That's it, it's official, I'm obsessed. I stayed up way too late, but I knew exactly what this guy's first meeting was gonna be and I just had to get it down so uh, here it is xD
Tacking Prompt - First Meeting
I shuffled through the small, crowded marketplace, the desert sand slowly accumulating in the bottom of my shoes. It was hot, extremely hot, and I was getting tired. Not finding anything of much interest, I decided to head home. Finally managing to break free of the crowd, I stepped into a small clearing. On the other side, I noticed a couple of handlers holding rope lines to Skepluvias. They seemed to be struggling with one. He was a bright blue and red jack that seemed to shine under the hot sun and I immediately fell in love with him. I started to walk over when he took a weird step and clumsily tripped over his own feet. This sent him into a real panic.
He stood up and jerked his head violently upwards, the rope slipping through his handler's hand. He took a step back, seeming to realize that he had just broken free. I swear I saw him flash a small grin at his used to be handler as he bolted away, his gorgeous red and blue feathers streaming behind him. He came straight for me and I stupidly decided not to move and instead put my hands up to try to stop him from reaching the big crowds. I think we were both a bit surprised when he skidded to a halt in front of me. He let out a snort and slapped his spiked tail on the ground.
"Easy, big guy" I cooed gently, "You're all right." He seemed to calm down a bit as his head lowered and his eyes met mine. I carefully reached my hand out to him, palm up. He was a bit suspicious at first but eventually bent down a bit to smell me. I smiled as he began to relax and I moved my hand up to his shoulder to give him a little scratch. And just like that, I knew he was mine. It didn't take much to convince his handler to sell him to me, I think they understood the connection we shared. Apollo came home with me that day and he has been my best man ever since.