by Furrydogs12 » Wed Oct 27, 2021 4:26 am
username: Furrydogs12
registered name: Exoskeleton 'Exo'
sex: Male
prompt:
Matthias-Random dog I yonked into this
When Matthias chose to go out on Halloween night one year ago, he certainly did not expect to find Exo sobbing in the woods not too far from his little cottage.
Exo stood awkwardly a few feet away from the brown and green wolf, blinking in surprise and looking around. Perhaps there was somebody--nope. No one was there. Yup, this guy was alone, and Matthias was willing to bet all his worldly possessions that the guy was lost, too.
So it was with a soft sigh that Matthias (reluctantly) walked over to the other dog and very gently, very slowly, put a hand on his shoulder. "Uh... There, there?"
As you can see, Matthias was obviously a master at comforting people.
The other dog gave a not-so-manly squeak of fear and leaped forward, tripping over his paws and landing face-first on the ground before him, causing Matthias to flinch. That had to hurt. The other male whirled around quickly, lower lip jutting out and tears staining his cheeks. "H-who are you?" he called loudly, trying to sound intimidating and ultimately failing.
Matthias blinked and stepped forward, dipping his head in greeting. "My name is Matthias," he said softly, as not to scare the taller dog. "I mean no harm by coming through here; I was simply passing through, and... Well, I found you sitting here, and...yeah..."
The taller dog sniffled pathetically and lifted up his chin, looking at Matthias directly. "...I'm Exo," he said quietly, letting his gaze trail off to the side.
Matthias smiled gently to Exo, bowing slightly in acknowledgement. "Well then, Exo," he said, "it's a pleasure to meet you. Now, what are you doing out here all alone?"
At the question, Exo flinched and looked down, tears brimming his eyes. Just as Matthias noticed this and was about to apologize, Matthias spoke quietly.
"...I got separated from my family while we were moving, and... I'm kinda lost, and I don't know where to go..." he whimpered sadly.
"Oh my, I'm terribly sorry to hear that," Matthias said, pouting his lips as he thought for a moment. After what seemed like hours of waiting for a reply, Matthias heard the shorter dog say, "I'm aware that we just met and all, but... Well, if you'd like, you could stay with me? It's surely better than sitting out here in the cold, I'd say"
Exo overcame his fear of speaking up.