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Post by Ashe on Jun 5, 2024 15:39:37 GMT -6
Azrael x KatlaOnly the users participating in the breeding may post in this thread. The room can look however you like, within reason.
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Post by Ashe on Jun 5, 2024 15:48:46 GMT -6
![](https://hxrv2.neocities.org/draconics/offspring/malavos_offspring_6.png) Santiago had come home, eventually, that night - and found Ashe waiting for him. The man had been unconcerned, knowing through their bond that Santiago was more than alright. It had been a little unnerving for Ashe to come visit his soul partner to find him missing, yet hilariously eye roll worthy when he figured out what was going on... So Santi had come clean about what he had done, where he had been, and honestly? That gave Ashe ideas. He and Jinx were always just kind of awkwardly standing around while the dragons talked and eventually got it on, and especially considering how the dragons were more intelligent than even their human companions most of the time - was that ethical? Moral? It was just weird. But dates. Ashe and Jinx could arrange dates, and be chaperones. So it was arranged, with discussions of who would like to go on a date with who - the dragons found this highly entertaining! - and before too long, they had a pairing ready to meet. And so, Ashe (with Inyala on his shoulder while they traveled) and Az arrived at the meeting place. The large white Malavos seemed happy to get out and meet someone besides his own family! 1
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Post by Jinx on Jun 5, 2024 15:53:15 GMT -6
![](https://hxrv2.neocities.org/draconics/eideon.png) Katla had recently stepped out to meet a charming Makiyan by the name of Santiago, and they'd had a clutch together. Everything had been so new and exciting for her, and they had split caring for the offspring quite nicely. She had her brood to occupy her time, though once again, she found herself surrounded by babies and not much in the way of intelligent discussion. She was always feeling like life was passing her by while she stayed still; she wanted to grab it by the horns, she wanted to go on an adventure and see the world! She wanted to know everything there was to know! So when her human friend, Jinx, had broached the topic of going on a date with another dragon, Katla had jumped in eagerly, wanting to meet this other friend of Ashe's. She had liked Santiago, surely she would like this other dragon as well! Jinx had been amused, and happy, that Katla was so excited for this date, and even helped her brush out her mane and fur. Then they headed out to the meeting place. 2
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Post by Ashe on Jun 5, 2024 22:19:59 GMT -6
Azreal was lounging against a large rock, with Ashe lounging against his barrel of a chest, when Jinx and Katla arrived. Ashe was the first to stand, with Az making sure the fragile human was safely up and out of harm's way before he stood. He was a mass of muscle with a dangerous tail, and Ashe was soft human flesh! The two males were standing, waiting for the ladies to approach. Once they were close enough, Ashe started to go ahead and greet Jinx, but Azrael made the move first. He saw the lovely Eideon approaching and took a couple of steps toward her, to surpass Ashe, and bowed low to the ground. "My lady. Pleasure to meet you. Ashe has told me about you, but not your name. I am Azrael. What can I call you?" He made a valiant attempt at sounding proper. Of all of Ashe's draconics, Az was the most polite, perhaps the most charming, better than Santiago because he put forth the effort.
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Post by Jinx on Jun 6, 2024 19:39:49 GMT -6
Jinx went to stand by Ashe, knowing the routine that they'd fallen into gave the dragons more privacy to get to know each other without human chaperones. She gestured to him, suggesting they go elsewhere, just out of sight but close enough if they were needed. They'd been lucky so far, but not every dragon was guaranteed to get along! Just like not every human.
Katla warmed to this Malavos's polite greeting, already feeling like he truly was happy to see her. That made her happy to meet him, too. "Nice to meet you, Azrael. You may call me Katla!" But now that interactions were done, Katla found herself at a loss for words. What now? She wasn't that great at leading small talk yet, she didn't know what kind of topics others liked to discuss. So she just straightened herself up, feeling her wings shift. Oh, she could talk about that! "Have you ever been flying?" She was dying to try but had no one to teach her!
