[Wolfwood and Add exchange a brief, wordless glance. Wolfwood just kindof looks at him and smirks in a way that is just...inexplicable as he continues gathering up stuff to wash. He'll just take it outside and rinse it with rainwater, let's be real. Meaning that this is all on Add...
Add's tail curls behind him as he gets up and makes his way over to where Ain is laying, looking down at him for a moment. Instead of leaning down to pull Ain's arm over his shoulders to help him walk deeper into the cave, as Ain probably expects, the dragon instead just
scoops Ain up. Completely. He pushes his arms up underneath his back and legs and scoops him into his arms against his chest before he turns and makes for deeper into the cave.]
It's not far, but it's also not close enough that you'd be able to make it with an injury like that.
[Ain squeaks like a little mouse when lifted, suddenly having to cling around Add's neck to actually feel like he won't suddenly pitch forward and fall. It's not like he expects to be dropped, but he's never been lifted...
Hot man picking him up aaaaa A A A a a A fd fhdffkl—
Ain, whose face is burning hot right now, is pretty sure he's dying.]
[Yeah Add is feeling pretty flustered too, don't worry!! But at least he doesn't have to carry him THAT far...
The cave, as it turns out, goes deeper than just the main entrance, though it does require a short trek through a tighter corridor that's only just barely lit up with some naturally bioluminescent plants and fungi growing on the damp walls. Add has no trouble seeing regardless because dragon as he carries Ain to a secondary chamber, one that Ain will hear before he sees it.
There's a waterfall that opens up to another entrance on what must be a different side of the mountain edge, falling across the opening like a curtain. It's fresh spring water, making it safe for bathing in, and alongside it is a flat pool that sits within the cave for soaking in, if one were so inclined. Ain can't use that right now since he shouldn't be submerged, but perhaps some other time.
This is where Add will bring Ain, carefully sitting him down on some soft nesting material that the dragons laid down all around the pool to absorb any wayward water (it probably gets changed out a lot to prevent molding). Despite everything, it's all weirdly warm.]
You can wash here. Just don't get in the pool right now.
[It's so beautiful, Ain thinks. There's a natural spring in here? Fresh water and everything? Are there little fishies who have fallen over the edge of the waterfall, he wonders? He really wishes he could swim in it, but that's for another day, when he's not injured and bandaged. Although he doesn't know what to wash off with, if he's honest, but maybe just scrubbing down with his hands will do for now.
He sits there, on the edge of the pool, wondering how it's warm in here versus the rest of the cave. Maybe the bedding, or the spring has something going on, he doesn't know. He's not a man of science, he's a man of flowers and music.
Slowly, he starts to unbutton his silk shirt, the one that's currently blood-stained and would be better off forming rags if he didn't lack clothing entirely.]
It's pretty, especially with all the glowing plants. I've never seen something like this before...
This room was why we decided to make this our territory. We'd never seen anything like it either.
[Add sits down nearby, intending to supervise so Ain doesn't fall in and drown. In this AU, he has no qualms about nudity whatsoever, so he's sitting there cross-legged with his sheath and balls still Out, not thinking about the fact Ain might want privacy here.
Ain may notice there are indeed little fish in the pond, though they're mostly tiny minnows and the like. The water itself is warm because the spring itself is just warm naturally, so he won't have to worry about contracting hypothermia while bathing here.]
This spring is both our drinking and bathing water. If we didn't have it, we wouldn't be able to stay here.
[Pretty and functional... And full of cute little fishes which Ain happily squeals over before he finishes undressing. It's... Awkward, maybe, having Add there — but dragons lack his hangups, so Ain will have to get over that, too. He just has to strip down...
Ow his side.
...he does, eventually, get undressed fully and start to scrub himself down with his hand cupped and his nails scratching off any stubborn dirt spots. Annoying compared to using a cloth, but that's the outdoors for ya.]
