Hello, and welcome to The Care and Keeping of Your Pet! As you surely know, a pet is a big responsibility, and we're so glad you've decided to be a concientious master. A safe pet is a happy pet, and this handbook is certain to keep your precious lifelong friend as content as can be.
The history of the animal person is a long and difficult one, with their origins not being known even to this day. However, scientists believe that despite our common appearance - most animal people have humanoid forms except for the ears, tails, and sometimes teeth - we share no common ancestry, even if the ascent of this species corresponds with that of the homo sapien. We gained dominance over each breed thousands of years ago, beginning with the dog type, who have long been considered "man's best friend." Most breeds these days are docile and perfect for owners of any speed.
Of course, it is our duty as the superior species to take care of these animal creatures, and this is inherent in their genetic makeup. Everyone knows that an animal person, when matched with their correct human master, is loyal for life - a true "soulmate," if you will. Far be it for us to turn this away! Ever since the Great Domestication, these intelligent and loving animals have served us as friends, workmates, guardians, servants, and sexual companions and will for years to come. Despite recent hubbub from so-called "Pet People's Rights Activists," this way of life is wholesome and good. Scientific research shows that the natural desire of the pet person is to be owned and cared for by a human.
So, it's your first pet. What do you need to know?
As previously stated, pet people come in as many breeds as you can possibly think of. By far and away the most popular are the dog and cat types, but exotic birds and lizards have been gaining popularity among trendsetters from L.A. to Tokyo!
All pet types are best suited for certain jobs, and when hunting for one, it is best to search for a type that suits your needs best.
However, a "True Match" - when a pet person bonds with you and only you for the rest of their natural lives - comes naturally, and sometimes takes time before you can find the pet you will be able to give a forever home to.
According to all current research, pet people are completely sentient and like us in many ways. However, it is important to remember that they have many animalistic and feral characteristics. Do not be foolish and think that your pet is a person, despite the facts that many are clothed and may be allowed to read, write, and have "hobbies." Some traditional pet owners may eschew these frivolities, and that is within their right.
Pet people age more quickly than humans, at least physically, and many types have long lifespans. It is not uncommon for pets to be passed through the family. When getting your child their first pet, it's important to keep in mind that just because the pup is tiny now, a grown pet can be jumpy around a small child.
It is important to train a pet. Discipline will be necessary. This does not make you a bad owner. Failure to train early will result in a rebellious pet. Training is especially important if you want your pet to serve as a household servant.
Remember, your pet will be extremely protective of you, especially if you are Truly Bonded. It is best to socialize them early. A socialized pet is a perfect family pet.
These days, unowned and unbonded pet people are allowed to live as strays or "Frees" in certain designated areas. Some even hold "jobs." This is against their best interest, and owners who adopt these strays are to be rewarded. Still, the best place to get pets are from liscenced kennels or breeders.
Some masters find it beneficial to participate in activities with their pets, such as shows and other competitions.
Finally, much has been made about the sexual relationship between pet and master. This is a normal facet of the bond, and humans are sure to find pet people sexually alluring. But beyond that, it is only responsible and prudent for owners to care for their pet's needs. It is a well-known fact that the libidos of pet people are remarkably strong, and when they go into heat, it is usually more convenient for a master to relieve them. There is no risk of pregnancy. All rumors of hybrids are urban legends.
Despite this, masters must remember to not view their pets as romantic partners. Humans should stay with humans.
With that said, thank you and welcome to your first day as a pet's master! |
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Normally, at this point, he'd pull off and edge the guy stupid. It's his favourite thing, edging people, but. This is Vash, and Vash does not need to be exposed to the absolute horrors of how long Ain can edge people for, and he doesn't want to disappoint right now either. Plus, it's cute. It's incredibly endearing to him just how much his master is getting into this, and he's just so pleasantly whiny about it all that it's setting Ain's blood on fire.
Tonight is the night he has zero patience, apparently.
