[ Ven's good at worming his way into tiny heart-niches like that. Even outright rejection from Vanitas doesn't necessarily deter him for long; the harshest scolds and snarls only have him in retreat for a couple hours at most before the goldscale's back. But as he grows the number of times he manages to inadvertently get on the blackscale's nerves decreases.
He gets better at reading the other's moods and being less of a bother in general. He's still terribly energetic and a bundle of energy on the calmest of days, but he minds how much he pesters the older dragon with it and learns quickly to give the other space when he needs it. Adapting to fit Vanitas' moods and routine are probably where he tries to make the biggest improvements.
Because he isn't doing nearly as much as Vanitas is size-wise. He's still the runt of his clutch regardless of age, and while he he puts on some healthy weight and gains a bit of muscle it's abundantly clear he just isn't going to be a large hulking specimen. If anything he grows length-wise, gaining a bit of a sleeker form in place of his whelpish, rounded butter-ball self.
But he does get claws, not long but tough and sharp. He manages to go through several boulders every couple of years with them. Teeth too, once his adolescent ones start to come in. He's sure he chewed through practically ever log he could find when those came in. It was awful.
Having his big-boy scales come in is almost as bad because while they don't ache, they're itchy and Ven's had about enough of it. The process has only just started that season but he's already miserable, rubbing and brushing up against anything he can find to rid himself of the pup-scales so that his new ones can grow in. And those ones? Are definitely not the faded tin colour he'd been born with.
They're a bright, dazzling gold when the sun catches them right.
AND THE SUCK SO MUCH WHY IS IT SO ITCHY??? Ven practically whines (the sound more of a beastly bellow by this point) as he pushes his muzzle into the dirt and pushes it forward, dragging his face, neck, and shoulder across the ground in an attempt to alleviate some of the itch. ]
rude hdu decide how much cuddling ven gives grumpybutt!!
He gets better at reading the other's moods and being less of a bother in general. He's still terribly energetic and a bundle of energy on the calmest of days, but he minds how much he pesters the older dragon with it and learns quickly to give the other space when he needs it. Adapting to fit Vanitas' moods and routine are probably where he tries to make the biggest improvements.
Because he isn't doing nearly as much as Vanitas is size-wise. He's still the runt of his clutch regardless of age, and while he he puts on some healthy weight and gains a bit of muscle it's abundantly clear he just isn't going to be a large hulking specimen. If anything he grows length-wise, gaining a bit of a sleeker form in place of his whelpish, rounded butter-ball self.
But he does get claws, not long but tough and sharp. He manages to go through several boulders every couple of years with them. Teeth too, once his adolescent ones start to come in. He's sure he chewed through practically ever log he could find when those came in. It was awful.
Having his big-boy scales come in is almost as bad because while they don't ache, they're itchy and Ven's had about enough of it. The process has only just started that season but he's already miserable, rubbing and brushing up against anything he can find to rid himself of the pup-scales so that his new ones can grow in. And those ones? Are definitely not the faded tin colour he'd been born with.
They're a bright, dazzling gold when the sun catches them right.
AND THE SUCK SO MUCH WHY IS IT SO ITCHY??? Ven practically whines (the sound more of a beastly bellow by this point) as he pushes his muzzle into the dirt and pushes it forward, dragging his face, neck, and shoulder across the ground in an attempt to alleviate some of the itch. ]