As Ain undresses, Add...can't help but notice his cock just kindof...flopped out there? He's NEVER seen this before, on any creature human or otherwise. So maybe, hopefully, Ain doesn't notice him full-on staring at his crotch for a few seconds before he decides whether or not he should say something. Like, maybe it's a birth defect? Is he deformed...?]
Oh— uh, humans don't have... ...whatever you guys have.
[He's Noticed, obviously. Ain is no stranger to objectifying men. He used to visit the knights just to Stare at them, although they thought he was being So Nice And Sweet making sure they were happy, but uh. No it was because he wanted to watch them walk around topless. Add and Wolfwood make that... Much easier, because they don't care.]
Unless I'm sorely mistaken about other humans... yeah. We do. We're not deformed, we just look like this. It's, um... otherwise functional? It works??
[He squeaks those last two statements out, thinly-veiled as questions like he's not sure how else to explain this, and swiftly turns back to face the water. Y'know.
Away from Add, who is now getting a full view of Bubble Butt.]
[His butt...well not being able to see his cock anymore does make Add's mental notes he's taking harder to, well, take, but he did get plenty of an eyeful a moment ago. Ain has the same parts they do, he just...1) lacks a sheath for protection and 2) only has. Uh. ONE of them. Among other things.
He frowns, folding his arms over his chest.]
Not only is that incredibly inefficient, it's impractical for survival. How is it supposed to function if you're freezing cold all the time?
[Dicks don't work as well when it's cold, ask him how he knows!!!]
[Ain is red from the tips of his ears to the tops of his shoulders right about now. It has nothing to do with the spring and everything to do with the hot man interrogating him about if his dick works.]
It functions. And that's what clothes are for...! Humans don't have a lot in the way of body hair or scales or anything, so we have to wear clothes. [And, because Ain isn't considering what the results of this next question could possibly be, he blurts out:] How is any of this inefficient?
Add sighs, pressing his fingers to the bridge of his nose while Ain keeps himself frustratingly turned away. Like come on why are you so shy about your dick, it's-
Okay it's a LITTLE weird, maybe that's why he wants to cover it up actually-]
For one, as I mentioned, you could easily have your penis injured or worse with one wrong move or accident. Then, you'd never be able to mate again. Never mind the fact the cold makes gaining and keeping an erection much more difficult than if it were kept warm by your own body heat. You also lack natural lubricant. Yours is incredibly dry.
[He's turned away from you because he's worried that he's gonna get a stiffy with you raking your gaze over him like that!]
I assure you, when I'm covered up, I'm actually pretty warm! It's warm!! [it's warm right now because they keep talking about it] So it's not a big deal for humans! And it's not like I've had sex anyway!!
[Just. Blurts that out. Somehow he gets redder, and he goes back to scrubbing.]
I— it's outlawed in my kingdom to be gay! Who would I have sex with?!
[Squeak squeak squeak Wolfwood is definitely gonna hear this conversation with how much the pitch of Ain's voice rises, even despite the waterfall likely muffling 95% of it. He's a nervous little mouse. A flustered baby bird. Chirp chirp.
[Yeah Wolfwood absolutely hears this, and it gets to the point where he ends up coming in there because from his perspective, he's worried Add snapped and is attacking him or something-
He walks in to see Ain bathing at the waterside with Add sitting nearby looking bewildered. It's a very confusing sight, considering.]
What's goin' on in here?
I was trying to figure out how his penis could possibly function-
[Wolfwood's brows furrow.]
Add. You can't say that.
He doesn't have a SHEATH, Wolfwood!!
[Aaaand then suddenly the black dragon is stomping over, here he comes-]
It's— humans don't have that! It's not weird! [baby it's a little weird, 99% of the creatures on earth have internal junk and yours just flops out like that all the time.] I assure you it functions just fine!
[He's still facing the water, so Wolfwood might have to walk closer to see.]
[Yeah Wolfwood isn't letting that stop him, he's coming over. And when Add notices Wolfwood just getting in Ain's space...Add's on his feet, suddenly, his tail whipping behind him.]
Oi! He won't let me see it, what makes you think he'll let you??
