Brunhilda
preening himself a bit before unfortunately finding a piece of old gum stuck to his wings. he spit it out immediately and used his beak to lay his feathers flat once more.
Birthday
Tj noticed shams fiddling with his hands and preening his fur, pressing himself against the seat to conceal himself. "do you want to surprise him?" tj asked. "no fricking duh dad" jane said, "i hope you didn't blow that up."
The Choice Between Right and Wrong
Once he had finished preening himself he walked outside the lab and grabbed his coat, pulling out the cell phone from his pocket and dialing ishi's number.
The Crown: Chapter Three
The cougar was grateful for something to distract him, and he reveled in this last bit of preening. then, he was helped out of the bath by lang, who directed him to the far wall, where there were chains with handles hanging from the ceiling.
Investigation - Act 2
One more before sleep would probably help to sooth his nerves in absence of being able to preen his feathers. he could really do with a good hard fly right about now, exhausting himself in the air was a sure way of getting a good night's sleep.
Chapter Five
The eagle was making soft sounds as if talking to itself, occasionally stopping to preen a feather. "i said go away!" nadirah snapped, awkwardly swinging her fist at the bird.
FTL - Prologue
While finn preened, i looked from one to the other, "what?" "the generators are failing because they're not.
Brave New Realm: Diggy Diggy Hole
Qistling hopping off his shoulder to light on a chair, preening feathers. "firstly, i am not seeking to usurp or supplant you. by all i've seen, you have been doing a fine job handling the affairs of the kingdom.
Investigation - Act 1
It was times like now when he felt the greatest urge to preen his feathers. it would soothe his nerves and allow him to focus his mind on other things. but he couldn't even do that, even in the privacy of a rented room.
Zootopia: First Salvo part 3
There's a group of foxes that....as you'd expect dad, i won them over rather quickly by preening their tails and keeping them in regulation. they've been shining all my brass as payment. see? told you i'd use your tricks.
Heroes of Alteria Chapter 4: Mining for Trouble
_ _he would've continued preening over himself, but shirlene's voice over the intercom interrupted him. _"hey kid! get your alien ass up here right now! we're making our landing right now!"_ jeeve nodded and quickly made his way to the bridge.
Fire Branded Leather:Putting Out Fires
preening for an audience came naturally to him. at last will touched down. he wasted no time in hurrying away from the burning structure.