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Sebek found it hard to wake up with the cold. The Diasomnia dorm being an old building wasn’t very well insulated and the crocodile fae had prepared accordingly with a few extra blankets.
Over the autumn and winter period Sebek found himself sinking into a comforting routine. His metabolism was sluggish this time of year and he found himself eating more.
One winter evening as he was settling down for dinner Sebek had managed to notice something strange through his sleepy, brumation raddled mind. The once spacious dining room chairs seemed to be pressing against his thighs.
Noticing his predicament he let out a disgruntled sigh. He leaned forward expecting to feel a gap but instead he was met with the feeling of soft flesh pushing against the table. “Guess it's gotten a lot harder to hide?” Sebek mumbled to himself. Reaching down to gently pat his newly gained gut. It seemed like it was that time of year again. Where his metabolism slowed to a crawl and his body craved any high calorie treat he could get his hands on.
The stone coffee table in front of him was covered in a simple green and purple cloth. Placed on the table were various cakes, pastries, cookies and other assorted snacks laid out. It was Malleus’s idea taking inspiration from Trey for a fun study session with his dormmates. Though looking around the room Malleus just seemed happy he was included for once and the young men in the room seemed content being bribed with free food for that attention.
“Well at least I could try out for various sports when i t gets warmer. This added bulk could be useful.” Sebek thought to himself trying to come up with some way that his usual seasonal change could be something positive. But then again isn’t eating whatever he felt like during the winter months something worth enjoying in itself?
Malleus looked up from his homework. A mug of tea to his left and Sebek to his right. The dragon fae had a content look on his face just so pleased with himself he hadn’t quite noticed he was staring. Staring down at Sebek. His thoughts drifted to just how soft and dare he say cute his knight looked during the cold months. Hard edges replaced by soft fat, with Sebek’s loud, boisterous energy mellowing due to how sluggish he felt.
“Ah, It seems this winter has been treating you well, Sebek.” Malleus said with an amused smile on his face. His gaze focused on Sebek’s now quite impressive gut. Instead of lean muscle a comfortable layer of soft fat clung to the crocodile fae’s body giving him a robust, heavyset look which malleus found downright adorable.
“Does it please you?” Sebek said craving the attention of the man he worked so hard to impress. His expression earnest, delighted at being noticed. He puffed out his chest trying to make himself in his mind look bigger and more impressive. “Well it's been pretty hard not to enjoy everything at this time of year. I was hanging out with Ace and Deuce. Trey kindly offered to bake for us and I'll be honest I don't think I've tasted pastries that good before. He really does know what he’s doing when it comes to baking.
Jack also asked if I could help him bulk up. But to be truthful i just seem to be here, getting steadily fatter on a diet of heavy comfort food and nice gifts from friends. The joys of a slow reptilian metabolism.” Sebek tried to play off his weight gain as just a regular occurrence, nothing too special or notable. His body prepared for a prolonged period of inactivity which due to modern conveniences no longer needed to prepare for.
“Nonsense. Why, a little extra padding is exactly what a knight like yourself needs to protect yourself against the cold.” Malleus chuckled.
“As much as I appreciate the compliment you do know there are such things as central heating and supermarkets that will deliver directly to your door. Not exactly the same as a small country village in the Briar Valley without modern conveniences.” Sebek blushed.
“Of course, forgive me. How ingenious men are to create such wonders. Well, you might as well enjoy it. For we have all of these snacks for this study session and I'd hate for them to go to waste.” Malleus added with a playful grin.
Sebek gulped knowing that this was a direct order from Malleus after all. How could he possibly ever refuse? “Of course. It all looks wonderful.” Sebek added. He turned his attention back to a few cookies that Malleus had gently pushed towards him. “Thank you.” He turned back to his homework just mindlessly munching on whatever was pushed in front of him.
He found the collection of sweet, indulgent treats to his liking. Chewing happily without taking any notice of just how much he was eating. Though his dorm mates had come to expect that of Sebek. When it was cold he found himself incapable of stopping himself from indulging.
Malleus just wanted with interest, making a mental note of how Sebek indulged. How he seemed to surrender to his own gluttonous appetite, the knight’s plump belly pushing against the shirt. The fabric pulled taunt around the buttons showing little patches of skin. Sebek’s uniform looked like it was pretty tight for a lad of his size.
“So good.” Sebek moaned softly to himself. A hand resting on his chunky gut, rubbing in slow deliberate circles. A ritualistic movement to gently sooth his overtaxed stomach.
He lounged comfortably in his chair turning himself to now directly face Malleus. “So what do you think? Do I have a body suitable for your royal guard?” Sebek gloated. He leaned back to show off more of his plump, doughy belly all with a teasing grin on his face.
“You do look the picture of a strong, robust fighter. And I'm sure this additional flesh is most helpful at this time of year.” Malleus leaned in his hands slowly working over Sebek’s soft fat giving his belly an affection rub.
It seemed this winter he’d only get bigger under his prince’s watchful eye.