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I look down below Inv’s stomach. Contrary to belief, nothing is actually there. Were you expecting something specific perhaps? Well, too bad.
It seems Inv at least has the weird biology a slugcat has when it comes to their… ‘privates’.
I'm not sure why but we can… uhh… command ‘it’ at will. So if we don’t want it out. It doesn't have to be out.
It would be extremely inconvenient walking around all the time with it out. Just thinking about it alone sounds painful…
‘Also extremely distracting…’
Simply put. We never have our… ‘privates’ out. It would make surviving harder than it already is.
Knowing this however. I still debate if I should clean the area… we’re partners and all… and I would definitely be willing… but I'm not sure if I should while Inv is asleep…
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‘It's not like I'm going to do anything bad… I'm just cleaning the area…’ I seriously debate with myself.
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Thinking over what has happened between us over the last couple of cycles… I come to the conclusion that I don't think Inv would mind. I mean, he was literally going to pounce on me earlier! Which he sadly didn't do since I kept stopping him…
‘Ok, just a quick clean. That's all. Nothing else’ I think to myself with resolve.
Pulling in all my confidence, i bend down, going below Inv’s stomach around his pelvis area. Or where the pelvis would usually be??
I can’t tell since Inv is so flexible that I'm not sure Inv even has any bones… well, besides one.
Sticking my tongue out, I slowly start cleaning around the area.
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What did you expect? I may have wild fantasy’s but that doesnt mean I would actually act on them!
Although there is definitely a different taste… but I’ll keep that to myself…
With nothing ‘blocking’ the area. I'm able to easily clean all the fur. Giving it the same fluffy feeling the rest of the fur I’ve cleaned up to this point has.
Standing up I let out a sigh of relief.
‘Alright, that wasn’t so bad… just like cleaning any other part of his body. No big deal!’ I think as I try to calm my rapidly beating heart.
‘Man, if this were a fan fiction I would feel like I just accidentally crossed a line making the story explicit!’
With the strange thought, I look at Invs legs.
‘Alright… legs next…’
Observing Inv”s legs for a moment, I can't help but be flustered on how… wide Inv's hips are.
I never really noticed before… Although comparing myself to Inv, my hips are also sorta wide. But I just assume this is how slugcats usually look like. Inv on the other hand…
Gulp*
‘Definitely wider. How does he even fit in pipes?’
Maybe its just because Inv is much bigger then me but… its just really hard not to notice…
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‘FOCUS JOSEPH! This… this isn't the time to be thinking like that… just cleaning Inv. thats all… not getting distracted by Inv’s wide hips…’
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‘Shit, i did it again’
Shaking my head to try to get myself in order I start licking the fur on Inv’s legs. The process itself being the same for what ive been doing so far.
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After a bit, most of the fur on both of Inv’s legs are cleaned. I'm not sure why, but this part was somehow more difficult for me to do compared to Inv’s pelvis area.
It's definitely not because I kept getting distracted… definitely not…
The only part left is Inv’s feet…
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‘Look. I'm not really a feet guy, but uh… I'm definitely a Inv sort of guy. So if it's attached to Inv… can I really say no???’
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‘Also I'm a slugcat! This sort of thing is normal! I think…’ I try to convince myself as I bend down towards one of Inv’s feet.
Getting close enough to it, before I start the ritual of cleaning I notice a detail I didn't notice before.
‘Huh, he has three toes?’
Looking at Inv’s foot, instead of the standard 2 toes a slugcat should have. Inv has three instead.
Just another detail showing that Inv is just different to the normal slugcat.
Although I'm the only slugcat I have reference for…
Seeing this all I can think of is how adorable it is. I could care less how different Inv is compared to me. In fact, I just find it more endearing.
With these thoughts, I start the cleaning. No, it's not as great as you would expect. Just a bunch of dirt and whatever else we walk on while traveling.
Although the action itself definitely gave me a bit of satisfaction. Call me a freak all you want, but have you ever cleaned your partners feet clean before?
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I didn't think so.
