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Eric couldn't do anything but stare up in awe at Mayu from his place on the bed. Whatever she was now, she was massive, and her new form seemed comically out of place in her bedroom as she carefully contorted herself in order to avoid damaging anything. She braced herself against the wall with her new hands and arms, the distorted mix of human, reptilian, and avian anatomy making her bend at an unnatural angle as she brought her massive form close to Eric and effectively trapped him under her newfound bulk. The bed groaned in protest as Mayu knelt forward and rested two of her now four legs on either side of Eric. She was heavy , and Eric wondered if he could convince Mayu to put more of her weight on him. A rumble emanated from somewhere deep within Mayu's chest and Eric glanced upwards to make eye contact with her. The thing that stared back should've terrified Eric, a large and imposing beak greeted him that ended in a hooked point with the upper bill coming down over the lower bill. Her beak was wide and Eric had no doubt that if she opened it, it would easily gulp him down to his torso. It was a thought that Eric wasn’t sure terrified, or aroused him, and as Mayu adjusted her head to look directly at Eric his answer only became more clouded. Forward facing eyes greeted him, a striking yellow and deep set into a head that just looked wrong while Eric was trying to associate it with Mayu.
Another rumble emanated from Mayu’s chest and slowly her beak opened to reveal what the inside of her mouth looked like. A mass of mottled pink and black greeted him and expanded into a gaping throat lined with what looked like dozens of sharp spines and a tongue that split halfway down the center with each half seeming to move independently and entrancing Eric at the possibilities of what a tongue like that could even be used for. As he pondered, Mayu closed her beak partially and leveled her head again to stare at Eric with what couldn't be mistaken for anything other than a predatory gaze as suddenly Eric was yanked upwards by a talon enclosing around his throat and holding him aloft. His fight or flight instinct kicked in immediately and Eric struggled in Mayu's grip, blindly striking out and in the moment forgetting that he didn't want to risk hurting Mayu; or even being able to parse if Mayu could be hurt by him in her current state. Mayu clattered her beak in response to Eric’s struggling and the sound echoed around the room like an imitation machine gun. Mayu’s other hand went to grip Eric’s waist and Eric could feel the brief press of her talons as she did so.
“To... Mi... Za... Wa...”
Mayu called Eric's name, stretched and distorted coming from her inhuman mouth, and when his attention focused on her she clattered her beak again softly.
“To... Mi...”
Mayu managed to climb atop her bed like an oversized cat and settled back on her haunches and proceeded to cradle Eric as if he were a doll. Pulse racing, Eric cautiously reached out and touched Mayu and let himself feel her body. He angled his face so he could press his lips and cheek against Mayu's chest and deeply inhaled the foreign scent of hemp and terracotta while feeling an impressive swell of muscle under his cheeks as he pressed more eagerly against Mayu now that he was learning she seemed to be more sturdy like this.
“Hey there sweet pea,” Eric murmured as he reached out and felt the muscles hidden under the feathers and scales of Mayu's arms.
“Wow... You sure got big, huh?”
Mayu's chest rumbled in agreement and Eric’s hands wandered from the muscular arms and talons holding him to explore more of Mayu. He pressed his hands against her chest feeling for a heartbeat and was confused when all he could feel was hard and immobile steel under the layer of skin and feathers he had been nuzzling his face against. Curiosity piqued, Eric lightly slapped his open palm against Mayu's chest a few times and tilted his head as the sound seemed to echo hollowly like Mayu's chest was completely empty inside. Frowning, Eric dug his fingers under the feathers and tried to feel the skin underneath and searched for anything that would resemble anatomy he was familiar with. Mayu's torso seemed to curve and hold itself upright mostly like a humans, but the proportions and how it felt were all off. Mayu was too barrel chested, her breastbone protruded much more than a human, and her waist seemed practically non-existent from what Eric could gather. As Eric explored further, his fingertips sank into what felt like a divot in the muscle of Mayu's chest and he could feel a resistance which he assumed to be her ribs or maybe even breastbone.
“Having... Fun?” Mayu asked from above him with her beak clattering between each word.
Mayu’s chest began to tremble under Eric’s explorative touch and it was almost as if he could feel her bones creaking and shifting as she drew air into her lungs. When her bones continued to creak and shift and her muscles rippled and pulled apart under Eric’s hands however, he pulled his hands back in surprise and was entranced by the sight of Mayu’s chest opening and expanding; her ribs being exposed as her flesh and muscle pulled away and a massive cavern into Mayu's chest opened revealing where her organs were housed.
Except inside Mayu's chest wasn't an amalgamation of organs, bones, and tissues like Eric expected.
A distorted facsimile of Mayu was nestled inside the chest cavity, formed from the torso up and seemingly melting into the fleshy mass contained within. Mayu gazed in Eric's general direction and he could see her eyes were wrong, sunken in too far into her skull and the sclera clouded as a milky substance leaked down her cheeks. The eyes were unblinking, seemingly for decoration and unbothered by the unappealing fluid dripping from them. The distorted Mayu twisted her body around inside the chest cavity, pulling her arms away from the rest of the fleshy mass and seeming to form them as needed in order to assist with moving the rest of her. The large talons that had been holding Eric in place and merely allowing him to watch suddenly deposited him inside the chest cavity, easily within reach of the distorted Mayu. Inside the chest cavity, this version of Mayu seemed to have some space to move around and even Eric could adjust himself to try and keep comfortable. Behind him, Mayu’s external ribcage seemed to shift and creak once more, closing partially and giving Eric a sturdy surface to rest against while still leaving a small gap he would be able to wriggle out of. Eric wondered if this strange and distorted version of Mayu was her ‘heart’ in a way, and hesitantly reached out to touch her.
