[years and years and years of getting used to it. that's how he stands it -- by practice.
the tail and ears aren't really his. it's why he's not sure how to take her praising them. he's far more assured on how to react to her rubbing her face against his tail. not his, no, but tell that to the nerves there directly connected to his brain and the feeling that's going on there. Nero rubbing her face on it tickles and makes his breath short. his gasp is sharp and quiet, his back going straight.
he speaks through his teeth, through a blaze of heat working its way up his spine.]
Stop. Snuggling it.
[that's what she's doing. that's definitely what she's doing, isn't it?!
if his character influenced his fur, wouldn't it be muddy? dirty? matted, at least? then Nero wouldn't be so inclined to rub her face in it like that. with all the nerves obviously being connected to him, cutting it off would be really fucking painful and he would rather avoid that. so you know he's not in his right mind when he says,]
If you want, I'll give it to you! Just... [DEEP BREATH] s-stop rubbing on it.
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the tail and ears aren't really his. it's why he's not sure how to take her praising them. he's far more assured on how to react to her rubbing her face against his tail. not his, no, but tell that to the nerves there directly connected to his brain and the feeling that's going on there. Nero rubbing her face on it tickles and makes his breath short. his gasp is sharp and quiet, his back going straight.
he speaks through his teeth, through a blaze of heat working its way up his spine.]
Stop. Snuggling it.
[that's what she's doing. that's definitely what she's doing, isn't it?!
if his character influenced his fur, wouldn't it be muddy? dirty? matted, at least? then Nero wouldn't be so inclined to rub her face in it like that. with all the nerves obviously being connected to him, cutting it off would be really fucking painful and he would rather avoid that. so you know he's not in his right mind when he says,]
If you want, I'll give it to you! Just... [DEEP BREATH] s-stop rubbing on it.