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‘I really need to stop thinking to myself like this…’
Standing back up, I admire the now floofy Front side of Inv who is still snoring. Such an amazing view…
But with his front side now done, a question pops into mind…
‘Should I try to clean the fur on his backside?’
I feel it would only make sense if I want to give Inv a full clean. Knowing how much fur is on Inv’s back, that definitely needs some proper cleaning!
But the problem is how do I get to the fur on his back?
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‘Maybe I could just… flip him over?’ I simply think to myself.
Looking at Inv, it seems he's sleeping pretty peacefully. Also remembering how hard it was to actually wake him up last cycle that I actually had to bite him to wake him up…
I don't think he will wake up if I flip him over.
‘Jeez Inv, you're lucky I'm the one in the shelter and not some malicious slugcat…’ I question Inv’s sleeping habits to somehow sleep so deeply.
Walking to Inv's side, I bend down and put my paws beneath Inv's side. With a lot of effort I'm able to lift Inv from off his back onto his side. Carefully I gently lower Inv back onto the ground now with his front side to the ground.
Making sure Inv's limbs aren't in an uncomfortable position and moving Inv's head to be able to breathe, I finally take a break.
Just like how I struggled to carry Inv on my back earlier, flipping Inv around also used a lot of my strength…
‘I really need to get stronger…’
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Trying to not get caught up in my self depreciation. I start admiring what I see.
Looking at Invs back I see the huge pile of fur waiting to get cleaned by me. Once again I see Inv's hips now from a back end view. But the most notable detail is Inv's long big tail.
‘I genuinely don't know why I find myself so attracted to his tail… but damn…’
Compared to my tail, Inv’s is a lot longer and a bit wider.
Looking behind me I look down at my tail which is also wide. But compared to Inv’s it just seems much smaller…
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‘Did I hit the jackpot? I hope Inv doesnt mind how small I am compared to him…’
So far Inv hasnt said anything that would show this but the uncertainty is definitely there…
At this point the quietness of not hearing Inv’s voice is getting to me. Left alone like this only to think to myself is just spawning more and more negative thoughts…
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‘I should focus on the now. That now being cleaning Inv’s fur’
Focusing back on what I was doing before, I carefully climb onto Inv’s back. Making sure that me crawling on his back while he’s laying down doesn't seem uncomfortable to him in his sleep, I feel relieved. At least there's one benefit of being smaller than Inv.
With slightly better positive thoughts I begin cleaning the fur on the back of Inv’s head. The same plan for what I did on Inv’s front side. Starting from the top and going down.
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With the fur on the back of Inv’s head and neck complete I move onto Inv’s back. This part however is taking much longer than I would have thought.
‘Hey, hey! Stop tickling me dang it! I'm trying to clean you!’ I try to fight back against the tingling sensation my tongue is getting while cleaning the fur on Inv’s back.
Since Inv fell asleep most of Inv’s fur has gone into some sort of dormant state. But the hair on Invs back is still active! Actively tickling my tongue!
I'm not sure if all the fur on Inv’s back has formed a collective consciousness but I think it's trying to say it really likes me!
Also the fact it keeps trying to wrap around my paws and any other place it touches.
With effort, I'm almost done cleaning most of the fur on Inv’s back. Due to the sheer volume of fur, ive had to move my position several times just to get to some of the fur.
‘Ok almost done, just have to do this last spo- WOAH’
In surprise I immediately jump off of Inv’s back when I feel something touch my… ‘private’ area.
‘W-w-what the heck?? D-did it just try to…’ I'm left shocked and extremely flustered at the moment. The entire time I've interacted with the fur on Inv’s back. It has always covered me but never attempted to wrap around there…
I'm not sure if it's because this is the first time in my life where something has touched such a sensitive part of me… but I feel unsure what to do next…
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Looking back at the fur on Inv’s back, I see the fur now moving at a much slower pace. Not in a luring way but in a sort of… sad way?? Im not sure how i can even tell, i can just probably chalk it up to going insane from years of isolation.