So Ain hums, especially when hips rock forward into his mouth and cause yet another pleased little noise to escape him. Between that and his wings, he might actually be too loud himself, despite the fact that he's muffled right now for obvious reasons. It's all too good; he should have done this sooner. He hollows his cheeks out a bit to take Vash as deep as he can, until his nose is brushing against the hair below his navel and he can feel the head of Vash's dick in his throat.
And that is when his moaning worsens, likely to Vash's benefit all things considered, and he presses his tongue against the underside to increase the pressure and bobs his head just a bit faster. He will swallow everything like this without complaint, when the time comes.]
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He's unable to speak anymore. Every sound that comes out of him is unintelligable and garbled at best, worsening as Ain decides he's just going to go all in and swallow him down proper. The heels of his boots skid against the wood underneath his feet as he struggles for purchase against Ain, his hands once more moving to fitfully brush through his wing, the other holding his hip so tightly it's undoubtedly going to leave bruises behind. He never would have imagined that Ain would be able to take him so deep that his lips are flush with his skin, but there you go. It's happening, and Vash...can't take any more.
Vash chokes on a stuttering whine as his hips jerk forward a time or two more, the faster pace Ain sets met finally with his cock leaping in his throat. He gasps, eyes flying open as he feels his body lose control of itself, spasms overtaking him as he cums fitfully down Ain's throat.]
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Ain patiently waits — with his head between Vash's thighs — for him to finish, gives it a moment, and then slowly backs off with a wet pop sound. His cheeks are dusted red, and there's a still-lustful haze in his eyes, but. for now.
He lays his head against Vash's thigh as he's been doing like, all day today, and then. Surprise, the trilling starts back up.
He is very happy :)]
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His hand, which had a vice grip on his hip before, moves now so that he can touch the side of Ain's face, gently searching as he cups his jaw, then cheek, then brushes his fingers back through his hair. The soft trilling makes Vash feel so warm inside, on top of the warmth he feels from...well. That Orgasm Holy Shit.
He needs...to just sit here and remember how to exist for a moment.]
Ain...
[Also enjoy having your name plaintively whined like a puppy-]
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Haha, was it good? You did well, for your first time. [he didn't really do anything at all, in fact.] It's cute, how vocal you are!
[This, again, comes from a literal bird. Vash usually makes Ain sing, so it can totally be the other way around this time, right?]
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[Like. The boy's had an orgasm, he isn't THAT inept. But what he hasn't experienced before is...this. He never thought he was capable, or perhaps...deserving. He parted ways with his last companion feeling so...lonely. Alone. Now here Ain is, leaving him feeling like he's worth more than all of the mistakes he's made.
It's that feeling again. That tightness in his chest. He had hoped he wouldn't feel it again any time soon, because usually when this starts happening...it's when he loses people.
And he can't lose Ain. He can't.]
...Thank you, Ain. [He murmurs, brushing the pet's hair back.] That was amazing.
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Vash is kind, though, and that means Ain wants to stay. To stay and sing him songs all day and wrap him in his wings and fall asleep on him. Completely normal things to do. Very platonic. He would kill for Vash, and that's not remotely a lie.]
I've wanted to do something like that for a while, I think. [He says, softly.] Mm... but I want to do more than that, too. It doesn't have to be now, of course.
[He is achingly hard but he has hands, it's okay.]
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[Computing. The screensaver in his brain is working overtime. He is Thinking, remembering his conversations with Rem...
Vash tilts his head just a little, thumbing through Ain's bangs, and as sincerely as he possibly can muster.]
Do you mean sex?
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Yes, I mean sex. [Green eyes flick up to look at his expression, half-closed when his bangs inevitably go falling back against his forehead as Vash's fingers pass through.] I want to treat you well, like you deserve, but I'm also wondering what you'd sound like when someone is blowing your back out.
[AIN]
Haha, is that too forward?
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His mouth does drop open for a second when Ain says that, however, and a shaky laugh makes its way out of him as he shuffles his feet around where Ain still has his head between his knees, bracketing them both with his wings.]
