3/16/2026, 11:27 PM
uhuru welcomed her with a low sound in his throat, reverberating in the barrel of his chest. he did not seek at first to touch her, allowing sarabi the run of his body as his flesh wakened in response.
his paw settled lightly over her side from where he lay, claws sheathed. rasping tongue moved for her cheekbone, the side of her throat, the long strokes of meticulous grooming.
such contact was courtship, but this was the choice of a lioness.
to be chosen, uhuru must not dominate their interludes.
he would clean the blood from her fur as insects whirred in the hot air.
his paw settled lightly over her side from where he lay, claws sheathed. rasping tongue moved for her cheekbone, the side of her throat, the long strokes of meticulous grooming.
such contact was courtship, but this was the choice of a lioness.
to be chosen, uhuru must not dominate their interludes.
he would clean the blood from her fur as insects whirred in the hot air.
