Made another little somethin somethin for my beloved Forest Man fic. Y'all...this story...UGH.
Once he and Eddie are dressed appropriately and their shoes are on, Eddie leads Buck through the dark woods, silvery moonlight slicing through the darkness and offering them enough to see by. Their fingers are tangled together between them, neither speaking as they listen to the crunch of their footsteps over fallen leaves and scattered twigs.
Buck inhales deeply, taking in the crisp and cool air, the muskiness of dirt and tang of nature sticking to the walls of his lungs. When he exhales, his shoulders release the final bit of tension he finds he’s been holding on to.
He would be content to stay here forever.
But that might have to do with the man grinning over his shoulder at Buck. “Nearly there.”
“All good.” Buck replies. What he thinks is I’ll follow you anywhere, for as long as needed.
That’s too much, too soon. Yet Buck knows it's true in his chest. In his heart.
Buck could find himself falling in love with Eddie very easily.
—I once ventured deep into the abyss and came face-to-face with an enormous beast. I don't know its name, all I know is the sight of it chilled me to the bone. But mark my words, one day I will march back in there and behead that beast, and you, comrade, will be my witness!