I...I don't know if you can be too forward, after this...
[Now if only he knew what exactly "blowing your back out" means-
LIKE HE CAN HAZARD A GUESS BUT WHAT IF HE'S WRONG]
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There are lots of things I could say that would be more forward, I think, but I don't want to make you pass out. They're vulgar. [ :) ] It's up to you. If you want to get dressed and call it here, I don't mind, but I'll need some time alone in the shower.
[ :)))))))))
Don't think he's entirely unaffected by all of this, oh no, this is not one-sided at all sir.]
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He tilts his head again, thiss time moving his hand to trace Ain's jaw, thoughtful.]
I think...maybe we should continue this conversation in the bedroom?
[This couch is not super comfortable as it is- not like the dinky bed is either- and poor Ain has been on his knees on hardwood this whole time-]
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Okay yeah time for the rest of those clothes, shoes included, to be all the way off, because after that? Ain is just gonna wordlessly pick Vash up in a bridal carry and walk to the bedroom. Don't worry about the state of his knees by the way he's fine, he was formerly the town bicycle about 6 towns ago so it's all good—
Vash might get a Glimpse of it on the way, but yeah, your boy is rock fucking solid. Ain normally wears the tightest pants known to man so this is made fifteen times worse by appearance, actually, but he's real proficient at ignoring it to get stuff done. Kind of.
The bedroom is like a ten-second speed walk, and Ain sets-slash-half-tosses Vash onto the bed before crawling over him to kiss him breathless, sorry about the taste — and then he backs off and gets up to go find where he put the lube that he definitely stole.]
Just give me a moment to find...
[He begins, digging around in the bedside table. It's an awful table; one of the legs is two seconds from breaking, somehow, like this thing has to be one hundred years old. The drawer gets stuck and Ain genuinely has to yank on it to get it open, and after that, there's the small issue of the drawer Will Not close again, so. It gets to just live like that he supposes. The only things in there are a bottle (previously opened) and pack of condoms (also previously opened), and Ain decides he does not want to explain to Vash the whole cleanup process quite yet when they're definitely going to have to deal with the police in the morning, so. Condom it is. Speak now or forever hold your peace etc.
With that out of the way, said objects that Ain reasonably Should Not Prioritize as a fugitive are set on the side of the bed to be gotten later, and then he's climbing back over Vash to kiss him and trill in the back of his throat again.]
Do you want to do the honours of undressing me, or do you want me to do it and let you watch?
[There's an appeal in it either way. He's gonna let his very cute master decide, though.]
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[Oh, hello. Vash would have gladly gotten up and walked to the bedroom like a normal person, he was not at all expecting to be carried. He's not usually the carried one, he's more often the carrier...and this, above all things, is somehow what makes him turn red again, all the way to the tips of his ears. He puts his arms reflexively around Ain's neck even though he isn't afraid of falling, his long legs draped over the bird's arm as he walks them both back to their ramshackle bedroom that's about to not be their room anymore in a couple hours.
Tossed onto the bed with ease, Vash only has enough time to take a breath before the air is once more stolen from his lungs, Ain making sure he's left panting again long before he even bothers to go for the lube. Don't mind him, he's just going to lay back against the maybe one pillow they have to share between them and gently die for a moment.]
H-hah...
[He blows his hair out of his eyes so he can more easily watch Ain as he gathers supplies. Lube, condoms...Vash knows of both, but has familiarity with neither. He regards them with brows raised, only to be left with a choice to make, one that's unsurprisingly a little difficult to decide on...]
I...I'd like to, if that's okay.
[He...wants to touch you more.]
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[And his pants are pants. Like. They unbutton and unzip like pants do. But Ain wears sleeveless things always, and because of his wings, real shirts are hard to put on, so this one is easy. Untie the bit around his neck, untie what's around his back, and then it'll just slide off. He'll even turn around so that it's easier to do.
