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It had been a month since my first official fight. I'd returned to the mainland with Aravali to go see the doctor for my neck. On our way there we were quickly flanked by Gold Dust and Gamble who were quite alarmed by the blood on me. As I was still quite jittery Aravali had been the one to tell the story. He was really good at telling stories. He told it better than I ever could have and made me come out much better than I would have given myself credit for. He had to repeat the story every time another Guardian returned to the mainland. I was congratulated and was told I had done a good job more times than I could count. Friendly pats on my shoulder were given freely and the jittery feeling was soon replaced by excitement and even a little bit of pride. Even though I still believed it was Aravali who'd been the one to save me in the end. I caught Sanchay kicking Aravali in the shins and scolding him for leaving me alone. When I defended Aravali, he told me that it was just a joke and laughed. Scott was the last one to join the group and gave me a smile and a nod after hearing the story. It was decided we had to celebrate the occasion and so our small gang of Guardians stayed out until the late hours of dawn. It wasn't until we went to sleep and Aravali patted me on the shoulder with a proud grin, that I realized that his words and his touch made me undeniably happier than those of all the others combined.

I hadn't thought about it much since then. Life simply returned to normal. Work days went along like they always did. Luckily we haven't encountered anything like the draft stallion since. Aravali did decide to put more focus on my muscle training and sparring, although I could tell he was still going easy on me. I was finally starting to notice the effects of all my training after the four months I'd been in Aravali's care. My stamina had improved and I was a lot stronger than I was the first day I arrived here. Nevertheless I was still the shortest Guardian of the group and Aravali never quite stopped teasing me about it. I didn't mind though, I knew he didn't mean any harm. To me he was the nicest and gentlest stallion I had ever met but when I spoke of him that way to the other Guardians they would laugh and think I was joking. Apparently he and his brother were known to be quite the troublemakers around the herd. It made me wonder how much I really knew about him. He was my first friend and also my best friend. For a brief moment I wondered if I was his best friend as well which made my heart squeeze painfully in my chest. Before I could start to think too deeply about why that thought hurt so much Aravali's voice pulled me back to reality.

"Woo?" he questioned as he tilted his head to the side slightly. "You still with me?" he added with a grin and I shook my head to clear my mind. "Yeah still here, sorry", I told him, feeling bad about spacing out when we were still working. I looked over the lagoons which reflected the colourful dusk sky. Work hours were nearly over and there wasn't a foal left in sight. "Is working with me really that boring?" Aravali pouted. "No! Of course not!" I quickly replied, getting flustered. At that Aravali chuckled and shook his head. "So easy", he grinned and I was both relieved that he hadn't meant it but also even more flustered for falling for yet another one of his sarcastic remarks. "Let's call it a day for now. There's no one here anyway", he suggested as he gestured over our region. I nodded in agreement and walked up to his side. "I'll go report back to the chief and after that I've got plans with Sanchay. Are you all right going back alone?" he said and I noticed I had to fight not to let my face fall. Hearing that I wasn't going to spend the rest of the night with him disappointed me but I didn't want him to know. I knew he was close to his brother. I knew he had other friends. I just needed to get over myself and the anxieties I felt when thinking about this. Which was easier said than done. I looked up at him and gave him a confident smile, "Sure". Pretending that everything was fine was a lot easier than actually feeling fine. "Good to hear. Don't wait up tonight then", he told me and gave me a grin that suggested I knew what he was talking about even though I had no idea.

I gave him a smile that I hoped conveyed that I got what he meant. There was a flicker of doubt in his eyes before he returned with a smile. "Well then, good work today my little apprentice", his voice carried the hint of laughter as he moved to ruffle my forelock with his muzzle. Which set in motion one of the most bizarre feelings I had ever had. My heart leapt in my chest as he touched me and my face burnt like it was on fire. What is this? It lasted only a moment before he turned around to be on his way. He called a goodbye but I was too confused to give a reaction. I just stood there in a daze with too many thoughts spinning around in my head to make sense. Why was my heart beating like this? When Aravali was no longer in sight I finally moved from my frozen state. My mind was going on overdrive trying to figure out what just happened. That hadn't been the first time that he touched me so why had I reacted so strongly to him just now. What did it even mean. What was this feeling?

To be continued~

New Aravali and Woo Boost part in less than a month since the previous one! New record people
Yeah I just really wanted to get this part out there because it was becoming increasingly hard not to share Woo's first love with you guys Ugh he doesn't even know it yet, he's so innocent >///<

For the ones who didn't see this coming, you must either be a new watcher or you must not know me at all xD But yes our little Woo Boost just clumsily fell in love with his best friend and tutor. Who, by the way, has no idea of any of this. Aravali is as straight as an arrow so the thought wouldn't even pop up in his mind It's the first time for Woo Boost to fall in love so he doesn't know the feeling yet and his unsocial upbringing hasn't prepared him for it either. For now he is just confused and he still needs to figure a lot out. So yes until next time people!

I have mixed feeling about this drawing. On the one hand I really like it, the interaction came out quite well and I just love Woo's expression. On the other hand Aravali looks kind of awkward and the anatomy is really wonky. But oh well I do quite like the outcome of everything together

I would love to hear what you guys think about this part! Did you see it coming? Do you like it or do you wish Woo Boost didn't fall in love?

