Lup and her brother had been alone for as long as either can remember, no memories of loving parents or any other figures having ever been there over the course of their short life. It's always just been the two of them against the world, clasped hands while they've just worked on surviving, never quite understanding just what they were, but accepting it easily because they were the same.
And as a rule, they both tried to keep to the shadows when others were around, to stay unseen and remain forgotten. All they'd ever needed was each other, so what was the point in ever making themselves known?
But there's a weird boy splashing in a nearby puddle, his body slippery and strange, like he's a melting candle, thick drops of something rolling down his round sides. And he's laughing, completely alone, but making his own fun by himself, kicking up water and giggling when it rains back down on him.
Lup's hiding while she watches him, just out of sight behind a nearby tree, but when the boy gives a particularly enthusiastic hop, she can't help but laugh just a little too loudly from her hiding place.]
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Lup and her brother had been alone for as long as either can remember, no memories of loving parents or any other figures having ever been there over the course of their short life. It's always just been the two of them against the world, clasped hands while they've just worked on surviving, never quite understanding just what they were, but accepting it easily because they were the same.
And as a rule, they both tried to keep to the shadows when others were around, to stay unseen and remain forgotten. All they'd ever needed was each other, so what was the point in ever making themselves known?
But there's a weird boy splashing in a nearby puddle, his body slippery and strange, like he's a melting candle, thick drops of something rolling down his round sides. And he's laughing, completely alone, but making his own fun by himself, kicking up water and giggling when it rains back down on him.
Lup's hiding while she watches him, just out of sight behind a nearby tree, but when the boy gives a particularly enthusiastic hop, she can't help but laugh just a little too loudly from her hiding place.]