[It doesn't matter that its platonic, this little hedgehog is secretly still starved for affection. He's gotten Enough that like, he can usually be chill about it, not make it obvious how desperately he yearns for love and affection at any given moment.]
[But it doesn't change the fact seven years left a permanent scar that sometimes likes to be ripped open and THERE IS THE L-WORD.]
[The sound comes out of him and he jumps a bit, startled because oh no.]
[OH NO, HE HASN'T CHIRPED IN FRONT OF SOMEONE IN AGES.]
[The chirp turns into a kind of embarrassed whine and he may just press his face against her side and try to pretend he's not giving into what he thinks are owl influences, maybe hedgehog influences, ALWAYS HARD TO SAY.]
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[SHE USED THE L-WORD.]
[It doesn't matter that its platonic, this little hedgehog is secretly still starved for affection. He's gotten Enough that like, he can usually be chill about it, not make it obvious how desperately he yearns for love and affection at any given moment.]
[But it doesn't change the fact seven years left a permanent scar that sometimes likes to be ripped open and THERE IS THE L-WORD.]
[Did you know hedgehogs chirp?]
[Because they apparently do.]
[The sound comes out of him and he jumps a bit, startled because oh no.]
[OH NO, HE HASN'T CHIRPED IN FRONT OF SOMEONE IN AGES.]
[The chirp turns into a kind of embarrassed whine and he may just press his face against her side and try to pretend he's not giving into what he thinks are owl influences, maybe hedgehog influences, ALWAYS HARD TO SAY.]