DAVE
First Light
Three wolf pups sleep against Kat's chest while she tries to figure out the logistics of nursing creatures that will eventually have teeth but for now just gum at her with desperate hunger. Dawn filters through the medical center windows, October 27th marking itself as the day everything changed. The storm passed with their birth, leaving Kentucky autumn crisp and clear, as if nature itself exhaled after holding its breath.
"How do I..." Kat shifts carefully, the boys mewling at the disturbance. Takeshi burrows deeper against her skin, black fur still damp from birth, tiny claws catching in the hospital gown. Akira lies perfectly still but alert, gray coat shimmering silver where morning light touches it. Hikaru yawns showing pink gums, his impossible white fur making h
