“Do you still worry?” Carmilla prods after a quiet moment between them.
“Oh, all the time,” Laura says. Carmilla barks out a laugh. “But I worry about everything, you know? Hell, I worry about hockey for at least eight hours every day, but that doesn’t stop me from playing.”
“Being up there sounds exhausting,” Carmilla says, tapping Laura’s forehead with a gloved finger.
“Sometimes,” Laura says. She unwinds her arm from Carmilla’s and turns to face her with a smile she hopes is cheeky rather than wobbly-soft as she feels. “You wanna rent crappy skates and break an ankle on some bad ice with me?”
Carmilla tilts her head and looks down at her. Laura can see some sort of calculus racing behind her eyes. And she looks so good there in the half-light, hair falling from her cap and over her shoulders, her cheeks rosy with the cold. Laura reaches up to fiddle with one of the toggles on her coat again, looks at Carmilla’s mouth as the air between them thickens.
“Would you stop me again?” Carmilla asks, her breath carrying the words visibly between them.
“No,” Laura breathes back, tipping her chin up. She presses her palm to Carmilla’s chest, just under her collarbones. “I don’t think I would.”
i don't really understand why you would be pro-zoo. like i understand nature reserves and sanctuaries where people can observe from afar, but it doesn't seem right to me when they're locked up in generally small confined areas for people to watch them do nothing all day. idk maybe i'm getting this wrong, and i still really respect you, i just don't understand this. like i interned at a zoo and felt uncomfortable with how small their living areas were and how they had no stimulation
Zoos don’t look like this anymore.
They look like this:
Good zoos do not keep their animals in “tiny spaces” with no enrichment. I’m not pro-roadside zoo. I’m pro-accredited zoo. Zoos are incredibly important for conservation and education.
Are Zoos Necessary?
The Importance of Zoos: Resource Post
Why Zoos and Aquariums Matter: Assessing the Impact of a Visit to a Zoo or Aquarium