[TOY] Plaything

[skinstealer]

POLKA DOT: Hell yeah, man.
POLKA DOT: I’ll join your party if you join mine.
 

Tim reaches out a paw and you gladly take it in a victorious gesture, your elbows on the table and clenched hands raised high.

TIMOTHY: I knew I could count on you.
POLKA DOT: Same here, man.
POLKA DOT: When is this party, anyway?
TIMOTHY: …uh….
TIMOTHY: Tomorrrrrrow?
 

You give him a look, squeezing his hand on reflex.

POLKA DOT: Dude, I’ve got work tomorrow.
TIMOTHY: It’s a late night party! Starts at eight!
POLKA DOT: I get off at eight!
TIMOTHY: Well!
TIMOTHY: You could just meet up after! You can be a little late!
POLKA DOT: I guess, but don’t expect me to be super energetic.
TIMOTHY: Considering you’re asking me to go on a deathly adventure, I’d say it’s a fair trade…
POLKA DOT: I GUESS
 

You sigh, finally letting his paw go and dropping your wing onto the table.

POLKA DOT: Should I dress up at all? What’s the deal?
TIMOTHY: No real need to, it’s not a kink party or anything like that…
TIMOTHY: I was told that most people just show up in t shirts and stuff, so your usual clothes should be ok.
TIMOTHY: It’s meant as like…a social event with drinks, food, dancing…
TIMOTHY: The guy running it is named Heath, he works with Laurie to help organize stuff like this, in case people want to get out of the Place and stretch their legs a little.
TIMOTHY: He’s apparently been hitting up a lot of the meetup events and inviting people, so it’s gonna be all folks from here, same blacklist too.
TIMOTHY: I dunno! It’s gonna be neat.
POLKA DOT: We’ll see how it goes…
POLKA DOT: Though…I am curious about something.
TIMOTHY: Huh? What is it?
POLKA DOT: You’ve mentioned you and Devo being boyfriends before, but like-
POLKA DOT: Spill the beans, tell me about it.
POLKA DOT: I wanna hear juicy details.
 

Embroidered blush sneaks across Tim’s face, clearly flustered with the prospect of going into his gay escapades.

TIMOTHY: W-well…
TIMOTHY: We really did end up hitting it off well at the BDSM meetup…
TIMOTHY: One thing lead to another, we ended up experimenting a little…
TIMOTHY: And it went so well that we just, had to start hanging out after that.
TIMOTHY: I don’t want to say “love at first sight”, because, yknow, that’s kinda silly…
TIMOTHY: But I fell for him hard. He’s….
 

Your canine companion struggles to find words.

TIMOTHY: He’s got a lot going on, and he’s not the best at reaching out for that, or articulating when he needs help…
TIMOTHY: But with me, he’s been opening up and starting to talk about the things that bother him.
TIMOTHY: There’s a lot of stuff where it feels like we have similar ground to stand on, as well…
TIMOTHY: I’m not gonna go into his history without his consent, but talking with him, it feels like I’ve really met someone who gets a lot of what I went through before coming here- especially as I’m starting to remember more and more.
TIMOTHY: Not the same experiences, per se, but…he just gets it.
TIMOTHY: I didn’t realize how much I needed that.
TIMOTHY: If I didn’t have his support with that right now, I just…I don’t know.
TIMOTHY: I feel like I’d be a lot more judgmental towards myself, and what I went through, and a lot…angrier.
TIMOTHY: He makes me feel like it’s okay.