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When Kishiar woke up, the first thing he saw wasn’t the black hair of his beloved, but two black, cat-like ears. Yuder was lying in a curled-up position, sleeping soundly, with only those ears visible above the blankets.
Once every few months, Omega shapeshifters have their nesting cycle right before their heat. Since it was almost time before Yuder had his, it would be natural for him to enter his nesting period. And Kishiar, as Yuder’s bonded alpha, would naturally be drawn into it as well.
It was actually a nice excuse to spend more time together and cuddle, with the only downside of territorial instincts becoming prominent. But both men viewed the Cavalry as their territory, so as long as no pests came in, it should go rather smoothly.
Kishiar lay there for a bit longer, until he deemed it time to get up and called out softly to Yuder.
“Darling, it’s time to wake up.”
Besides a twitch of the cat-ears, Yuder didn’t react at all.
“Yuder~” Kishiar tried again and let some of his scent seep out.
“Mhmm…”
Finally, his beloved’s face came out of the blanket and Yuder blinked tiredly at him, before moving his face to the crook of Kishiar’s neck, where the scent glands were. Kishiar, in his turn, wrapped his arms securely around the younger man and kissed his hair.
After staying like that for a few more minutes, Yuder seemed more awake and his cat-ears disappeared after they twitched a few times.
“Good morning, my dearest, most beautiful, strong and beloved assistant.”
“…Good morning,” Yuder sighed as he removed himself from the man’s neck.
“If you’re still tired, you can rest more. I will take your work, don’t worry.”
“You, Commander, should rest enough as well,” Yuder retorted as he got out of the bed with Kishiar following soon after.
“Haha! Of course. Everything my beloved wants.”
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Yuder was walking towards the commander’s office after a long day. He had distributed the new training schedule and had to speak with many people after being a week absent due to his heat. The deputy commanders, the mages Alik and Thulsman and other members who had questions. Initially, he had wanted to go by Enon, but time had gone fast and he felt more tired than normally.
Finally, having arrived at his destination, he lifted his fist to knock on the door. Just as he was about to do exactly that, the door flew open and Kishiar grabbed his waist, pulling him inside, before closing the door again.
“Comm-”
He had wanted to ask, but was cut off by a kiss from the man towering above him. As the kiss deepened, Yuder’s scent automatically sprang from his body and Kishiar’s followed right after. At the same time, Kishiar maneuvered them towards the bedroom, where there were more sheets and blankets than before, likely put by Kishiar when he was busy outside.
It was only when they ended in the room and landed on the bed and he started to feel short of breath that Kishiar ended the kiss, letting both of them catch their breath.
“Hah…”
“Did you already have dinner?” Kishiar asked him after some time.
Yuder shook his head but didn’t move other than burying his face back into the crook of Kishiar’s neck like this morning. He wasn’t hungry anyway and the bed filled with scents was very comfortable after such a long day.
As he slowly relaxed, his cat-ears and tail automatically appeared again, but this time he wasn’t the only one. Kishiar, snuggling his nose into Yuder’s hair, also relaxed after a long day—his lion-ears and tail emerging.
Although normally Kishiar would make sure Yuder ate first, today it seemed it wouldn’t be possible. Both his and Yuder instincts were very happy laying between the blankets, so instead, Kishiar took both of their outer garments off so it would be more comfortable and used his power to tuck them in.
Kishiar curled up protectively around Yuder, tightening his hold as the younger man fell asleep in the embrace of his lover. In the back of his mind he thought that he would have to refrain from going to the commanders office in the middle of the day—or he wouldn’t come out again.
“Haah.”
Kishiar let out a breath, causing Yuder’s thoughts to fade away and the two lovers fell asleep, tails intertwined.