Both the distorted Mayu under his fingertips and the larger, monstrous one outside rumbled as Eric trailed his fingers along skin that felt just like the Mayu he recognized, albeit slimy. He was emboldened to keep touching, pressing his palms against Mayu’s nude body and exploring the contours to be found. Mayu’s large body shuddered, and the smaller visage inside her trembled as well. The scent inside the concealed area where Mayu's more humanoid form hid away began to get to Eric’s head and make him dizzy as he tried to lean back towards the opening in the ribs surrounding him for a breath of fresh air. As he moved away from Mayu however, she jerked forward faster than Eric would've thought possible and suddenly clamped a large, distorted talon around Eric’s shoulder that effectively trapped him in place.
“Tomi... Zawa..? Is that you?”
Fear flooded through Eric’s body as he looked in horror at the talon gripping him and followed it along Mayu’s body.
“Tomi...”
Mayu’s voice was wrong , and Eric noticed her mouth was filled with teeth at odd angles. She turned her head to look directly at Eric and he was certain she was staring directly into his soul as she carefully tightened her grip on Eric’s shoulder and pulled him forward. Eric tried to resist, but Mayu held him with a strength that shouldn’t be physically possible for her and coaxed him into pressing his body against hers.
“I’ve missed you...” Mayu crooned.
Now pressed tightly against Mayu, Eric was forced to breathe in the scent emanating from her and surrounding the pair inside the chest cavity they were held within. Once the initial overpowering nature of the scent faded and Eric was able to think about what it reminded him of, he felt a heat pool in his gut and cleared his throat nervously while sneaking a hand down to tug at the front of his shorts.
“I... I missed you too...” He stammered.
Mayu’s large body shuddered, jostling Eric and the smaller Mayu contained within. In response, Eric found himself reflexively tightening his grip and trying to protect Mayu from falling. Eric’s efforts proved mostly useless as suddenly the bed holding the large mass of bird amalgamation finally broke and Mayu's larger body flailed around in surprise. Eric didn't know what was happening outside his protected place from within Mayu's chest cavity as his vision was partially obscured by the ribs and muscular sinew of her outer body. After a moment of turbulence, things settled inside Mayu and she chuckled nervously.
“Sorry...” Speaking seemed to be difficult for Mayu, likely in part due to her mouth.
“Ambrose is sensitive. We’re connected.”
When Mayu spoke, it was shorter sentences that seemed to use up her available air. Eric watched in curious fascination as her chest expanded and fell as Mayu was talking, but seemed to remain otherwise still when she wasn't speaking. Eric was so interested in this discovery that he at first failed to process what Mayu had said, and looked at her in confusion trying to understand.
“Connected? You mean, that's...”
A chuckle emanated from Mayu, her body swaying as she did.
“Yep. The big guy is Ambrose. It's just me inside.”
As if on cue, the rib cage and muscles keeping Eric in place shifted and Eric felt himself being suddenly pulled out of the hidden cavern and face-to-face with the large and imposing beak that was supposedly Ambrose, and not Mayu. Eric was momentarily stunned and allowed himself to be manhandled into a sitting position with his back pressed against the wall and trapped between it and the mass of bird monster before him. One of May- Ambrose's talons idly tapped at the side of his own beak and somehow he smirked at Eric with an unmoving lump of keratin for a face. Confused, Eric raised a hand and pawed at the general vicinity Ambrose had been pointing out and curled his lip in a grimace when his hand came back covered in a slick fluid. Wiping it on his clothes, Eric realized that more than just his face was covered in the fluid and it smelled... Appealing, too much so for his comfort, and Eric shifted nervously on the remains of the bed before Ambrose.
“Familiar scent?” Ambrose teased.
Ambrose lowered his monstrous head towards Eric and opened his beak so his split tongue could dart out suddenly and lick away some of the fluid covering Eric’s cheek. Eric cried out in shock and surprise and lashed out and slapped Ambrose's beak without thinking to discourage the large creature from repeating his actions. This seemed to be an ineffective course of action however, as Ambrose merely chuckled and using his split tongue licked away fluid remnants from both sides of Eric's face at once. Ambrose's tongue was prehensile, each side moving independently and making Eric squirm the longer Ambrose chose to lick him.
“Hey uh...” Eric stammered nervously.
“You're not going to eat me, are you?”
Eric wasn’t sure if the fear was genuine or not. Ambrose was massive, and from what Eric knew about him... Unstable. Certainly Mayu wouldn’t hurt Eric intentionally, but being in the presence of Ambrose, Eric felt like he was a dog toy that was at risk of having his squeaker removed before the pet parent could yell ‘what’s in your mouth?’. In lieu of an answer, Eric was subjected to Ambrose’s tongue wrapping around his throat with one half as the other teased along Eric's lips. Eric gasped in surprise and disgust, only for Ambrose to then tighten his grip on Eric’s throat and use the opportunity of his parted lips to shove his tongue inside his mouth. Eric’s hands flew to his throat and mouth to desperately pry Ambrose’s tongue away before he ran out of air. Ambrose’s tongue thrust lazily in and out of Eric’s mouth and filled it with a savoury taste twinged with the sweet tasting fluids that had come from Mayu and the headiness of it made his mind spin. Eric’s jaw stretched painfully as spit dribbled down his face and his eyes watered while his air dwindled. He wasn’t sure if Ambrose was tightening his grip on his throat or not and Eric was vaguely aware that he was being manhandled again; he suddenly found himself pressed into the corner while Ambrose rearranged his posture to trap Eric in place by seemingly using his forelegs to rest on either wall as it met the corner while sitting on his haunches.
Ambrose then wrapped one massive talon around Eric’s torso and lifted him high enough to be roughly level with the cavern where Mayu hid away. Ambrose’s chest contorted once more and opened to reveal Mayu while reforming the ribs to further curve around Eric and give him a feeling of being helpless and trapped. Inside her hidden cavern, Mayu now stretched her body towards Eric, talon extended until she pressed it against the front of his shorts. Shame and arousal flooded through Eric as his cock throbbed in Mayu’s grip and the younger woman suddenly nuzzled her face against it. Eric wished his throat wasn’t being filled by Ambrose’s tongue, not so that he could breathe, but so he could beg Mayu to keep going and to please suck him off.
