Piercing the Swordsman

Heaping helpings of tactile affection typical of felines, large and little. Snugglemao. Rare raw emotional vulnerability moments from our favorite small tsundere sheriff.

"The singsong king has a soft touch, both physically and mentally, despite his size and physique. To break down the barrier that seems to outsize his little cat quarry, it's going to take a lot. He'll have to pull out all the stops."

Some notes:

What Mao Mao eventually says about purring is, to some extent, true in the real world.
Mao Mao's observations about lions he's met are factual in the real world.
"Dudrato" is an in-universe word for bisexual. Will be explained.
Warriorhood as discussed here, as you might imagine, follow some aspects of Greek conventions.