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“I wanna be called Maggie from now on”
The fallen angel and Husk were both sitting on the floor of the cat’s bedroom. She had brought a nail file and polish Angel Dust had given her so the cat could do her nails. It was a slow day at the hotel so the two decided to spend some time together.
“Alright. Maggie. I like it.” Husk said with a smile.
Picking up the file, he gently took her hand and began.
“Yeah- Hey! Be careful! That tickles!” Maggie said as she laughed.
Husk laughed as well.
“Sorry, sorry…hold on…”
He adjusts his hold on the file and her hand.
“There, this better?” He asked as he started filing a bit slower.
“Yeah….still ticklish but not as bad….” Maggie answered.
The cat continued filing, rounding out her normally sharp nails. The fallen angel was impressed that despite having claws for hands he was very gentle. After a minute or so he finishes her hand and goes to grab the other.
“I decided to pick something that would be easy for you to remember” Maggie explained.
Husk rolled his eyes.
“Yeah yeah. Gotta pick something simple so your old man doesn’t get confused…” He teased.
“Hey! It’s not like that!” Maggie insisted. “I just thought something with a M would be nice. You’re always calling me Mariposa or mija”
Husk chuckled.
“Yeah….guess that makes sense…”
The cat finished filing her nails. He grabbed the red polish and began painting.
“Isn’t Maggie what the king would call you?” He asked.
Maggie nodded.
“Yeah. At first it used to annoy me…. But it’s grown attached to it…”
“Heh….Bet Lucifer will be happy to hear that…..”
Husk continued painting. Soon all the fallen angel’s nails were red.
“There. Do you like them?” He asked.
Maggie smiled, admiring the new color.
“I love it…. Thanks” She said, leaning in and nuzzling his cheek.
Husk chuckled, moving to gently wrap his wing around her, pulling her closer.
“So. After this you wanna get some lunch? There’s a new noddle place nearby.”
“Sure. I hope they have something spicy. I’m getting tired of just having Italian here….”
“Heh. I could never get tired of it”
“Of course you’d say that when you’re in love with the spider who makes it”
“Oh fuck off!” Husk said with a laugh, playfully shoving her.
“Hey! Carefully. You’re gonna ruin my nails” She said, flapping her hands to dry them faster.
“Eh don’t worry. They should be dried by now. The brand Angel gave you is meant to dry super quickly.” Husk reassured.
Maggie cautiously tapped on her nails. She smiled, happy to see that they are indeed dried.
Husk awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck.
“Hey….Uh…”
“What’s up?” Maggie asked.
“…..You wanna… paint my claws mija?” He asked, blushing slightly.
Maggie’s face lit up upon hearing this. She reached over and grabbed the remaining nail polishes.
“What color?” She asked, practically having stars in her eyes.
“Hmmm… How about yellow? Something different from what colors I already have.”
Maggie grabbed the bottle that read ‘Angelic Blood’. She gently grabbed one of his hands.
“You want your claws filed?” She asked.
“Nah. I need to keep them sharp. How else am I gonna pop open bottles?”
Maggie rolled her eyes and began painting.
“I’m surprised you’re letting me do this” She commented.
“How come?“
“Well…. Out of everyone here…. You seem the most…. “
“Macho?” Husk finished raising a brow.
The fallen angel snorted.
“I was gonna say masculine” She claimed.
She finished the first set of claws and moved to paint the rest.
“Eh well…. Ever since I realized I was pan and started spending time with Angel, I stopped caring too much about what’s for men and what’s for women….” The old cat explained.
He gave her a smile.
“Plus…. I don’t mind doing this kind of stuff with you… it means we get to spend more time together….” He added.
Maggie smiled back at him. Soon all the tips of his claws were painted yellow.
The fallen moved to rest her head on his shoulder.
“I like spending time with you too Padre”
Husk chuckled, gently wrapping his wing around her.
“Alright, wanna go get food now?”
“Sure. But let’s wait til your nails are completely dried. I don’t want them getting smudged.” Maggie answered, nuzzling him.
“Alright, alright” The cat said with a laugh, nuzzling her back.