#also mynx and tay are FRIENDS RAHH

[lostinthewalls]

Mynx's Dilemma - Cont.

Ohh boy this one was nice to write Very fluffy, although quite a bit shorter than the last.

Word count: ~1,000 (forgot the exact, oopsies)

TW: Unintentional fearplay, slight bit of panic, Bramble ditching Mynx to their death.

Story under the cut!!

Mynx heard Bramble’s strangled response a few inches above their head, then winced when the man released them. They hit the floor hard, their head bouncing twice before settling on the ground. The human woman looked slightly mortified, but hid it terrifyingly well.

“I- I- er-” Bramble was struggling for a response, his throat closing up from his shock and horror. He clawed behind himself for some sort of defense mechanism, finding nothing. He had to run.

And so he did. He whirled, jumping over his roomate’s weakened body and bolting towards the wall. Mynx struggled to lift their head, looking between their fleeing friend and the human woman. They coughed weakly, digging their nails into the carpet.

“Look- I don’t know what the hell is going on or- or who you are but ah-” The woman stuttered, more shocked as the scene unfolded before her. Mynx coughed, managing to struggle onto their hands and knees.

“Clearly your exhausted- so-” Mynx’s blood ran cold as they felt the embrace of rough, clammy fingers around their midsection and the sweet safety of the carpet leave their boots in which they were thoroughly quaking in.

“God- so much for mice.” They distantly heard the woman snarl under her breath before they were plopped down in a mostly-empty moving box.

They scrambled for purchase, finding nothing but thin linens that were usually in human closets and the sandpaper textures of the cardboard encircling them on all sides. Mynx forced themselves to look upwards towards their captor, shielding their eyes from the sudden intense change in lighting.

“So uh- I’ll just keep you here. For a bit. Please don’t do that weird ah- mutation thing again. If that was you…” The woman stepped back, thankfully, rubbing the back of her neck. Now that Mynx could see her fully, they took in her appearance.

She looked a lot different from the tenant previous. He was an older man, with greying hair and glasses that made his eyes huge. In contrast, this woman wore no glasses and appeared to be somewhere in her 20’s.

Where the man was tall, lanky, and oftentimes lethargic, she was short and stocky, with more muscle than anything. Mynx guessed she was a force to be reckoned with…considering the punching bag in the livingroom. They choked down an audible whimper of terror, biting their bottom lip and managing to do something other than fall backwards for once.

“What are you going to do to me…?” It sounded much less of a demand and more of a plead, amd Mynx cringed at their already broken ego being kicked down even more. The woman glanced down, studying their appeaarance with the same angry look she had given them before.

“I dunno. Your sentient, aren’t you? That has to count for something. So I guess I’ll keep you in this box until your up for scampering away yourself or ask for me to let you back outside or something.”

“Outside!?” Mynx shreiked at the word. The human seemed startled at their fearful outburst.

“Yeah? I assumed that’s where something like you would come from.”

Mynx swallowed a harsh sob. The outside was horrible. Dangerous. Bramble had told them many a horror story of the places the man had been. He’d almost been mauled by a cat…almost chased down by a human child in the park…Mynx shook their head to rid itself of the traumatic experiences they didn’t even witness themselves.

“No! I mean- no I- I- live inside. Usually…” Mynx already know they were giving out far too much information. Surely if their mother was here, she would hang them for such words. But, there hadn’t been any other borrowers besides them and Bramble for years now…so was it really that risky?

“Inside…? Explains why I found you so quickly.” The human hummed. She sat down somewhere to be level with the box and tilted it onto it’s side, causing Mynx to fall onto their hands and knees, the linens falling over them.

“Oh- sorry- hold on-” She seemed genuinely sorry, and Mynx felt her fingers dance on their back for a split second before the linens were lifted away. They shivered, but shoved themself into a somewhat dignified sitting position.

“Sooo- anyway-” She huffed awkwardly, brushing her hands off, ridding them of unforseen dirt. Mynx discreetly noticed the row of dark purple coating each of her knuckles, but didn’t mention anything of it.

“You have a name, right? Mine’s Tay. Well- Taylor. But I assume you know what nicknames are, right?”

Mynx didn’t quite understand, but nodded nonetheless. They, truly, had no idea what these ‘nicknames’ were, but he didn’t dare make Tay frustrated.

“I have a- a name- yeah. I’m not supposed to tell you it, though.” They mumbled with a heavy sigh, reaching behind them to pin their nervously flailing tail down with a hand. Tay seemed to accept Mynx’s request, however.

“Alright then, I won’t push it. None of my business anyway but..it’s nice to meet you, either way.”

Tay suddenly extended a hand, closed in a gentle fist. Mynx instinctively flinched backwards, fearfully eyeing the woman up and down to almost detect a hint of malice in her actions. Finding nothing, they hesitantly scooted forwards.

They lifted their hand off their tail and stood, walking the two shuffle-steps up to her hand as she waited calmly.

They weren’t exactly sure what Tay wanted them to do, so they rapidly tapped the flat of her ring finger twice, almost testing for a reaction before reaching their hand up and setting it atop her knuckle.

The skin underneath twitched, but that was it. Tay smiled haphazardly. It seemed forced, but genuine as well. Mynx managed a smile back, examining the woman’s bruised hands before they sighed, pulling their hands back to hold them close to their chest.

“It’s…nice to meet you, too.”

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Awww look at the two bonding. Nervous idiot cursed size-shifting borrower and a woman who expresses her feelings with PUNCHING. I love them I fear....

MAYBE more to come with miscellaneous oneshots of them bonding and more lore-centric ones of their plot line. Sadly, not much g/t BUT...

be prepared.....

For some fearplay.....

:)