[Wolfwood, meanwhile, ignores his mate as he leans over to try to Look at Ain.]
[Barely passed his "roll to not have a stiffy" check btw. The DC will be lower the longer this continues. His dick is like "men are looking :)" and Ain's like "NONONONO NOT RIGHT NOW!!!! DOWN BOY!!!!"
So anyway, Wolfwood will get a glance only because he is In Ain's space, and Ain isn't really fighting him on it, too flustered to do anything other than sit there and try to explain that his cock is Functioning.]
No, no, it's not... I promise you it's warm. That's why we wear clothing, though, because we're not great at retaining heat most of the time. I'm not cold next to this spring. I'm fine.
[Well if Wolfwood is getting a glance, Add wants a glance too. Fucking move over.
The funny thing is, they're not- at least not YET- trying to look to be perverse. They're literally baffled by this knowledge, and are crowding him like curious birds seeing an uneaten chip on the ground.]
From an evolutionary standpoint, it's incredible humans are still around.
He just said they wear clothes so their dicks don't fall off. That's why, they're like...injeenotive.
[He said they wear clothing to retain heat oh my godddddd]
You guys make it really difficult to bathe...! Humans aren't having problems surviving I think. [Sigh... they're just curious, he knows they are, but it doesn't make him less nervous.] Can I answer any other questions that aren't about how cold it may or may not be?
[There's a pause...Add kindof tilts his head a little, folding his arms across his chest again. Lest Ain forget, he has a dragon on either side of him, both standing while he's sitting on the ground, both also completely naked. Both ALSO with long tails and wings and everything.]
[Someone failed his check and might just be showing by examples, or would be, if he weren't currently squeezing his thighs together and putting his dirty clothing over himself conveniently to "wash" them in the spring. Hmph!!]
Yes.
[As his scramble to cover himself up likely reveals.]
[Wolfwood and Add share a glance over Ain's head. They both might be dumb on a good day, but they're not stupid. At least, not collectively. It's hard to miss the way Ain is very pointedly keeping himself covered now, when at least before the pair could sneak glimpses of his little human cock. Now, though? He's completely hidden it away...
Cute.
Wolfwood rumbles in his chest, his tail flicking back and forth across the floor as he leans over a little at the hips, looking at Ain sidelong even though he knows Ain won't look at him.]
Since you don't got a sheath, it doesn't need to "come out". It just stands up, right?
[Are they just being curious? Teasing him on purpose? It's hard to say...]
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Date: 2025-06-20 12:02 am (UTC)Add's tail curls behind him as he gets up and makes his way over to where Ain is laying, looking down at him for a moment. Instead of leaning down to pull Ain's arm over his shoulders to help him walk deeper into the cave, as Ain probably expects, the dragon instead just
scoops Ain up. Completely. He pushes his arms up underneath his back and legs and scoops him into his arms against his chest before he turns and makes for deeper into the cave.]
It's not far, but it's also not close enough that you'd be able to make it with an injury like that.
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Date: 2025-06-20 12:09 am (UTC)Hot man picking him up aaaaa A A A a a A fd fhdffkl—
Ain, whose face is burning hot right now, is pretty sure he's dying.]
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Date: 2025-06-20 12:16 am (UTC)The cave, as it turns out, goes deeper than just the main entrance, though it does require a short trek through a tighter corridor that's only just barely lit up with some naturally bioluminescent plants and fungi growing on the damp walls. Add has no trouble seeing regardless because dragon as he carries Ain to a secondary chamber, one that Ain will hear before he sees it.
There's a waterfall that opens up to another entrance on what must be a different side of the mountain edge, falling across the opening like a curtain. It's fresh spring water, making it safe for bathing in, and alongside it is a flat pool that sits within the cave for soaking in, if one were so inclined. Ain can't use that right now since he shouldn't be submerged, but perhaps some other time.
This is where Add will bring Ain, carefully sitting him down on some soft nesting material that the dragons laid down all around the pool to absorb any wayward water (it probably gets changed out a lot to prevent molding). Despite everything, it's all weirdly warm.]