Seeing this I feel sort of bad for some reason? Maybe it was just a mistake?
I'm not even sure why I'm feeling bad for the fur…
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‘Well… i can't just back off like this midway to cleaning Inv’s back…’
Calming down, I hesitantly crawl back onto Inv’s back. The fur immediately reacting to my presence with a more happy demeanor.
Getting back to the spot I was trying to clean, I feel Inv’s fur starting to wrap around my paws again. Thankfully this time it doesnt try to go for my… um… crotch.
I genuinely don't know what I would've done if it did…
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‘Ok, enough weird thoughts’
Cleaning the last bit of fur on Inv’s back I'm finally done with this part.
“Look at how fluffy you are! Don’t you feel much better?” I whisper to the fur on Inv’s back. I'm not crazy, I swear.
Seeing the fur swaying all around me I'm not really sure what sort of response I wanted from the fur. It's not like it can respond back to me…
‘I wonder how it can move like this even without Inv being awake… how strange…’ I wonder to myself. Another question added on top of Inv’s mysteries.
With the back done, I start crawling off of Inv’s back. The fur easily parting for me. I feel relieved that the fur didn't try to do what it did earlier again… must've just been a fluke.
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But a small guilty part of me… wishes it did try again…
‘Ugh, I'm weird…’
Off of Inv’s back, I now find myself looking at Inv’s huge tail. I'm not really sure where to begin with the tail…
Putting one of my paws on Inv’s tail. I trail it down to the tail tip.
‘Ok… maybe I can start from here…’ with a starting point, I start cleaning.
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Trying my best to get all the fur on Inv’s tail, I think I'm slowly starting to realize why I'm so attracted to Inv’s tail.
‘It's a bit embarrassing to admit, but it's sort of like… a butt??’ I feel childish for even thinking of it like this, but this is the closest I can compare it to.
Since our tails take basically the entire area where our asses would be. It's kinda like the tails on a slugcat have replaced what would usually be the ass for a human…
So basically, what I'm saying is. Inv has a huge ass… which im currently licking…
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‘I'm never living this one down…’
With these embarrassing thoughts, I clean up most of Inv’s tail until I reach a certain part…
‘I have to get underneath the tail… but that means i would have to lift his tail up…’ i think to myself, not sure if i should do it or not.
It's not like i havnt seen Inv’s tail lifted before. The first cycle we met, Inv lifted his tail up for me by accident by misunderstanding something i said.
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But this is different… he's not awake right now…
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‘Ill… just leave it for another day… it would feel wrong to do something like that while Inv is asleep, Even if i only wanted to clean the area and nothing else’
Deciding to not lift Inv’s tail I finish up the rest of the fur on the back of Inv’s legs.
Even though I cleaned the area around Inv’s pelvis area, I still feel I would be going too far trying to clean the area underneath Inv’s tail. The huge difference between the both being in one spot nothing is really there while the other… is Inv’s asshole… or i guess it would be a tail hole?? I really don't know…
‘I still don't understand why we even have those… we don’t even go to the bathroom! Which is very convenient at least…’ I think about how weird our biology is. Where does all the food we eat go? Does it all completely convert into energy? Are we as a species that efficient when it comes to energy usage? Is that how every creature works in this world? Or was it just an oversight from nature?
I'm not really sure, but I definitely see no downsides to this.
Thinking of all these weird questions I finish cleaning all the fur behind Inv’s legs! I'm done!
‘Phew, cleaning mostly successful! My licking prowess knows no bounds!’ I jokingly think to myself.
With the cleaning done I stand up and go back to Inv’s side repeating the same thing I did earlier. Lifting Inv up on his side and carefully lowering him on the ground on his back.
With immense satisfaction I look down at the fully cleaned Inv, his fur even shining with a more ethereal blue than before.
‘That wasn't so bad… Inv is definitely a deep sleeper. I flipped him over and he still didn't wake up. Must've been really tired…’ I think as I get Inv in a more comfortable position.
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‘I can't wait to do that again while he’s awake~’