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(No I will not give you this base. The story connected to it is mostly about a failed courtship ritual so if you don't like that sort of thing feel free to skip XD My story is just a tiiiiiny bit racey but doesn't actually get nasty. However, I have a bad feeling about giving this base to the public.
So no again, please don't ask for this one. I make lots of other bases to make up for it )
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Hazelnut is deliriously happy with her life at the moment. With a playful whinny she splashes into the shallow end of the river. Ever since she and Eldoris confessed to each other it's been nothing but sunshine and roses! They've gotten a lot closer over the past few weeks; she's shown him her favorite sleeping spot and in return he showed her his favorite sunning rock. The water horse is incredibly amusing at times she must admit. He took an extreme interest in her silly little snooze nest. It was nothing fancy, just some dried grasses and odd feathers she managed to find. But he had circled it a few times before testing it out himself. Probably something territorial he was doing or something. Yes, these past days were great, but today was even better! He loved the large piece of seaweed she had found earlier...it must've been the perfect gift since it's sparked nearly an entire day of prancing and playing! The herd probably thinks that they've gone mad. Oddly enough Hazelnut cares not about what they think this time. She's happy, he's happy. Nothing wrong with that.

The splotchy-coated mare paws at the water, energy taxing. The sun is just barely starting its decent in the sky creating a pretty reflection on the water. She pauses to catch her breath and admire the view. Eldoris cuts through the water to reach her side. It amazes her every time at how quiet such a large horse could be. Especially in shallow water...that stuff is noisy! His warm yet slightly rubbery muzzle pokes at her cheek in greeting.
"Is lovely, right?" The low rumble of his voice makes Hazelnut shiver in glee. His vocabulary has gotten much larger and she's so proud of him for picking up so quickly.

"Yes. And it's not even sunset yet...I have a feeling that it's going to be a stunner." She smiles up at him. He gazes down at her, adoration shining in his dull golden eyes. It takes a moment for him to formulate good words but he eventually finds the phrase.

"Not as stunning as you." Eldoris isn't quite sure what 'stunner' meant...it must be good if it's linked to a sunset!
Hazelnut blushes and doesn't say anything. She's looking at him, he can tell. So Eldoris arches his neck and shakes his head just to make his neck-frills flap. Oh wait, horses don't find that attractive. Does this one? She must since she's ducked her head a bit.

Hazelnut finally finds her own sentence, completely distracted by his gorgeously muscular neck. Sure his frills are nice and all. Yet her personal favorite is his gills! They always fascinate her.
"You're quite the charmer, huh?"

Eldoris shrugs and leans down to nibble at her soft neck. He decided that he likes horse textures. Sure they're a bit squishier and more delicate than water horses...but that's all part of the 'charm'. Is that how to use that word?
Hazelnut closes her eyes and leans against him. Very relaxing. The shallow water laps comfortably against her knees at just the right temperature. Oop he must've caught her dozing off! He just nipped instead of nibbled. She jolts awake, smiling apologetically. Huh? Wait the nibbles aren't ceasing? Eldoris blinks slowly and moves from her neck down to her shoulders and sides. His teeth move in carefully planned rows like a healer would plant an herb garden. Whatever he's doing he seems really focused on it.
Hazelnut cranes her neck to see what's going on. At her curious reaction he pauses, looks up at her, and makes a low cooing noise in his throat. He resumes nip/nibbling and the sound switches to a deep purr that seems to emit from his chest. He switches sides and follows the same pattern; he nibbles her neck, travels down her sides, and makes more funny gurgle sounds. What it means she's not sure...the noises sound encouraging to some extent. But why?

When Hazelnut does not act negatively Eldoris does something else different. He returns to her neck but instead of moving to the sides he scoots up to the base of her mane, the top of her neck. This further perplexes her. Neck chewing and mane tugging is bizarre too! It didn't feel playful at all. Not dangerous either though. She decides to tolerate whatever is going on for now. Eldoris is still rumbling up a storm the entire time. Wait did he just...try to intertwine their tails? Yes he did! Aw, is that like hand holding or pressing muzzles together? Highly flattered she twitches her tail so his shark tail can get a better hold. She sighs slightly, still unsure of what he's trying to tell her. The purring stops abruptly and Eldoris seems to be contemplating something else. Now he's back at the mane nibbling, losing all interest in twisting tails. With a slight playful growl he nudges at the bottom of her back and takes a bite at her tail.
Hazelnut rolls her eyes. Silly boy! He's just playing some weird sea-horse game! She snorts and smacks his face with her tail. The mare yawns, completely relaxed with where she is. She droops her ears slightly in rest, trying to formulate another possible game for them to play. She's so focused that she completely ignores Eldoris when he slips past her, brushing their pelts together roughly. He's back to tail nibbling again...Hazelnut yawns again. If he wants to groom her tail all the power to him. It's always knotted anyway.