You can wash here. Just don't get in the pool right now.
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Date: 2025-06-20 12:29 am (UTC)[It's so beautiful, Ain thinks. There's a natural spring in here? Fresh water and everything? Are there little fishies who have fallen over the edge of the waterfall, he wonders? He really wishes he could swim in it, but that's for another day, when he's not injured and bandaged. Although he doesn't know what to wash off with, if he's honest, but maybe just scrubbing down with his hands will do for now.
He sits there, on the edge of the pool, wondering how it's warm in here versus the rest of the cave. Maybe the bedding, or the spring has something going on, he doesn't know. He's not a man of science, he's a man of flowers and music.
Slowly, he starts to unbutton his silk shirt, the one that's currently blood-stained and would be better off forming rags if he didn't lack clothing entirely.]
It's pretty, especially with all the glowing plants. I've never seen something like this before...
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Date: 2025-06-20 12:36 am (UTC)[Add sits down nearby, intending to supervise so Ain doesn't fall in and drown. In this AU, he has no qualms about nudity whatsoever, so he's sitting there cross-legged with his sheath and balls still Out, not thinking about the fact Ain might want privacy here.
Ain may notice there are indeed little fish in the pond, though they're mostly tiny minnows and the like. The water itself is warm because the spring itself is just warm naturally, so he won't have to worry about contracting hypothermia while bathing here.]
This spring is both our drinking and bathing water. If we didn't have it, we wouldn't be able to stay here.
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Date: 2025-06-20 12:42 am (UTC)[Pretty and functional... And full of cute little fishes which Ain happily squeals over before he finishes undressing. It's... Awkward, maybe, having Add there — but dragons lack his hangups, so Ain will have to get over that, too. He just has to strip down...
Ow his side.
...he does, eventually, get undressed fully and start to scrub himself down with his hand cupped and his nails scratching off any stubborn dirt spots. Annoying compared to using a cloth, but that's the outdoors for ya.]
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Date: 2025-06-20 12:55 am (UTC)As Ain undresses, Add...can't help but notice his cock just kindof...flopped out there? He's NEVER seen this before, on any creature human or otherwise. So maybe, hopefully, Ain doesn't notice him full-on staring at his crotch for a few seconds before he decides whether or not he should say something. Like, maybe it's a birth defect? Is he deformed...?]
......where is your sheath?
[Hi he's been looking at your dick sorry]
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Date: 2025-06-20 01:06 am (UTC)Oh— uh, humans don't have... ...whatever you guys have.
[He's Noticed, obviously. Ain is no stranger to objectifying men. He used to visit the knights just to Stare at them, although they thought he was being So Nice And Sweet making sure they were happy, but uh. No it was because he wanted to watch them walk around topless. Add and Wolfwood make that... Much easier, because they don't care.]
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Date: 2025-06-20 01:09 am (UTC)All humans are like that!? You don't have some kind of deformity???
[You know just declaring that with his full chest nbd.]
A sheath protects you from injury!!
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Date: 2025-06-20 01:15 am (UTC)[He squeaks those last two statements out, thinly-veiled as questions like he's not sure how else to explain this, and swiftly turns back to face the water. Y'know.
Away from Add, who is now getting a full view of Bubble Butt.]
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Date: 2025-06-20 01:22 am (UTC)He frowns, folding his arms over his chest.]
Not only is that incredibly inefficient, it's impractical for survival. How is it supposed to function if you're freezing cold all the time?
[Dicks don't work as well when it's cold, ask him how he knows!!!]
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Date: 2025-06-20 01:28 am (UTC)It functions. And that's what clothes are for...! Humans don't have a lot in the way of body hair or scales or anything, so we have to wear clothes. [And, because Ain isn't considering what the results of this next question could possibly be, he blurts out:] How is any of this inefficient?
