[ A good forty five minutes later, Yuri does check his phone, having finished decorating the batch of cookies we was diligently working on. And what he sees is funny, to say the least, but also concerning. He's been there. Haven't they all?
[ In retrospect calling would have been easier but Flynn couldn't press the buttons. He makes a relieved little huff, launching up on his paws where he's been settled for the last three minutes. ]
Yuri!
[ Good thing Yuri can't see how hard his tail is wagging. ]
Yes, I'm still a dog. Why can't I shift back? Am I doing something wrong?
Nah, probably not. It's tricky, at first. [ He brushes off his hands, and waves to Vex. Yeah, he's going to leave early. So what? He has a dog boyfriend to save ] Do you know where you are?
No. Or, at the very least, I haven't been able to find him.
[ So it's Flynn and the bulbs they planted and the high gray sky. He whines again, tries to concentrate on what Yuri said. Maybe the problem is he keeps thinking about himself with wings...? ]
Eh. I dunno. I just think about being human, and then I'm human.
[ Yuri hasn't actually seen him as a dog, and suddenly he's very impatient to get him. ]
Hey, I'll be there soon.
[ And he unceremoniously hangs up, and turns into one of his faster forms: the panther. He runs along the wood, intent to get home and see his boyfriend as a dog. ]
Typical. I just do it, and it happens. You're not helping!
[ SOMEONE is feeling kind of pouty, clearly. Flynn huffs and lays back down on his front paws, figuring it will be easier. He's going to try his best to turn back before Yuri gets here, but... he's definitely not going to succeed. Yuri will find, out back in the garden surrounded by the upturned earth signifying their recent bulb-planting efforts, a golden retriever. ]
[ Yuri turns back into his human self just outside the cottage, and walks the rest of the way. But his impatience still shows, and as soon as he sees Flynn, he breaks into a giant grin ]
Flynn?!
[ Don't mind him, he's totally trying to play it cool and really failing. He drops down to his knees by Flynn, and reaches out before hesitating ]
Oh, uh. [ After how you were about pets, Yuri, really?! He drops his hand ] Hi.
[ That sure is Flynn's voice, full of more gentle accusation and amusement than anything, coming from that dog. Is his tail wagging faster than it was? It's definitely wagging, dragging long golden fur through the breeze. ]
...yeah. [ Yuri admits sheepishly. It's pretty weird to hear Flynn's voice coming out of a dog, but even so. He balls his hands into fists on his knees ] You're really cute.
[ What a silly thing to smile about, and yet there's a little doggy grin on Flynn's face. His tongue lolls pink out of his mouth as he sits up, tail still thudding into the dirt. ]
If I told you that you couldn't, you wouldn't, so.
[ He's allowed? He's allowed to pet him? And his tail is thumping, way more than Repede's ever did. Yuri is already feeling a surge of endorphins, even before he touches Flynn's head.
When he does, Flynn's fur is so soft, it feels so good under his hand, and his grin grows even wider. He pets over his head, down his back, over his ears, delighted beyond what he thought possible. Flynn is so cute, and so soft, and he's a familiar now, which Yuri hasn't totally processed, and Yuri loves him so fucking much.
He doesn't even think to respond, losing himself in petting a puppy ]
[ Flynn was not expecting it to feel this good. It's like when Yuri scratches through his hair late at night, or at the base of his wings, but everywhere, and it makes him wiggle and it sends his tail thud-thud-thudding in joy against the ground, makes him press closer into those clever hands and forget everything else around him for a moment, mud and being stuck and gray skies above.
No wonder most dogs (except Repede) lose it for this! ]
[ Yuri will really pet him for as long as Flynn will let him. He's been without Repede for so long, now, and even if Repede didn't like to be pet like this, it's still healing that part of him, just a little, that misses his partner.
He ends up with his legs crossed, and perhaps with Flynn in his lap, petting his chest and his belly if Flynn lets him ]
[ Flynn definitely lets him. Flynn is lost in something like a petting trance, his head pressed onto Yuri's shoulder and his eyes closed in bliss. It takes him a moment to even realize that Yuri's talking to him, and when he notices, he yelps, high and surprised, and presses a paw into Yuri's thigh.
Where did the last fifteen minutes go? Why is he in Yuri's lap? Oh, goddess. ]
[ Flynn cranes his fluffy head back and upside-down, trying to see Yuri's face properly. There's sincerity in his voice, and his hands are hovering like he wants to put them back down, and it really did feel nice...
No, I-- I like it too. [ Wow is that hard to admit, but Flynn can get it now. Right? He can get it, now that he wants it, too. ] I think it comes with the whole familiar thing. Liking being pet.
[ He sounds like a petulant child, a little bit, but that's only because he's held himself back from reaching up and scratching Yuri's ears countless times now. This whole time, he could have been coaxing that deep purring out of Yuri? This whole time?
