Master of his domain


Authors
Hag
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2 years, 10 months ago
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Drabble from 2019, part of a 5 piece collection of 'minor pairings' (aka less-talked-about ships) I have with @theprince ! This is the final piece, going into a more talked about pairing in a less-talked about AU.

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Yes, Node was very fortunate in this situation. He had grown old, now, graying-- and even turning white in some patches-- but he was still loved fiercely by his beautiful sweetheart.
Maybe he wasn’t the best, taking advantage of Sorata’s charity and patience. He liked to imagine that he couldn’t help himself when around someone so striking. 

And though Node knew he was the master in charge, he often defaulted to Sorata’s whims and decisions regarding their living arrangements. In turn, Sorata allowed Node to do what he pleased, as long as it was in their apartment, alone.

There were times that Node just could not accept these stifling rules. Something inside him compelled rebelling. He wanted Sorata solely to himself.

“Oh-- Node! No!” Sorata cried out, darting up from his couch to whisk away the long-bodied, short-furred devil of a cat. 

Node’s teeth were bared, claws sharp, still aiming for the young man who had tried to steal his spot beside Sorata on the couch.
“I’m-- I’m sorry, he’s-- he’s an old cat, and, so, he’s a bit grumpy...!”

“Every time,” the young man responded with fierce exasperation. Node was quite proud to see a few beads of blood drawn along that firm arm the suspicious human shoved out to show- and shame- Sorata. “I… I don’t know if I can keep doing this.”

“I’m so sorry,” Sorata simply apologized once more, sounding truly sympathetic, close to nerves bringing on tears. Even still, he hadn’t dumped Node to the floor, like he used to when these creeps would come in. Those were dark times.
“I-- maybe I can go over to your place… Or, um, I can try and train him. I don’t know!”

Node’s previously flat ears sprung back to normal position, as he allowed his tail to curl around Sorata’s arm. Whatever the humans were saying was none of his business... As long as they were separate.
While Sorata and the unknown threatening man were babbling to each other like crazy, Node settled in along Sorata’s chest pressed snug behind him, feeling a purr come along as one subtle finger gently scritched beside his neck.