[Julien settles on the ground. It seems in that moment that time is passing that he'll never get back, that there is a limit to something he'd thought was limitless.
He takes in the feel of the floor against his well-padded chest and under his feet, the temperature, Aaron here at his side seeming undersized, slight, the way most people do now. The sound, mostly breathing and some people moving through the hallway, voices that he can't quite make out. The smell, dominated by damp bird, the remains of the food and some antiseptic and the cleaning products used here a lifetime ago. All fleeting, somehow. This moment will never happen again.
It's been a long pause since Aaron said anything. Julien still stirs, curving his neck around, and tucks his beak to press the rounded crown of his head to Aaron's temple. Well, temple, ear, most of the side of his face.]
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He takes in the feel of the floor against his well-padded chest and under his feet, the temperature, Aaron here at his side seeming undersized, slight, the way most people do now. The sound, mostly breathing and some people moving through the hallway, voices that he can't quite make out. The smell, dominated by damp bird, the remains of the food and some antiseptic and the cleaning products used here a lifetime ago. All fleeting, somehow. This moment will never happen again.
It's been a long pause since Aaron said anything. Julien still stirs, curving his neck around, and tucks his beak to press the rounded crown of his head to Aaron's temple. Well, temple, ear, most of the side of his face.]
I don't want you anywhere else.