Levi grew up in a challenging tribe.
Vultures.
They are vicious, cunning, and weakness is treated as a burden. Many hatchlings are abandoned if deemed weak. That was his case. Born from a soul beast, as soon as his father died, his mother abandoned him and his brothers because their father was weak. One by one, they died, leaving Levi alone.
As he grew, he learned that not only were vulture females heartless, but all females. How could a so-called "precious female" find joy in abandoning their mates, not caring for their offspring... Levi swore that he would never have a mate and that he would find joy in becoming stronger.
Until today
At his home, there was a female. There was a bunny buried in his friend's arms. He would never let a female ruin the cub that he had trained for the past years and turn him into a slave.
But seeing her ways, he had no option as his insides softened and warmed. This bunny was giggling as he held her as if she was trash, she quietly stayed in his arms as he had a conversation, not once yelling, and politely asked for help. To him, she wanted him to keep her safe.
As he held her in his arms, her scent made his head light and her warmth comforted his rigid heart. Levi knew that Semion intended to pursue her and try to be her mate, and so, to gain time to understand what he was feeling, he stepped in and determined that he would be the one to look after her
At the lake, he stared at his little bunny tidying the clothes he gave her as if it was the cutest thing. Females normally demand their mates to do almost everything, so seeing his bunny struggling to reach a tree branch made him happy.
"Levi, is the lake too deep?"
"No"
"Ok, thank you for bringing me here. You can go"
"Go where?"
"Somewhere else, I need to take off my clothes."
"I'm staying here"
"Can you turn around so I can undress"
Levi was a bachelor but not an idiot, he knew what she wanted, but he didn't want to take his eyes off of her. As he turned around, all he could do was pay attention to the sounds that she made, waiting to turn around.
When he did, he understood the other males, her fair skin and tiny body, the unusually long hair and delicate movements, before he knew he was already entering after her, an urge of wanting to be near, to touch her and hear her giggling again was eating him alive.
Standing next to her, he used all his strength to stay still, his bunny would hop away from him if he was hasty. As a good hunter, he knew the right time to jump at his prey.
When he came to his senses, he left and wore the dark brown pelt that he made her carry and waited as she finished.
"Levi... I'm going there, can you close your eyes?"
As he heard that, he picked up the white fur, spread it open, and closed his eyes.
"Come"
He heard his bunny walking in his direction, and when he felt that she was in front of him, he wrapped her with the fur and picked her up, cuddling her in his arms
"My feet got dirty again... my clothes are still in that rock"
Earlier, he saw that the female used some sort of foot protection. He returned to the river and washed her feet again, turned to the rock, and picked the weird-shaped clothes and her feet protection.
"Thank you"
Aahh, now he could understand. Those he deemed stupid, he saw why they were acting like fools. He rubbed his chin on the top of her head as he walked back home.