uisgeannan | Some kind of dragon au

[There's a blissful moment or two of silence afterward in which Vanitas let's his eyes droop closed again...

Before the noise starts back up. He snorts, rumbling in his chest in a displeased sort of grumble before he reaches out and bumps the other again. It's harder this time, a pointed shove that will hopefully wake the smaller gold up.]

[ ~~know Kaz's pain with your snoring mr. mermaid 8||~~

The nudge this time is a success. Ven's bumped enough that it disturbs his happy little ball and has him hurrying for a moment to get his paws out from under him so he doesn't roll right over, but his response is just a sleepy little snort and chuff before he lifts his head and looks around sleepily. ]

[~~ssssssshhh that's not relevant!!~~]

You're too loud.

[That's his only response, before he turns more onto his side and rolls away from the other. Alright, so maybe he's looking for a more comfortable position to actually catch some sleep in.]

Loud...? [ He was just sleepily away happily you rude. Ven blinks sleepily a few more times before he opens his mouth in a wide yawn and rises up on his paws with an arch in his back. Streeeeeetch, toddle toddle toddle.

Huff. If you feel a brush against your side Vanitas, that may very well be because Ven's decided that he's going to curl up there now. ]

You're making noises.

[As soon as the other settles against him, Vanitas makes a slightly distressed sound and tries to inch away. But the nest is only so big, so he ends up settling only a few feet away, nostrils snorting in irritation as he glares at the the other and paws at him.]

And you can't rest here, it's mine!

But you're warm... The floor's cold. [ And he is a sleepy sleepy draggin okay. He's less worried about the nest itself and more with the heat Vanitas' body offers, so when he's pushed off the edge of the nest onto the ground he gives a tired bark and tries to crawl back up. ]

That's not my problem.

[As soon as the other tries to climb onto his nest, Vanitas makes another low growl and raises his spines, lips drawing back to show his teeth again.]

..... [ Ven chuffs unhappily but shrinks back down, sitting back onto his haunches and looking around for anything that might also serve to be comfortable. Mostly it's just stuff he shouldn't be touching anyway, so with a defeated little noise he pulls his paws away from the edge of the nest and just wanders around the edge of it towards Vanitas' tail end, away from his fangs and all that. Mostly to see if the other will tolerate him taking up residence there, on the floor next to him. ]

[Well, he doesn't have the same aggression. Vanitas just eyes the smaller dragon as he retreats, snorting softly as he curls up beside him. He should really chase him off, but again he's too tired to properly assert his dominance over the area and the gold isn't much of a threat.

So after a small stare-off, he lowers his head again and curls in on himself, closing his eyes in an attempt to catch more sleep.]

[ Which is basically the okay to STAY FOREVER as far as Ven's concerned. He coos just once, before curling up into a happy little bundle and tucking his head and limbs under himself to keep warm. And this time he won't snore at all c: ]

[Good, because he really needs the uninterrupted rest. After a good three or four hours after drifting off, Vanitas finally blinks awake and yawns, lifting to stretch himself. It's already dark outside the cave, but he hardly cares as he flexes his limbs and glances back to see if the smaller dragon's still asleep or not.]

[ Nope! In fact Ven actually isn't there at all, absent from the spot he'd chosen as his napping area. Vanitas is nice and alone in the cave fancy that :>c ]

[Huh..... maybe he's actually taken off??

The larger male cocks his head, sniffing at the air before he slowly moves towards the cave's entrance. His wounds are closed by now--still slightly painful, but no longer bleeding as he stalks to the waterfall and adjacent ledge]

[ Are you kidding, when are you ever that lucky Vanitas.

The moment he steps outside it'll be obvious where Ven's gone. He isn't exactly being subtle about the way he's splashing and floundering about in the water below, pouncing and apparently chasing something beneath the water's surface.

Not very well mind you, because he keeps getting turned around every time one of the gd fish catches his attention. They won't hold still long enough for him to snap at one )8 ]

[...He should have known.

The larger male cranes his head out, catching sight of the younger as he splashes and cavorts along the river bed. The sun's setting, casting the adjacent landscape in shadow and faint light, which means that the fish are definitely awake and out for their nightly hunting.

He feels his stomach growl faintly, reminded that he hasn't eaten anything for a day as he silently moves out from behind the waterfall and skips down the ledge to the water's surface.]

Caught anything, yet? [It also can't hurt to tease the other a bit, since he seems to be having such a difficult time catching anything.]

Oh...! You're awake! [ Ven stops in the middle of a splash and perks both earstalks up with a chirp, tail swishing in the water behind him. ]

I haven't got anything yet...they're slippery.

You aren't doing it right.

[Stepping off the ledge, he hops closer to the river bank and gives another stretch.]

You've gotta lay a trap for them.

A trap?

[ Ven shakes himself out (even if he's still in the water) and waddles back towards the water's edge to meet the other. ] What sort of trap?

Fish are smarter than you think.

[He gazes at the other meaningly, before he walks off into the bushes and starts digging at the rocks and ground beneath.]

Chasing after them might catch you one or two, in a few hours. But if you have something they like to eat...

[He stops once he gets a few inches down, and pulls out what look like several strands from the earth. In actuality, they're nightcrawler worms, just now becoming active now that the sun's setting.]

They'll come right to your paw.

...Those look gross. Are you sure they'll work? [ He doesn't even want to try sniffing them. They're too wriggly and yuck. Ven moves backward to give the other room. ]

More than sure.

[Once he has a few of them, he holds them between his digits and shuffles back to the river. Standing in the shallows, he he extends his arm and lets the worms languish in the current, waiting for the first fish that come up to investigate.

It takes a good ten or fifteen minutes, but soon enough he has a couple trout nipping at his digits. He lets them get comfortable, holding the worms firmly enough that they go from mere nips and bites to actual attempts at swallowing them...

Before his neck winds back, and his head snaps forward, snatching a larger one from the river between his jaws with one smooth movement.]

Whoa...!

[ Colour goldie impressed. That was actually pretty darn cool, and Ven can't help the way he wiggles in excitement. ] That was amazing...!

[He bites the fish hard to incapacitate it, before he turns his head and spits it towards the shore. To him, it's hardly a mouthfull... though he's sure that Ven will probably make a meal out of it.]

See?

[ Oh wow--that's for him? You're really never getting rid of him Vanitas holy moley. Ven's hurrying over to where it's been tossed to pounce on it with both front paws, quick to tug it in close and huddle over it possessively.

He totally killed this himself ]

Can I have it?? [ ...Which has asks after all of that, of course. ]

[Glancing back, he snorts slightly at the childishness of it, and shrugs his wings.]

Knock yourself out.

[Turning back to the river, he wades further in and focuses on catching larger prey--like a salmon or something more substantial.]

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