The Message
She could hear a group of them pushing past the hedges and outside of the humid clearing, branches snapping underfoot like a crackling fire. more orders were barked, and she realized it was a language she couldn't quite make out.
Rune Weaver
As more reverberations pulsed underfoot, maple tried to steady her hands with long, drawn-out breaths. something had to be done to stop the spread, even if it meant risking her life.
Small-scale Surgery
If the padding had taken a moment of getting used to, having flesh and fox fur underfoot took another and then some. both of us rose and fell with his steady, thankfully shallow breathing.
Heart of the Forest ~ Chapter 17
Just like the other creatures of the woods, the birds and the deer and the little lizards hidden underfoot, they cross our paths, or take a berth around us, or make a noise off in the distance as they carry out their own tasks.
The Hunters
Like other canines i walk on my toes, my claws down there are pretty worn by the concrete that's always underfoot. when i was young, it used to hurt walking over the hard ground, these days my pads are so callused i hardly feel it at all.
Courage
She dreamed of the forest in which she had been abandoned, the snow underfoot and trees overhead, she dreamed of dozens of copies of her standing in the mist, just watching. she dreamed they rushed her, all shout and rage and violence.
A Patient Death 13: Tied Down
The otter said softly, turning away from his place over the pup, floorboards creaking underfoot. breeze wanted to ask him '_do you regret leaving?_', but couldn't find the stomach for it.
With Friends Like These
Not so good for city streets however, where everything underfoot was stone, gravel or wood. he shrugged. "do what you want."
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 34
He could hear a strange crackle inside his chest every time he inhaled, like autumn leaves being crushed underfoot. "don't be stupid, ander! there's no way you can hike through the woods and over a mountain as you are now! you can barely stand!"
Impulse
It raced past you like a ninja on coke, screaming and waving at your unobservant ass, while you were just noticing that strange splooshy noise underfoot. and you did not suspect a thing.
Zero Point: Second Arc 3- Cerinia
Yuri growled, helping the other hound secure the crate in a place which wouldn't be underfoot. "research journals, our old credentials, everything we will need when we get back. without this the past fifteen years will be for nothing.
The Rolling Tides
Soon, he felt hot sand underfoot as he made his slow way to the beach. sand dragged across his lower gut as he sighed in bliss. it was so nice and warm...