Because it's weird! And it was weirder, before. [ Before they started hooking up. Before they were boyfriends. ] You can do it now. If you want to. When we're alone. Okay?
So you do think it's weird that I want you to pet me!
[ Yuri listen this is all a lot of new feelings for him and he's so confused and still trapped as a dog, sort of whining high and nervous as he shuffles back off Yuri's lap and presses his paws into the dirt like punctuation. ]
[ He can't say any of this right, and rubs a hand over his face, refocusing on the problem at hand ]
Okay, okay, let's get you back. First, you're gonna need to calm down, alright? Deep breaths. Then think about being human. Your human body with hands and no paws and a nose instead of a snout. Think about that.
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Quickly, he taps the call button ]
Flynn? Flynn, are you still a dog?
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Yuri!
[ Good thing Yuri can't see how hard his tail is wagging. ]
Yes, I'm still a dog. Why can't I shift back? Am I doing something wrong?
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[ Is that like a tiny amount of whimper in his voice?
Yes. Yes it is. ]
You don't have to leave work, though. I know the opening is soon. I just need to know if there's a trick.
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[ Which are so cute. Which Yuri can't stop touching when they're lying on the couch together, or in bed at night, or when Flynn is trying to read ]
Raven's not there?
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[ So it's Flynn and the bulbs they planted and the high gray sky. He whines again, tries to concentrate on what Yuri said. Maybe the problem is he keeps thinking about himself with wings...? ]
Does the image have to be exact?
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[ Yuri hasn't actually seen him as a dog, and suddenly he's very impatient to get him. ]
Hey, I'll be there soon.
[ And he unceremoniously hangs up, and turns into one of his faster forms: the panther. He runs along the wood, intent to get home and see his boyfriend as a dog. ]
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[ SOMEONE is feeling kind of pouty, clearly. Flynn huffs and lays back down on his front paws, figuring it will be easier. He's going to try his best to turn back before Yuri gets here, but... he's definitely not going to succeed. Yuri will find, out back in the garden surrounded by the upturned earth signifying their recent bulb-planting efforts, a golden retriever. ]
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Flynn?!
[ Don't mind him, he's totally trying to play it cool and really failing. He drops down to his knees by Flynn, and reaches out before hesitating ]
Oh, uh. [ After how you were about pets, Yuri, really?! He drops his hand ] Hi.
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[ That sure is Flynn's voice, full of more gentle accusation and amusement than anything, coming from that dog. Is his tail wagging faster than it was? It's definitely wagging, dragging long golden fur through the breeze. ]
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If I told you that you couldn't, you wouldn't, so.
[ He inches closer on soft paws. ]
Go ahead.
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When he does, Flynn's fur is so soft, it feels so good under his hand, and his grin grows even wider. He pets over his head, down his back, over his ears, delighted beyond what he thought possible. Flynn is so cute, and so soft, and he's a familiar now, which Yuri hasn't totally processed, and Yuri loves him so fucking much.
He doesn't even think to respond, losing himself in petting a puppy ]
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No wonder most dogs (except Repede) lose it for this! ]
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He ends up with his legs crossed, and perhaps with Flynn in his lap, petting his chest and his belly if Flynn lets him ]
I dunno, I think this is better than wings.
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Where did the last fifteen minutes go? Why is he in Yuri's lap? Oh, goddess. ]
I was— sorry!
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He winces at the paw and holds up his hands in apology ]
Sorry. Was that too weird? I... really liked that.
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[ Flynn cranes his fluffy head back and upside-down, trying to see Yuri's face properly. There's sincerity in his voice, and his hands are hovering like he wants to put them back down, and it really did feel nice...
Flynn huffs around squirming embarrassment. ]
Isn't it a little weird for me to... like that?
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Flynn twists properly on his lap, fast enough to whip his tail into Yuri's thigh. ]
You like it?
[ This is more demand than question. ]
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Yes. Maybe. Sometimes. I like it sometimes.
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[ He sounds like a petulant child, a little bit, but that's only because he's held himself back from reaching up and scratching Yuri's ears countless times now. This whole time, he could have been coaxing that deep purring out of Yuri? This whole time?
He has been robbed. ]
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[ Yuri listen this is all a lot of new feelings for him and he's so confused and still trapped as a dog, sort of whining high and nervous as he shuffles back off Yuri's lap and presses his paws into the dirt like punctuation. ]
How do I fix this? How can I change back?
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[ He can't say any of this right, and rubs a hand over his face, refocusing on the problem at hand ]
Okay, okay, let's get you back. First, you're gonna need to calm down, alright? Deep breaths. Then think about being human. Your human body with hands and no paws and a nose instead of a snout. Think about that.
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