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[winterfrosting]

DC is usually patrolling or at Pure Vanilla's house. But poking his notebook will always eventually get his attention!

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[winterfrosting]

[oh that sure is a sheep. His eyes widen slightly]

When you said this form gave you new abilities I will admit I did not expect this.

It's-

[ 'cute' ]

-charming.

[here he's gonna sit across from him in front of the fire so they can talk properly]

[purevanillacookie]

[ Charming gets a tail wiggle in return, and an extra one when Dark Cacao settles himself down as well, about to protest the movement - he doesn't want Cacao uncomfortable! - but decides not to. He knows the other would deny it.

So, since looks don't work too well on sheep faces, he reaches out to gently touch the tip of his nose to Cacaos hand in affection.

It also helps him locate him because he left his staff in the bathroom]

It is quite handy, though it took me a moment to get used to walking like this

[winterfrosting]

[and without really considering his actions Cacao starts petting him once his nose touches him]

Four legs. Not surprising.

[purevanillacookie]

[ Oh!

The pet startles him for a moment, his ears flicking up briefly, before slowly going back down in contentment.

Tail goes bbblbllblb. ]

Oh, that's rather nice. I believe I understand my sugar sheep a little more now!

[winterfrosting]

[ now that he has approval he's gonna dig his fingers into the wool for deep scritches]

It is thicker than I imagined.

[purevanillacookie]

[ O-oh that's...

He will begin to go a little boneless, his head extending out to rest his chin on his friends knee.

Soon small content bleats follow. It draws the attention of the plantimals who are quick to take advantage of big sheep bed. ]

[winterfrosting]

[And Cacao outright laughs at that]

Charming indeed. You look quite comfortable my friend.

[purevanillacookie]

[ He would huff at the laugh but he's too happy to bother. ]

It is... quite nice...

[ It's very difficult to form words when your being scritched into a coma, the strawbunny digging rapidly at the wool to mimic Cacao before loafing into it, the stoat curling up into a ball to nap. ]

[winterfrosting]

[Seeing his friend bedded with the little creatures makes something shudder in his heart. A familiar feeling. Like a smaller less soul wreaking version of when he first held his son. His heart aches with affection and yearning. His scratches slow to a more lazy petting]

Ah... now we can not move. You'd been claimed.

[purevanillacookie]

[ If Pure Vanilla knew Cacao was having a Crisis, it would make his ears burn red. As it is, the words make him smile. ]

Whatever shall we do? Ah, I will have to move soon for my robes, I'm afraid.

[ Doesn't even twitch. ]

[winterfrosting]

Mmhm.

[also not moving. In fact he leans back on one hand, still slightly petting with the other. Staring sleepily at the fire. Content]

[purevanillacookie]

[ There's a not so small part of Pure Vanilla who wishes he had been able to bring his Staff, so he could see the look on his friends face right now. He also wonders if he can blame being part animal in the desire to crawl forward to curl further into the other's lap.

Instead he lays there quietly, soaking up the warmth from the fire and the comfort his friend offers him in so many ways, enjoying the rather soothing touch of the petting. It coaxes him lightly into a gentle doze; not fully asleep, but the way his head gets heavier on Cacao's knee, it's obvious he's drifting.

The moment he dips too far down? He loses concentration on his form change and the next minute there's...... well. Pure Vanilla Cookie back to 'normal'. Enough wool covers everything naughty but there's a sudden amount of chaos as Pure Vanilla makes a loud bleating noise of startlement and surprise as the strawbunny slips off onto the floor and the stoat sleeps on cause screw you all. ]

[winterfrosting]

[He had been perfectly content to let Vanilla nap- he knows his friend and his sleeping habits, and sharing a home makes it all the more obvious that he doesn't sleep enough-

(not that cacao is any better, he knows)

- only to also bark out a curse when Vanilla changes shape. Oops... guess it needed concentration to keep.

That suuure is a lot of dough he's getting an eyeful of, even if certain parts are hidden by the wool. Including the intricate designs he's only ever seen in passing glances. He quickly reaches over to grab his mostly dry by now cape and drapes it over his friend with... only slight hesitation, his face a little darkened but otherwise maintaining his cool]

Calm, it's just me and the beasts.

[purevanillacookie]

[ The noise that comes out of Pure Vanilla is ... pure embarrassment, but also a really low sheep noise that is actually sort of hilarious. Bleh noise more of a bah noise. When the cape drapes over him, he looks grateful and shifts the edges to cover himself more properly. ]

I know, forgive me. I think I was dreaming and to suddenly be not was- a-and to be-

[ Showing SO MUCH SKIN. He knows it's Cacao, he knows they're such close friends that the other probably knows him better in his habits than he knows himself, yet Pure Vanilla has always been shy. Half just because of body shyness and half because of what he's done to his body to get the amount of power he commands. There's a lot of forbidden symbols etched there, permanent reminders. He puffs his cheeks up and then sighs out a blow of air. Plus he's blind with his Staff in the other room so he's in a more vulnerable position that he normally is.

And to wake up with his head on Cacao's knee.... his brain gurgles. ]

[winterfrosting]

Understandable. Take a moment to gather yourself- I will go gather your robes so they can dry.

[Ah. Cute]

[purevanillacookie]

Oh! Thank you, my friend.

[ He sounds relieved, and relaxes a lot. He pulls his cape the best he can over bits, ah!ing slightly. ]

May I ask you bring my Staff as well?

[winterfrosting]

Mmhm.

[Off he goes, wringing the robes out properly and eyeing the Staff a bit before taking it up. He hands the Staff over right away before setting to work hanging the clothing up with his own]

[purevanillacookie]

[ The Staff is taken with a thankful smile. It's much nicer being able to see the area he's at. ]

Thank you.

[ And while still shy over it, he seems more comfortable now, petting the Strawbunny and Stoat as he watches his robes be laid out.

Doesn't mean he's not blushing. ]

My apologies for earlier.

[winterfrosting]

Hm?

[Vanilla what are you even apologizing for? Nothing to be embarrassed over]

[purevanillacookie]

[ When you become so well versed in grunts and hums you can understand your friend via it... ]

It was a lot of fuss, and I disrupted a peaceful moment. And it is not like you have not seen me before.

[winterfrosting]

Ah. Well, you have heard me wake in a start more than once during the war. Think nothing of it.

... and even so, I have never seen your markings in any clarity before.

[purevanillacookie]

Ah. They are...

[ His hubris. He hesitates for a moment, then sets his Staff down beside him to shyly hold his arms out towards Dark Cacao. The wool covers almost everything, of his arms only the upper arms are bare. ]

... reminders.

[winterfrosting]

[He takes the offering with appropriate solemness, running thumbs on the marks. Scars, not tattoos like he assumed]

These are arcane in nature?

[he can suspect what Vanilla intends to remember, but it's not his place to make guesses like that]

[purevanillacookie]

[ And Cacao would be on the jelly.

No, Pure Vanilla won't shudder to the touch, each line sensitive, but his ears do flick. ]

Indeed. Knowledge carved into my very dough. I shan't easily forget the paths I once dared to tread.

[winterfrosting]

[ 'You and White Lily are exactly alike!'

He can hear Hollyberry's words as clear as the day she said them- and even outside the fight, with his emotions long since cooled, she wasn't wrong. The two mages always were similar. Seeking the unknowable so others would not have to be burdened.]

Power... always comes with regrets.