Rope Lesson

Knots furled and unfurled in Normal's hands.

"That's good so far, but it's too tight."

He hummed to show his 'teacher' he was paying attention, trying to make the knot again. He and Shibani had been at it for the last few minutes, a bundle of bright blue rope in his hands. It wasn't as bright or eye catching as the other bun's red. This was just for practice, though, so it was fine.

Shibani had picked up the other end at some point and had started to play with it, making the same knots that Normal was trying, and evidently failing, to make. Deft fingers worked them quickly, experienced.

Normal paused and glanced at the rope art on the other.

"Do you change this out every time you change between your Bun and Doll form?"

"Hm?"

Shibani glanced up from his work, dazed and sleepy. He blinked those doe eyes before the question seemed to register. A small huff of laughter.

"I do... Dan usually helps me out."

"Ah." Normal gave a fleeting glance to where he suspected Dan was in the shop. If the sounds of pounding mochi were a good indicator, of course.

"It seems like a lot of work."

Normal took a breath as if to say more but cut himself off. Shibani was.... nice. Sleepy and lazy and unreliable. Cute. Usually Normal didn't like buns like him; his own Greed flaring to think they were annoying. But, Shibani almost seemed able to pacify that with his relaxed nature. It was hard to get under the other bun's skin. Still, that didn't mean Normal wanted to accidentally insult him.

Instead he pondered the implications of changing out of the ropes that often. Possibly multiple times a day... it was no wonder that Shibani was so tired all the time. If Dan really helped him most, or all, of those times it was a wonder the man had any strength left for mochi.

It was something to roll around in his head.

"So, what made you want to learn this? Too loose, now."

Now it was Normal's time to blink and catch up. He'd been so lost in his thoughts he'd almost missed the question.

Shifting on the pillows under his ass, Normal glanced down at the rope.

A vision of being stretched out on his bed, wearing nothing but this flashed through his mind. Being enticing. Wanted. Perhaps luring Fizz or Grim into the room to take him in....

To feel wanted.

Normal's cheeks flushed a soft shade of pink before he got it under control.

"I thought it would be nice."

Is what he answered with, after just a beat of waiting too long. Shibani didn't seem to mind, giving a small yawn. Normal took in the parted lips. He looked soft. Still not Normal's type- but he could see why Dan... well, he didn't know the fuck these two had going on. They were just as weird and fucked up as Normal's own relationships.

Best not to think too deeply about!

"Hmm... that knot looks good. Want to learn how to make the rope patterns, now?"

And so the lesson continues.