I should have consulted you about more covert alternatives. Perhaps a rat.
[ Definitely unwelcome. He nudges to slot one bony hip against hers as he says so, that same hand testing along the coat’s underside for secrets. ]
Or a giant spider.
[ It occurs to him for the first time that he could attempt to form Thot into a nug. It’s an important enough thought that he turns his nose down from Fitcher’s to study the cursed creature skittering humpity bumpity around a rathole. She vanishes in a dark twist of vapor when he refocuses up at eye level.
Hours or minutes or an hour and some minutes later, Thot the dog is splayed spindly-legged over an open jewelry box on the dresser as she scarfs down the contents.
The master bedroom is dark, curtains drawn, the sounds of the ongoing party close for comfort. ]
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Date: 2022-03-09 05:54 am (UTC)[ Definitely unwelcome. He nudges to slot one bony hip against hers as he says so, that same hand testing along the coat’s underside for secrets. ]
Or a giant spider.
[ It occurs to him for the first time that he could attempt to form Thot into a nug. It’s an important enough thought that he turns his nose down from Fitcher’s to study the cursed creature skittering humpity bumpity around a rathole. She vanishes in a dark twist of vapor when he refocuses up at eye level.
Hours or minutes or an hour and some minutes later, Thot the dog is splayed spindly-legged over an open jewelry box on the dresser as she scarfs down the contents.
The master bedroom is dark, curtains drawn, the sounds of the ongoing party close for comfort. ]