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Date: 2025-06-20 01:43 am (UTC)Add sighs, pressing his fingers to the bridge of his nose while Ain keeps himself frustratingly turned away. Like come on why are you so shy about your dick, it's-
Okay it's a LITTLE weird, maybe that's why he wants to cover it up actually-]
For one, as I mentioned, you could easily have your penis injured or worse with one wrong move or accident. Then, you'd never be able to mate again. Never mind the fact the cold makes gaining and keeping an erection much more difficult than if it were kept warm by your own body heat. You also lack natural lubricant. Yours is incredibly dry.
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Date: 2025-06-20 01:51 am (UTC)I assure you, when I'm covered up, I'm actually pretty warm! It's warm!! [it's warm right now because they keep talking about it] So it's not a big deal for humans! And it's not like I've had sex anyway!!
[Just. Blurts that out. Somehow he gets redder, and he goes back to scrubbing.]
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Date: 2025-06-20 02:00 am (UTC)What do you mean you haven't? Aren't you the Prince?
[That's like, the human equivalent of being an Alpha. EVERYONE wants to have sex with you because you're strong and have a lot of power and stuff??]
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Date: 2025-06-20 02:02 am (UTC)[Squeak squeak squeak Wolfwood is definitely gonna hear this conversation with how much the pitch of Ain's voice rises, even despite the waterfall likely muffling 95% of it. He's a nervous little mouse. A flustered baby bird. Chirp chirp.
Help.]
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Date: 2025-06-20 02:08 am (UTC)He walks in to see Ain bathing at the waterside with Add sitting nearby looking bewildered. It's a very confusing sight, considering.]
What's goin' on in here?
I was trying to figure out how his penis could possibly function-
[Wolfwood's brows furrow.]
Add. You can't say that.
He doesn't have a SHEATH, Wolfwood!!
[Aaaand then suddenly the black dragon is stomping over, here he comes-]
What!? Lemme see-
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Date: 2025-06-20 02:17 am (UTC)It's— humans don't have that! It's not weird! [baby it's a little weird, 99% of the creatures on earth have internal junk and yours just flops out like that all the time.] I assure you it functions just fine!
[He's still facing the water, so Wolfwood might have to walk closer to see.]
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Date: 2025-06-20 02:19 am (UTC)Oi! He won't let me see it, what makes you think he'll let you??
[Wolfwood, meanwhile, ignores his mate as he leans over to try to Look at Ain.]
Ain't you cold though...?
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Date: 2025-06-20 02:34 am (UTC)So anyway, Wolfwood will get a glance only because he is In Ain's space, and Ain isn't really fighting him on it, too flustered to do anything other than sit there and try to explain that his cock is Functioning.]
No, no, it's not... I promise you it's warm. That's why we wear clothing, though, because we're not great at retaining heat most of the time. I'm not cold next to this spring. I'm fine.
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Date: 2025-06-20 02:40 am (UTC)The funny thing is, they're not- at least not YET- trying to look to be perverse. They're literally baffled by this knowledge, and are crowding him like curious birds seeing an uneaten chip on the ground.]
From an evolutionary standpoint, it's incredible humans are still around.
He just said they wear clothes so their dicks don't fall off. That's why, they're like...injeenotive.
...Ingenuity.
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Date: 2025-06-20 02:49 am (UTC)[He said they wear clothing to retain heat oh my godddddd]
You guys make it really difficult to bathe...! Humans aren't having problems surviving I think. [Sigh... they're just curious, he knows they are, but it doesn't make him less nervous.] Can I answer any other questions that aren't about how cold it may or may not be?
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Date: 2025-06-20 02:51 am (UTC)Does it get any longer when erect?
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Date: 2025-06-20 02:56 am (UTC)Yes.
[As his scramble to cover himself up likely reveals.]
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Date: 2025-06-20 03:01 am (UTC)Cute.
Wolfwood rumbles in his chest, his tail flicking back and forth across the floor as he leans over a little at the hips, looking at Ain sidelong even though he knows Ain won't look at him.]
Since you don't got a sheath, it doesn't need to "come out". It just stands up, right?
[Are they just being curious? Teasing him on purpose? It's hard to say...]
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