Oceans Apart (English Version)

Is this really necessary?

We are back! ... I'm very sorry for waiting two months to bring you an update, I've been busy, and I also wanted to spend a good amount of time writing this chapter. As a result, they ended up being more than 7,000 words.

I hope you enjoy it.

WARNING: Some parts of the following text contain mentions and/or allude to serious illnesses, both physical and mental. They do feel uncomfortable with some of these issues; please proceed with caution.

Publication date: May 15, 2023

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He hadn't wanted to stalk her, but he just couldn't help it, Namora used to say that it was because he had inherited gossip from their maternal family. He had seen all of her Instagram profile and her featured stories, without a doubt the ones he liked the most were those of her puppy.

She had apparently adopted him since he was a very young puppy and trained him, but she hadn't shown him to her nephew until the puppy was 3 months old.

"Look guys, Griot hasn't stopped looking at Toussant while he sleeps"

In the video you could see how the boy, who was 4 years old at the time, was taking a nap on the living room sofa, next to him was the 3"month"old puppy sitting on the floor. His back was turned and you could see how he was wagging his tail, looking at the child, making sure no one bothered him, or perhaps waiting for him to get up so they could continue playing.

It could be seen how Shuri, who was recording a bit of Zoom to make the scene look good, in that another female voice sounds "Yeah, if that's with my son, I can't imagine what it will be like when you have your own child"

In that the camera went out of focus and moved abruptly a "What?! Nakia!" On Shuri's part, just at that moment she passed the aforementioned, crossing the scene, letting out a small laugh and signaling for the young woman to keep quiet and not wake the child.

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The days passed, they did their costumes and makeup tests, they practiced scenes and choreographed stunts. Little by little, everyone was realizing the good dynamic that Namor and Shuri had.

The days turned into weeks, to be exact, it had been two weeks since the two had met. That Friday, Shuri had brought Griot to the set, the Labrador trailing behind Toussant most of the time, wanting him to play with him and making sure nothing happened to him.

Namor had arrived late that day and when he saw the canine, the first thing it did was sniff it, then it raised its paws excitedly, trying to have more contact with it.

" Griot, thambileyo 'kind' " Shuri had said to her pet, knowing how intense he could be. The lab immediately put his paws on the ground, looked at the men and wagged his tail excitedly.

"So this is the famous Griot," said Namor.

" Yep, the same " Shuri replied " Wait, famous?

" You have a section in your highlights just about him.

Shuri was silent for a few seconds, a slight smile appeared on his face " Were you stalking me?

Namor raising an accusatory eyebrow " Didn't you do the same?

Shuri couldn't help but lower her face and look away, of course she had also checked his profile.

" What language are his commands in? Namor asked, changing the subject as he stroked the dog's head.