❝𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀❞ ☼ ❝𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗽❞ o/a

[Lemon Tea Rain]

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Zahara
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>Lone lioness | 6 years | with Caspian | Tags: Caspian, Buuxa<

As the sound of a lion's call reached her ears, Zahara softly thwacked Caspian's side to awaken him. She knew the lion likely wasn't hostile - he wouldn't be calling out if he was - and was probably just searching for a pride, like many this season. She couldn't help but be worried, though. At even the slightest opportunity some harm may come to Caspian, she tended to abandon whatever else she was doing and return to him, a trait that often cost her a meal. She knew she would do so much better with a pride behind her, perhaps someone to keep an eye on the cub or, better yet, hunt for her.. but.. it wasn't safe, was it?

Perhaps she was being paranoid, or perhaps she was just being responsible. She didn't know, and didn't suppose she wanted to.

The lioness heaved herself to her paws, preparing to head away from the source of noise when Caspian's curiosity got the better of him. She didn't know what was going on in the cub's head, but she let out a cry of horror as she realised Caspian was streaking off in the direction of the noise. Not now! "Casp-" she stopped to let out a gasp as she saw the cub collide with a much older than him lion.

With the lack of meals she'd successfully captured recently, she seriously doubted she'd be able to take him on.

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Caspian
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>Lion cub | 5 months | with Zahara | Tags: Buuxa<

Caspian was (rather rudely, he felt) awoken by his mother's tail hitting him in the side. A startling awakening, really, and not one he was pleased with. Letting out a loud huff to express his displeasure, before getting to his paws and cocking his head to one side to better hear what had gotten his mother ready to move so early. What greeted him was a noise he didn't quite understand, but one he could easily recognise as.. as another lion! Another lion, this close? Caspian just had to see him! Just a little peep..

The clever cub had learnt by now that if he wanted to explore, he had to be quickly gone before his mother caught on to his intentions. That was why he was streaking off without another thought - panting softly and glancing behind him to give his mother a mischievous grin. It wasn't until he was colliding with a much larger male's legs his grin faltered.

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King
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>Lone lion | 8 years | Alone | Tags: --<

As yet another morning arrived, King found himself yawning widely. His belly was still semi-full from the previous night's successful hunt, and water wasn't something to worry about at the moment.. and so, he was bored. Rediculously bored. He could pick a fight, like usual, but he didn't feel like doing that today. Oh, what a bother..

He heaved himself lazily to his feet and decided to take a walk around.

[spotthecow]

𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐳𝐚
aziza||lone lioness||mother of odion & zuri||seven yrs||tag(s); ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬❧

xxxxxA large lioness walked slowly with her two cubs at her side in the depths of the early morning. Her khaki colored gaze was alert as always, watching their surroundings with a close eye as their paws each reached the edge of the waterhole. It was a rather peaceful morning, at least it seemed to be at that very moment. The feline's irises casted upon a group of zebra across the waterhole, studying them for only a moment as they watched her warily. The beautiful lioness' interest in them loosened, more or less, for she found herself wondering if there were any nearby prides waiting to hunt the striped creatures. The mother turned to watch her cubs lap at the rippling water, she even allowed them to play in it for a short moment, before she let out a low hum to announce that it was time to move on into the grassy land.

It was strange really for the former queen to have left her pride, but with the loss of her loyal king and the illnesses that had spread, aziza knew that leaving had been the best choice for her, odion, and zuri to survive onward. It wasn't easy, having to hunt and watch her cubs all on her own, however aziza was wise enough to carefully hide them whenever she did chase after prey. The lioness pushed her stubborn son with her nose to impatiently get him to move onward, then alas, they began to walk towards the plains.

𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐧
odion||lone lion cub||son of aziza||sibling of zuri||three mths||tag(s); ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬❧

xxxxxThe larger of the two cubs, a young lion at that, lapped up some cool water next to his family, allowing it to sink into his throat satisfyingly. No, it wasn't as great as the sweet milk of aziza, but the mother had been very firm that it was time she'd begin to wean them both. So plain ol' water it was, at least until later on in the day. Water should be for playing only! Odion thought with an irritated huff of breath coming from his small muzzle. It wasn't long after that he decided to sink his paws into the shallow water and jump at his sister with a playful growl, splashing zuri as a toothy smirk of sorts pressed onto his charming lips.

