For @pillarspromptsweekly #0051: Regrets.
Inspired by my lack of sleep with new kittens.
Cross posted at fanfiction.net and AO3.
Lillian groaned and
pulled her pillow over her head. “Go to sleep, Gideon.”The wolf puppy
whined again from the foot of the bed.“No, Gideon,
down.” She sat up and, less gently than she had earlier in the
evening, pushed him off the bed. When they were out camping in the
forest she had let him sleep at the foot of her bedroll and now he
was having trouble adjusting to the conventions of real beds. She
slightly regretted ever starting the habit. She flopped back down.Just as suddenly, a
weight landed on her feet. Little paws pranced on the blanket.“Argh,” Lillian
wiped a hand over her eyes. “Fine. If you can be a good boy and go
to sleep, you can sleep on the bed.”The little form
curled up and lay down and Lillian hoped that would be the end of it.The master bed in
Brighthollow was big, but it wasn’t quite big enough for two people
and a large wolf. Gideon lounged over Lillian’s feet and up the
center while Lillian and Edér were pushed to the edges of the bed.“Well, it’s
clear that I’m the other man in your life,” Edér joked.“This was cuter
when you were a puppy, buddy,” Lillian grumbled. “You took up a
lot less space back then.”Gideon just yawned
and sleepily blinked his eyes.“Oh, yeah, make
the cute face so I don’t regret letting you sleep on the bed now
that you’re too big for me to throw you off,” she said.“But he’s all
fluffy and cuddly.”“Edér, you’d
cuddle with a stelgaer if it let you.” Lillian tried to shift onto
her side. “You should feel honored you’re the only other person
he cuddles with.”“Hey, isn’t that
why you keep me around?” Edér scratched Gideon’s ears.“I can think of
some other reasons, but it’s a good one.” She stroked Gideon, who
nuzzled into her. “We’ll have it your way tonight, boy, but in
the future, I’m closing the door.”
Adorable wolf puppy shenanigans and also Eder! What’s not to love? ❤🐺
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