[And there's a moment a few seconds after that that's obviously the moment it all clicks for the creature; it settles its weight back and lifts its head and its feathers don't smooth out completely but the fear of immediate danger melts out of it because it trusts what Gladion is telling it.
It whistles a pained upward slide that sounds, emotionally, very much like what the fuck happened to you?? and bonks him in the chest, with his nose, hard.]
Oof!
[Then hooks its chin over his head, as Gladion, too, breaks tension and reaches up to ruffle its feathers, which turns into hugging its neck, and he's going to do that for a moment while he bleeds off some adrenaline and continues trying not to cry.
It shuffles its foreclaws forward in the dirt to return the hug a little better, presses its chin down against Gladion's temple, and with a soft, uneasy gurgle, takes the opportunity to look around behind him a little more.
What the fuck is going on.
Its eyes land on Akira again. It blinks at his face. It blinks down at his legs for much longer.]
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Date: 2023-02-15 02:28 pm (UTC)It whistles a pained upward slide that sounds, emotionally, very much like what the fuck happened to you?? and bonks him in the chest, with his nose, hard.]
Oof!
[Then hooks its chin over his head, as Gladion, too, breaks tension and reaches up to ruffle its feathers, which turns into hugging its neck, and he's going to do that for a moment while he bleeds off some adrenaline and continues trying not to cry.
It shuffles its foreclaws forward in the dirt to return the hug a little better, presses its chin down against Gladion's temple, and with a soft, uneasy gurgle, takes the opportunity to look around behind him a little more.
What the fuck is going on.
Its eyes land on Akira again. It blinks at his face. It blinks down at his legs for much longer.]