It wasn't much longer after that their mother's voice rang quietly into his ears and he had began to let out a whine, but the older feline was quick to reprimand him for the little action. aziza had always been strict on him and his sister, although it was always for a good reason. Even if the stubborn cub didn't want to admit it, he knew that what his mother told them was for them to both be safe. Sometimes, odion liked to be rebellious, or at least he had tried a couple times, however aziza was always watching and caught him within two tail lengths of him leaving her side each time. The scolding he had received just wasn't worth it every single day.

𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐢
zuri||lone lioness cub||daughter of aziza||sibling of odion||three mths||tag(s); ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬❧

xxxxxThe small, lioness cub leaned against her mother as she took a couple, delicate laps of the cool water. The timid, little cub abruptly raised her head to follow her mother's eyes towards the zebras. From watching her mother's ways, zuri had learned quickly to observe just about everything that she could, even if the small feline didn't understand why. aziza was not only a mother to the cub, but an important teacher as well, that was what her father had told her before his death--something that zuri had promised to always remember and respect, unlike her dear brother.

When he splashed her in the face, she sighed, yet swatted at the water to splash him right back. She wasn't as big of a fan as odion had been, in fact, she made certain that at least three of her paws were on the safety of the rocky ground. Thankfully, it didn't last much longer for poor zuri as she found herself walking between her mother's paws again, staying as close as she could.

𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐢
kanoni||lone lioness||three yrs||tag(s); ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬❧

xxxxxA young lioness in the midst of new found heat, journeyed across the land, unworried about much in her immature mind. She had very recently left her pride and with a deeply proud smile on her adorable face. The three year old was determined to live out her life the way she wanted to and it that meant finding a new pride or a bachelor to call her own, then so be it. Her paws frolicked happily along the tall, grasses of gold until her came upon a partially eaten carcass of a zebra, where vultures now wrapped themselves around. The lovely lioness purred in delight at just the thought of tasting the flesh of the creature to her lips, without even knowing or caring really how long it had been sitting there and just whose meal it was. Wow, this is such perfect timing! I can't believe it..Now to just scare those feathered critters off! With that thought in mind, she began to trample along the ground and let out a melodic roar as she pounced onto the backs of the birds, scaring them off, but also making quite the noise.

[bambini.]

◦𝔹𝕦𝕦𝕩𝕒

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lone lion
six years
three hundred
ninety two pounds
currently interacting

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♛ as buuxa called, his head was mostly aimed up towards the sky, so anything below him was pretty much within his blind spot. he heard some scurrying across the ground and the movement of dry grass, but buuxa really thought nothing of it as it sounded like a smaller being, perhaps a pangolin or hyrax or something of that matter. that was all until a furry, tailed little creature bumped straight into his front paws. buuxa inhaled the scent, and upon looking down it only confirmed his suspicions, it was indeed a lion cub! buuxa bared his teeth into a confused snarl, his tail flicking with irritation. he eyed down the young male cub and with a huff he spoke, “shouldn’t you be with your mother?”. now stepping away from the cub, his teeth still bared into a light snarl with his tail flicking behind him, buuxa raised his head and peered around. surely such a young cub would be accompanied by his mother. sure enough was he right, in the distance he spotted a lioness. she looked hungry, afterall having cubs is always difficult for the mother. she seemed about the same age as him as well, she probably well and truly knew how to protect her cub, buuxa knew not to mess with her. now feeling slightly empathetic for the pair, he lowered his tail and closed his mouth, hiding his angry snarl. he didn’t want to come across as a threat to the mother.

pride: none tagged: zahara,caspian mentions: s.a.t

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lone lioness
seven years
three hundred
sixty three pounds
in heat
currently hunting

