Bahari_Blue
4 years ago
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Chapter: 2
It’s been a sleepless couple of days for the newly elected sheriff. Grey claws repeatedly tapped the glass of whiskey in front of them. Tired, red eyes stared at the alcohol as voices crept into their head.
“What are you doing?” a short figure questioned mildly.
“Having it on the rocks?” Nebula replied with a hint of a hiss in their voice, “It’s hot as Hell outside.”
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4 years ago“I’ve seen you around this place enough times to counter that’s why you’re having it with ice,” the stocky, dark brown bat replied. He pushed the bridge of his glasses closer to his nose before fishing out the cubes with a fork.
“Trust me. It’s much better,” his smile was cute.
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4 years agoHot tears fell in huge blots on the oak table before them. Nebula backhanded the glass, resulting in it shattering against the wall. Nebula’s face fell into their hands, their back shuttered with the uneven gasps of air.
The axolotl wasn’t an ugly crier, but they weren't a pretty one either. When their depression first kicked up, they cried like a maniac. Nebula had mastered the volume control for their sobs with years of practice to where you couldn’t tell if they were crying or shivering.
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4 years agoA warm paw was placed on their shoulder. Nebula didn’t need to look up to see who it was. They let out a dry, barking sob. Thin arms wrapped their body into a hug.
“Will. Find. Him.”
“I hate when you see me like this,” Nebula whispered, standing up from the chair to hug Bahari back.
Bahari nuzzled their cheek, “You. All. Ways. Look. Like. This.”
“You’re not wrong,” Nebula giggled.
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4 years agoThere was a knock at the door before it opened. A brown splotched coyote with steampunk attire, a robotic arm, and a bad limp walked in.
“Chief, you gotta see this.”
“What is it, Gizmo?” Nebula asked, wiping their eyes and sighing.
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4 years agoThe older canine led the axolotl and raptor outside towards the town square. This is where all the local shops were set up since construction was still underway. Huts and houses were built first with help from members of Bahari’s old tribe. Bonfire -Bahari’s sister (and adopted from @🐺AZ RA_WØŁF🐺)- had stayed when the rest of the members set sail back to their island.
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4 years ago“Cotton Candy ‘n’ I were doin’ the dawn patrol and heard some yellin’. You’ll never believe what we saw,” Gizmo ducked under low-hanging vegetation as he stepped into the clearing known as the town square.
“Boys! Stop!” the Protogen had raised her voice, which rarely ever happens.
From where they were standing, Nebula could smell the smothering scent of sickly sweet cotton candy. They thought they would vomit.
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4 years ago“I’m not going to stop until he confesses that he cheated on me!” a cactus-like Dutch Angel Dragon screeched.
“You never listen to me! I didn’t cheat on you!” a brown Dutchie spat back.
“Spike and Woody,” Nebula murmured.
“I told you,” Gizmo responded in a gruff whisper.
“Was I not good enough for you? Did you realize that I’m a fucking monster? Am I too damn ugly?” with each sentence Spike took a step closer to this boyfriend.
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4 years ago“Here we go again! When are you going to stop wallowing in your pity? It’s hard enough to care for myself with a darn eating disorder. What am I, your personal helper? I’m here to help you through things, not fix them completely while you sit on your ass!” Woody’s nose was inches away from Spike’s.
Spike’s eyes softened, “Woody…”
“Drop it. You’ve lost the right to say that name. It’s Wyatt to you.” Nebula could practically hear Spike’s heart break.
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4 years agoThe Dutchie with pastel rainbow dyed hair turned away.
Spike grabbed his wrist, “Woody, please-”
“I said stop! We’re through,” Woody yanked his paw away from Spike’s claws.
Woody stormed past the three on the outskirts, heading towards the ocean.
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4 years ago“Bahari, follow Woody and calm him down. Gizmo, alert Ginkgo (the sabertooth I adopted from @🌊FØX FÜRŸ⚔️) in case these two get physical. Get me a pack of Marlboro Light, too, before I blow my brains out. I’ll go ensure that everything has calmed down with Spike and CC before I get back to my missing person’s case,” Nebula commanded.
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4 years agoThe two went in opposite directions as the axolotl made their way to the now sobbing Dutchie and Protogen. Spike’s knees were drawn to his chest and his tail was wrapped around his feet, thorn-like spikes faced skyward, the Campion Protogen gently rubbing his back.
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4 years ago“Hey.”
Spike glanced at the grey figure then went back to staring down his tail.
“I get it. Relationships sometimes suck. Especially when you love them but not yourself,” even though Nebula was down on one knee, Spike was still taller. “But Woody’s right. You need to fix things that are your own problem.
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4 years agoThat doesn’t mean that you can’t ask for help, it just means you have to do the most work. He loves you. I’ve never seen so much love between two people. He just needs some space,” the axolotl stood and nodded at the glimmering Protogen.
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4 years agoThe blazing orange sun was fully up; it blinded Nebula, nearly giving them a headache. They made it back to their house which had been transformed into the Sheriff’s Office. They looked at the photos and papers splayed out on the coffee table. It was past noon by the time Bahari had returned.
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4 years ago“You. Going. Clean?”
“What?”
“Glass.”
“Oh. It’s not bothering anybody.”
“Blood. On. It.”
Nebula rubbed their eyes with the heels of their hands, “Fine. I need a break anyway. Take a shot at trying to figure out what’s going on.”
The grey axolotl swept the floor and safely disposed of the shards before returning to the living room.
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4 years ago“Connected,” Bahari said, eyes glued shut.
“What do you mean they’re connected?” Nebula stretched and laid down face-first on the couch.
“Done. By. Same. Person. Fight. And. Koda.”
“How do you know?”
“Bone. Feeling.”
“You feel it in your bones,” Nebula sighed into the cushion. “It’s about all we got right now. We’ll check out the house again tomorrow.”
Bahari_Blue
4 years ago// art was heavily referenced but I couldn’t find owner • characters & story belongs to me • please do not steal/take inspiration from this (if I mention who I adopted a character from, that means I haven’t gotten around to make art of them yet and the character can be found in the creator’s gallery) I’m also taking suggestions for the title. :3
Rylee Nicole
4 years agoi love it! this is good
drαwѕĸeтcнѕнαde
4 years agoI have no idea for the title but I love reading your stories! :3
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