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Changbin was shedding again, everywhere was full of his fur.
But sometimes Minho didn’t really have it in his heart to scold him all the time, he was living rent free in his apartment so it wasn't truly the end of the world, right?
To be fair, he was also adorable when he was a ball of fluffy fur on the carpet or the sofa.
And luckily he wasn't allergic to it.
If Minho had to be honest, Changbin was such a great person in and out and Minho truly liked him, he wasn't a bother to even clean or – at times – brush his tail after a long day.
But after some time, even animals outside lost interest in taking all that fur Minho placed out for them to use.
It was getting impossible to get rid of it.
Minho didn’t remember when they became partners in life, and definitely even less when they sort of got together.
Changbin was charming, even if they argued a lot and he had a bad habit to turn into a ball of fur when he got mad at Minho for telling him to not leave mess in the living room.
"Last time I cleaned was five hours ago," Minho sighed, trying to not get moved by Changbin’s ears dropping, "why do you have so much fur, dammit ?"
Changbin only whined, turning around and then next moment, his naked human back stretched, leaving behind a big fluffy tail that was hecticly moving left and right scattering fur everywhere when Changbin took a seat on the armchair.
"I don't control it, I told you."
He didn’t look offended, but he was still scrunching his nose as if he was ready to bark back even more. Instead, he took out his phone and started scrolling.
Changbin really lived as a rich child, he didn’t need to lift a finger and that sort of pissed Minho off at times, but the wolf was irresistible and Minho knew he couldn’t stay mad for long.
"I bought you a new brush~" Minho's singsong voice got Changbin’s attention and his ears popped up rapidly, a wiggly tail following as he turned right back into a wolf and jumped to him.
"Of course," Minho sighed, letting Changbin lick his face a little, "you're like a big baby–a furry one, still so childish."
It was probably the eyes that got Minho so weak, big round black eyes that made Minho’s limbs go numb and jelly and he let Changbin do whatever he wanted, despite their first agreement was to help Changbin act better and not make a mess all the time.
But brushing his fur was an activity that relaxed Minho as well, so he tried to find a solution while his brushing session ended up being almost an hour long and approaching dinner time.
And cooking for Changbin was another activity that involved patience. He liked to have so much to eat and he was quick at devouring food. But before eating, he felt the need to give advice on how to cook his steak, how to pour his wine, how to decorate the plate… It was like living with an old soul trapped in a gym rat's body, with fur!
'Next time," Minho said after finishing his plate and standing up, "I will buy you dog food."
"Try me," Changbin scoffed with food in his mouth, giving a big lick to the plate before handing it over for the second course, "dry food is a nightmare."
Minho laughed under his breath and started doing the dishes while Changbin finished eating his other steak in peace, then he finally managed to make the other help with cleaning the mess around the table and go to bed.
They shared a bed, it was better like this and Minho liked to roll over at night and end up with his face in a ball of comforting fur.
But he just couldn't sleep, he was hit with an idea to manage all the fur around the apartment and he got himself busy with researching all types of things he needed.
"I think I should do something with all this fur instead of throwing it away, huh ?"
Changbin looked at him with big round eyes, tilting his head to the side as if he was curious what Minho was doing on his laptop at this hour.
"I swear to god," Minho sighed, finally turning his laptop off and putting it aside, "you're lucky you're cute ." then reached for Changbin’s head to pet it and poke his nose.
He said it without much thinking, but Changbin’s ears suddenly went up, as well as his tail, and the next moment his roommate appeared in front of him, half naked and blushing.
"You think I'm cute?"
Despite now being a human, some of his features stayed the same: big round eyes, the habit of tilting his head to the side and his tail too, slightly shrinking as time passed. And his head was a mess of soft slightly curled dark hair.
Minho just shrugged, he didn’t give it much of a thought, but Changbin’s staring eyes suddenly made him realize the weight of those words.
"Of course I think you're cute, I like you, isn't that obvious already?"
Changbin leaned closer into his space, face to face as if he was gonna crush their faces together.
"So we can kiss?"
Minho sighed, trying so hard to not scream, "you told me we kiss all the time… when you lick my face," he looked at Changbin with confused features, then repeated, "you told me that, remember ?"
Changbin pursed his lips, letting out a small whine, "no, that doesn’t count."
" Yes , it does."
" No , it does not," Changbin insisted, crawling over him, "if it did, we would kiss more when I'm human, right ?"
Minho chucked, "I thought you were more comfortable with that than–"
"At times," Changbin paused, looking away and Minho noticed his red ears, "but I want to kiss you properly ," another pause, this time Changbin hid his face in Minho’s shoulder and whispered the last word, "now."
Oh.
Changbin was so… fuck .
Minho inhaled slowly, then cupped Changbin’s face to first look at him, before brushing their lips together gently.
"If you close your eyes, I will kiss you properly."
"But I wanna watch."
He was also exhausting, childish and very… very sweet .
"You'll be too busy for that," Minho leaned closer, "close them or we won't kiss."
This time Changbin did, tilting his head slightly and only then Minho kissed him.
It was soft at first, he didn’t mean to go hard or anything, he just wanted to kiss Changbin just as much as the wolf wanted. Deepening the kiss just a little, he left the other relax under his touch and sigh in the kiss and Minho was so proud of himself because he was able to make Changbin feel like this.
They were together, it was a relationship that usually didn't need much explanation but Minho was glad they got to kiss, to hold closer, and be completely focusing on his partner and no one else.
"Satisfied?"
Changbin hummed on Minho’s lips, pecking them again and then licking over the bottom one slightly, "immensely."
Minho was finally about to put some distance between them but Changbin pushed him back on the bed, hugging him, both arms around his neck and nuzzling his nose in Minho’s neck.
"We can kiss whenever you want." Minho said, brushing Changbin’s hair back.
The other left a small kiss on Minho’s skin, before mumbling over it.
At first Minho wasn't sure he was understanding, but then Changbin cleared his throat and repeated.
"What were you doing before?"
"Oh," Minho vocalized softly, hands around Changbin’s back and holding him close, "looking for some knitting kits and stuff to work with your fur, make some yarn, make blankets and stuff…"
Changbin chuckled, but he wasn't making fun of Minho’s decision, he was probably just taken aback.
"My fur protects me and everything it lands on, so make yourself a sweater."
It was Minho’s turn to chuckle, "I wasn't aware…"
"What do you think it's the reason you got my fur on everything in your closet?"
Minho suddenly became stiff.
Closet?
Changbin’s fur got in his closet too?
"How did it get in my closet?!"
Changbin giggled, looking up at Minho’s funny face and leaned up on both arms, "I mean, is there a place–"
"I will shear you."
Changbin started laughing as Minho hit him with the pillow, that the wolf caught immediately and then tried to not make fun of how offended Minho suddenly looked.
"Don't be mad," Changbin pouted, "you still love me, right?"
Minho just couldn't resist him, opening his arms and holding him back, "yes, I do," he said without hesitation, then pinched Changbin’s cheek, "but don't sleep in my closet ever again, am I clear?"
" Crystalline ," Changbin nodded with enthusiasm, a little scared of the other as well, "I will make the bed tomorrow too."
"That's a thing I'm looking forward to witnessing."
"Promise." the wolf murmured, kissing his human's forehead before going back to relax over his chest.
Changbin loved him, Minho knew, but he was so hard to manage.
With a sigh that meant more than words, Minho passed his hand over Changbin’s naked back and then kissed his head, "thank you for protecting me, always ."