Shady

(o o f ) Ky made it to her room quickly and took a moment to glance at herself in the mirror. It garnered an anguished sigh. She looked like ...

"Yes-- okay," she caught herself in the nick of time, and nodded before she upset him further. Then she obediently started up the stairs, still quickly, but not fast enough ...

Ky nodded and obediently pushed herself to her feet. Gods , where was he taking her? Was she going to have to sit in his office to be lectured like ...

She shrank under his gaze, afraid, and she wasn't sure of what. Of upsetting him? Inconveniencing him? Or maybe just in the knowledge that he was going to look straight ...

Ky hadn’t heard him make it up the first, and so sat trying to self-soothe. And yet there wasn’t anything she could think of that would do the trick. With ...

Ky pulled her knees close to her chest and covered her face with both hands, attempting to both wipe away the evidence of her tears and muffle the sounds of ...

Tadaaki nodded in agreement. “I don’t blame her at all… I just wish I could help.” Ky rushed up the first flight of stairs clumsily, finding it difficult to coordinate ...

(Ohoho) Ky realized when she was half-way down the hall that she didn’t know where she was going. She hadn’t found her hiding spot here, yet. She’d sobbed in a ...

It was all she needed. She pushed away from the table and rushed towards the door with a pace that could only generously be called a walk. Then she broke ...

“Mama!” Tasia wailed, scared and confused, alligator tears dripping down her face. “ You hurt Ky’s feelings,” Aashi chided gently, but still wrapped her arm around her daughter’s shoulders

“Thank you.” She dipped her head as well. “I appreciate the off—“ “Ky said Mr. Tomhas had to give her a horse or she wouldn’t be adopteded!” Tasia piped up. ...

“Oh, uh, I mean…” Ky nodded. “Yeah, that might be nice.” Maybe. Or it’d land her with twice the stress of trying to navigate terrifying instructors. It’d be one thing ...

Ky looked at him with a sheepish smile. “I mean… yeah, that’s fair. I’m actually good with horses.” Gods, she was so cocky. She flushed and quickly backtracked. “Better. Not ...

That actually garnered a laugh from Ky. She hasn’t expected it. “Jokes on you, I fit in just fine when I lived in one.”

(She’s winningggg) Tasia was just as delighted. Ky smiled, exhausted, but actually enjoying herself somewhat. She whinnied this time, putting even more energy into it.