I'll carry you wherever you need to go if you wind up stuck like this for a while.
[He assures her sleepily. The waves lapping at his form and their soothing sound, the warm presence of his partner, it's all so safe and comforting and it doesn't matter that he's a big cat. In fact... Being a big cat is pretty great. Everything feels spry and youthful and he enjoys it very much. He's also getting pet which is very comforting. He does resist the urge to roll on his back and get tummy scratches but it is a tempting siren's call.
With all these factors in mind it's only natural that he dozes beside her... He doesn't do that too much in her company as there is much to be awake for. Conversations and small meals, time spent together is not anything he wishes to miss out on. But as this is just an unusual cuddling session he finds himself snoozing easily in her lap.
Only for a little while because he poofs into an almost human form after some time. Like her he retains some of his animal features. The lion tail remains as well as two round ears just peeking out from all the puffy hair. Some of the sharp teeth have decided to stay as well. But the sudden transformation is enough to startle him awake.]
Oh! I'm back to normal... mostly.
[He sits up a little, the clothes he was in previous soaked from the shallows but he pays it no mind to nuzzle against her cheek. Many of those animal instincts remain, it seems.]
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[He assures her sleepily. The waves lapping at his form and their soothing sound, the warm presence of his partner, it's all so safe and comforting and it doesn't matter that he's a big cat. In fact... Being a big cat is pretty great. Everything feels spry and youthful and he enjoys it very much. He's also getting pet which is very comforting. He does resist the urge to roll on his back and get tummy scratches but it is a tempting siren's call.
With all these factors in mind it's only natural that he dozes beside her... He doesn't do that too much in her company as there is much to be awake for. Conversations and small meals, time spent together is not anything he wishes to miss out on. But as this is just an unusual cuddling session he finds himself snoozing easily in her lap.
Only for a little while because he poofs into an almost human form after some time. Like her he retains some of his animal features. The lion tail remains as well as two round ears just peeking out from all the puffy hair. Some of the sharp teeth have decided to stay as well. But the sudden transformation is enough to startle him awake.]
Oh! I'm back to normal... mostly.
[He sits up a little, the clothes he was in previous soaked from the shallows but he pays it no mind to nuzzle against her cheek. Many of those animal instincts remain, it seems.]