She was mortified that she was licking his hand. She was also mortified that it tasted good, salt and sweet. It felt good, too, on some doggy level that she never thought too hard about. Thinking too hard about instincts just gave her a headache. Then he started petting her again, and the mortification faded, but only to make room for the bliss. Petting felt so good. No wonder dogs loved it so much, in general. No wonder she'd spent twenty years wondering what it'd feel like.
If he could just... keep doing that forever, that would be grand.
She could almost forget this was Jean Cernunnos, if she closed her eyes. Except for the trace of claws on her back, reminding her of who and what was petting her, exactly. She kept licking, idly, taking solace in the fact that he had no idea who she was and she could keep this private. She'd have to live with the knowledge, and god only knew what she'd do when she next saw him as a person, but...
Maybe a little suffering and humiliation was worth it, for this kind of attention.
Her eyes flew open again with the mention of a book. Reading. And the subject! He read strange, esoteric books on random interesting subjects at night, too? Well, he did own a bookstore, a bookstore full of strange, esoteric books. She gave an excited, if subdued, little bark of glee, forgetting for a moment that no normal dog would be thrilled at the concept of reading. But she could think of nothing better than reading a book about the invention of the sewing machine.
He was reading. Out loud, to her. While she lay on his naked torso, a thought which still alarmed her. While petting her, which was just... just the best.
Clearly, the universe wanted to apologize for making her deal with Jean in her human form. If only he could be this nice when she had two legs! Of course, that just gave her a mental image she didn't need, involving her in this position as a woman. She shook that away. If she got caught up thinking like that, she'd sink into mortification again. She could enjoy this as a dog, and compartmentalize, the way she did with fantasy-Jean, when she did thought exercises in his office. There could be real-Jean, fantasy-Jean, and dog-Jean. She could manage that.
Her tail thumped idly against his chest and she laid her head down on her paws, relaxing into bliss as his hand slid across her fur, again and again.
"It had no instrument panel with push-button controls. It was not operated electronically or jet-propelled. But to many 19th-century people the sewing machine was probably as awe-inspiring as a space capsule is to their 20th-century descendants..."
Thump. Thump. Thump. His heartbeat or her tail? She couldn't tell anymore.
"For thousands of years, the only means of stitching two pieces of fabric together had been with a common needle and a length of thread."
She didn't need to sleep. But she found herself sort of drifting, floating, on a cloud that rose and fell with his breaths. She would rouse slightly every time he paused to turn a page, then drift again when his hand fell back to her.
She couldn't remember the last time she'd been this happy.
If he could just... keep doing that forever, that would be grand.
She could almost forget this was Jean Cernunnos, if she closed her eyes. Except for the trace of claws on her back, reminding her of who and what was petting her, exactly. She kept licking, idly, taking solace in the fact that he had no idea who she was and she could keep this private. She'd have to live with the knowledge, and god only knew what she'd do when she next saw him as a person, but...
Maybe a little suffering and humiliation was worth it, for this kind of attention.
Her eyes flew open again with the mention of a book. Reading. And the subject! He read strange, esoteric books on random interesting subjects at night, too? Well, he did own a bookstore, a bookstore full of strange, esoteric books. She gave an excited, if subdued, little bark of glee, forgetting for a moment that no normal dog would be thrilled at the concept of reading. But she could think of nothing better than reading a book about the invention of the sewing machine.
He was reading. Out loud, to her. While she lay on his naked torso, a thought which still alarmed her. While petting her, which was just... just the best.
Clearly, the universe wanted to apologize for making her deal with Jean in her human form. If only he could be this nice when she had two legs! Of course, that just gave her a mental image she didn't need, involving her in this position as a woman. She shook that away. If she got caught up thinking like that, she'd sink into mortification again. She could enjoy this as a dog, and compartmentalize, the way she did with fantasy-Jean, when she did thought exercises in his office. There could be real-Jean, fantasy-Jean, and dog-Jean. She could manage that.
Her tail thumped idly against his chest and she laid her head down on her paws, relaxing into bliss as his hand slid across her fur, again and again.
"It had no instrument panel with push-button controls. It was not operated electronically or jet-propelled. But to many 19th-century people the sewing machine was probably as awe-inspiring as a space capsule is to their 20th-century descendants..."
Thump. Thump. Thump. His heartbeat or her tail? She couldn't tell anymore.
"For thousands of years, the only means of stitching two pieces of fabric together had been with a common needle and a length of thread."
She didn't need to sleep. But she found herself sort of drifting, floating, on a cloud that rose and fell with his breaths. She would rouse slightly every time he paused to turn a page, then drift again when his hand fell back to her.
She couldn't remember the last time she'd been this happy.
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