Gris & Dwayne's Voretober 2022: Frozen (Day 12)

Previous Chapter: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/49338874/ or https://aryion.com/g4/view/829377

Oh snap, Gris!  You’re loved!  How about that?

(P.S. The thumbnail art is by Seviene!)

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/You knew he’d leave you.  Now it’s finally going to happen now./

Gris sighed, his breathing shaky.  He had been expecting this moment for a long time, especially after his scene with Dwayne from the week before.  Now the wolf was finally going to—

“No.”

Dwayne’s voice interrupted his thoughts, and he turned to his boyfriend, frowning.  “What do you mean, ‘no’?” he asked.

“I mean that it doesn’t have to end the same,” the wolf replied.  “I’m not angry at you.  And I’m not going to get angry at you, I promise.”  His eyes softened.  “You’re not a burden, babe.  You don’t ‘weigh me down’—never did, and never will.”

He brought his arms around Gris and gave the human a big hug, smooching the top of his partner’s head.  “I’m glad you trust me enough to tell you what you went through,” Dwayne said gently.  “And I’m so sorry all of those things happened.  You’re always free to share as much as you need to with me—I promise I’ll listen.  And I’m listening now.  Ok?”

Gris was frozen in place, his body stiff as he struggled to process this.  So Dwayne . . . /wasn’t/ mad at him?  He could barely comprehend that reaction—nobody had ever responded that way to him talking about these things before.  He opened his mouth to speak, but couldn’t find the words—the only thing that escaped his mouth was a sob of disbelief.  He leaned against his boyfriend’s furry body, tears going down his cheeks.

He suddenly felt absolutely exhausted.  “I. . . I think we need to continue this in the morning,” he said weakly.  “I have to take some time to understand this."

“Ok.  That’s fine.”  Dwayne let go of him and put his paws on Gris’s shoulders, looking into the human’s eyes with a comforting smile.  “I promise I’m telling the truth, ok?  Let’s talk more about it tomorrow.”

Gris nodded.  He could tell the wolf was being sincere.  “Ok.  Thanks, babe.”

“Of course.”  Dwayne smooched Gris’s forehead, and the two got ready for bed.  Soon, they were fast asleep.