Gromsr sighed. This was another one of those days when his tailmaw couldn’t control itself. Moments ago, they had had an uninvited visitor and – fortunately – everything had gone well. So why did people have to visit him all the time? He was doing fine. Even without nosey people visiting. All. The. Time.

And just today the tailmaw had almost - but only almost – overdone it again and the situation almost got out of control. It was quite impressive how well his tail knew how to be just inconspicuous enough to not be noticed.

The badger had no longer any need for this kind of hide-and-seek, but it was easier for both of them if not everyone they had to deal with knew everything about them. The rumors that were already circulating were enough to make their daily life more difficult and he didn’t need to fuel that by having someone run out of his screaming in panic.

Oh, come on. You thought it was funny, too.

Gromsr’s tailmaw tossed in this thought and snapped the badger out of his own gloomy thoughts.

The badger rolled his eyes. After all, his tailmaw could say things like that so very easily. In the end, it was up to him alone to deal with the consequences. And if someone …

… then we just munch him … ?

„No!“, the badger called out loudly, and he did not care at all if someone outside the window would hear him.

Don’t be like that. It was just a joke! You know me.

The tailmaw leaned its maw against Gromsr’s head and gently rubbed against him, as if asking for an apology.

Please don’t be like that. I’ll try again … next time. More than this time, for sure! Really …

Gromsr closed his eyes and sighed deeply. „Do I really have another choice …?“

And in just that moment, the badger felt the tailmaw’s big and heavy tongue wrap around his head. The viscous, sticky drool run down his forehead and seep into the fur on the back of hs snout.

Yeah. I know you do. Me too, you know.

The tailmaw gave a wide, satisfied grin and squeezed even tighter against Gromsr’s head.

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Gromsr (Badger) (c) by Pattarchus

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