❝ temper us in fire ❞

[returnanew]

{ and we grow stronger }
💮 gaja 💮 cian brennan 💮

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[returnanew]

Gaja felt every ripple of wind in his feathers and soft touch of the banshee's hands in them. A rumbling trill (rumbling only due to his size) bubbled up as they continued to fly. Those strong wings beat steadily, sending the wind rushing around them.

"West. To the Americas." There were waterfalls and lakes and canyons and rock formations to be observed and adored. "I'll show you so many wonderful things," he sighed happily. How lovely it will be to experience these wonders with someone at his side!

[shydeath]

The Americas. He'd heard about them, read about them in his books. But to think that he'd actually get to see them... It made him smile as he felt the wind rush through his hair, watched the way the light hit the feathers Gaja had. Had he ever been this happy before? He didn't think so.

"Thank you," he said suddenly, not even sure what else to say but wanting to show his gratitude to him.

[returnanew]

There were so many places he could think of to take Cian first: Niagra Falls, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Great Smoky Mountains, Iguazu Falls, Torres del Paine, the Galapagos, the Everglades, the Atacama Desert...! So many places just on the East side of the Americas! Waterfalls, glaciers, mountains, deserts, where to even begin? It has to be something larger than life that will take Cian's breath away.

He had hours to decide, and chose something he hoped would awe and astound the seemingly sheltered creature he carried. When the hours passed, they flew over cities and mountains, Gaja veered southward to the Argentine Patagonia. They remained high enough that they'd go unnoticed by any of the people so far below until the air grew colder and Gaja began his descent bringing them to the Perito Moreno Glacier.

[shydeath]

The air around them grew so cold and snow started to appear around them. Perking up, he gasped when he saw the glacier, patting Gaja to show him it as if the bird hadn't brought him here. But it was so beautiful that he couldn't resist show it to him anyway. He'd never seen anything like this before!

"...beautiful," he murmured in utter awe.

[returnanew]

Gaja himself wasn't terribly fond of cold, but his body also ran hot so it wasn't that much of a bother. And, well, his body heat could help warm Cian, too. Yet this was no colder than a mild winter day, so it wasn't such a dreadful thing. Even if the cold was bothersome, it was worth it to show this precious creature something new and beautiful.

If he could have smiled, he would have been grinning from ear-to-ear at Cian's enthusiasm.

"Do you want to get closer?"

He'll land and shift into a human shape if Cian wanted a closer look.