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Fluffed Up
Char came up to Gregor one night, while the rest of the sinners slept. They had snuck into his room to ask for a favor.
When Gregor accepted, he didn't think too hard on it, knowing they trusted him enough to brush their fur.
What he did not realize is how hard this would actually be for the both of them.
Gregor
UNGEZIEFER
Oh, crap. Am I crushing you too hard?
Char
STILZCHEN
Yowch! Yeah, you are! You gotta be slower with it!
Gregor
UNGEZIEFER
Sorry, sorry. Maybe if you were a little more still it'd help.
Char
STILZCHEN
Or maybe you should actually hold me down!
Yes, the two of them had been seeing each other for quite a bit. Their banter was nothing more than a lighthearted talk.
Gregor
UNGEZIEFER
You know I can't.
Char
STILZCHEN
Look, I know the arm's sharp, but I'm gonna keep squirming. The ears are pretty sensitive. Can't help it!
Gregor
UNGEZIEFER
Er...I'll try my best.
Char
STILZCHEN
I know you will.
Gregor's hand wasn't stable enough to be any slower. He tries and he tries, but some strokes of the brush against that thick fur still hurt. Char keeps the pain to themselves, not out of politeness, but because they know he's not hurting them on purpose.
This kind of bond could only be shared with him, after all.
Gregor
UNGEZIEFER
Hm...It's really soft.
Char
STILZCHEN
Well, yeah. They get even softer when you actually brush them.
Char
STILZCHEN
I don't really like doing the work.
Gregor
UNGEZIEFER
So you get me to do it for you? Why?
Char pauses. Is he serious?
Char
STILZCHEN
Cause I love you, dumbass.
Gregor stops all of a sudden.
Char had told him this many times already, but every single instance sends him to a shock. He just wasn't used to it the first few times, but now...
Gregor
UNGEZIEFER
Pfft-
Gregor
UNGEZIEFER
Well, I'd be lying if I told you I didn't feel the same.
Char
STILZCHEN
Haha!
The sinner kisses the other by the cheek, being bold enough to make a move as Char laughs. As the moth reaches to cup his face with their hands, Gregor feels the fluff of their wings on his skin. Almost like velvet, fluffed up and shiny. His efforts were not in vain.
Char
STILZCHEN
Hey, focus. You still got a lotta work to do, buddy.
Gregor
UNGEZIEFER
Yeah...I'll probably take my time with this one.
Char's grin remains bright. The pain of the strokes was nothing compared to the joy of hanging with someone they love. And they loved Gregor very much.