Over the week, Ainar had given him a lot of courting gifts that he had actually made a collection on his shelves. The alpha gave him a necklace made of pretty shells he once came to collect when he wandered far enough in the forest, dried flower petals he pressed between two flat woods to preserve, the alpha even carved him spoon with delicate flower details, Gavin loves it the most. The alpha showed up at his doorstep one day, proud look on his face as he presented the wooden spoon in his hands. Gavin has been using it ever since, proudly on display as they ate in the cooking house with the rest of the pack.
The news of their courting spread fast in the pack too. He doesn’t know how it happened (given that he’s been parading the gifts) but Gavin guessed it was bound to. Now every time he walks out their stares last longer, the murmurs decreased but it was still there. Every time he feels anxious under their gazes, Ainar makes sure to make him feel that he’s t
