He flinched as she implied that Cody and Lena were too busy for him and Myrddin. As she nudged his shoulder, he fought the urge to press his head against her, if only briefly. A hand lifted to touch her back, to feel her fur under his fingers again, but that was when she'd stepped away. His hand fell to his leg, the other spinning the preserved rose almost absently, feeling the thorns prick his flesh pads.
He let out a soft breath as she told his to shift down. He hadn't been in any form but Optime or secui for so long... and the secui had been when Liam had broken a rib and he'd needed to get home quickly. A shadow fell over his clear eyes, and he nodded. "Yeah... okay." He set the rose down and stood, shedding his jeans. He folded them neatly and set them to one side. Moments later he was sitting again , knowing from experience that it was awkward to shift down when standing up.
He didn't want to close his eyes, didn't want her out of his sight, but he did. Doing so made the shift easier for him. His heart was racing as he felt his body begin the normal changes, the fur shortening in places, lengthening in others. Bones that creaked and cracked as they rearranged and realigned. He didn't stop at secui as he would have preferred, but continued to shift down to the lupus form.
He sat for a moment, his eyes still closed. Her scent was still in his nares, and he opened his eyes to see her. His ears canted back, but did not flatten, an apologetic expression. His tail, though he was sitting, remained neutral.
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