“Oh, my wittle kitty is purring for me? What a good kitty. You’re sosweet, kitten.”
“I hate you.”
“Youloveme,” I say, teasing him. In response, Kei starts to tickle me. I leap out of the bed with a yelp, landing on the floor. Kei looks over the edge, laughing his ass off. “Fuck you,” I say, standing up and stomping my foot on the ground.
“No, stop! Come back!”
“No! I’m taking a shower without you!”
Kei can’t stop laughing as he follows me towards the bathroom. “Don’t be mad! You’re the one who started it!”
“Kittens don’t like water!”
“Eat my entire ass, Shiloh.”
“Bon appetite!”
We continue the banter all the way through our shower. I never knew things could be so easy with someone else. Maybe it wouldn’t be if I was with the wrong person but with Kei, things feel good. They feel right. They feel like I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be, withwhoI’m supposed to be with.
We love each other, but that doesn’t mean the teasing is going to stop. We still bully each other. I still ragebait him any time I get the chance. I still tell him to fuck off when I’m in his chat, yet somehow, we fit together.
Maybe that’s what being a mate truly is. Maybe it’s finding the person who matches your shade of assholery. Or maybe I just got lucky when I found PourSomeSuga’s stream and seemed to find a space I finally felt like I fit in, especially because I was on my own for the first time since Stevey.
I’m not sure if I believe in destiny and all that, but if itwasreal, it knew what it was doing when I logged onto that silly streaming platform and found Kei. He’s the one for me. I know it in my gut, or maybe my soul itself knows. Someday, Kei will bemy mate. We’ll have matching mating bites. He will be mine and I’ll be his, in more than just name. Until that day, I’m content just to tease the shit out of him, knowing he can take it and dish it out just as well.
Until then, I am content. Full stop.
Epilogue
Kei
“Sully,” I say witha whine, turning in my chair to look at him with a pout. “Why didn’t you nail that serve? I was putting so much faith in you, man!”
Sully snorts, shaking his head at me. “If that was actually me, I’d have nailed it. You can’t blame me for the game’s randomization!”
“I can and will blame you,” I say with a pout.
SookieBlahBlahBlah(mod): Baby
“Aww! Sookie! You’re comforting me while I’m upset?”
SookieBlahBlahBlah(mod): No. I’m insulting you. You’re a baby.
“Goddamnit,” I say under my breath, shoving my elbow against Sully as he laughs.
GuessWhat(vip): I TOLD YOU! YOU SHOULD HAVE PUT YOUR OTHER SERVER IN!
SookieBlahBlahBlah(mod): Be nice to Sully
WizeWizard(mod): …how are you ALWAYS right about shit like this?? You’re too good at guessing it’s actually kinda freaky…
GuessWhat(vip): Thank you :)
TenMonster(vip): Hi Suga! Hi Sully!
“I can talk to Sully however I want,” I say, looking away from my computer to the corner of the room where Shiloh is curled up in the armchair I bought just for him. His laptop is balanced on his knee. How he can be comfortable in that position I have no idea but that doesn’t stop my chest from warming with affection at the sight.
Shiloh glares at me, pointing at the computer, telling me to turn back around. I do as he asks, chuckling softly.
