Page 105 of The Menagerie

[RC]Just surprised me I guess

[RC]You’ve been doing this a long time

[MS]yeah well. surprised me too

[MS]not many firsts left to have at this point so

He doesn’t elaborate on the “so” at the end of his sentence, but Rowan’s brain is rattling around in his skull like a crash-test dummy’s. BecausesurelyMal can’t mean that was his first kiss?

[RC]Wait like your first first kiss??

The fact that his fingers have typed out andsentthe message proves that the tact he’s been working on developing isn’t coming along as smoothly as he’d thought.

[MS]i’m 28 man not fuckin 15

[RC]That wasn’t a no…

[MS]christ

[MS]NO, my 1st kiss wasn’t with my fuckin dom in a sex induced haze

[MS]not gonna have the chastity pigs after you prince charming

The laugh that bubbles up from Rowan’s chest has him feeling lighter than he has in days. It’s nice to be able to laugh at the situation that he’s been angsting over for what feels like ages.

[RC]In this context chastity pigs sounds like some fetish shit

[MS]oh ya? you into that farmer brown?

[RC]Dunno, you could look hot in a chastity belt

[RC]Trapped in a castle and chained to a bed or something

[RC]Hard pass on the furry junk though

[MS]jesus you’re worse than i am

Rowan can practically hear Mal trying to hide a smile through his message.

[MS]got a virginity fetish or somethin?

[RC]I’d be shit outta luck with you if I did since we met at a gangbang

[MS]ya that ship sunk a long fuckin time ago

[RC]That’s definitely not the right expression Mal lmao

[MS]what the fuck ever you know what i mean

[MS]so a knight in shining armor complex then?

[RC]I do think I’d look pretty good in some medieval armor

[RC]Chainmail and feathery helmet and shit

[RC]Get a huge lance or something and some fair maiden’s token to complete the look

Mal’s next text is an eye roll emoji.

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