"A trophy, three years in a row. Those are the only trophies I ever won aside from participation medals when forced to play sports."
"Look at you now. Are you sure about this?"
"Mhmm. Even with some magical awareness of you, bonding will belessdistracting. Lately anytime we’re in the same room I’m sorely tempted to bend myself over the nearest flat surface and offer up my neck and ass."
"Jesus, you don’t need to convince me anymore."
"I wasn’t sure, given that you aren’t bending me over and—"
"Hey, you still gotta deliver. It’s a compromise or whatever, meeting in the middle. We’ll mate as soon as you beat me.”
Yeah, my future looked bright. And there was so much to look forward to.
