Side Effect [Part 18]
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esp_dragonFandom: Noblesse
Summary: Tao did, in fact, leave a mess the night before.
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word count: 850
Total word count: 13,108
Status: Work in progress
Tao hummed as he went downstairs for breakfast, taking two steps at a time. He'd slept well after the late night but-
He slowed down when he saw Boss at the bottom, an eyebrow arched at him.
Huh. Had he forgotten a report or a programme Boss needed for today? What he was working on was for next week… He's gone down the stairs like that before so it wasn't that either.
"Tao," Boss said, his voice measured, "did you have a snack last night?"
"Mmhm…?" He'd cleaned up after himself, putting the plate and cup away as well.
Boss held his hand up, his fingers pinched together.
…Oh.
In between Boss' fingers were black hairs. They were shorter than Tao's own, but the only other person in the house with concentrated black hair was Boss' master. And Tao didn't think nobles lost hair anyway, let alone in clumps. He'd never seen any white hairs about the house anyway.
Which meant the hairs were his. From his nekomata form.
He was shedding.
"Sorry 'bout that, Boss," he said, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "I'll clean it up."
Boss shook his head. "It's already been done. At least I know who the culprit is." There was teasing in his voice and his lips were curled up at the corners.
"Heh… Guess I have to be more careful when I transform now." Tao paused. "Or get used to licking myself," he said, wrinkling his nose at the thought. Also, hacking up hairballs would be fun. …Would the hair still exist in his throat after he transformed back? Tao eyed the hair in Boss' hand. Those ones stayed around…
And was that why the cats wanted to him lick himself?
"I have brushes if you want to use them."
Tao smiled up at Miss Seira coming down the stairs. "Mornin', Miss Seira!"
She smiled in return, nodding.
"And, uh, are you sure?" Tao asked her. "I'd be clogging it up with cat hair."
Her smile didn't dim. "I'm sure."
"Thanks! …Wait," he said, tilting his head as he realised something. "I can't brush myself; I don't have opposable thumbs then." He waved the appropriate digits to add to his point.
"I can do it," Miss Seira said and Tao beamed, going over to give her a hug.
"You're the best!" He hugged her and stepped back. "After breakfast?"
She nodded and they went to the living room together.
* * *
"So how do you want to do this?" Tao asked as he stood in Miss Seira's room.
"What would be the most comfortable for you?" she asked, brush in hand. It was a simple one, light blue, the bristles spread apart from each other.
Tao hummed, thinking it over. "I'm pretty comfortable anywhere," he said. It had started since he got his ears and he could fall asleep anywhere after working out to change into his nekomata form. Including half-on and off furniture, twisted into shapes he shouldn't be able to but was. "So wherever's good for you."
Miss Seira nodded and sat down on the edge of her head, patting beside her.
Tao changed into his nekomata form and hopped onto her bed, looking up at her. He saw the brush descend and he arched his back towards it when he felt the bristles go through his fur. It was like someone brushing his hair, but more soothing. Almost like a massage.
He started purring the longer Miss Seira did it, his tail flicking from side to side in long sweeps.
"Ah! Not there!" He jerked away when Miss Seira brushed the top of his head and he rubbed at the spot with a paw.
"Sorry."
"S'fine," he said, wagging his ears at her. "It just felt…weird." Not painful, but he'd felt almost confined for a second.
Miss Seira took the break to remove the hairs from her brush and Tao flattened his ears at the sight. That was a lot of hair. A lot of hair considering his size. Was he growing hair as Miss Seira was brushing them out or something?
And was it time for another haircut already?
When Miss Seira started brushing him again, he closed his eyes, his purrs matching her strokes.
It kept going until Miss Seira said, "Tao."
He yawned, his tongue lolling out. "…Yep?" He was on the verge of snoozing, he was so relaxed.
"I'm finished; I'm not collecting any more hairs." A pause. "Unless you want me to continue?"
Tao looked up and saw Miss Seira's soft smile.
"Heh, I'm good," Tao said, shaking himself off. He hopped off the bed and transformed back, stretching. "Thanks."
"It's fine."
He left her room, running a hand through his hair. Hmm, maybe he should make something that he can use to brush himself. Bristles that were attached to a board that he could rub himself up against. But being brushed by someone had felt nice.
Eh, he'd make it to give him something to do and he could use it if the others were busy.
