A Human's Guide to Wooing an Asexual Incubi by Knight Nikole
Author:Knight, Nikole
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2021-07-23T00:00:00+00:00
Step Twelve
Offer help
Waiting for Ellie and whoever that Nova guy wasâthe name sounded familiar, but I couldnât remember whyâtook forever. I paced across my small studio apartment, biting my nails to their beds.
A buzz sounded, and I rushed to the door. I descended the stairwell, and headed to the second door in the hall, the street entrance to the apartment. Yanking the door open, I gritted my teeth at the subtle chill of the night air. I probably should have put on pants for this.
âThis is Beatrice,â Ellie was saying from somewhere to my left as the guy standing in front of the door sighed in relief at my appearance. His curly hair shifted in the breeze, and I recognized him as Dhaliaâs friend from Against the Grain. Nova.
âHeâs a talker, isnât he?â Nova said with a laugh. âAt least, when heâs drunk.â
With a frown, I stepped out onto the street and watched Ellie as he leaned in and tapped on the glass. âGoodnight, Beatrice,â he said to the opossum in a sing-songy voice. Then he looked at me, and the edges of his mouth curled up in a small, shy smile. âHello, Felix.â
Every molecule of my body warmed, and I swallowed thickly as I said, âHey, Ellie.â
âArgh, you two are so cute Iâm gonna barf,â Nova joked as he backed toward the cab idling at the curb.
âThanks for bringing him,â I said, though I wasnât sure if I was angry or not that Nova let Ellie get drunk. Ellie wasnât some doe-eyed, small town girl lost in the big city, but for all his age and maturity, he had been sheltered to a certain extent. I didnât think heâd ever been drunk before. âWhere did you find him?â
Hand on the cab door, Nova said, âUm, a gay bar in Greenwich. He was standing outside looking like a scared fawn, so I took him under my wing. We had a good chat, didnât we, Ellie?â
Ellie, who was standing very close to me all of sudden, nodded. âI drank witchâs brew,â he said haughtily, âand it was delicious.â
âHeâs a fucking trip,â Nova snorted.
âYeah,â I agreed with a smile up at Ellie. âLetâs get you inside.â
Nodding meekly, Ellie shuffled closer, until we were almost touching, and I startled when his tail snaked around my ankle. I looked down with wide eyes, then glanced at Nova. He was barely holding back laughter.
âGood luck, human,â he said, then he folded himself into the cab and shut the door.
I waved absently at him as the cab pulled away, most of my focus on the stiff appendage squeezing my leg. Ellie didnât seem to notice his tail getting up close and personal with my ankle bone. When the hard tip of it dipped inside my sock, I squeaked.
âLetâs go inside,â I said hurriedly, stepping away from him.
His tail fell away, and I sighed in relief. Not that I didnât want his tail on me, but it was a little weird. I wasnât sure what the proper etiquette was when an Incubiâs tail got all touchy-feely.
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