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♛ lesedi had been on the prowl since the night, following her nose of a herd of dik dik’s trail. she persevered, and although she had been walking for a few hours now, she knew they were close. she could smell the scent of the herd and it was beginning to become more and more stronger. she peered into the distance, the foliage was becoming more dense. dik dik loved to rest in shady areas full of low lying shrubs and trees in order to feel safe. but they couldn’t fool her she knee that was exactly where the herd must be located. she decided to approach the area side on, not wanting to be seen by the herd or any other animals for that matter. she crouched down low amongst the tall cream coloured grass, her pelt almost blending in as if it was identical in colouration. soon enough she was close enough to be able to spot the herd. the dik dik were quietly grazing on the grass that was spotted with morning dew. she crouched down even lower now, almost laying down, she needed to examine the herd. carefully she examined each of several members, trying to find a weak or young one. although it wasn’t the time for young to be born, it was certainly a time of courtship which meant the males had been sparring. soon enough she spotted a smaller, weaker male. he was bruised and cut, likely injured by a stronger male. now having chosen her pick, lesedi began to close in on the herd. with stealth and silence, she came closer towards her target, just a few more metres now and she would be in the perfect range. now only metres from her prey, her hind legs began to lightly shuffle behind her as she prepared to pounce. swiftly she pounced on the small antelope, as it was small it offered little struggle for her to keep down, and within a few seconds she managed to successfully take down her prey. the surrounding dik dik began to flee in a hurry. she quickly carried her fresh kill into the shrubs and began to eat quickly before the news got around to the hyenas.

pride: none tagged: none mentions: none

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lone lioness
three years
two hundred
fifty three pounds
in heat
currently resting

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♛ binah childishly rolled around in the damp grass. dawn was always her favourite time of the day as she loved to roll around in the cool morning dew that stuck to tiny blades of grass. as she was rolling around binah noticed several grasshoppers hopping around on every angle around her as they desperately tried to avoid being squashed. she quickly rolled onto her stomach and back onto her feet, letting out a playful growl. with her tail tip flickering with excitement she began to eagerly pounce of the grasshoppers. whilst she was generally unsuccessful as many were able to jump or fly away, she still found some enjoyment in the act. however grasshoppers get boring quite quickly, and not only to mention slightly tiresome. she padded over to a rock that was beginning to grow warm underneath the suns ray’s. she brushed her cheek fur against the rock before pouncing atop of it. stretching out her paws, her claws becoming unsheathed, before flopping down upon the rock. she watched out on the plains ahead of her as she lay her head atop her paws.

pride: none tagged: none mentions: none

[nocturna.]

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- - I. lioness | II. 6 yrs | III. white / leucistic | IV. no pride | V. in heat | VI. location here | VII. tags open | VIII. mentions n/a

The white lioness was no stranger to being on her own; she'd been a loner for the majority of her life. But this time around her solitary lifestyle was a bit fresh. Two wet seasons back, Nonya joined the company of a male and female. They remained nomadic, not really claiming a steady territory. Nonya had permitted males in the past to stay with her when in heat, but never had birthed a live cub. A year and a half ago the stars must have aligned, as Nonya finally gave birth to a cub; a runty female. After four previous dead cubs, Nonya was furiously protective of her daughter. But even giving it her all wasn't enough to prevent future horrors... Last dry season had been particularly hard on their small pride and Nonya's overprotective nature towards her daughter would spell their doom.

The first time mother rarely went out to hunt with the other female, nor did she fully trust her daughter's father to protect the cub effectively. Squabbles and resentment eventually reached the boiling point and Nonya woke one morning to find herself and her daughter alone. The others had abandoned them. Nonya was furious. She'd be able to survive on her own, but with another mouth to feed and protect... The white lioness gave it her best effort, practically starving herself. After only 5 months of life, her only cub passed. Devastated, Nonya had just about given up, not wanting to go on. Mourning her daughter was tough, but Nonya eventually turned her focus on hunting down those who abandoned her.

After nearly a year searching, the white lioness hadn't found any signs of her daughter's father or the other lioness. The realization of having to give up the chase and move on with her life, has left Nonya bitter and resentful. The rare beauty now spends her days wandering, scraping a living each day. At times, the need for social interactions pulls at her heartstrings, but the proud lioness never went in search of it.