Eric was certain he must’ve thrown up by now, but the thick tongue blocking his throat and airways only forced the disgusting bile back into his stomach while what couldn’t return leaked disgustingly from his nose and added to the mess of fluids dripping onto him. Somewhere in the back of his mind, Eric was slowly becoming aware of a feeling he could only describe as his blood flowing away from his heart as if drawn by magnets. His chest hurt and he was beginning to lose the distinction between dizzy from lack of air, or dizzy from the fact that his cock had seemingly filled with the blood that could no longer reach his heart. The once intentional movements of his hands and arms now lost their sense and one arm fell limply to his side while the other remained raised at his chest level and spastically slapped against his heart as if to beg it to keep beating. He heard Mayu’s gentle voice speaking to him and wanted to focus his vision on her but just couldn’t.
The half of Ambrose’s tongue violating Eric’s throat retreated and dipped down to where Mayu could reach it. Mayu opened her jaw slightly and scrunched her nose as she sniffed at the air to find the offered tongue. She arched her body, stretching out her muscles and reaching for her quarry and sighing in happiness when it curled around her body playfully and poised itself with the tip just inches out of reach of her mouth. Eric was able to take in a few precious gasps of air without the monstrous length of Ambrose’s tongue blocking his airways and his lungs burned as he utilized them in the brief moment he had before once more the other half of Ambrose’s tongue constricted around his throat. Eric knew it was useless to struggle against Ambrose any more, not when he was a literal monster and Eric was just a pathetic wet fucking noodle of a man who couldn’t even pretend that he had tried to resist Yamai all the times the older man had forced him to his knees to be used. His eyes fell to Mayu; the young woman opening her mouth wide and stretching out her head towards where she thought the tip of Ambrose’s tongue was and seeking it out with her sense of smell. Eric’s head was throbbing as he watched the tip of Ambrose’s tongue finally slip into Mayu’s mouth and she let out a moan while both she and Ambrose suddenly shuddered. Eric was jostled by the movement and made acutely aware of a building pressure in his right eye almost as if it would burst from his socket.
Ambrose was gentle as his tongue slid into Mayu’s mouth.
Eric’s body shuddered, head jerking back and forth as he watched in envy as Mayu’s lips closed around the tip of Ambrose’s tongue and began to suckle. She was lazy, explorative, and despite the fact both halves of his tongue were occupied Ambrose was somehow capable of making a sound that almost could’ve passed for a pigeon coo. Mayu pulled her head back and answered Ambrose with a sound of her own, a cute rolling trill that began with a puppy yawn. Ambrose licked playfully along Mayu’s lips and teeth before once more slipping the tip inside for her to enjoy. Eric struggled now to watch Mayu as black spots appeared in his vision and all he could hear before everything went silent was the roar of blood in his ears.
He didn’t know where Mayu was. He didn’t know where Ambrose was. He didn’t know where he was.
Something was falling out of Eric’s mouth and he tried to suck it back inside. It felt soft and wet. As soon as he thought he sucked it back into his mouth it fell out again. Maybe something was pushing it out. Eric felt tired. Eric's eyes were heavy. When did he get so tired all of a sudden? Was he taking a nap?
Mayu's voice was so gentle. Mayu. Mayu. Mayu...
Ambrose released Eric's throat and cradled his trembling body as it pitifully tried to recover a steady supply of oxygen. Mayu lunged forward and began to soothe Eric; murmuring directly to him, kissing him, licking away the fluids smearing into his skin and stroking him gently with the back of her talons. Eric babbled and whined hoarsely with glossed over eyes and his arms still jerked and slapped against his body. Mayu drew him close, letting him whine and gasp and jerk and slap until his body was ready to calm down.
“Baaaa... Baa... Aaaa... Maaa... Aaa...”
“Tomi... You're safe... Tomi, you're with me now.”
Eric’s eyes were still unfocused, but his body was slowly calming as the familiar scent and taste of Mayu filled his senses. He was on his back now somehow, Ambrose seemingly hovering over both he and Mayu like a guardian while Mayu herself used her monstrous talons to now squeeze Eric to ground him. He was crying, senseless babbling tumbling from his lips while Mayu merely acted as a comfortable presence by his side.
“Mmmm... My.... Mayu? My? You’re my... You’re Mayu. My... Mine, my Mayu. Aaaaaa...”
Eric was breathing regularly by this point, mind simply spinning and trying to recover from a near death experience at the hands of Mayu and Ambrose. Eric’s first successful act once he had regained his faculties was to guide one of Mayu’s talons to his cheek to press against it and pull her closer for a tender kiss. Kissing her was just like Eric remembered; Mayu’s mouth was soft and surrendering to him, the younger woman still kissing like she was shy and inexperienced and wanted Eric to guide her. He gripped Mayu tightly, hot tears streaming down his face that Mayu kitten licked away.
“Tasty. Yummy Tomi.” She cooed in between licks.
Eric chuckled weakly. Mayu was back, right here in his arms, his Mayu, despite everything.
“Love you so much,” He whispered. “Missed you, missed you, never leave me...” He begged.
Mayu and Ambrose crooned in tandem, shifting their bodies and carefully beginning to move Eric. He was brought into Ambrose’s chest with Mayu and cradled against her while Ambrose moved their combined forms throughout the house. Eric was in awe at how the pair functioned, Mayu cradling Eric in her hidden chamber and seeming to meld her body into the fleshy mass contained within to suit her needs, even going so far as to create a pillow-like structure for Eric to help support him. From outside Ambrose's chest cavity, Eric could hear the click of talons against the tile floor of Mayu’s bathroom and moments later the sound of running water. Mayu began to coax Eric into a sitting position and carefully began shedding him of his clothing. Her hands, despite being transfigured into talons, possessed a surprising amount of dexterity and Mayu easily slipped the outer shirt off of Eric’s body and his undershirt quickly followed. Mayu took a moment to rub her talons along Eric’s skin and trilled to herself in thought with a bobbing head like she was starting to lose awareness of where she was. Her head bobbing became more pronounced and while she seemed to lose herself entirely in the action, Eric carefully scooted back from her and worked on removing his underwear and shorts.
