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Am I…lacking as a partner? The thought is hard to stomach.
“You…thought if you reached hard enough, you could pull a tail out of there and we’d match?”
“I’m not going to stop, you big dummy, because I love you and I want to know what’s eating you. We’re going to talk about this.”
“It has to be more. I must be more. You need a good mate, a worthy one. I know I am not kind, or easy to live with. I know I am not attractive. And now I am in exile. I do not want you to feel as if your khui has chosen poorly. I must do more to please you and keep you satisfied.”
“I love you,” I whisper to him. “I love all of you. I love looking at you. I love your scars and your unique horns. I love your scowl. I love that stiff way you hold yourself. I even love when you thump your tail all angry and pissy.”
“They tell a story. Not a bad one, just a story about who you are and what you’ve overcome. They make you different from the others. And I don’t know if you noticed, but I like different.” I lean in and lightly bite at his earlobe.
“I love that I can be me around you. I love you for who you are. I don’t want you to be anyone but Raahosh—my Raahosh. You can be as grumpy as you want, because I know I can be a pain in the ass.” I ignore his snort and continue, because I’m having a sappy moment, dammit. “I know I can go on far too long about Star Wars and I’ve never met a cussword I didn’t like, and I know I can be bossy. But I feel like that’s all okay with you and I love that. I don’t have to try to be someone else.” I snuggle up against him from behind, pleased. “And I’m not alone. You have no idea how alone I felt for
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She can be the bold one. I will be the rock, the protector, the shield. She can be the arrow, launching itself forward. I will be the bow—the brace, the stability that the arrow needs to speed ahead. In this, we are a good pair.
