The Illusion of Danger

Chapter 29

With a towel around his waist and fur dried as best as it could have been, Mordecai opened the linen closet and started gathering new bedding.
"Would you mind helping me remake the bed?"
He asked as he glanced back at the tabby.
"I think I'll be burning the set that is there currently."

"I don't mind at all."
Rocky had a towel loosely wrapped around his waist as well. Most of it being held up by his tail.
"You know semen washes out, right?"
He chuckled at the older man's comment.

"Yes, Rocky, I'm going to walk into a dry cleaner's, set the heap down in front of them, and not expect them to question me or judge me."
The tuxedo said with as much sarcasm he could possibly muster.
"I won't be able to use them again knowing what had been on them anyway."

"Well, I'd say I'd be happy to do it for you but then again I wouldn't be able to make you forget how good you made me feel... all over the sheets."
Rocky came up next to Mordecai and kissed him on the cheek.
"Thanks again by the way."
He gave him a wink, feeling rather cocky apparently.

"You're welcome?"
The tuxedo replied with a raised brow.

Rocky huffed when Mordecai piled a stack of sheets and blankets in his arms.

"Once the bed is remade, I'll have some more writing to do. You're welcome to join me in the office for that."
He said as he started to leave the bathroom.

"Sounds like fun! I'd love to help with that!"
The tabby followed Mordecai out of the bathroom and to the bedroom with the clean sheets.

Mordecai's shoulders raised and his tail bristled as soon as he saw the fluids on the bedding, his expression turning sour.
"Alright, uh..."
He went to grab the duvet but retracted, not sure of the best way to take action. After another moment of thought, he grabbed the top corner of the fabric and pulled it to the foot of the bed, folding it over itself.
He added the sheets to the folded bundle and put it all on the floor with an immediate shudder.

Rocky watched on as his lover freaked out over a bit of bodily fluid.
"I would love to see how you react when you get blood on you if this is the way you act around semen."
The tabby chuckled. Rocky tossed half the sheet over to Mordecai, holding onto the other half to help spread it out. When they laid it down across the bed, Rocky's towel fell to the floor, leaving him naked.
"Whoops."
He looked down at his nudity and giggled a little.

Mordecai rolled his eyes and started fixing the fitted sheet to the mattress on his own side.
"Blood isn't an issue. The staining is perhaps the most annoying part, especially when it gets on my white fur."
He explained as he secured the first corner, then adjusted his towel to make sure it wouldn't fall as Rocky's had.
"I suppose the difference between this and that is simply the fact that blood runs through the entire body. Meanwhile, this is something that is exclusive to exit one part of the body that I don't happen to care for."

"Oh... but... you still like mine, right?"
He looked down at his genitals and covered them with his large, fluffy tail, a bit embarrassed to have his exposed now.

The tuxedo raised a brow and raised his chin.
"Do you want my honest, unfiltered answer? I'm asking in case you're not prepared for a possible indirect offense."

"Hmmm, well, you've piqued my curiosity... so... go on..."
He didn't want to be insulted directly, but if the man was talking about genitalia in general, he guessed that would be okay. Considering the majority of the planet has genitalia in one form or another.

Mordecai took a deep breath and secured the second corner, trying to think of the best way to explain his thoughts out loud.
"Genitalia as a general concept, in general, isn't something I find myself to be entirely fond of. While I do understand that it is entirely natural and normal to all living creatures, it's not something I would find myself admiring in any sort of way. I do gravitate more toward the males, as I assume we're both well aware of by now, which does include anatomy as a reason for that but excludes genitalia."
He paused, folding his arms over his chest, ears pinned back, and looked down at the next sheet they were just setting.
"It's all rather confusing, but that is the best I think I can do. Verbally at least. If I had time to write it, I might be able to sort that out a bit easier."