When he started to remove his shorts, Eric grimaced upon realizing both they and his underwear had been ruined by semen and urine and his face darkened in shame. Eric carefully took his shirts in hand and pushed them, along with his soiled clothing, out of the gap in Ambrose’s ribs where he heard them land on the tile floor. When he looked back to Mayu, she had stopped her head bobbing and was now facing directly forward with unblinking eyes. Eric approached her carefully, scooting closer and biting back a fearful noise as Mayu contorted herself to meet him.
“I’ll have to get used to this...” He admitted with a shaky laugh.
Mayu made a breathy sound and reached out to grip Eric tightly in her talons.
“Don’t worry. This form is too excessive. We’ll revert eventually.”
‘Excessive’ was certainly one way to describe what Mayu and Ambrose were.
Mayu’s talons roamed Eric’s body, the sensation against his skin not quite like scales but being the only point of reference he had in his mind. The sharp points scared him, looking like they could cut through a car if Mayu was feeling ornery enough, but luckily Mayu seemed to be focused on exploring and enjoying Eric’s body and not in the mood to cause him damage. Surprisingly, Eric found the sensation to be enjoyable as the talons continued to roam along his body and found himself struggling and failing to bite back a moan that made Mayu giggle upon hearing.
“Glad you like me still.” She cooed.
Eric shouldn’t have been as into his situation as he was, but by this point all logic had gone out the window.
“Oh sweet pea,” Eric pulled Mayu tight against him. “Of course I do. I love you so much.”
Tangling his fingers in her hair, Eric gently tugged Mayu’s head back and brought his lips to her neck and mouthed along, finding where her new body was sensitive. Eric sank his teeth into Mayu’s neck suddenly and was startled when Ambrose seemingly lost his footing outside and there was a sound like a large dog falling into a tub of water followed by muffled swearing.
“Mm, how fun that I have such an effect on Ambrose too.”
Eric continued his assault on Mayu’s neck, biting harder and moving along and finding new spots to drive both her and Ambrose crazy. Outside, Ambrose growled and swore, while in Eric’s grip Mayu writhed and begged him for more. Eric mouthed and nibbled down Mayu’s chest and stomach until he reached her navel, where past there her body began to meld into the mass of Ambrose. Eric felt Mayu grip his hair and looked up at her. A beautiful red flush covered her face and chest, and her mouth was slightly agape allowing Eric to see her sharp teeth. Her lips quivered, and quiet whines bubbled from her throat.
“Tomizawa... Can you... Um...”
Mayu tilted her head side to side and reached down with her other talon and patted at a slit amongst the folds where she melded into Ambrose. Curiously, Eric ran his fingers along the slit and Mayu shivered and coaxed him to touch her with intent. Here, Mayu’s skin wasn’t as soft or pliable, instead it felt strong and transitioned smoothly into a scaled surface as she met the fleshy mass of the chest cavity she hid within. Eric carefully inserted two fingers into the slit and was surprised at how she squeezed around him. Mayu shuddered, pitching forward and making a needy trill against the shell of Eric’s ear and beginning to kiss and mouth along whatever of his exposed skin she could reach. Eric chuckled softly and angled his head up to kiss along Mayu as well, intentionally making loud smacking smooch noises as he did to make her giggle.
“Still my Mayu...” Eric breathed.
“Still your Mayu.” The young woman echoed.
Eric returned his attention to the slit he was now two fingers deep in. Taking Mayu’s shudders and moans as well as the more pronounced rumbles and noises from Ambrose as a good sign, Eric grew bolder in his exploration and slipped in a third finger while stroking along the outer slit with his other hand. Whatever part of Mayu this may be, it was definitely different than a vagina; harder, not as wet or as smooth and it constricted differently. Eric didn’t think he’d be able to fit his fingers inside as easily as he was if the chest cavern where Mayu hid away wasn’t already naturally moist and seemed to self-lubricate somehow. Pausing in thought, Eric withdrew his fingers and took a moment to remove his various bracelets and his watch and drop them somewhere near where his clothes had landed. Eric looked at his fingers and gave them a curious sniff when he noticed they were slick and decided the scent was just enough like Mayu he had to taste it as well. While this fluid wasn't as pleasant tasting as Mayu, it was palatable enough and Eric snuck in a quick kiss with tongue before resuming his earlier exploration and carefully working in his fingers again.
Mayu cooed and trailed her talons along her body, bobbing her head and seeming to forget that Eric was there as he himself became mesmerized and didn't realize he had worked in not only a fourth finger, but his hand up to his wrist had vanished from his sight and his fingertips were pressing against something hard that made even Ambrose growl and curse and shudder to the point Eric was almost going to be sick.
“Tomizawa..!”
Ambrose's voice sounded almost desperate as he groaned Eric’s name.
“Again..!”
Smirking to himself for making Ambrose so riled up, Eric searched for the hard mass again and dragged the blunt nails of his fingertips along it. Mayu cried out from the stimulation and snapped her teeth mere inches from Eric’s face as she keened and whatever his hand was inside clamped down so hard he had real fear of losing it. With no way of pulling his hand out, Eric decided he may as well keep going and managed to jab the hard mass again and this time dig his nails into it like he was trying to cut into the mass. Mayu crumpled in on herself and wailed like she was climaxing, her inhuman body shuddering and half formed babbles tumbling out of her mouth. Meanwhile from the outside, more sounds of cursing and groaning could be heard and Eric finally tipped over and out of Ambrose’s chest cavity and into a tub full of hot water. As if his exit wasn't undignified enough, Ambrose apparently managed to lose his grip as well and his massive head fell into the water while barely avoiding hitting Eric. A rush of water tumbled over the side of the tub and onto the floor, soaking Eric’s clothes and jewelry and spreading along the tile. Ambrose lifted his head out of the tub and surveyed the spreading water with a puff of air that sent droplets spraying in Eric’s direction.