Now to get back to work.
Summary: Tao did, in fact, leave a mess the night before.
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word count: 850
Total word count: 13,108
Status: Work in progress
Tao hummed as he went downstairs for breakfast, taking two steps at a time. He'd slept well after the late night but-
He slowed down when he saw Boss at the bottom, an eyebrow arched at him.
Huh. Had he forgotten a report or a programme Boss needed for today? What he was working on was for next week… He's gone down the stairs like that before so it wasn't that either.
"Tao," Boss said, his voice measured, "did you have a snack last night?"
"Mmhm…?" He'd cleaned up after himself, putting the plate and cup away as well.
Boss held his hand up, his fingers pinched together.
…Oh.
In between Boss' fingers were black hairs. They were shorter than Tao's own, but the only other person in the house with concentrated black hair was Boss' master. And Tao didn't think nobles lost hair anyway, let alone in clumps. He'd never seen any white hairs about the house anyway.
Which meant the hairs were his. From his nekomata form.
He was shedding.
"Sorry 'bout that, Boss," he said, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "I'll clean it up."
Boss shook his head. "It's already been done. At least I know who the culprit is." There was teasing in his voice and his lips were curled up at the corners.
"Heh… Guess I have to be more careful when I transform now." Tao paused. "Or get used to licking myself," he said, wrinkling his nose at the thought. Also, hacking up hairballs would be fun. …Would the hair still exist in his throat after he transformed back? Tao eyed the hair in Boss' hand. Those ones stayed around…
And was that why the cats wanted to him lick himself?
"I have brushes if you want to use them."
Tao smiled up at Miss Seira coming down the stairs. "Mornin', Miss Seira!"
She smiled in return, nodding.
"And, uh, are you sure?" Tao asked her. "I'd be clogging it up with cat hair."
Her smile didn't dim. "I'm sure."
"Thanks! …Wait," he said, tilting his head as he realised something. "I can't brush myself; I don't have opposable thumbs then." He waved the appropriate digits to add to his point.
"I can do it," Miss Seira said and Tao beamed, going over to give her a hug.
"You're the best!" He hugged her and stepped back. "After breakfast?"
She nodded and they went to the living room together.
"So how do you want to do this?" Tao asked as he stood in Miss Seira's room.
"What would be the most comfortable for you?" she asked, brush in hand. It was a simple one, light blue, the bristles spread apart from each other.
Tao hummed, thinking it over. "I'm pretty comfortable anywhere," he said. It had started since he got his ears and he could fall asleep anywhere after working out to change into his nekomata form. Including half-on and off furniture, twisted into shapes he shouldn't be able to but was. "So wherever's good for you."
Miss Seira nodded and sat down on the edge of her head, patting beside her.
Tao changed into his nekomata form and hopped onto her bed, looking up at her. He saw the brush descend and he arched his back towards it when he felt the bristles go through his fur. It was like someone brushing his hair, but more soothing. Almost like a massage.
He started purring the longer Miss Seira did it, his tail flicking from side to side in long sweeps.
"Ah! Not there!" He jerked away when Miss Seira brushed the top of his head and he rubbed at the spot with a paw.
"Sorry."
"S'fine," he said, wagging his ears at her. "It just felt…weird." Not painful, but he'd felt almost confined for a second.
Miss Seira took the break to remove the hairs from her brush and Tao flattened his ears at the sight. That was a lot of hair. A lot of hair considering his size. Was he growing hair as Miss Seira was brushing them out or something?
And was it time for another haircut already?
When Miss Seira started brushing him again, he closed his eyes, his purrs matching her strokes.
It kept going until Miss Seira said, "Tao."
He yawned, his tongue lolling out. "…Yep?" He was on the verge of snoozing, he was so relaxed.
"I'm finished; I'm not collecting any more hairs." A pause. "Unless you want me to continue?"
Tao looked up and saw Miss Seira's soft smile.
"Heh, I'm good," Tao said, shaking himself off. He hopped off the bed and transformed back, stretching. "Thanks."
"It's fine."
He left her room, running a hand through his hair. Hmm, maybe he should make something that he can use to brush himself. Bristles that were attached to a board that he could rub himself up against. But being brushed by someone had felt nice.
Eh, he'd make it to give him something to do and he could use it if the others were busy.
Now to get back to work.