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- - I. lioness | II. 3 ½ yrs | III. tawny & cream | IV. no pride | V. in heat | VI. location here | VII. tags kanoni | VIII. mentions n/a

It had been a few days since Adaeze had left her birth pride. Sure, she was a little older than when most lions struck out on their own, but the decision hadn't been an easy one. Ada was blessed with having grown up with both her mother and her birth father. Her father had ruled over the pride for many seasons, successfully chasing off any usurpers who dared try and cross him. Her father's prowess earned him many lionesses and a vast territory. This created a rather unusual problem for his many daughters; either stay in relative comfort - without being able to have any cubs of their own - or strike out by themselves. Adaeze had grown up watching her elder sisters struggle with this dilemma, and her own future had been a constant worry. Though she loved being surrounded by her extended family, the allure of the unknown had become irresistible. The goodbyes had been heartbreaking, but the promise of adventure urged Ada on.

This morning was quite like the previous, the tawny lioness woke with the sunrise and got right to traveling again. She kept a slow, but steady pace to conserve energy. The land around her father's territory was barren. Well, barren of other lions. Ada knew she'd have to travel a large distance to find anyone.

After a couple hours of walking, a sudden roar to her right was enough to make the lioness jump. Ada instantly stood stiff and at full alert. The roar sounded somewhat playful and definitely not a male's... She cautiously pressed on wards through the grass. Ada stopped her pace, coming several yards away from a lioness chasing off vultures. That's when the scent of death hit her nose, making her stomach gurgle in response. It had been two days since her last meal... maybe this female would let her take a bite? Trying her best not to scare the female, Ada let out a friendly call, keeping her body low to show submission.

[Lemon Tea Rain]

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Zahara
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>Lone lioness | 6 years | Interacting | Tags: Caspian, Buuxa<

Zahara skidded to a stop, quickly using her paw to nudge her cub under her and stare at the lion defensively. She pushed Caspian back some, further away from the lion, before turning to look at him. "I'm sorry. He doesn't usually make himself such a nuisance," she said, her tail flicking uneasily. Given the choice, she would much rather stay on this lions good side; she was tired and hungry, and picking a fight seemed to be quite the waste of time.

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Caspian
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>Lion cub | 5 months | with Zahara | Tags: Buuxa, Zahara<

Caspian let out a squeak of fear at the lion's bared teeth, before being quickly scooped under his mother. He didn't think he'd ever been as grateful for his mother's sudden appearance, huddling in to one of her hind legs and nearly tripping her up in the process. Despite that, it wasn't long before the cub's curiousity grew again, and Zahara had to push him back as he tried to crawl out from under her to gaze at the male lion once again.

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King
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>Lone lion | 8 years | Alone | Tags: --<

As yet another morning arrived, King found himself yawning widely. His belly was still semi-full from the previous night's successful hunt, and water wasn't something to worry about at the moment.. and so, he was bored. Rediculously bored. He could pick a fight, like usual, but he didn't feel like doing that today. Oh, what a bother..

He heaved himself lazily to his feet and decided to take a walk around. Realistically, he knew he should be more concerned with his survival, at the moment. As time went on, he knew he'd have to get a pride eventually, but.. he shook his head. He didn't want that.

[ordinary people]

♕ ━ 𝚍𝚊𝚔𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚒
seven ━ lion ━ three-hundred ninety-four pounds
pride: here ━━━ tags; here ━━━ mentions; here
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the large curled his lips back, revealing his pearlescent canines and inhaled deep, the humid air flowing deep into his chest. the golden brute could almost taste the air, the large herds of wildebeests and zebra but the there was one particular scent that interested him greatly; lionesses in heat. for the majority of this wet season, darkarai has ignored the smell, instead, completing his regular routine of eating and sleeping but the primal instinct to find himself a lioness and produce cubs of his own has become increasingly stronger with age and at seven years, he wasn't getting any younger. yet, courting was such a tiring and time consuming business and he himself had never been able to acquire more than one lioness at a time, so had never truly experienced being the head of a pride. opening his jaws, he released a long, deep roar, one that could be heard for miles.

♔ ━ 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚒
eight ━ lioness ━ three-hundred forty-eight ━ in heat
pride: here ━━━ tags; here ━━━ mentions; here
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the experienced lioness currently resided in the waterhole, positioned beside some long grass, where she had been for the past hour or so. around the water's edge were a smaller herd of buffalo but these were of no interest to her, she knew that there was no chance she would be able to take one down on her own and if she tried, she's probably just get herself injured. ultimately, it was better to wait and be patient, the right prey would come around soon like a gazelle or even a kob if she was feeling brave. yet, she would much prefer the gazelle, it was smaller than a kob and the success rate would be marginally higher and she didn't need something big as she only had herself to feed.

