea of me in his head.

That I'm this great savior.

But I'm not.

I'm just Meander.

And he's just Solivigant.

My best friend in the entire world.

They say if you love someone, let them go.

And I love Solivigant with all my being.

He is my blood, as far as I'm concerned.

My brother.

My family.

We share a lifetime of memories together.

And I love him.

But not the way he loves me.

So I'll let him go.

I'll do what I do best, and run, run, run.

I'll run until I can't stop, and until I can't recognize where I am.

Maybe then I can escape all the thoughts that cloud my mind.

So I'll run, and I'll run, and I'll run and maybe-

No, I can't think he'll want me after I reject him and break his heart.

Ah, well.

Sincerely,


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[conversett]

Mea ran away yesterday, and I believe I was partly to blame. 

I may not have been so subtle with my infatuation towards her. But seriously! How could a stallion not fall head over hooves for her. She's stunning, self-assured, and takes life by the horns.

In the end, I only aspired to be more like her. 

I tried to change into something I wasn't, and I ended up pushing her away..pushing away our friendship. When I look at it now, that was what she only really needed.

We fought too much to be together, and not in a cute way! More comparable to siblings. And now that I've stepped back, I'd see I was too caught up in her to notice what was right in of front me...the world around us!

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I had found a beautiful lake when I went after Meander, and I had to show her! The calm water glistened from the sun, and was dotted with various lily pads. I didn't wait to jump in to cool off from the heat. Though I remember Mea wasn't as keen as I was. 

I'd convince her to come in by pretending to drown so she'd rescue me. Then I'd spring a surprise attack and splash her with some water.

We had a little scuffle, that I obviously won. But it was nice to hear her laugh again and call me an overgrown colt. I was able to laugh along too.

Now, if only I could tell Mea..

Sincerely,

[249 words]

[TheUnsinkableShips]

He came after me.

That night I ran, he followed, and he told me he didn't mind.

He told me I was probably right.

We still slept alone that night.

The next few days we traveled in silence.

And finally he spoke and he said, "Mea,"

"I think you're right. I do love you,"

This I knew, but I stayed silent.

"But not as a mate. You are beautiful and kind and strong, and any stallion would be lucky to have you, but I am happy with being lucky enough to have you as family."

I think I gasped then. I don't remember.

"I love you, as strongly as anyone in love would, but I do not want to be your mate."

I think I said "Nor do I."

And then- and then, he lead me to a clearing and said, "Mea, look up, and tell me what you see." I did.

"I see stars and a sky, Sol." He chuckled.

"Well, I see answers. I see life in the constellations, and journeys in the sky." I looked up again and tried to see what he saw. "I see the moon guiding them all, and I see love from each star next to each other."

And then the sky exploded behind my eyes, and I could see it all. I could see that no matter how much I ran, it wouldn't matter because Sol wouldn't be by my side.

It would be an endless loop of searching for something I already had and left behind.

"Look up, Mea, tell me what you really see"

I did.

Sincerely,


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[1500 Total]
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