The plural for iris is actually irides but that seemed really weird to type. Also sorry for the wait! XD
Pripyat watched as the girl pushed the sandy hair from her face, her fingers shaking the grit free from her fur. Unmindful of the wet sand covering his own face, the boy was delighted when Arye took it upon herself to clear the sand from him too. Grinning at his companion, even as she dropped her hand, Pripyat did not take his eyes from the golden depths of Arye’s irises. Quickly he scooped up and recovered the dropped hand in his own, his large palm covering her smaller one. Tightly he squeezed it, grinning even large at the warmth that was shared between their hand and then he let it drop once more as they moved on to other matters.
Arye stood up and asked a simple question. How do you fish in the ocean? Taking the offered hand, as he stood himself he shrugged up at her. “I don’t really know.” The ash colored lad did not mind admitting his ignorance to Arye, for even now as little as they knew each other he had no qualms about allowing himself to be as he truly was. Standing aside her, Pripyat did not let go of the hand that had helped him up this time. Instead he tugged at it, his feet moving up the shoreline. “Come on, we’ll fish later. I want to go somewhere.”
It was easy to change plans, and direction, because Arye was so adaptable, so flowing. They simply went and did what they wished, and Pripyat did not for a second think that Arye would resist this new impulse. Quickly they came up to, what was to Pripyat, a sacred spot. Pausing so that Arye could take in the sight, Pripyat said not a word about but watched the subtle changes in emotion on what he believed to be the most beautiful face. The lighthouse towered above them, and even now, grown as he was, it seemed to him the most impressively tall structure he could think of. Reaching up into the sky, the circular structure cast a tall shadow over them and neither of the two had to squint as silently Pripyat watched Arye take in what had once been the only home he knew.
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