It was night. The moon's glow bathed the forest in silvery light, trees and rocks shining and waters glimmering. Dew drops fell from pine needles above, as one single speck passed through.

His pelt blended with the night. His mask ghostly glowing, flowers atop a head with not a protrusion to be found. Golden hooves pierced the grass as he heavily stepped through. As if a huge weight was on his shoulder. Not his shoulders. His heart was the one weighing him down.

Love at first sight, perhaps. Something was special about that stag. Something he could be open about. Something he didn't have to hide. So many times he had to hide. So many times he had to run. Others wanted him to lie. Others wanted him to change. He was who he was.

He raised his head, looking on into the vast space ahead. So many trees and plants, but still so much space. It seemed to stretch for an eternity, and endless road to nowhere, to somewhere, to everywhere. Was he really there? Or did he only take one step from where he started?

His eyes, dull, golden, green, flooded with unbelief and denial. He refused. It wasn't true. He was still there. He was just hiding. He refused. He wasn't gone. He refused.

The sun was blinking along the horizon. Faint streams of light reached upward, grasping for day, pulling the veil of night. The stag fell to his knees. He bowed his head.

"Emrys..."

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poured my heart into this. i feel a little better after writing this, although it doesnt have much to do with my situation really...

i guess i just feel bad...

but i know were alright now XP