The tugging sensation stops and is replaced by...what is that? Cold water dribbles down her sides as chilly hooves gently try to find a good resting spot. Unfamiliar weight spreads upon her back. Her brain snaps into gear before his fanged jaws can get a grip on her mane. With a confused, horrified squeal Hazelnut shoots out from underneath him. She whirls around and pins her ears.
"WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING?!"

Eldoris, equally confused, blinks at her with mild hurt written all over his face. "I thought...we were mates?" His neck fins are lowering and raising in anxiety.

"Well yes we are. But what made you think it was okay to try THAT?!" Hazelnut is mixed between furious and freaked out. She takes some deep breaths to calm herself down. There was obviously a miscommunication somewhere.

"You made nest. Gave thoughtful gift. Shows interest, yes?" Eldoris asks hopefully. To him Hazelnut showing him her 'nesting spot' was a breeding indicator. Along with the seaweed and playing countless games all day. "After that you ran with me for awhile. Shows interest, yes?"

"No and yes. Eldoris, that isn't a nest. It's a spot where I sleep and that's it! Horses don't nest. And I gave you the seaweed because I thought you'd like it. Really I didn't want anything to come from it." Hazelnut patiently explains, hardened eyes softening. "You started the games...I had no idea it was part of your rituals."

Eldoris still seems unsure. This is a lot of new information! He knows horses stay together forever, that's for sure. But...horses don't do intricate courtship rituals? This is hard to believe. "You no want foals from me?"

Oh right his pride and feelings are probably hurt right now. "Someday I would, promise. But not right now. I'll actually tell you instead of trying to confuse you, okay?" She smiles sadly and cautiously licks his nose. This makes him smile a bit.

"Kay. Sorry." He flicks his own tail and lowers his frills apologetically.

Hazelnut giggles despite herself. How extremely awkward! But that's something most couples go through anyway. Funny moments like this. "When I say so you can tell me how to properly do my half of the ritual!"

Eldoris snorts. "You did. Girl water horse put up big fight. You sit still, you agree. So...got good signals. Not agree, girl water horse attack, no sit still. Ritual tires girl out, calm down. Less ouches!" He flicks an ear. "Never got far. Got bit by bigger male water horse. No know much."

"Oh." She feels bad for him. Life must have been absolutely brutal for him just to survive, let alone pass on his genetics! A part of her is glad that she'll be the only mare with that honor. Someday. "Okay I'll remember that! I'm sorry your past was so difficult...hey can we intertwine tails some more? I found it really cute."

His face colors slightly. "Ah! No. Very...close move. Only for certain times. Like ritual. For big feeling! Death, birth, sad." Eldoris is having a hard time expressing himself again.

"You're saying tail holding is extremely intimate and only reserved for the most important moments in life?" Hazelnut finds that really sort of cool! That makes the action all the more meaningful. He nods in relief, glad she understood. She likes the mental image of two overjoyed water horses twining tails and nuzzling as their new foal wobbles onto its feet nearby.
"Well I must admit the ritual worked in one aspect...I'm bone tired. We can share the 'nest' tonight if you'd like. It's silly of you to snooze all alone on the cold sand!"

By the time they both reached the bedding spot Eldoris must admit that he's pretty tired too. Today has been quite eventful, and not quite up to plan. As he glances at the warm snoozing mare next to him he decides that it wasn't a bad thing at all. Sure it was embarrassing and a tad disappointing, but if anything it has made them closer! She truly cares about him so in return he will try to understand her type more. It's only fair.
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Eeeee this is probably too long and a bit boring, but I've wanted to try different emotions for awhile now so...yee. Have awkward story.

