The black fur of the felinoid was scruffy in the reflection. Kallis visibly flinched and immediately began raking his claws through the fur along his cheeks and meticulously used his thumb and finger pad to straighten his whiskers.
It had been a long day but was happy enough now that it was over. His stop was next and from the station, if the felinoid moved with purpose, he could get home and get his fix.
Looking down at himself, he produced a large, round comb with a strap across the back to hold it against Kallis's hand and began to prepare himself. The velvet black fur began to shimmer once more in the horrid light of the monorail. The gold spirals that were designed into the pelt once more looking like the felinoid and painted himself in liquid gold.
A quick once over and a glance in a handheld mirror, the felinoid snapped it closed and focused on his target.
When the monorail doors opened, the felinoid leapt from the tram like a beast out of a trap. To an observer, it wouldn't look like the felinoid was running, the graceful bounds were more of a skip or gazelle-like leap, one someone who was carefree might employ.
But this was far from the truth.
Kallis was on a mission; he had gone too long without his human and now he was so close the alien's mind had near gone feral. As the felinoid made it to his level and corridor, his claws clattered on the tiles. Kallis actually skidded in a rare display of a lack of control at his own door.
AS the felinoid reached up to unlock and open the door with his own biometrics, the door slid aside, and the bright human face of Matthew lit up.
"Kal-*Oof!*" The human began only to be silenced and winded as he was picked up. In the next few seconds, Kallis strode into his and Matthew's home with the human held aloft in his hands. The front door slid closed giving them privacy whilst the felinoid twirled with the human in his hands. Kallis stared up at his human while Matthew screwed up his eyes during his journey.
The next thing the human felt was being brought in, under Kallis's chin, which began to rub itself over and over across the crown of Matthew's scalp.
"Oh, how I've missed you today..." Uttered the black and gold creature. Kallis felt warm arms and hands reach around his chest and try to hug him, despite his size rendering him too wide for the human to complete his hug. It didn't matter, he knew what Matthew was doing and to Kallis that was just the same as if he had succeeded.
"Oop! Earthquake!" Matthew chuckled as Kallis couldn't help but purr.
To the human, it was long laying on top of a warm, fluffy, V8 engine that idled. The purring rattled and shook his whole body, but like magic it made the man's eyes close in delight.
"All I want this evening, is to lay down together and merely bask..." Kallis explained, communicating to his partner, and let him choose how they spent their evening. The human, albeit reluctantly, lifted his head from the thick silky fur of Kallis's chest and grinned up at the alien.
"I got popcorn and a film all lined up."
"'Popcorn'?" Asked the alien, having never heard the phrase before.
"Alright, you got me. Popcorn doesn't exist anymore; I deep fried a bunch of squidgit bites. But we can pretend, and-and the film was recommended by the nice felinoid at the corner shop." Explained Matthew desperate to explain himself and searching Kallis's inscrutable face for either disappointment or approval.
Kallis merely leant down and captured the young man's lips with his own and enjoyed his favourite 'snack'.
Two hours later, the film was wrapping up and Kallis was idly toying with the human's fur. Hair. It would grow and grow without pausing unlike the felinoid pelt. Kallis was considering this as the human lay on top of his chest. Matthew was chest down on top of the felinoid, both hands up, resting against his pecs.
Kallis could grow his fur out if he wanted? He'd been orange and cream when he'd met Matthew and had merely changed to the black with gold spirals. Maybe he could change it to Matthew's favourite colour? Red? Long and Red? Would that work? Would Matthew like it more importantly.
Kallis yawned as the day caught up to him, only to find his mind completely freeze with his mouth caught wide open.
Matthew had a finger in his mouth. It took a few moments for the felinoid brain to turn back on and Kallis gently 'chewed' the finger until Matthew retrieved it and Kallis was able to close his mouth again.
"How... what was that?" The felinoid asked, confused for a moment.
"I ruined your yawn." Grinned Matthew, mischievously.
"You completely derailed my thoughts... I've never had that-" Kallis was caught out by another yawn, only to blink as, unbeknownst to him, he lost his train of thought again as a finger touched his tongue, killing a yawn midway through. Matthew was giggling to himself, so at least Kallis's human was happy.
Kallis lightly chewed the finger but found himself naturally covering his mouth as he yawned next, unsure why he'd suddenly taken up the overly polite gesture.