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Post by Ashe on Jun 6, 2024 20:11:37 GMT -6
Ashe joined Jinx, taking her arm companionably and walking with her some distance away and around a corner, out of sight, to give the grown dragons some privacy. He knew Az could handle himself, and he figured Katla could fly away if any blows came to pass, but being close in case one of them needed to ask something kept them near.
Azrael was a bit taken aback by her question. She didn't seem to be mocking him about flying, as there didn't seem to be a rude tone to her voice or an offensive stance. She seemed almost naive in her innocence, seeing as she was so young and sheltered. Thankfully, Az didn't have the desire to fly and he was just fine digging burrows in the ground. No need to go in the sky when everything he had was right here. He fluttered his stumpy wings, glancing over his shoulder at them to better answer her question. "No, I have not," He said simply.
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Post by Jinx on Jun 10, 2024 16:55:39 GMT -6
Katla felt a little bit off when he answered the question. She didn't sense anger in the words, but there was definitely a tune of distaste in there, and that made her feel like she was missing something. Had he already said he didn't like to fly? Did he have a fear of heights or something? Her gaze shifted to him, from the ground where it had lowered when he made the response. She hadn't meant to nearly cower like that, but she was a little sensitive to the tone! And now that she looked up properly - really took him in - she saw the stubby wings on his back and knew those things weren't going to lift a hatchling up, let alone a big grown Malavos! Katla grimaced to herself for not realizing it sooner. She hadn't been paying attention like she should have and she could only imagine what an insult this was to him! "Oh goodness! I'm terribly sorry, I didn't mean - I swear, I just - I'm sorry!" She ducked her head for real this time, ashamed.
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Post by Ashe on Jun 10, 2024 18:46:06 GMT -6
Seeing the realization dawn on Katla's face was enough for Azrael. He was able to see she hadn't done it on purpose to be mean, but had just overlooked a detail in her excitement - or was it nervousness? - and spoke from her own experiences. Who could miss those stunning, large wings on her back, after all? So Az decided to try to alleviate her embarrassment by dismissing it. "Do not worry, it is fine. I am better at other things, even if I cannot fly like you can." Azrael stretched his muscular body, his tail swaying a bit with his effort. He had large claws, strong paws, and he could show her exactly how he would use them.
"Would you like to see? We on the ground are not so limited as you might think." He turned, intending to lead her to the spot he was intending, if she wanted to come along with him. He hoped she didn't get claustrophobic or anything, because it would be under ground!
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Post by Jinx on Jun 10, 2024 18:55:16 GMT -6
Katla was so relieved that he wasn't upset with her, didn't even seem the least little bit angry thank goodness, that she was almost nauseous. She would have gone wherever he asked to make it up to him, he didn't have to ask. So when he turned to head to a spot to show her what he could do instead, she followed without question. She wanted to ask him what it was he was good at, what skills he had and what he used them for, but she kept quiet because she didn't want to mess up again like she just had. So she followed with a polite, "Yes, of course!" She kept her wings tucked close to her body, out of the way, not trying to boast of her flying ability. Even though she still wasn't that great at it, and the Malavos wouldn't have had anything to be jealous of yet anyway... She glanced around, wondering how far they were going.
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Post by Ashe on Jun 10, 2024 18:58:58 GMT -6
Azrael was glad she was joining him, since that made the whole 'what do I do on this date' thing a heck of a lot easier. He wanted to show her a whole new world - under the world, so to speak. His kind were well skilled in digging through dirt and rock, and it was usually a Malavos that made their fancy caves where the other dragons lived. Plenty of dragons were too fragile to dig - could you imagine a Shalaya trying to move some rocks? - but even the ones that weren't delicate of build, like a Lashak, lacked the finesse. But his breed were the best!
"I am going to show you how I make a tunnel," Azrael told her. "I hope you are not afraid of the dark. Or caves." He found the entrance to an already established tunnel, and he followed it in. Around a bend, he sized up the wall and determined this would be a good place. Using his front paws and claws, he started to dig.
