Wail of Whales
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Last published Wed, Dec 31, 2025
Why does a whale wail?
Because in the vast silence of a dying world, it still hopes someone is listening.
Hunted by kingdoms, haunted by memories, and constantly watched by ancient eyes. Our whales trudge through this world despite the waves pushing back.
But beneath the rot and ruin, something still calls-soft as starlight, heavy as grief.
A home.
Not the one they lost, but the one they might yet build before time runs out.
This is a story about those who remember death-
and choose, again and again, to keep living.
And of a whale who wails, still hoping to be heard.
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He growl lowly as my breath become shallow from this steamy sessions. Within a second, he digs his canines into my skin, and moans escape my mouth at this newly found pleasures. He tightens his grip at my back, tugging at my shirt. My breath becomes heavy, and I scratch his neck lightly. He marked me. He keeps his teeth inside me for a while before slowly pulling out trying to not hurt me. He licked the mark and I can feel the sparks and tingles shivers down my skin. Not too strong, but significantly better than before. "I will never ever reject you." He says to me as he nuzzles his nose at the mark and growl dangerously low. "Mine."
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