💜Sugar Plum💜

"It's cold."

The wanderer; Sugar Plum, a hybrid who's yet to find a place where she could call home.
Which was the case until she met the censorious lioness, Icy Heart. Known for her unkind personality and extremely judgmental nature.

After being cast away from her old pride, once again. Sugar Plum had nowhere to go. This winter was a brutal one, the small hybrid was left to fend for herself in the already harsh conditions. After a while of travelling she found a small area where she could seek refuge. Which didn't completely shelter her from the chilling winter air. Little did she know, that small area was where she'd meet a lioness who'd change her life for good.

-Above is the older stuff lol.


As their adventurous life together continued, the joy and excitement Sugar Plum once felt when around Icy Heart turned into concern and fear, fear she felt for her companion, fear of losing someone who had such an impact in her everlasting life. Sugar Plum herself looked as if she hadn't aged a day, not once changing in appearance from the day she arrived. Her friend on the other hand, had grown, the difference as clear as day. Wrinkles adorned Icy Heart's face, her once neat and kempt fur Sugar Plum always adored was now matted and rumpled. Sugar Plum knew her friend always took pride in how she kept her appearance and den organized, so to see Icy Heart in a senile and dysfunctional state like this only worried her further.

Sugar Plum did her best to assist her friend in any task she couldn't find herself doing due to her age, which ranged from simply cleaning out the dens to watching over the cubs. She had to admit, she couldn't tell stories or admonish the cubs as well as Icy Heart did when they stepped out of line; she tried, she really did, but she never really got the hang of it despite her age and experience she gained over the years.

Sugar Plum knew from the start she was doomed, an immortal like her getting close to someone who's life wouldn't be nearly as long as her own would only end in tragedy. The closer Icy Heart's time got, the more Sugar Plum's heart broke. It was inevitable. Soon she'd be on her own again, Icy Heart would leave her, and they'd never be able to see each other again. Of course, Sugar Plum would still have the rest of the pride, but how long would it take before they all passed as well? How many deaths, how many times would she have to grieve over the loss of a pride member when their time eventually came? The thought left her with a heavy heart, the thought of being all alone again scared her tremendously. Was there even a way she could save her friend?