Of course, like his cheeks are, he is... covered in freckles. Like, they're everywhere — smattered over his shoulders and down his chest, over his hips, there are some on his ass if Vash wants to sneak a peek there too. On his thighs, where he has some whorling, green tattoos wrapped around them like vines. Surprise!
He's lean, toned, the physique of someone who flies and can lift a fully-grown man with no effort, and also someone who has been known to conjure magical swords and swing them at people. Not overly-muscular, but not exactly a twink despite what his bulky coats want people to think.
He is also, frankly, very responsive to being touched everywhere, if Vash wants to take a moment to explore.]
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With Ain knelt in front of him like this, it makes it easier for Vash to sit forward slightly, tracing his hands down the smooth slope of his back. He feels his shoulderblades, all the way down to where those wings meet skin, though he doesn't actually touch their bases yet. Ain might notice Vash is instead brushing his hands over the larger parts of them, gently pulling them in closer to him as if to reach them better.
Then...without warning, he leans in between them and kisses Ain at the base of his left wing, where the appendage connects to his body.]
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Or rather, that's an exaggeration, he hasn't passed away but the noise he makes might make it sound like he's going through death throes all of a sudden. Ain's spine arches forward, a full-body shudder wracking him. Oh, good god, if he wasn't going to Hell before now he's going there solely because of the moan that ekes out of him.
Boy, he warned you that was a Spot for him—!]
H-aah, you're... mmph. [Words.] You can keep doing that... for as long as you want.
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So what if he, just...
Pulls Ain gently closer to him, pressing another kiss to the line of feathers there, open-mouthed this time. His hand- the prosthetic this time- traces the edge of the wing he can't quite reach with his mouth right now, just so it's not being neglected. Again...and again. Audible kisses against both skin and downy feathers.]
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[If he wants pornographic, that's absolutely what he's getting. Ain's mind blanks completely, and he absolutely forgets himself in the moment, hips canting into nothing at all. He flutters his eyes shut for a brief second, sighing—]
G...good boy. [sweetie you are so not a top right now enough with that shit.] Give me your other hand.
[He's not taking no for an answer about it, and he'll reach around to grab the flesh-and-blood one either way, dragging it to his front, where he's very much painfully hard and in need of some sort of friction.]
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Well! This sure is more, ain't it?
He lets Ain take his good hand, tugging his arm forward until his fingertips brush across his erection, Vash realizing immediately that poor Ain has probably been like this for a while. He feels a bit bad about him just...being neglected for so long, admittedly, which is why he's quick to take the iniative and wrap his hand around the bird's length. Vash has some pretty large hands to suit his even lankier frame, his fingers thin and flexible enough to easily wrap around, and thankfully there is plenty enough precum already slicked over him that he doesn't even need to bother with lube just yet.
Vash begins to stroke Ain in earnest, now, burying his face back into his wings as he goes. Like yes, he should probably be a little LESS eager if they want to actually do anything else, but also............
Boy pretty, and those noises he's making are getting him hard again.]
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God. That spot on his back is so damn good, and he wonders if he hadn't said anything earlier where they'd be, like, if Vash would have just kept going innocently enough until Ain fucking came in his pants about it. Ugh.
Ugh!
He needs to regain his ability to Top, pronto, or he's going to be the most useless puddle of feathers on the bed in record time. But Ain lets himself be carried all the way to the edge, rocking his hips and whining out Vash's name the entire time, up until he feels something want to snap in him and he reaches his hand out to stop Vash. A little tap on the wrist.]
I'm going to cum if you keep that up, [he warns, breathless,] so unless you want to wait ten minutes for me to get hard again...
[Like. He's giving you permission, but be warned you're gonna be blueballed for a bit—]
Mm... but you're doing so well. We'll have to do this again later, hm?
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Vash breathes out harshly a couple times, his breath hot again the bird’s skin.]