Aravali & Woo Boost: Me Paardjee
Pose Reference: Christiane Slawik. (Very loosely reffed tough)

Description
Previous: Stand Your Ground
Next: Comfort

It had been a month since my first official fight. I'd returned to the mainland with Aravali to go see the doctor for my neck. On our way there we were quickly flanked by Gold Dust and Gamble who were quite alarmed by the blood on me. As I was still quite jittery Aravali had been the one to tell the story. He was really good at telling stories. He told it better than I ever could have and made me come out much better than I would have given myself credit for. He had to repeat the story every time another Guardian returned to the mainland. I was congratulated and was told I had done a good job more times than I could count. Friendly pats on my shoulder were given freely and the jittery feeling was soon replaced by excitement and even a little bit of pride. Even though I still believed it was Aravali who'd been the one to save me in the end. I caught Sanchay kicking Aravali in the shins and scolding him for leaving me alone. When I defended Aravali, he told me that it was just a joke and laughed. Scott was the last one to join the group and gave me a smile and a nod after hearing the story. It was decided we had to celebrate the occasion and so our small gang of Guardians stayed out until the late hours of dawn. It wasn't until we went to sleep and Aravali patted me on the shoulder with a proud grin, that I realized that his words and his touch made me undeniably happier than those of all the others combined.

I hadn't thought about it much since then. Life simply returned to normal. Work days went along like they always did. Luckily we haven't encountered anything like the draft stallion since. Aravali did decide to put more focus on my muscle training and sparring, although I could tell he was still going easy on me. I was finally starting to notice the effects of all my training after the four months I'd been in Aravali's care. My stamina had improved and I was a lot stronger than I was the first day I arrived here. Nevertheless I was still the shortest Guardian of the group and Aravali never quite stopped teasing me about it. I didn't mind though, I knew he didn't mean any harm. To me he was the nicest and gentlest stallion I had ever met but when I spoke of him that way to the other Guardians they would laugh and think I was joking. Apparently he and his brother were known to be quite the troublemakers around the herd. It made me wonder how much I really knew about him. He was my first friend and also my best friend. For a brief moment I wondered if I was his best friend as well which made my heart squeeze painfully in my chest. Before I could start to think too deeply about why that thought hurt so much Aravali's voice pulled me back to reality.

"Woo?" he questioned as he tilted his head to the side slightly. "You still with me?" he added with a grin and I shook my head to clear my mind. "Yeah still here, sorry", I told him, feeling bad about spacing out when we were still working. I looked over the lagoons which reflected the colourful dusk sky. Work hours were nearly over and there wasn't a foal left in sight. "Is working with me really that boring?" Aravali pouted. "No! Of course not!" I quickly replied, getting flustered. At that Aravali chuckled and shook his head. "So easy", he grinned and I was both relieved that he hadn't meant it but also even more flustered for falling for yet another one of his sarcastic remarks. "Let's call it a day for now. There's no one here anyway", he suggested as he gestured over our region. I nodded in agreement and walked up to his side. "I'll go report back to the chief and after that I've got plans with Sanchay. Are you all right going back alone?" he said and I noticed I had to fight not to let my face fall. Hearing that I wasn't going to spend the rest of the night with him disappointed me but I didn't want him to know. I knew he was close to his brother. I knew he had other friends. I just needed to get over myself and the anxieties I felt when thinking about this. Which was easier said than done. I looked up at him and gave him a confident smile, "Sure". Pretending that everything was fine was a lot easier than actually feeling fine. "Good to hear. Don't wait up tonight then", he told me and gave me a grin that suggested I knew what he was talking about even though I had no idea.

I gave him a smile that I hoped conveyed that I got what he meant. There was a flicker of doubt in his eyes before he returned with a smile. "Well then, good work today my little apprentice", his voice carried the hint of laughter as he moved to ruffle my forelock with his muzzle. Which set in motion one of the most bizarre feelings I had ever had. My heart leapt in my chest as he touched me and my face burnt like it was on fire. What is this? It lasted only a moment before he turned around to be on his way. He called a goodbye but I was too confused to give a reaction. I just stood there in a daze with too many thoughts spinning around in my head to make sense. Why was my heart beating like this? When Aravali was no longer in sight I finally moved from my frozen state. My mind was going on overdrive trying to figure out what just happened. That hadn't been the first time that he touched me so why had I reacted so strongly to him just now. What did it even mean. What was this feeling?

To be continued~

New Aravali and Woo Boost part in less than a month since the previous one! New record people
Yeah I just really wanted to get this part out there because it was becoming increasingly hard not to share Woo's first love with you guys Ugh he doesn't even know it yet, he's so innocent >///<

For the ones who didn't see this coming, you must either be a new watcher or you must not know me at all xD But yes our little Woo Boost just clumsily fell in love with his best friend and tutor. Who, by the way, has no idea of any of this. Aravali is as straight as an arrow so the thought wouldn't even pop up in his mind It's the first time for Woo Boost to fall in love so he doesn't know the feeling yet and his unsocial upbringing hasn't prepared him for it either. For now he is just confused and he still needs to figure a lot out. So yes until next time people!

I have mixed feeling about this drawing. On the one hand I really like it, the interaction came out quite well and I just love Woo's expression. On the other hand Aravali looks kind of awkward and the anatomy is really wonky. But oh well I do quite like the outcome of everything together

I would love to hear what you guys think about this part! Did you see it coming? Do you like it or do you wish Woo Boost didn't fall in love?

Aravali & Woo Boost: Me Paardjee
Pose Reference: Christiane Slawik. (Very loosely reffed tough)