Varaislynna (Varuna + Aislynn)

Personally, Aislynn could have lived her entire life without a male ever once entering it.

Her sisters couldn’t seem to stand for such a fate. For long hours, they’d tried convincing her to give males a chance, to simply take a look at the prospective mates Ferus had to offer and see if a male could manage to win her over — to which she’d indignantly screeched “WE’RE ALL RELATED!” — much to the tragic behest of their mission. Still, her sisters were insistent that she find a love of her own, and that it’d make her more “patient” and “understanding” and “less of an overwhelming bitch all of the time.” The idea was insanity. She was never a bitch, and certainly not all of the time.

And yet for some reason, she was here, wandering foreign woods in search of some mysterious, unknown male. Males were icky, everything she couldn’t stand within her own litter: obnoxiousness, arrogance, immaturity, etc. And plus, they stunk. Yet there was one that lingered in the far off distance of the woods that had caught her eye. She’d never seen males as handsome, and yet he was. Intriguingly mismatched eyes dipped in both ink and ivory, fit, lean-muscled form, and flamingly beautiful fur — now this was a male she could get behind! She smiled softly (a feat rare in of itself), dipping her dappled head politely at his approach. He approached her with confidence, evidently charismatic — and then proceeded to drop potentially the worst one-liner she’d heard in her entire life, second only to “Your sister is blind because of you.”

“Oh dear god,” She inhaled sharply, clenching every muscle in her being to ensure that she didn’t physically recoil. “It’s a good thing you’re cute. That’s not the best you have, is it?” She gave a playful laugh at the idiocy of it all. “Why, even I could come up with something better. Wanna hear?”

Tagged: Apprentice Varuna

God, he looked so cute all flustered up. She remained semi-composed, just barely resisting the urge to nip his flank. Perhaps this was the appeal of boys that drove her sisters absolutely wild. They were very stupid, but adorably so — how had she missed out on this for so long? His name was Varuna. He was handsome and well-spoken and her age, could he actually be any more perfect? Granted, she wasn’t quite sure how long something like this would even last, but she’d be damned if she didn’t have fun with it. “Varuna — a handsome name for a handsome wolf,” She teased, encircling him with a wriggle of her onyx haunches. “My name’s Aislynn. Why don’t you go take a walk with me? I’ve been just dying for some company. Do tell me a bit about yourself on the way.”

Tagged: Apprentice Varuna

Clearly, the clichéd pick-up lines weren’t all Varuna had at his disposal as he agreed to her walk with a whimsy nip. He’d all three C’s thoroughly mastered: cleverness, charisma, and comedy. Not a feat common to adolescent males; not that Lynn was complaining, of course. It was so refreshing, being around a male so mature, and well-assembled, and captivatingly attentive. Her usual customary urge to gripe, tease and sneer had somehow dissipated in moments. For once, she was far too enthralled in the conversation to come up with anything sly or snarky to say.

He described his childhood with calm, amiable candor. Strangely, it was oddly reminiscent of her own: alpha child, subservient to an insufferable older sister and governed under rigid, authoritative rule. How wonderfully intriguing! Perhaps that was the reason they’d both clicked so well, but whether or not that was the case didn’t matter anymore. Now, what did matter was that Varuna had just prompted her to speak, and she was all too happy to oblige.

“If your life isn’t exciting, then mine’s certainly isn’t either.” She gave a short, airy laugh. “I’m a daughter of Ferus, to Jay and Semira Linota, and a fellow Alpha’s child. I have four sisters, and yes, it’s every bit as awful as it sounds. Two brothers, but they’re not important. One’s an idiot. The other’s Pa’s favorite due to a permanently brown nose, but Nat’s been a kiss-ass ever since he could speak. Tolerable as long as his mouth is shut.” Lynn gave a gentle huff. “They’re actually not that bad on their own, but the second you bring Rizeal in,” She cautioned, sneering in distaste. “Everything goes to shit. Makes Natsu look like a literal angel in comparison — control freaks to the nines.”

“Probably why my parents like her to begin with— they’re like that too — strict, disciplined, stick-up-your-ass type. Not sure how obvious it is,” Aislynn quipped, haughtily cocking her head to the side with a coy, adventurous wink. “But I’ve never been too good at sticking to the rules. Second Rizeal takes over Ferus, I’m hightailing it out of there. Although,” She trailed off slyly. “I’ve always had a fantasy of just whisking off and away. Kicking it all to the wind and starting off fresh with nothing but your wits and sense of adventure, with no one telling you when to get up, eat, shit, screw — you get what I mean? Do you ever think about doing anything like that?”

Tagged: Apprentice Varuna