Coop 135: Lofting Crystals

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135
Lofting Crystals

Coop angled his shoulders to get through, and the den widened—totally dark and smelling like earth and leaves and fur. “Chumani? Is that you?”

He reached blindly. Brushed fur.

Behind him, Torloo begged, “Wait, Lad. We don’t know–!”  

Arms wrapped around Coop, and a weary voice complained, “You’re wet.”

“Sorry ’bout that.” He was blindly hugging someone.

“Such a good egg,” they mumbled. It didn’t really sound like a compliment.

Light bloomed, and Coop was looking into the face of a cross-eyed tired stranger.

“Be a friend? I need one.”

Lips brushed Coop’s throat before the coyote fainted.

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Posted: September 12, 2025
Prompt: “cross-eyed tired,” suggested by Wilma AND “good egg,” suggested by SquggyD
Words: 100

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Summary: Cole Pfeiffer-Cooper, who prefers to be called Coop, became part of a pack way before the world found out about the Amaranthine. An Amaranthine Saga & Songs serial. Cozy Fantasy. Slice-of-Life. Family. Pack. Begins here. You can suggest a prompt here. To scroll through archived chapters, use the Coop & the Elderbough Trackers tag.

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