charisstoma

Meep said: no no no bad enough the cat trying to drink coffee all the time

Title: It was a Dark and Rainy Night
Author: charisstoma
Word count: 677

The glinting drops of rain falling caught the lights of a pub and the only inviting doorway in the dark. If there was alcohol surely there’d be coffee to take the chill out of his body while his fur dried. It had seemed the best option to be in his feline form, smaller and faster, to avoid the wetness. More fool him.

Morris flitted through the door as a leaving patron came out. Warmth, darkness lit with spots of light especially at the bar, and a congenial ambiance enveloped him and he didn’t even try to stop his purr. The lit bar drew him to leap up onto a stool, the words, “Coffee please,” spilling from his mouth.

“You sure you’re in the right place?” came from the dog on the seat next to him.

The barman had already moved down the bar to a hotplate picking up a mug on the way.

“I’d say so,” Morris purred as the barman automatically reached for the creamer. The man was not stupid.

“This is a canine bar. Pussies aren’t wanted here,”

The barman intervened, “Diogee, cut it out. Take yourself out of here if you can’t deal with your fuck buddy dumping you. We don’t discriminate against other shifter types even if they are feline.”

“Familiar actually. I know there’s not much difference but there is a difference,,” Morris corrected. “I’m a familiar and unencumbered with a lover or wizard at the moment, I’m free, tabby, and available,” his purr increased in volume as he pushed his nose down into the mug sniffing the fragrant steam before giving a tentative first lap. His purred moan reached Diogee and the barman, who grinned.

“You know my name. You willing to share yours.”

“Maybe. How speciesist are you or is it the drink talking?”

The barman moved down the bar the grin still on his face.

“It’s like Clyde said, It’s John throwing me over and hooking up with someone he says is his life’s love. Sorry.”

“Morris.”

Diogee grinned.

“And before you start, yes just like the cat in the commercials.”

“I was thinking more like the car and wanting to take you for a ride.”

Morris blinked. “Direct, aren’t you.”

“Gotta be. I’m free, horny, and available. Emphasis on horny.”

“You should be a unicorn, bovid, or bovine.”

“Funny.”

“I don’t mind a one-off but I, like your John, am looking at sometime in the future, finding that special one,” Morris said with a shrug. “And I don’t do dog on cat sex. We both will be in our human forms.”

“Fine with me. Clyde’s got rooms in the back for those that drink a bit too much to make it home safely, for a small fee of course. I’ll cover that since I’m the one asking. You can pay next time.”

“If there is a next time.”

“There will be. I should warn you that even in human form I’ll still knot you.”

Morris smiled into his mug, “And I should mention that even in human form I’ve still barbs on my cock… sometimes.”

“Pussy.”

“Dog.”

“Clyde, gonna need a room.”

“Thought so.” Clyde slid a key across the bartop, his grin wider.

“I want to finish my coffee first.”

“Okay, I can play with your tail while you do.”

“Try it and die. Only in human form do you get to play with my tail.”

“Can’t wait.”

Morris sighed, “One track mind. Okay, where is this room?”

They were married 5 months later in the bar, it being the place that they met.

Clyde acting as his cousin’s best man kept an eye on things. Cat familiars and Dog, familiar in one case at least, shifters partying together could get too interesting. That Tabby cleaned up well in his human form and Diogee was looking distinguished in his suit. But the feline familiar brother of one of the grooms was uncommonly good to look at, he thought. He might want to sniff around that tail before the night was done. Any whaps would be worth it.