All characters belong to me
Base was made by me
Lines belong to Dreamworks
Background by boldfrontiers Lake Knapp Reflection

Description
(No I will not give you this base. The story connected to it is mostly about a failed courtship ritual so if you don't like that sort of thing feel free to skip XD My story is just a tiiiiiny bit racey but doesn't actually get nasty. However, I have a bad feeling about giving this base to the public.
So no again, please don't ask for this one. I make lots of other bases to make up for it )
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Hazelnut is deliriously happy with her life at the moment. With a playful whinny she splashes into the shallow end of the river. Ever since she and Eldoris confessed to each other it's been nothing but sunshine and roses! They've gotten a lot closer over the past few weeks; she's shown him her favorite sleeping spot and in return he showed her his favorite sunning rock. The water horse is incredibly amusing at times she must admit. He took an extreme interest in her silly little snooze nest. It was nothing fancy, just some dried grasses and odd feathers she managed to find. But he had circled it a few times before testing it out himself. Probably something territorial he was doing or something. Yes, these past days were great, but today was even better! He loved the large piece of seaweed she had found earlier...it must've been the perfect gift since it's sparked nearly an entire day of prancing and playing! The herd probably thinks that they've gone mad. Oddly enough Hazelnut cares not about what they think this time. She's happy, he's happy. Nothing wrong with that.

The splotchy-coated mare paws at the water, energy taxing. The sun is just barely starting its decent in the sky creating a pretty reflection on the water. She pauses to catch her breath and admire the view. Eldoris cuts through the water to reach her side. It amazes her every time at how quiet such a large horse could be. Especially in shallow water...that stuff is noisy! His warm yet slightly rubbery muzzle pokes at her cheek in greeting.
"Is lovely, right?" The low rumble of his voice makes Hazelnut shiver in glee. His vocabulary has gotten much larger and she's so proud of him for picking up so quickly.

"Yes. And it's not even sunset yet...I have a feeling that it's going to be a stunner." She smiles up at him. He gazes down at her, adoration shining in his dull golden eyes. It takes a moment for him to formulate good words but he eventually finds the phrase.

"Not as stunning as you." Eldoris isn't quite sure what 'stunner' meant...it must be good if it's linked to a sunset!
Hazelnut blushes and doesn't say anything. She's looking at him, he can tell. So Eldoris arches his neck and shakes his head just to make his neck-frills flap. Oh wait, horses don't find that attractive. Does this one? She must since she's ducked her head a bit.

Hazelnut finally finds her own sentence, completely distracted by his gorgeously muscular neck. Sure his frills are nice and all. Yet her personal favorite is his gills! They always fascinate her.
"You're quite the charmer, huh?"

Eldoris shrugs and leans down to nibble at her soft neck. He decided that he likes horse textures. Sure they're a bit squishier and more delicate than water horses...but that's all part of the 'charm'. Is that how to use that word?
Hazelnut closes her eyes and leans against him. Very relaxing. The shallow water laps comfortably against her knees at just the right temperature. Oop he must've caught her dozing off! He just nipped instead of nibbled. She jolts awake, smiling apologetically. Huh? Wait the nibbles aren't ceasing? Eldoris blinks slowly and moves from her neck down to her shoulders and sides. His teeth move in carefully planned rows like a healer would plant an herb garden. Whatever he's doing he seems really focused on it.
Hazelnut cranes her neck to see what's going on. At her curious reaction he pauses, looks up at her, and makes a low cooing noise in his throat. He resumes nip/nibbling and the sound switches to a deep purr that seems to emit from his chest. He switches sides and follows the same pattern; he nibbles her neck, travels down her sides, and makes more funny gurgle sounds. What it means she's not sure...the noises sound encouraging to some extent. But why?

When Hazelnut does not act negatively Eldoris does something else different. He returns to her neck but instead of moving to the sides he scoots up to the base of her mane, the top of her neck. This further perplexes her. Neck chewing and mane tugging is bizarre too! It didn't feel playful at all. Not dangerous either though. She decides to tolerate whatever is going on for now. Eldoris is still rumbling up a storm the entire time. Wait did he just...try to intertwine their tails? Yes he did! Aw, is that like hand holding or pressing muzzles together? Highly flattered she twitches her tail so his shark tail can get a better hold. She sighs slightly, still unsure of what he's trying to tell her. The purring stops abruptly and Eldoris seems to be contemplating something else. Now he's back at the mane nibbling, losing all interest in twisting tails. With a slight playful growl he nudges at the bottom of her back and takes a bite at her tail.
Hazelnut rolls her eyes. Silly boy! He's just playing some weird sea-horse game! She snorts and smacks his face with her tail. The mare yawns, completely relaxed with where she is. She droops her ears slightly in rest, trying to formulate another possible game for them to play. She's so focused that she completely ignores Eldoris when he slips past her, brushing their pelts together roughly. He's back to tail nibbling again...Hazelnut yawns again. If he wants to groom her tail all the power to him. It's always knotted anyway.