“Oops.” Came a very unsorry rumble.
Eric sat in a stunned silence in the tub, the sheer absurdity of the situation rendering him immobile until his trance was broken and he began to laugh. He leaned forward with no concern for his safety and threw his arms around Ambrose’s beak and proceeded to rub his face against it while making kissing noises like he would Mayu’s cheeks. Ambrose froze under the sudden affection and waited until Eric was done before shifting nervously and clicking his beak. Ambrose adjusted himself so he was resting on his haunches and facing Eric as the man sat in the now half-filled tub. Ambrose curled his tail around and out the door and left enough room behind him to keep his wings folded against his back and his right talon casually gripped the window ledge to keep him balanced in a way he could partially lean over Eric and give Mayu a chance to come out of the chest cavity. Once he was settled in his new position, Ambrose lowered his beak to within Eric’s reach again.
“Not used to affection.” He rumbled.
“Felt nice.”
Eric made a sympathetic noise and reached out to Ambrose again. He scratched his nails along the hard keratin and smiled as Ambrose clicked his beak and closed his eyes and trusted Eric to put one hand under his massive chin while the other continued to scratch and tap. Eric kissed Ambrose’s beak too, although he wasn’t making the exaggerated kissing sounds he had been making previously. When Eric was done scratching Ambrose’s beak, he pulled back and softly called to Ambrose to get his attention.
“Hey, look at me, yeah?”
Ambrose opened his eyes lazily, the monstrous amalgamation looking oddly peaceful. Eric opened his mouth slightly and was letting his tongue peek out of his mouth while pointing at the corner of his lips. Understanding what he was asking for, Ambrose opened his beak and stretched half of his tongue towards Eric’s mouth where the man eagerly welcomed it with a moan. Ambrose was gentle this time, not forcing his tongue down Eric’s throat and instead letting Eric coax what he was ready for into his mouth with one of his hands. The other half of Ambrose’s tongue dipped below the surface of the water and found its way between Eric’s legs to circle his asshole. Eric made a needy sound and made it easier for Ambrose to access him and shuddered and curled his toes when he felt something even hotter than the water he soaked in plunge into him. Eric wasn’t prepped so the initial penetration wasn’t the most enjoyable thing he had experienced, but the thickness and the way Ambrose reached his prostate on each slow thrust more than made up for it. Eric’s head was fuzzy, but the lack of air this time was wanted and Eric could still get enough air to remain conscious. One of his hands drifted to his cock to grip it and was interrupted by one of Mayu’s talons.
“Let me help you.”
Mayu’s talon closing around Eric’s cock was the best thing he had ever felt in his life. The water helped protect against the chafe of Mayu’s talon and Eric let himself shut off his mind and focus on the sensation of scales gliding across his skin and the firmness of talon gripping him. He leaned back and trusted Mayu to keep his head above the water of the tub and enjoyed the sensations of Ambrose and Mayu touching him. Eric’s head dipped lower into the water and his vision went blurry as someone took off his glasses. His hair was soaked through and when he was lifted Ambrose managed to pick up a bottle of shampoo and while he lacked the dexterity to open it, his talons were more than sharp enough to tear the bottle so Ambrose merely made a hole in the top to pour an uncoordinated glob of product onto the top of Eric’s head for Mayu to begin lathering up. Ambrose withdrew his tongue from Eric’s mouth, and Eric moaned wantonly at the loss while Ambrose reached for more hygiene products. He ground a talon against Eric’s bar of soap to gather it in the grooves and brought the soapy talon to Eric’s body and began to massage him, Eric squirmed from the attention and Mayu giggled beside him. She leaned closer and licked along the shell of Eric’s ear and even let him feel her sharp teeth grazing along his skin. This made Eric groan, and he turned his head to meet Mayu’s lips in a demanding kiss. Ambrose kneaded at the comforting flab of Eric’s pectorals and worked the soap into a fine lather that added to the sensation of Ambrose’s abrasive talons against his skin. Eric’s nipples were stiff peaks and he keened each time he felt Ambrose’s talons grinding into them. When Ambrose was done lathering Eric’s chest, he rinsed away the suds and teased his tongue along Eric's nipples with a devious glint in his eyes then after a quick moment of eye contact with Mayu stole a quick kiss from her when she pulled away from Eric before returning his tongue to the man’s mouth to reclaim him.
Tears spilled from Eric’s eyes as he allowed them to close as his body was lost in the sensations. Ambrose’s tongue in his ass filled him to the brim and his cock peeked just above the surface of the water and weeped, maring the suds with his precum while his prostate was steadily massaged. Mayu licked away Eric’s tears as he shed them and murmured softly in his ear encouraging him to let go and cum, that she and Ambrose will take care of him and make him feel good and loved and treasured. Eric only cried more as Mayu spoke, feeling his balls tightening and a coil building in his gut as even Ambrose's and Mayu's breathing seemed to grow laboured. Ambrose pulled his tongue from Eric's mouth in time for the man to climax and cry out senseless mashes of words and babble both Mayu and Ambrose’s names as his cum spurted up and landed on his already washed chest. Eric panted and let himself go limp once more and was only vaguely aware of the sensation of Mayu's tongue licking away his spend while Ambrose withdrew his tongue from Eric’s ass and focused on cleaning the rest of his body. Eric zoned out and let his body float in Mayu and Ambrose's care, and didn't bother to bring himself back into focus until he realized that he had somehow been deposited back in Ambrose’s chest cavity with Mayu for safekeeping. Mayu’s body shifted and melded more into Ambrose so she could drape herself across Eric and wrap her arms around him from behind. She buried her face in the back of his neck and inhaled his scent.
“I kinda want to eat you.” Mayu murmured.
