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The pile of furs and fleeces was soft and warm. Monoco lay starfished across them, listening to the idle noises of Verso tidying his papers.
Click! went the piano lid closure. Soft feet padded across the stone. Mmm very lovely feet he thought.
"You asleep already, mon vieux?"
"Hmph, just resting my eyes while you fanny around." He scooted over and turned towards Verso as he flopped down in the bed with a soft thwump.
Verso twiddled his fingers in his mane, sending warm fuzzies through him.
"Mmmmmm…." He purred. Verso turned over and shimmied closer, shoving his arse against him.
"SPOON ME MONOCO" his voice was thick with fatigue. It had been a long day of bloody Nevron battles, and then the idiot had seen fit to stay up late composing a piece about their battles.
"How could I possibly resist such a polite request?" He curled himself around his human, his supple joints mirroring the others comfort. "Or such a powerful arse!" Verso let out a soft giggle.
He draped his arm around Verso's chest, protective intent in his mind. His felt the heat of Verso's blood radiate from behind his knees into his wooden patella.
Monoco settled, hooking Verso's Achilles tendons between his second and third toes. The perfect spoon. He let out a long, contented sigh.
His bracelets jingled.
"What are you fiddling with again?"
Verso didn't reply as he moved one of the bangles towards the Gestral's wrist joint, slotting it into the gap between the pieces of his wooden limb. Then, he felt the fine fingers slip underneath the cool metal. Verso had to push a little past his thumb joint and then his hand was free, and yet not. His metacarpals rested against his big, smooth palm. He cupped Verso's hand gently and they twined their fingers together.
A warmth spread through his chest and he couldn't stop the happy growl escaping his throat.
"You like that, you old wooden spoon?"
"I like you, you soppy idiot."
Verso made a contented sound, sleep chasing them both now.
"Love you, M'noco."
"And you, mon coeur."
Épilogue :
They slept for a long time, happy and content in each others warmth.
AND NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENED AGAIN