The tugging sensation stops and is replaced by...what is that? Cold water dribbles down her sides as chilly hooves gently try to find a good resting spot. Unfamiliar weight spreads upon her back. Her brain snaps into gear before his fanged jaws can get a grip on her mane. With a confused, horrified squeal Hazelnut shoots out from underneath him. She whirls around and pins her ears.
"WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING?!"

Eldoris, equally confused, blinks at her with mild hurt written all over his face. "I thought...we were mates?" His neck fins are lowering and raising in anxiety.

"Well yes we are. But what made you think it was okay to try THAT?!" Hazelnut is mixed between furious and freaked out. She takes some deep breaths to calm herself down. There was obviously a miscommunication somewhere.

"You made nest. Gave thoughtful gift. Shows interest, yes?" Eldoris asks hopefully. To him Hazelnut showing him her 'nesting spot' was a breeding indicator. Along with the seaweed and playing countless games all day. "After that you ran with me for awhile. Shows interest, yes?"

"No and yes. Eldoris, that isn't a nest. It's a spot where I sleep and that's it! Horses don't nest. And I gave you the seaweed because I thought you'd like it. Really I didn't want anything to come from it." Hazelnut patiently explains, hardened eyes softening. "You started the games...I had no idea it was part of your rituals."

Eldoris still seems unsure. This is a lot of new information! He knows horses stay together forever, that's for sure. But...horses don't do intricate courtship rituals? This is hard to believe. "You no want foals from me?"

Oh right his pride and feelings are probably hurt right now. "Someday I would, promise. But not right now. I'll actually tell you instead of trying to confuse you, okay?" She smiles sadly and cautiously licks his nose. This makes him smile a bit.

"Kay. Sorry." He flicks his own tail and lowers his frills apologetically.

Hazelnut giggles despite herself. How extremely awkward! But that's something most couples go through anyway. Funny moments like this. "When I say so you can tell me how to properly do my half of the ritual!"

Eldoris snorts. "You did. Girl water horse put up big fight. You sit still, you agree. So...got good signals. Not agree, girl water horse attack, no sit still. Ritual tires girl out, calm down. Less ouches!" He flicks an ear. "Never got far. Got bit by bigger male water horse. No know much."

"Oh." She feels bad for him. Life must have been absolutely brutal for him just to survive, let alone pass on his genetics! A part of her is glad that she'll be the only mare with that honor. Someday. "Okay I'll remember that! I'm sorry your past was so difficult...hey can we intertwine tails some more? I found it really cute."

His face colors slightly. "Ah! No. Very...close move. Only for certain times. Like ritual. For big feeling! Death, birth, sad." Eldoris is having a hard time expressing himself again.

"You're saying tail holding is extremely intimate and only reserved for the most important moments in life?" Hazelnut finds that really sort of cool! That makes the action all the more meaningful. He nods in relief, glad she understood. She likes the mental image of two overjoyed water horses twining tails and nuzzling as their new foal wobbles onto its feet nearby.
"Well I must admit the ritual worked in one aspect...I'm bone tired. We can share the 'nest' tonight if you'd like. It's silly of you to snooze all alone on the cold sand!"

By the time they both reached the bedding spot Eldoris must admit that he's pretty tired too. Today has been quite eventful, and not quite up to plan. As he glances at the warm snoozing mare next to him he decides that it wasn't a bad thing at all. Sure it was embarrassing and a tad disappointing, but if anything it has made them closer! She truly cares about him so in return he will try to understand her type more. It's only fair.
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Eeeee this is probably too long and a bit boring, but I've wanted to try different emotions for awhile now so...yee. Have awkward story.

All characters belong to me
Base was made by me
Lines belong to Dreamworks
Background by boldfrontiers Lake Knapp Reflection