“Bet you’d taste good.”
Mayu licked the back of Eric’s neck and playfully nibbled him with her teeth. Eric shivered at the sensation and a playful smile crept to his face at Mayu’s admission.
“Oh yeah? How do you think you’d eat me?”
Eric turned his head and rubbed the tip of his nose against Mayu’s then peppered kisses along her cheeks. Mayu was eerily silent, not smiling and face looking pensive when Eric pulled his head back. Before he moved too far, Mayu’s talon shot out and gripped Eric’s hair trapping him in place and the next thing he knew he felt the press of razor sharp teeth into his exposed throat. He was certain he was going to die, but Mayu didn’t bite down. She let go once the threat of her skill was communicated, then flashed Eric a lopsided grin.
“It would probably be somehow like that. Maybe Ambrose would swallow you whole.”
If Mayu hadn’t been holding Eric up, he would’ve fallen to the floor of the cavity he and Mayu were in, as it were he felt faint in Mayu’s grip and sank against her. Ambrose rumbled low around them and clattered his massive beak.
“Mayu. Not like that. You’re not a monster.”
Mayu cocked her ear towards where she imagined Ambrose’s head to be with a thinking expression. After a moment of pause, she cocked her ear towards Eric and trilled softly to herself while absently touching herself with a talon. When Mayu finished trilling she turned Eric around so he was facing her and Mayu could look him head on with a sweet smile.
“Um, Tomizawa...” Mayu’s smile only grew, and she held her talons at her chest like a shy child would their hands.
“Can I... Please eat you?”
Eric didn’t respond at first and stared at Mayu waiting for her to ask a question. When he realized that Mayu already asked a question he blinked rapidly and licked his lips before making a couple of half-formed noises that led to him staring at her until he remembered Mayu couldn’t actually see him.
“N-no? M-Mayu, what the fuck?”
Mayu looked dejected and reached out to grip Eric so he couldn’t escape. He shouted and tried to break free, but while previously Mayu’s illness made her weak, it seemed since she and Ambrose became a giant bird monster her physical abilities were much greater. Eric lashed out in genuine fear for his life, but Mayu didn’t snap back or defend herself. Mayu simply guessed where Eric was trying to swipe at her and avoided him. Once Eric realized escape was futile and Mayu wasn’t actively attacking him, he stopped his struggling and huffed audibly in defeat.
“You’re... You’re serious. You want to eat me. For food.”
Mayu nodded her head eagerly.
“Yeah! You... Ever since I’ve known you, you’ve been so good to me. I don’t think I would’ve had as many chances to thrive if it wasn’t for you, and that means a lot to me.”
Mayu trailed a talon along Eric’s body and to his face to cradle it gently.
“I’m not a human anymore.” She said matter-of-factly.
“Part of it is... Instinct. I need to eat you to make you mine forever.”
Mayu licked along Eric’s cheek and kissed it chastely.
“Part of it is... Humans have nutrients I can’t get anywhere else. I guess I don’t really need them,” Mayu tilted her head side to side in thought before continuing.
“But if I don’t have them, I won’t grow up big and strong. You don’t want that, do you?”
Eric reached up to place a hand over Mayu’s talon but turned his head away from her.
“You’re not a kid anymore, Mayu.” He grumbled, but his voice lacked conviction.
“I don’t think anything bad will happen if you’re not eating your veggies.”
Mayu turned Eric’s head back towards her, psychological warfare on her part since it's not like Mayu could make eye contact.
“Tomi...”
Eric shivered, heart beating faster in his chest. Was he scared? Was he considering saying yes? Would Mayu eat him anyway? Would Ambrose? Eric felt his cock stirring and wanted to curse at the treacherous organ for offering input at a time like this.
“I want you to nourish me .”
Eric shivered again, this time feeling his fear being overturned by a curiosity and an almost... Protective urge to give Mayu what she needed. It was over a year ago Eric made the decision he was going to be with Mayu and provide for her until the very end, even as her health failed and he had to face the time when she would die in his care. Eric never knew what he would do after he lost Mayu, how he'd continue on, or even if he'd continue on. He bit the inside of his cheek and tightened his grip on Mayu’s talon.
“But I’ll... I’ll be gone then sweet pea...”
Eric didn't really have a plan for his own future if he was honest, his current plan before Ichiban turned his world upside down had been to just stay above water for Mayu and provide for her until...
“You’ll be part of me. You won't be gone Tomizawa.”
It wasn't like Eric hadn't thought of killing himself before, and honestly there wasn't a difference between killing himself and Mayu eating him in the grand scheme of things if the result was the same in that he would be dead. And yeah, he sure had a world of opportunities ahead of him since he wasn't under Yamai’s thumb anymore, but did he really make any progress in his own life since he had control? The past four months had been decent enough for Eric, getting used to not having Mayu around and finding a new goal each day to keep him motivated while helping the community, but without something grander to look forward to Eric knew it would only be a matter of time before he spiraled into stagnation and lost motivation to keep going again.
“Won't you miss me? I’ll never kiss you again, never hold you again, never tell you how much I love you again.”
Mayu seemed to hesitate at this argument and took on a pensive look.
“If it's what you really want... Then maybe... Maybe you can eat me.”
Eric paused, and tilted his head upwards.
“Ambrose? Do you... Do you want to eat me too?”
Ambrose rumbled.
“No connection.” He said simply. “You’d just be food.”
It was just Mayu that wanted to eat Eric, that had emotional reasons behind it. It was her decision, Ambrose had nothing to do with it. Eric reached towards Mayu’s mouth and gently coaxed it open so he could look at her teeth. She had many more incisor teeth than a human should have, and they looked much sharper as well. Mayu’s mouth also seemed to only contain incisors and molars that were only vaguely similar to how a humans would look. Eric wondered if Mayu would tear out his throat and let him bleed out before she ate him. Maybe she’d use her talons to tear him into little pieces first? The possibility occurred to Eric that maybe Mayu wouldn’t even bother using her talons or teeth, that maybe if Mayu could melt herself into the cavity where she hid away then she could just melt him too?