I…I’ll do whatever you want, Ain…
[Be it doing this again, or stopping so he doesn’t cum early, OR just jerking him off right here and now. All is on the table because Vash lives to please as he nuzzles the nape of his neck.]
I just want you…more. Like this.
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Ain leans back, which will inevitably force Vash's head away from his back — but he's doing that so he can lean and kiss Vash's jawline again. There are no words to say how much he appreciates Vash, really.]
Haha, do you think I'm done with you? I just like edging, that's all. [he does not explain.] I'll show you how good it can be next time. I think it would be a good look for you!
[sir—
But Ain's already freeing himself from Vash's grip, to push him back onto the mattress and climb over him. He lets his wings go slack on either side of them, draping across the mattress, and just... kisses Vash stupid, again, because if Ain were to pick anything at all that's his favourite, it's kissing. He loves it a little too much, and he needs the temporary break before he busts early and they have to wait a bit.
Eventually, though... eventually he sits back up, back on his calves and between Vash's legs, looking pleasantly devious as he reaches for the bottle of lubricant.]
You'll have to tell me if this is too much, [he says casually, like he's talking about the weather forecast,] alright? I don't want it to be uncomfortable for you.
[Ain's doing all of this in full view of Vash, so he can see exactly what's going on — coating his fingers with lube and then pressing the cap on the bottle closed to put it aside. He warms it a bit in his hands first — temperature play is for way later — and then reaches down, but hesitates before actually slipping a finger into his master.]
Oh, and try to relax. It'll make it easier.
[And that's the last warning Vash gets before Ain slowly starts to work his finger in, keeping his other hand braced on Vash's knee and trying to rub soothing circles into it. God, he remembers being a virgin, this used to be the worst part...]
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Vash sighs as he's pushed back to lay down again, tilting his head up to facilitate more kisses from Ain. He could gennuinely just lay here and let the bird kiss every inch of his body, but if they did that they'd be doing it all night, and they might miss check-out time in the morning. Of course, that still remains to be seen as Vash is abruptly being assaulted with kisses again, and this time he wastes no time reaching up to cup Ain's face between both real and metal hands, his thumbs brushing gently over his freckled cheeks. Maybe when they're in a safer area, and are not both so riled up, they can just spend a day kissing each other lazily in bed. That would be nice.
Again though, Vash is...a virgin and a baby, so he has no real idea of what to expect here. They live in [vauge advanced time period] so its very likely Rem taught him about all flavors of orientations, but that doesn't mean he's versed in the practices each may partake in. He's a smart boy, he's been making some educated guesses here, but what he isn't expecting is...]
Nnhh.
[Ah. It is...Uncomfortable. Painful for some, but for Vash who has experienced pain on a much worse scale than this, it's more mildly inconvenient than anything. He nods to let Ain know he's okay, resting his head back against the pillow.]
It...feels pretty weird...
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[There are very few people into being railed without prep, Ain is not doing that, you cannot pay him to do that. He's kicked people in the face for trying to do that. Maybe one day, Vash will get to hear these stories, because they make for entertaining conversations. Like girls talking about their exes over tea but it's Ain desperately trying to work the coffee machine while talking about a toothy blowjob.
Romantic.
The oddness is going to continue for a bit, though, as Ain stretches him out. As a distraction... he leans over and kisses his cheek again, peppering them all over as he'd done earlier. The whole time, as Ain so often does, he's making soft little noises in the back of his throat — musical and hopefully comforting, how he normally does if Vash comes home hurt or otherwise in rough shape. They're sweet and loving and if only either of them knew that latter bit enough to put words to it.
Vash is doing a lot better than some of his older partners had, though. Ain doesn't feel pressed to rush, but by the point it seems like Vash has acclimated to penetration... he adds another finger, this time aiming for pleasure as well, hooking his fingers in a "come hither" motion and dragging.]
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pls ignore me haphazardly mashing our two canons together it works somehow I PROMISE
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gets suck into arknights hole, didnt see I didnt reply to this /pensive clown emote
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