"Curse." Grand muttered, lying in her nest one night. "Curse curse curse curse curse." Her mind kept replaying every little interaction with Jinx. The way they were able to connect so perfectly. Joke so naturally. Tides, Grand had actually /smiled/ for the first time around Jinx. But they were just friends, right? "Curse." Why was everything so confusing? She supposed that maybe, just maybe, there was that sliver of hope that Jinx liked her back. Her mind flicked back to the sunset. Where she had heard something along the lines of "She's beautiful." But it had been about the sunset, right? Then why use the pronoun "she"? Unless... Tides, it couldn't be? Had Grandeurpaw, the Pride of the Tides, caught feelings for Jinx?? She didn't even know this cat's actual name. Well, wait, no. The Phantom did know eir name. But she had been so used to calling e "Jinx", she had forgotten chaos's birth name. Her heart started to pound, but it wasn't in a "I'm-about-to-have-a-panic-attack" type way. Instead it was...soft. Warm. Sweet. It caused a warm tingle to spread from her heart up her chest, her neck, and finally to her cheeks. She smiled, a real one. It was to herself, yes, but a real smile none the less. She did love Jinx. And maybe...just maybe...Jinx liked her back.
Thornpaw / Jinx is @Houndflight_ToPH
