An Artist and his Canvas

Dan sighs softly as he enters the workshop, closing the door behind him and leaning against it for a moment to catch his breath, running his hand over his face.
“I’m home!” He called, making his way towards the back, the bags from his shopping trip in hand. He took a glance at the clock as he passed it by, “Hmm, he’s probably sleeping.”
“Welcome back.” A voice responded, causing Dan to turn towards the source.
Shibani stood in the doorway, rubbing his eyes.
“What’s that?” He asked, pointing at the bags as Dan closed the gap between them.
“Good morning to you too.” Dan chuckled softly.
“These are for you. I got them from the Toy Fair.” He hands Shibani the bag with the body pillow and the covering for it.
Shibani blinked and stared at it.
“You got me a body pillow?!” His spade tail swayed happily as he removed it from the bag, followed by the covering.
“Wait, is this Velveteen? You got me a Velveteen body pillow?!”
Dan laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his head.
“Yeah. I know you like pillows, so I bought you that. There were other pictures on those coverings but I wasn’t sure if you liked any of them and since Velveteen is pretty famous down here…”
“Thank you so much!” Shibani hugged Dan tightly before slipping the covering onto the pillow and hugging that.
“Wait, what’s in the other bag?”
“Oh this?” Dan took out the pastel nylon rope and held it up.
“This is for us.” He grinned, unraveling it.
“I bought some new Shibari rope, oil, and a book with new patterns to try.”
“Oh~ I see. Okay, let me put this up first and then we could…”
“Now hold on, just because I said this is for us… did you eat yet?”
Shibani was about to say yes, then his stomach growled, making him blush a little as Dan stared at him sternly.
“Not… yet?” He laughed nervously.
Dan sighed and shook his head, reaching out to pet the other male’s head.
“What am I going to do with you? Here, let me take that harness off then I’ll make you some food, alright?”
Shibani nodded then turned around so Dan could get to work on the ropes.

While Shibani was getting himself all nice and clean, Dan was in the kitchen thinking about what to make, when he noticed a basket of apples sitting on the counter.
“Oh yeah, it’s apple season isn’t it?” He placed his hand on his chin in thought.
“Guess I’ll make some apple fritters later. Right now, we need some real food.”
“What are you planning on making? Can I help?” Shibani asked, standing at the edge of the kitchen.
Dan’s eyes widened, “You want to help me cook something?!”
Shibani rolled his eyes, moving further into the kitchen now.
“Yes! I’m not incredibly lazy all the time, you know? Who do you think went to grab those apples in the first place? Couldn’t be you since you weren’t here this morning.” He crossed his arms, tail whipping slightly behind him as he huffed.
“Sorry, sorry. Couldn’t resist teasing you. You can help.” Dan responded, grabbing two aprons off the hangar and handing one to Shibani.
“Since it’s turning into Fall, I thought about making some beef stew for lunch. How does that sound?”
“Mmm, alright.”
“Do you even know how to make beef stew?” Dan asked, grabbing a cookbook from under the counter.
“Yes of course. It’s like the easiest thing to make isn’t it? You get some potatoes and carrots, then the meat. You let them cook separately before putting them into a pot with some broth, etcetera, etcetera.”
Dan laughed softly.
“Alright alright, I get it. Come on then, help me grab the ingredients.”

After the two succubuns had their lunch, Dan and Shibani sat down and looked through the rope art book together.
“What about this one?” Shibani pointed at a picture of a person who’s harness was tied in an intricate yet simple way that accentuated their ass perfectly.
Dan stared at the picture, eyebrows furrowed in contemplation before nodding.
Shibani grinned then stood up, running off to grab the rope before coming back and handing it to him, his tail swaying happily.
Dan took the rope, chuckling, reaching out and petting Shibani’s head once more before ushering him to stand in front of the nearest mirror, getting to work after unraveling the rope, the book placed on a nearby table so he could reference it easily.
Once he was finished, Dan stepped back.
“Are you comfortable? It’s not too tight is it? You can breathe just fine?”
Shibani turned around and started to lightly tug on the rope, making sure to slip two fingers in between it and tug some more. He stretched and took a few deep breaths then moved around a bit before nodding.
“I’m fine. It’s not too tight. I can breathe perfectly well and I can move without it causing too much friction. I can also tug  and pull it.” He smiled widely.
“It’s like a very comfortable hug. Especially with the large diamond opening in the middle.” Shibani complimented, running his hands over the rope.
“As it should be.”
Dan moved around Shibani, inspecting his handy work thoroughly again.
Tugging and sliding two fingers in between the ropes, pulling the knot a few times to see if it’s secured then quickly swatting Shibani’s ass, making him squeak.
“Alright, I think it’s time for a nap. What do you say?”
Shibani’s eyes sparkled as he grabbed Dan’s hand and tugged him towards his pillow pile, pushing him backwards until he fell onto the pillows; Shibani followed suit and lay on Dan’s chest.
Dan smiled softly, reaching up and gently stroking Shibani’s hair; wrapping his arms around him as they both settled in for their nap.