“I know it’s not easy to be called a freak. You were born to bond with snakes, but you took in a bear like me. What will others think of you?”
I ruffled his head and poked his drooping bear ears.
“I won’t abandon you.
“And I don’t care what others think.
He still kept his head down, and two large teardrops fell onto my bare foot.
I gave his short bear tall a gentle tug.
“Stop overthinking, and carry me to the bedroom
He looked a little surprised, then instinctively said, “it’s not evening yet…
I gave his butt a playful smack.
“I told you to stop overthinking “that“, not “this“.”
The large full–length mirror reflected Arthur and me.
Arthur was wearing a well–tailored black sult, a large expanse of bronzed skin showing on his chest, and a small hole in the back specially cut to reveal his short tall.
I was wearing a short skirt, perched on his shoulder.
This time, my face was at the top of the mirror, but I didn’t seem to care anymore.
Looking at Arthur and me in the mirror, I suddenly remembered the image of Chloe with her snake–shifter, how perfectly matched Damian and Chloe had looked.
501PM &
Lasked Arthur, “Do you think we look good together?”
Arthur nodded solemnly, giving
mea
a quiet “Mmm.”
I smiled. “I think we do too
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I ended up eating those two meat dishes.
I knew the word “freak” was his lifelong nightmare.
Even now, successful and financially secure,
The insecurity ingrained in his bones was like sticky tar, clinging to him if he wasn’t careful.
He was afraid of that word, and afraid it would trouble me too.
That’s why he instinctively didn’t believe
ve I liked vegetarian food and made meat dishes for
for me.