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Post by Jinx on Jun 10, 2024 19:02:29 GMT -6
Katla hesitated at the entrance to this tunnel, not sure just what exactly she had signed herself up for. Digging a tunnel? But weren't there already plenty of tunnels around here, why would they need to make more? Curiosity won out in the end and she followed after him, though she was a bit cautious the darker it got. "I'm not afraid..." She told him, even if it might sound a little unconvincing. She was definitely going to try, going to push any fears she might discover she had to the back of her mind. She had never been in this position before, so she might end up scared at the end of this thing, who knew? She tucked her wings tighter, glancing around at the walls around her. When he started digging - and she had to sidestep to avoid clods of dirt and stone - she winced inwardly. "Doesn't that hurt your claws?" she asked, feeling her own twinge just at the sight of it.
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Post by Ashe on Jun 10, 2024 19:09:23 GMT -6
Azrael dug and dug, quickly creating a pile of dirt and rock and gravel behind him as he made a large indent in the wall. Within a couple of minutes, he could fit his front half in the depression left behind. Five more minutes and only his tail would be sticking out. Surely this would impress, no one could dig as well as he and Trish, his sister, could! When she asked her question, he curved his body around to peek his head back out and look at her. "What was that? Oh," He asked first, then his brain caught up to what his ears had heard, and made sense of the words. "No. No hurt at all. They were made for this." He turned back around and kept digging. "Space is small, but I can go faster." He had been trying to make a full size tunnel, but realized the going was slow, so he made a tunnel where they could both slink through with knees bent slightly. "Will not take long."
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Post by Jinx on Jun 10, 2024 19:14:02 GMT -6
Katla was impressed. Not only was he not hurting himself doing this, but he was gaining speed as he worked instead of quickly growing tired, like she would have. When she flew, the little bit she did, she still tired quickly. As his tunnel got deeper, she started to creep inside to inspect it, careful of his tail since it was the longest thing about him and still sticking out. She craned her neck to look at the ceiling and it looked pretty sturdy. The walls were rough, but not as rough as she expected them to be. And she crouched the further in she went, taking note that the ground was angling downward, like a straight staircase for example, and also the ceiling had dropped a bit. So this was what he meant - he was shrinking the tunnel a bit so it wouldn't take long. She kept up with him as he went, dodging dirt and rock and shifting them over to the side in piles whenever she was able to.
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Post by Ashe on Jun 10, 2024 19:32:53 GMT -6
Azrael continued to dig, and dig, and dig. Had he more than a one track mind, he might have been concerned if Katla was growing bored or wanted to do something else. Time flew by for him when he got like this - had it been ten minutes? A half hour? More? He didn't know. He just kept on keeping on, going gradually down and down. He hoped he would be able to find what he wanted to show her, because it would be absolutely stunning for someone who was so used to the surface, the sky. But for him? This was exciting.
He dug for a while longer, who knew how much longer unless Katla was keeping track, then he started to feel the rock get... hollow. Like there was something on the other side. He hoped this was what he was thinking it would be, and he pressed on, going with refreshed determination but also slowing down a bit so he could dig with a little more carefulness.
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Post by Jinx on Jun 10, 2024 19:41:38 GMT -6
Katla trailed him, finding enough fascination with his digging skills that she never quite got bored. She didn't know how much time had passed, either, but it felt like a long time. It was hard to tell if that was just because it was rather boring in here, especially since she couldn't talk to Az to fill the void since the digging would be too loud in his ears to hear her, or if a long time had really passed. She didn't hear their human companions shouting for them or wondering where they'd gone, so maybe it wasn't as long as it felt?
And then, just like that, the atmosphere changed. Katla paused, trying to determine what it was she was picking up on. She felt something through the earth at her feet... But she felt an added tension in Az. He seemed to be working with more zest, and yet he was digging with more care, like someone who was on the edge of something. Like a cliff. Oh no! Were they about to fall?!
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