DTAE | Flight

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Aaren ~ Like I told you, all of your characters are a m a z i n g! This one was definitely my favorite :0 I had to enter :D ~ 1. The original sketch 2. A basic fullbody of him! I actually spent a long time on this qwq 3. A (wow) actual background! I never make these xD Went for a mystical vibe :0 4. Chibi icon >:3 ~ "Keep on running, you'll start to fly." -Aaren Aaren was the odd one out, the misfit of his litter. He was born without wings, which was another strange thing, as was his scrawniness. His mother and father raised him up well, though, and soon he was the fastest and most nimble of his family. He had grown wings by then, but had no experience in using them, so he couldn't fly. "Come on, come on!" Aaren's scarf floated in the wind while he stared down at the length of rock he was standing on. Everybody else had made their jump, why couldn't he? His wings hung limply at his sides. I can do this, he thought. Or could he? Aaren shook his head. His brothren were waiting down below. He could. He could. He shut his eyes tightly, and took a running leap, spreading out his wings out as far as he could. . . And fell. He had broken his left hind leg and couldn't walk, really. Aaren hated the immobility. He lay down in his bed of moss, thinking about his fall, when he heard the screams. Struggling to his feet, he peeked out of the den's entrance. Three shadowy figures were circling his parents. His mother caught sight of him, as well as the shadows. "Run! Aaren, run!" She yelled. But he couldn't. His eyes widened in fear as he realized his situation. "Fly," They all had said. Fly. So he shut his eyes tight again, and spread out his wings. His feet lifted off of the ground slowly, but the shadowlike creatures were closing in fast on him. Aaren's father jumped ahead and pinned one of them, struggling against it. Determination coursing through him, he leapt with all of his strength. He rose higher... and higher. He was flying.

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