Little dinosaur feet, good god almighty. Owen nods and keeps his amusement to a simple grin at the corner of his mouth.
"Thanks, Marie. You didn't have to do all this." And he is entirely serious when he adds, "Thank you for helping us take care of them."
He almost says my raptors again, but at the risk of giving Marie one more thing to puzzle over, he holds back his own overt possessiveness for Gwen's sake. Owen reaches out in silent offer to take the basket, a quick once-over revealing nothing that stands out to him as being something Omega would throw across the room. The male raptor won't be thrilled about it, but Owen will reinforce the fact that it'll be worth it to lie next to Blue in better condition. (Putting requests in terms of Blue's wishes tends to increase the likelihood that they'd be indulged with minimal disturbance.)
"I'm gonna take these up now," he tells Gwen, "see if I can wake them, at least. They need to eat. You want to bring that food up?"
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"Thanks, Marie. You didn't have to do all this." And he is entirely serious when he adds, "Thank you for helping us take care of them."
He almost says my raptors again, but at the risk of giving Marie one more thing to puzzle over, he holds back his own overt possessiveness for Gwen's sake. Owen reaches out in silent offer to take the basket, a quick once-over revealing nothing that stands out to him as being something Omega would throw across the room. The male raptor won't be thrilled about it, but Owen will reinforce the fact that it'll be worth it to lie next to Blue in better condition. (Putting requests in terms of Blue's wishes tends to increase the likelihood that they'd be indulged with minimal disturbance.)
"I'm gonna take these up now," he tells Gwen, "see if I can wake them, at least. They need to eat. You want to bring that food up?"