Having his throat torn out sounded better.
As Eric continued to peer into Mayu’s mouth, he grew bold and coaxed her mouth open further to stick his fingers inside and feel her teeth. Mayu let him explore at his own pace and kept her mouth still, though the longer Eric kept his fingers in Mayu’s mouth the more the younger woman squirmed in place and made needy noises. She licked Eric’s fingers expectantly, her oral fixation still present even in this new monstrous form of hers, and Eric gasped when he felt Mayu delicately nipping at his fingers without breaking the skin. Mayu let Eric press his fingers deeper into her mouth, flattening down her tongue and stroking it. Mayu, who was so easily lost and distracted by a couple of fingers in her mouth, wanted to claim Eric as hers by eating him? Thought that Eric would provide her with what she needed to thrive? Mayu closed her lips around Eric’s fingers and swirled her tongue around them with a pleased hum that somehow went straight to Eric’s cock and bypassed his brain entirely. Eric was ready to care for her until the end.
It just turned out he died first.
Carefully, Eric pulled out his fingers and cradled Mayu's face in his hands. Tears were beginning to roll down his cheeks in fat drops and he took a deep breath.
“Will you be okay without me sweet pea?” He tried to keep his voice even, but the waver was unmistakable.
“I don't want you to be scared and not know what to do.”
Mayu trilled softly to comfort Eric.
“I won’t be scared Tomizawa, I’ve got plans.”
Mayu bumped her head against Eric’s chest and giggled.
“After I eat you, I’ve got some monster stuff I have to do for a while, and then I’m going to apply to some colleges. I kinda want to be an astronomer, and I need some degrees for that I think.”
Mayu went silent for a moment, and Eric could tell based on a shift in her posture that she was thinking about saying something she wasn’t supposed to.
“Ambrose said... I might have to sacrifice a lot because I’m... Like this now. There’s other things like me I’ll have to deal with, and rules, and ways things are done...” Mayu made an aggravated grumble and pulled back from Eric while shaking her head. “Look, people who Ambrose knew from a long time ago made bad decisions, and now we have to fix them. I am scared, but it’s okay. I’ll be okay.”
Mayu wrapped her arms around Eric and hugged him tightly. Eric couldn’t help but chuckle softly at how warm and familiar Mayu’s arms around him were and how much he loved the feeling and how grateful he was each time Mayu hugged him and soon he was hugging her back even tighter and sobbing and babbling how much he loved Mayu and how proud of her he was and that she was going to do great things and it was okay if she was scared. Eric sobbed, Mayu supporting him until he didn’t have any more tears and his breathing was reduced to unsteady hiccups. Mayu soothed him, lightly scratching his scalp and licking at his tears before they had a chance to dry on his face. He slowly gathered himself and reached out to trace his thumb along Mayu’s bottom lip while taking a steady breath in.
“Okay sweet pea, I’m almost ready. You’ll be quick, right?”
Eric hoped it would be quick, that Mayu wouldn’t drag out his death and let him be in pain. To Eric’s relief, Mayu nodded immediately and clasped Eric’s hands in her talons.
“Of course! As quick as I can!”
Mayu trailed the back of one of her talons along Eric’s throat, causing him to shiver.
“You’ll bleed out in just a few seconds. It’ll feel kind of weird, but your body goes into shock quicker than you think and it’s not exactly pain you experience.”
Mayu looked pleased with herself at her explanation and trilled.
“I love you Tomizawa! I’m glad we met, and I’m going to miss you.”
Eric smiled and snuck in one final kiss on Mayu’s cheek.
“Love you too. Don’t worry, I’m going to be yours forever okay?”
Mayu paused at Eric’s words with a lopsided grin and chattered excitedly at Eric for hearing him repeat what she had said earlier. She was glad Eric wanted it too because it would make eating him more meaningful. Eric closed his eyes peacefully and tilted his head back, exposing his throat to Mayu.
“Goodbye.”
It was quick just like Mayu said it would be. Eric’s eyes flew open in shock at the initial feeling of his blood suddenly erupting from the deep gash left from a precise swipe of Mayu’s talon. He swayed unsteadily for a moment before falling against Mayu with a lopsided expression and one eye drooping shut from the impact. A noise bubbled out of his torn throat and he twitched his fingertips reaching for Mayu but never felt her despite managing to touch her with the last bit of his strength. His other eye closed and the final twitches of his fingertips subsided while Mayu cradled his body against her and pressed her lips to the top of his head. She murmured a quiet ‘I love you’ that went unanswered and with a bittersweet smile laid Eric down. His blood covered him from the gaping wound left from Mayu's talon and was quickly getting sticky as it dried on his chest and dribbled down his abdomen and even thighs where gravity had draped his blood around him like a cloak. Even Mayu was covered in his blood from where it arced from his throat when Mayu first slit it, and the young woman absentmindedly trailed her talons through the blood and smeared it along her body.
She reached down and began the process of carefully dismembering Eric and sorting him into easy to eat pieces. She easily dislocated both of his shoulders and tore them out of socket, then did the same with his legs dislocating them at the hip before tearing them free. Mayu then separated Eric's legs into easy to handle pieces by shattering his patella and wrenching his leg backwards to snap the weakened bones and pull his leg in two. Mayu snapped his feet off at the ankles and tossed them out of the cavern housing her where Ambrose picked them up with his tongue without a second thought and swirled them around in his beak like a couple of mints before swallowing them. Mayu growled and snapped her teeth threateningly upwards where Ambrose would be outside.
“Ew! Ambrose, those are feet! Disgusting!”
Ambrose chuckled at Mayu’s annoyance but knew better than to keep being ornery while Mayu ate. Mayu resumed her careful portioning of Eric’s body; she twisted and popped each separated arm at the elbow and easily bit off each of his hands at the wrist and carefully removed the hands from her mouth to set aside. Next was Eric’s torso and head which Mayu separated by Eric’s neck and spinal column and cradled his severed head in her talons. She felt along the skin to locate his lips and licked them playfully but didn’t kiss him fully.
