Cut Short
The swallow has landed in the upper branches and is preening its glistening blue feathers. "how i envy you swallow.
Revaramek the Resplendent: Chapter Twenty Nine
He flared out one of his wings, and preened a loose feather. “it's good to know age hasn't changed you, rev." “what's that supposed to mean? you're older than i am, aren't you?"
Breaking the Mold - Ch 3
The perfectly preened bushes in front of him looking more and more like scraggly wild growth as he continued to pull at them. he probably would have eaten the bushes down to bare twigs, but he was interrupted with a snort followed by a loud whinny.
Anima: The Broken Wing Chapter 19
She began to preen the feathers on her back, and when she finished, her head stopped while facing me. i moved my head, but she held still, not reacting to any of my motions. i looked closer at her eyes and saw the centers seemed lighter in the shade.
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.
Embers of Dawn: Chapter 12: Soft Places, Sharp Edges
The preening slowed to an absent-minded movement, guided more by touch than purpose now. and then came harvest day.
Chapter 10 - Infamy
Lethais flew back around and perched himself on a lamp post, preening his wings a little before looking down at the crowd. "why hallo thar!" he said in a thick english accent.
Fathom's Phantoms, Ch 30: Intervention
A long maned, meticulously preened gen 2 mare sat at the ship's navigation console; a too-handsome, blue eyed, blue haired mid-twenty year old neo-human sat at the communication and scanner controls; an inexplicably unreadable, dour, and generic-looking
Embers of Dawn: Chapter 11: Drinks, Dragons, and Disasters
I thought it was just for preening.” axton covered his face with both hands, mumbling something into his palms. nelneras chuckled low in his throat. “i did warn you, didn’t i? one little truth, and the claws come out.” veska smirked.
What Once Was Eden Chapter 7 Part 1 of 4
She preened. sajani put her chin up and smiled. "thank you, lady kiama for your hospitality. the bath was refreshing and the dress is very lovely." she bowed to her host. mr. ramisa had made sure she knew the proper things to say.
Soi Brothas: Part 5 and 6 - A Plan for Obese People
Turning to face the monitor and shaking the mouse to get back to the desktop, todd's attention automatically shifted to the "other projects" tab on his editing program, a list of executable files waiting to be primped and preened for their respective masters
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.