A little pain never hurt anyone

Well, it was bound to happen one of these days. In hindsight, it's surprising that it took so long for her Wild Magic to trigger a body swap of all things (and, really, she turned Gale into a vicuña once). Thankfully, experience shows that these things rarely stuck for more than a full day.

So, first off all; the braids and the warpaint got to go. She can't deal with having anything painted on her face and the thickness of whatever the fuck Spooky is using reminds her of the foundation Mother's servants forced onto her face to cover her natural skin. So yeah, off with the makeup unless the Elfsong wasn't another surge of Wild magic. Braided bangs come next - similar reasons, it's a sensory nightmare to her - and while at it, she will brush her hair (even if it is a bit hypocritical given she doesn't really care about her own looks most of the time).

Next, we're spending a couple of minutes sulking because everything looks different now that She Is Tall (taller than before at least) and, with sudden lack of her dead weight of a tail, there is a certain lack of balance but once that's done and she stops walking into things, she then notices how fucking cold she is.

Granted, the wind carrying the lovely stench of the fishmarket does not help but yeah. No wonder Deet is always cold when he's wearing next to nothing.

Also, the sudden… awareness of another pair of twins being present. And unrestricted.

Pants, she needs to find pants that will fit these giraffe legs. Then socks and shoes because she knows those cobblestone streets - and his poor excuse of sandals is not enough for those. A shirt, an undershirt, maybe a vest - capes, she will forever question his fashion choices - and she's somewhat readier to face the Gate.

Only, there comes the problem of performing any work because knowing their luck - it will end in a fight. And while she's good with a sickle or a scimitar (it's something about the curve) on a regular day, it's with a body she knows. Not this, tall, too heavy with muscles developed by running rather than walking, fighting with bows and daggers and claws and fangs.

And she'd rather die again than tap into warlock powers but her own Wild magic is dormant in this body. There is not tingle in her veins, no scent of ozone that seems to cling to the inside of her nose whenever she casts.

Instead, there is that long forgotten feeling of an unwelcome guest behind her eye and another presence poking at her memories before she shuts the connection violently.

No, we would not be dealing with him. Not today. And hopefully not ever again.

Thankfully, the tadfools can handle all the end-of-the-world bits. Hopefully. Right?

Right? Eh, it will be fine. Which means a day of absofuckinglutely nothing. Yay, vacations in the middle of end of the world.

But honestly, it will be fiiiiine.

Also, because she is a rude little thing, she likes that the twins have a brother.

"Finally! I can piss standing!"

Val vs Deet (picture by @erin-unknown)

Valeria actually enjoys being in 'Spooky's' body; being taller than him, with broader shoulders - it makes her feel more correct. She's always felt protective of Deet and will definitely try to come up with ways to just pull him closer to her and just hold him.

There was always a part of her that felt ridiculous for acting like this due to their size difference; like a lap dog trying to appear threatening and guarding its owner. Now, she can just wrap herself around him and even if she can't shield him the way she wishes - not when it's his body being in harms way - it feels right to her.

Granted, it is a bit like navigating through a thick fog; Val never did get much experience with simply being affectionate, nor receiving affection and she's still afraid of not doing it justice and Deet not being able to get the experience he deserves she tries not to think about what she'd want because she will never be really comfortable with asking for things in fear of being denied.

Still, in the moments they are separated - Deet refusing to sit back and let the tadfools handle whatever task they currently need to complete, and Val being out of her depth with this heavier body - she finds herself being a bit... selfish with her exploration.

Not too much, of course. Despite being very happy with finally understanding how it feels to have a dick, she's also very content that she didn't get Deet's sex drive in this swap (and because she's an idiot, it will take forever for her to remember that her bo-- that Deet is quite the pervert and is definitely as much - if not more - curious as her).

Still, as a tiefling, she never really had any experience with body hair and while she loves the feeling of Deet's against her, casually touching his arms makes her feel silly. And touching his chest or belly is more often than not associated with sex so it wasn't she could just do either.

But here, in the privacy of her room at Elfsong, she does let herself enjoy the feeling of coarse hair under the palms of her hands. As much as Deet's braids and bangs are a sensory nightmare on her face, running her fingertips over the forearms is almost comforting.

He's also worried about keeping Val's body safe if they end up in danger—of keeping anyone safe, like this. Although he allows himself to shed a layer or two of clothes and armor (he can't stand the feel of that much touching his bare skin), Spooky stress-braids Val's hair and decides to try and keep her vitals at least somewhat protected. He never strays far from his sister, Keelah.

Despite the stress and the awkwardness, he finds some secret delight in having claws and sharp teeth and a tail—he will lash everyone's ankles and knock the end of his new tail against every table leg with how much he sweeps it back and forth (though he might be sore after a while, since Valeria's tail was not used to such a workout).

Even more privately, there is something exciting in having a softer body than his own; for a moment he doesn't have to be a weapon. He can be soft and even pretty.

Thank you so much for the tags, @rdekarios (post here) @doomedlamb (post here) @deianestormborn (post here) <333333. I feel like more people tagged me, but I can't find more mentions, so if I missed you - letme know T_T

Ok, about the photos: Nim would be horrible in this scenario, because it's finally a perfect recipe to keep those she loves around her forever, 24/7. But it is all a fairytale, I promise. You know Nim, she wouldn’t even hurt a fly :3 *psycho-stares at you through the screen*.

Ok, not sure who hasn’t done this yet, tagging those whose vamps I haven’t seen yet :3

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