Gotcha.
[he's even checking to be sure the cauldron is clean before he carefully pours all the sugar in]
[he's even checking to be sure the cauldron is clean before he carefully pours all the sugar in]
[it really is a fun sound isn't it]
I'd hope they can't get in here, but probably, just to be safe.
I'd hope they can't get in here, but probably, just to be safe.
[ Will mix it all up... with tender care. Make big, pretty... special, rock candy.
Now. What... did you need, from me? ]
Now. What... did you need, from me? ]
Rock candy? I'll have to ask you to explain that better when you're back to normal.
Anyway, I need a hug.
Anyway, I need a hug.
[ stretches out his wings as if to say, with what arms???? ]
[reaching up to patpat him, it totally counts]
See? That's it.
See? That's it.
[look he gets it, hugs are weird if you're not used to them. That's part of why he's asking and not just doing it.
He nods to him]
If you need any other help, let me know.
He nods to him]
If you need any other help, let me know.
[elated, enticed, and excited are ALL accurate descriptions of how muffin's feeling. and some other 'e' words besides.]
—Should. Yes.
[sudden trepidation. if quetzal "checks" by swanning off into the tub and removing his presence, muffin will perish.]
Please?
—Should. Yes.
[sudden trepidation. if quetzal "checks" by swanning off into the tub and removing his presence, muffin will perish.]
Please?
[gratefulness and adoration go quickly across the divide, charmed by that glint in his eye even as he waits in anticipation.
then there’s touch and heat, and muffin gasps, flooding the bond with a wave of pure arousal.]
then there’s touch and heat, and muffin gasps, flooding the bond with a wave of pure arousal.]
[thorns? what thorns? though he registers the pain, the vine itself is already forgotten. the tattoo's needles felt the most similar, but his pleasure-fogged mind grasps at a different comparison, one already wound up in quetzal's presence, and welcomes it. like claws in his neck, this can be another bite. and when he whimpers, even muffin doesn't know if it's for pain or pleasure.
but it's only a small part of his thoughts. a bright note against the rising heat and the nearing crest. he wants to give something back, some greater encouragement than just petting quetzal's feathers.]
...Want— um. Want second tattoo. Can watch.
but it's only a small part of his thoughts. a bright note against the rising heat and the nearing crest. he wants to give something back, some greater encouragement than just petting quetzal's feathers.]
...Want— um. Want second tattoo. Can watch.
[muffin gasps, bracing himself on quetzal's shoulders and curling over his head, holding on against the drowning rush of desire only for the sake of answering his question]
Arm! Right arm.
[more than that though— he hasn't decided the specifics and he certainly can't right now.]
Arm! Right arm.
[more than that though— he hasn't decided the specifics and he certainly can't right now.]
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