
Title: The Things One Can Find in the Market
Andy & Simon stories
Author: charisstoma
Word count: 818
“Alright, whose kittens are these?”
No one raised a hand or a paw. Andy looked around ready to spit. Irresponsible parents and the kittens, considering context, had to be familiar in nature. “Just look at those cute little bitty blue eyes,” he found himself cooing.
There was a muffled snicker which brought Andy’s head around to glare at Simon. “What?!”
“Baby snake familiars are cuter.”
“Snake familiars aren’t furry until they’re old enough to be a public menace to innocent humans and then only in certain places on them.”
“Andy!” Simon said mockingly. “There are children presen… Scales!”
“What?” Andy turned thinking there was something endangering the kittens and he’d kill it whatever it was and gasped.