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“Lonely.” That’s the one word Mumei could remember to describe her emotions for days. Even when she smiled and laughed during her streams, something felt fake about it to her. Even the other members of Council—especially Fauna—were starting to notice that something felt off about the owl.
“Hey, are you alright? Me and the rest of Council are worried.”
Mumei stared down at the glowing screen of her phone, constantly rereading the one message Fauna had sent her.
“Not really.”
“Do you want me to come over to talk about it?”
“Yeah.”
Mumei sat idly on her phone waiting for her girlfriend to arrive.
…
…
Knock knock.
“Mumei are you there?”
“Yeah, come in. You have the spare key…”
The owl hears the front door open and close before her own door opens, revealing Fauna on the other side. Fauna approaches her bed and sits beside her. “You doing okay?” She asked while silently stroking Mumei’s hair. “Not really, I just feel lonely and fake, I guess?” Mumei laid her head on the kirin’s lap. “You could’ve told me or someone else in Council. We’re always here for you… I won’t leave if that makes you feel better, I’m not doing anything.” Fauna said while playing with Mumei’s hair. “Thank you, Fauna…” the owl leaned her head into the kirin’s hand.
Fauna gently pulls the little owl to her side, her head on her shoulder. “This comfortable..?” She softly asks. Mumei just nods. Fauna continued to gently stroke her girlfriend’s hair, lulling her to sleep.
She smiled and gently pressed her lips to Mumei’s hair before going to sleep herself.