[bambini.]

◦𝔹𝕦𝕦𝕩𝕒

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lone lion
six years
three hundred
ninety two pounds
currently interacting

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♛ the male chuckled lightly, “no worries, i remember back when i was a young cub like that” he looked down at the cub, clearly still eager to stare at him “infact i was alot like you young one.” buuxa could tell the female was feeling uneasy, and he didn’t really blame her. in attempts to ease out the whole situation, he thought it may be a good idea to strike up conversation. he wasn’t really sure whether she had any plans for the day, but he didn’t think a simple question could be of much harm. “may i ask both of your names?” he asked curiously, almost as much as the young cub. buuxa continued to keep his posture in a way that didn’t come across as hostile. whilst he never was fond of cubs that weren’t his own, the cub appeared to be older and was likely just weaned from his mother so buuxa didn’t have too much of a problem with him at this stage.

pride: none tagged: zahara,caspian mentions: s.a.t

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lone lioness
seven years
three hundred
sixty three pounds
in heat
currently interacting

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♛ lesedi continued to crunch away quickly at the carcass, barely leaving much eating after a few minutes. a dik dik carcass was merely enough to feed one lion but surely enough the hyenas had already recieved word of a kill. their notorious laughs giggled and cackled amongst the shrubs, lesedi baring her teeth and snarling angrily in attempt to ward them off. unfortunately there were many of them, at least five or six all dominant females aswell. lesedi bared her teeth, aiming a few swipes in the hyenas direction before eventually giving in to their advances and allowing them to close in on the kill, “there’s really nothing but bone marrow left” she grumbled stubbornly to herself before making her way into the open savannah. after a few minutes of walking, her ears picked up a sound, the sound of another lion. the deep, rumbling roar was surely that of a male.

lesedi hadn’t been interested in males for quite the time since she had lost her dearest cub and the terrible memories of her father did not help the situation either. but it was almost as if lesedi couldn’t help herself to head in the direction of the sound, it was almost as if her legs were carrying and unwilling body and mind. despite her stubborn nature, deep down lesedi knew that she ought join a pride soon, as much as she’d like to be able to lesedi just wouldn’t be able to manage on her own. she had thoughts of perhaps forming something with a few other lionesses, but she’d always been too bitter to get along with them. the smell of the male was growing stronger, the scent was definitely that of an older male, which in a way pleased but also worried lesedi, whilst younger males provided less protection, they were often less hostile than their older counterparts. but she was only guessing, there would be a slim chance this male may be of kind nature. there was no worth turning back now, she was pretty much ready to meet this lion, she would keep herself wary however. soon enough lesedi caught a glimpse of the male. even from a distance she was able to notice his notched ear, and once again that made her question. either way she began to approach the male, whilst attempting to come across as submissive her lips still curled into the slighest snarl, with her tail tip flicking gently. she kept her distance for now, awaiting the males next move.

pride: none tagged: dakarai mentions: s.a.t

◦𝔹𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕙

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lone lioness
three years
two hundred
fifty three pounds
in heat
currently resting

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♛ binah childishly rolled around in the damp grass. dawn was always her favourite time of the day as she loved to roll around in the cool morning dew that stuck to tiny blades of grass. as she was rolling around binah noticed several grasshoppers hopping around on every angle around her as they desperately tried to avoid being squashed. she quickly rolled onto her stomach and back onto her feet, letting out a playful growl. with her tail tip flickering with excitement she began to eagerly pounce of the grasshoppers. whilst she was generally unsuccessful as many were able to jump or fly away, she still found some enjoyment in the act. however grasshoppers get boring quite quickly, and not only to mention slightly tiresome. she padded over to a rock that was beginning to grow warm underneath the suns ray’s. she brushed her cheek fur against the rock before pouncing atop of it. stretching out her paws, her claws becoming unsheathed, before flopping down upon the rock. she watched out on the plains ahead of her as she lay her head atop her paws.

pride: none tagged: none mentions: none