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Chuuya struggles against the restraints keeping him in place, keeping him from finding his mate. He growls.
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“It’s okay, Chibi, You’re alright.” A voice that sounds familiar reaches him. His almost-mate.
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He rumbles in invitation, his almost-mate should come here and be scented and be claimed so that they can be mates instead of almost-mates.
“If you’re sure, Chibi.”
A hand comes closer to his face, except it smells confusing. It smells faintly of him, and strongly like his almost-mate (salt and chocolate and void), except it smells like alpha too.
He bites at the hand but something on his face keeps teeth from meeting flesh, it pulls back anyway.
“Chibi needs to learn to behave.” Almost-mate chides. “But it’s okay we have time, neither of us have to be anywhere for the duration of your rut this time, you’ll get used to my scent eventually.”
The hand returns and he growls. It keeps going this time, down towards his neck, towards his glands.
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The hand holds itself on his gland and he tries to both growl and rumble at the same time. He needs to scent his almost-mate but the alpha is there too.
“It’s alright Chibi, it’s just me, do you want to scent my wrist?”
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Yes! He needs to scent his almost-mate! He chirps in agreement.
“Alright then, Chibi.”
And then a gland is rubbing against his and the world spins. There’s conflicting feelings, irritation at the alpha scent and pleasure at scenting his almost-mate. He tenses and whines in confusion.
“Shhh, Chibi, it’s alright, just me, you can relax.” His almost-mate’s voice is a soothing balm, and he slowly relaxes into the scenting.
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Oh wait, they’re already in their nest, aren’t they?
He rumbles to his almost-mate.
“Is my Chibi finally figuring out his instincts?”
He doesn’t bother to try to answer, he doesn’t really know what his almost-mate is saying anyway.
“Ah, nevermind,” he almost-mate sighs, “Rest Chuuya, I’ve got you.”
The world fades out slowly.
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