Impure - Chapter One
Even if they're just "rivi chee is best chee!")
Impure - Chapter Eighteen
“argos…" rivi took a breath. “argos says we deserve acceptance, rivi. that we deserve love. that we _don't_ deserve to be hurt, rivi." the cheetah took a shaking breath, hissing at himself. “then _why_ did they hurt us, rivi?
Impure - Chapter Seven
rivi had mentioned something about 'impure' thoughts. argos had spent enough time in rivi's homeland to know what that meant. as soon as those words came out of rivi's mouth, argos knew they were one and the same.
Impure - Chapter Six
No, rivi's father preferred to use softer phrases. father called him gentle, and tender-hearted. while rivi knew his father loved him dearly, so to did rivi know his impurity shamed his father.
Impure - Chapter Sixteen
The only one in all the world truly fit to measure rivi's worth, was rivi. by the end of their voyage, argos sincerely hoped to convince rivi to value _himself._ “you're a wonderful person, rivi." argos bumped his muzzle against rivi's cheek, smiling.
Impure - Chapter Three
All at once, rivi had never felt so completely alone. “we're never going to complete the pilgrimage, rivi. never!" “easy, now." the coyote slowly rubbed rivi's back. “it'll be alright, cat. it'll be alright."
Impure - Chapter Five
rivi nodded, and argos grasped the front of his coat in both hands. he grunted, hauling rivi back up to his feet. rivi clutched at argos’s arms in turn, but the coyote had no trouble lifting him.
Impure - Chapter Eight
rivi whirled around, his tail whipping through the air. “i can’t believe we said that to him, rivi!” “aww, thanks, rivi.”
Impure - Chapter Eleven
“at least we remembered it before we made it to the viewing deck, rivi.” rivi locked the door, and then set the camera down to study his map. “let’s see, rivi. which way do we go?” he glanced down the corridor. “looks like left.”
Impure - Chapter Twelve
Argos held rivi against his body as he might cradle someone he was courting. rivi _knew_ that was wrong. rivi _knew_ it was terribly impure for one male to hold another that way. but rivi, for perhaps the first time in all his life, did not care.
Impure - Chapter Fourteen
Argos gestured at rivi's hands. “they probably make it hard for you felines to use your claws, too. i'd wager that's the idea, right?" rivi nodded. “that's correct." rivi rubbed his thumb into his other palm pad.
Impure - Chapter Ten
Maybe the lion had just seen rivi's picture in the paper. or maybe he'd grown up in rivi's neighborhood. maybe he used to bully the poor cheetah in school. or maybe it was something worse. maybe rivi's family owned him money.