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“Yeah, I do.” Karl smiled shyly, gazing into Cephus’s blazing blue eyes. “I mean, if I’m gonna have to see your family all the time anyway, I’d much rather it be you.”
“Well, I… I just got transferred. You know, over here.” Cephus fidgeted. “So, I guess you’ll be seein’ a lot of me either way. Heh. But, you know, I meant… do you maybe wanna do this again?” He took a drag of his cigarette. “Maybe with food or somethin’ first?”
“So, like… dating Death?” Karl grinned. “What do you like to eat? Souls? Small children? Chicken nuggets?
Cephus snorted. “I like Italian food. Ass.”
“My bad.”
“I’ll even put on my pretty face just for you.”
Slowly but surely, Cephus’s human form returned. His thick fur receded into flesh as human skin stretched over his bare bones. His horns vanished and the flames in his eyes went out, and the handsome stranger was there once more.
“Wow.” Karl looked him over in awe. “That shit is never gonna get old.” He stroked Cephus’s cheek. “Aren’t I one lucky son of a bitch?”
“I think I’m the lucky one, but fuck, I’ll take it.” Cephus could blush properly now, and his cheeks turned a bright shade of pink.
Karl quickly stuffed his half-smoked cigarette in an old soda can. “So, you got tonight off?”
“Not exactly. Kinda like bein’ on call. Just gotta hope for a quiet night. Ain’t never really tried to date before ’cause it’s so wonky.”
“Well, I’m in pretty high demand, but I think I could work around your schedule to keep seeing you.”
“Oh, wow, that’s so very kind of you.” Cephus chuckled, sitting up now to put his cigarette out in the soda can. “Maybe I’ll think about it s’more.”
“Hey, come on now. I’m just playin’.” Karl grabbed Cephus, pulling him up into his lap so they were facing each other. “I’m just saying, when you got some time, you know where to find me.”
Cephus cupped the side of Karl’s face as he straddled his hips. “Mmm, yeah, I do.” He drew Karl in for a kiss, grinding his ass down teasingly. “I’ll come lookin’, don’t you worry about that.”
Karl kissed Cephus eagerly, and he hugged him close as he rolled his hips up to meet him. “You better. I’m gonna need a lot more than just one night with you, Baby Death.”
Cephus snorted at the nickname, but he smiled. “Yeah?”
“Abso-fucking-lutely.”
“I’m all yours, cowboy.”
Karl slid his hand down over Cephus’s hip, groping the top of his ass. “Probably got one more round left in me before I need a snack. You in?”
“Fuck yeah.” Cephus grinded down more forcefully, groaning lightly. “Let’s fuckin’ go.”
“Mm. Just one thing. Can you, uh… change back?”
“What?” Cephus laughed. “You serious? Icankeep this on, you know.”
Karl could feel his face heating up as he said, “Look, you’re fucking hot as hell like this and I definitely got plans for that pretty face later, but…” He nuzzled into Cephus’s jaw. “I like the real you.”
Cephus inhaled shakily, flushing a deep red that made his eyes even more blue. “You really mean that, don’t you?”
“I do.”
“Well…” Cephus’s lashes fluttered, and he didn’t speak for a few seconds, clearly getting choked up.
Karl kissed him again to erase any lingering doubts, and he rubbed Cephus’s back encouragingly. He groaned when he felt fur sprouting up between his fingers, and he opened his eyes to see Cephus’s flaming eyes peering down at him from the sockets of his skull.
“Happy now?” Cephus asked.
Karl found himself getting emotional, and he couldn’t speak just yet. He couldn’t believe such a simple question had threatened to open up a floodgate of feelings. The truth was hewashappy—for the first time in a very long time—and it was all thanks to the beautiful monster he’d feared for so long, the same one he’d even cried for.