“After dinner, Tomizawa,” She said excitedly to no one. “We’re going to go to the beach one last time. The special one you showed me. I...”
Mayu trailed off, and outside Ambrose stilled as his own eyes began to sting from a surge of shared emotions from Mayu. Inside her cavern, Mayu set Eric’s head next to his hands and picked up his torso silently and sliced open his sternum and broke his ribs to pull them away to get at his lungs and heart. Mayu managed to cut out Eric’s heart without doing too much damage to the precious organ and brought it to her lips where she began to sensually kiss it. Once her lips were stained crimson, Mayu unhinged her jaw and her chin split down the middle to allow her mouth to open up wide enough for her to fit Eric’s entire heart and swallow it whole. She felt her own heart beating faster as Eric’s moved through her body as warmth spread throughout her. With Ambrose’s help, Mayu absorbed Eric’s heart into her and began to weave it into her own. She felt the organ coming to life in her chest as Eric bolstered her and she felt a strength that she had never experienced before that made her shriek senselessly with joy. She twisted and turned where she was melded in place with Ambrose, while he also seemed to be reveling in the sensation that was so powerful it made even him struggle to maintain his composure.
“Tomi, Tomi, Tomi! You are, you are, you’re with me!”
Mayu shuddered, and so did Ambrose.
The initial excitement faded away into something softer and more intimate as Eric’s heart was now almost perfectly entwined with Mayu’s. She calmed, remembering how Eric would hold her and whisper to her and make her feel like the center of his world. The way she wanted to love her partner was the way he loved her as well. Mayu breathed deep, Eric’s heart working diligently in her chest to push her blood through her and Ambrose. She and Ambrose cooed in harmony and both wrapped their arms tightly around themselves as the last of the euphoric jitters subsided and their hearts returned to normal. Mayu felt the urge to say something, but somehow lacked the words to explain her emotions no matter how hard she thought. Ambrose felt her growing need to express herself and while he was vastly detached from mortal emotions, he knew what deserved to be said in this situation.
“We’re honoured, Tomizawa, for what you’ve given us.”
Mayu closed her eyes and hummed softly, then after placing a talon over her new heart for a moment opened them. With newfound devotion, Mayu returned to eating Eric. Mayu was still too inexperienced to separate the majority of the tasty organs from a kill, so once she had fun snapping all of Eric’s ribs she gave his torso and abdomen to Ambrose so he could separate Eric into pieces that Mayu would enjoy eating. Mayu started with Eric’s upper arm and sank her teeth into skin, fat, and muscle. She ate him in small bites so she could savour him, and while she usually preferred to eat her kills as fresh as possible, she was finding that she enjoyed discovering how Eric’s taste and texture was changing as his temperature fell and his fluids coagulated. At some point during her dinner, Ambrose set Eric’s organs within Mayu’s reach and curled up to take a nap while she continued to eat. After Mayu finished her meal she tidied up her face as best as she could and woke Ambrose from his slumber.
“Ambrose? I’m really sleepy.”
She gathered Eric’s head and hands and carefully handed them to Ambrose.
“Can you take us to that cliffside overlooking the black sand beach? I think that would be a nice place to bury Tomizawa.”
Ambrose rumbled in acknowledgement of Mayu’s request.
“Of course. Go to sleep and I’ll wake you up when it’s time.”
Mayu allowed herself to melt into the cavern and her consciousness faded into something that wasn’t quite her or Ambrose. Swirled visions of indecipherable colour made her feel a myriad of emotions while willingly surrendering all control and existence to Ambrose. For her, time passed in a blink and when she woke up she was human once more and sitting on a partially rotted log some distance away from the very cliffside she had asked Ambrose to take them. Mayu’s hands were dirty and she could feel a strain in her muscles like she had been exerting herself and she smiled at the intimacy of Ambrose choosing to bury Eric’s remains by hand. Mayu couldn’t see where Ambrose had buried Eric from where she sat, but assumed that it was somewhere nearby and protected in a way where wildlife wouldn’t get to him immediately. Mayu wasn’t sure what time it was, but she did know it was still a time when not many people would be awake. As Mayu observed her surroundings, she realized that she was wearing a jacket she was unfamiliar with that smelled strongly of Eric and she was also wearing some of his jewelry.
‘I felt... Lonely.’ Ambrose whispered in the back of Mayu’s head.
‘I wanted him to comfort me.’
Mayu zipped the jacket and pulled her arms inside it like it was a cocoon.
“Do you regret not getting to know him too, Ambrose?” Mayu asked, hoping Ambrose would open up to her.
He was silent for long enough Mayu was certain he had retreated into the recesses of their shared consciousness, but eventually answered her query.
‘It isn’t regret, like a mortal would comprehend.’ Was what he chose to say.
‘No matter how long I spend with you, I will forever be incapable of growing to empathize with concepts such as regret, or disdain, or even joy if you believe I speak in truth. I respond to things, yes, but I don’t... Feel, when I respond.’
Mayu didn’t understand what Ambrose was saying and shook her head sadly.
“Sorry, that’s too much for me. Maybe... Maybe when we’re closer, yeah?”
Mayu felt a small touch of warmth through Ambrose and the familiar clatter of a beak sounded in the back of her mind.
‘Of course, Mayu.’
Mayu spent hours sitting and watching the night sky. The stars had never been so vivid in her eyes before and the heaviness of Eric’s jacket and his lingering scent seeped into her body and kept her warm while the sky transitioned from a deep-set purple speckled with stars to a faint blush that began to bloom to a mixture of red, orange, and yellow as the sun rose above the horizon line. She felt at peace, and standing from the log she placed both hands over her heart and smiled while slowly walking to the cliffs edge. She had a lot that needed to be done