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ao3zephyrous · 4 years

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Short Rufus x Reggie Drabble

I said I was going to do it. So, like the crackhead I am, I wrote up a small piece at midnight.

This scene is the dungeon night scene from my fanfic, Search for Answers, except it focuses on Rufus and Reggie in the tent instead of Badgerclops and Mao Mao. If you haven’t already, you should totally check it out! (Lots of content so far and more to come. Yay!)

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Drabble under the cut. Hope you all enjoy. \o/

As soon as the tent flaps closed behind them, Rufus exhaled heavily and wiped the sweat that had made its way onto his forehead. “Reg, are you okay?” Rufus asked, shaking the raccoon softly as Reggie slowly awoke again.

“Oh,” Reggie’s eyes fluttered open. As they focused on Rufus, a toothy smile appeared on his visage. “Hiya, Rufus!” he said in a low, but energetic tone.

“Yes, yes, hello,” Rufus replied with a chuckle. “Are you okay? You’re not hurt anywhere, are you?” the fox asked as he examined Reggie’s arm up and down.

Reggie shook his head. “The sheriff was just playing with me.”

“Playing, you say…” Rufus repeated as he felt Reggie’s arm one last time for bumps. Finally satisfied, he sat back and let out a sigh of relief. “Well, if you say you are alright, I will believe you.” Looking back to the flaps of the tent, Rufus could hear Badgerclops’s and Mao Mao’s voices faintly. “Although I do not know if the same could be said for the sheriff.”

“Really?” Reggie sat up and tilted his head. “But he’s acting how you always describe him.”

“Well, yes, in my nightmares,” Rufus quickly added on as he turned back to the raccoon. Rufus brought a hand to his chin and thought about the words the two pairs had exchanged. “I guess, if you think about it, the sheriff had good reason to be so riled. Little Blue kidnapped?”

“Oh, that’s not good,” Reggie said, becoming suddenly deflated.

“It’s the way of the world, my dear partner,” Rufus replied as he scooted closer and patted the raccoon on the shoulder. “We are embodiments of that as thieves, no? The bad in the world?”

“But I don’t think you’re bad,” Reggie looked up to Rufus with a smile.

“I believe you have a bit of a bias,” Rufus looked to the blanket and pillow that sat next to them on the floor of the tent. “Also, I’m afraid to be the bearer of bad news, but I had to surrender one of our blankets and pillows to the sheriff’s friend. It might be a little more cold tonight.”

“Hm…” Reggie hummed as he stared at the blanket. “Oh!” he looked up and put his hands together. “I have an idea.”

Rufus nodded as he continued to look between the pillow and blanket. “Usually, I would propose one first, but I am a little stumped. What do you have in-”

Rufus was taken off guard as Reggie leaped into him, causing them both to fall onto the blanket. The raccoon quickly took advantage of the opportunity, setting his back against Reggie’s torso and snuggling up comfortably. “Just hug me more tonight, that makes up for the blanket.”

It took Rufus a second to process everything, still very much flabbergasted. After a moment passed, his face turned warm, and he swiftly brought his arms around Reggie to squeeze him tight. “You dastardly raccoon,” he grinned. “I don’t understand how you can always be so forward.”

“If I feel something,” Reggie paused as he tried to think, “I dunno, I just do it,” he finished as he beamed at the fox.

“You’re not just reckless as a villain, you’re reckless all around,” Rufus commented. Slowly, he leaned forward and planted a kiss on the raccoon’s forehead, causing Reggie to giggle in delight. “Then again,” he continued with a smile, his eyes half-lidded, “it’s the same reckless I fell in love with.”

Reggie grabbed his side of the cover and passed it off to Rufus so that they could wrap up. As the other side of the cover descended over him, Reggie put his head back into Rufus’s chest again, softly rubbing against it and relishing in his warmth. Rufus brought his hands around to embrace Reggie once more.

“From the bottom of my heart,” Rufus purred as he set his chip atop Reggie’s head, “I love you, Reg. Do know that.”

Even though Rufus couldn’t see it, Reggie grin beamed brightly underneath the cover, almost enough to illuminate the tent. “I love you too, Rufus!” he excitedly whispered.

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galactic-space · 5 years

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More rufus x reg

God I’m going to fill this account with this ship 😂

#art #drawings #fanart #cool #gay #lgbtq #mao mao #mao mao heroes of pure heart #rufus #reg #reggie #rufus x reg #rufus x reggie #i love this ship so much #its so cute #im weird lol #kissing

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marvelslut16 · 3 years

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Inseparable

Pairing: Reggie Mantle x reader

Synopsis: Reader and Reggie have been best friends since they were toddlers, nothing tearing them apart until Veronica their Junior year. This follows the rise and downfall of their friendship. Can they mend their friendship and be back to what they once were, will they be too hurt to fix their broken hearts, or will they finally admit their feelings for one another?

Word count: 2.6K+ (my hand slipped)

Warnings: Mr. Honey; he’s the worst villain to ever enter Riverdale, you can’t change my mind. Mentions of child abuse, nothing graphic past the mention of a black eye. Some angst. Spoilers for s4e4 technically, I still can’t believe what Mr. Honey did.

A/N: I have like 11 requests I still have to get to, yikes. I swear I’ll do them soon, but inspiration hit and I ended up writing this. there isn’t enough Reggie love on Tumblr, plus I have a tiny crush on Charles Melton, so writing this was a win win. let me know what you think, and if I should write more for Riverdale. Veggie is better than Varchie (don’t come for me), but I still think Reggie deserves better than Ronnie.

Growing up in a small town like Riverdale there weren’t too many kids to become friends with, but when you met Reggie Mantle on your first day of preschool you knew he would be your best friend for life. Archie was showing off on the playground by walking up the slide when the teacher wasn’t looking. The problem then being that Archie's foot slipped right as you were walking passed the bottom of the slide, and he slid down and ended up knocking you on the ground. You started to cry because he scraped your arm bad enough that it started to bleed. Reggie, whom you shared a table with in class, watched from the sidelines as your teacher helped you up and took you to the nurse, he got his revenge during arts and crafts later that day- ‘accidentally’ spilling red paint all over the front of Archie’s khaki pants. When Reggie made it to the table you quietly thanked him and shared your paint with him since the teacher said he couldn’t have new paint as a lesson to be more careful next time.

As the years went on, yours and Reggie’s friendship only grew until you were inseparable; you two went on family vacations together, you went to every single one of his junior bulldog football games from the ages of eight to twelve, he went to your ballet recitals when you took classes in grade school even bringing you roses. Reggie was your rock at your grandmother’s funeral, you helped him pass his geometry class Sophomore year so he could stay on the football team, and you were the only person that he opened up to about his father’s abuse- having witnessed it with your own eyes a handful of times.

Your mom was convinced you and Reggie would fall in love and get married one day, and your father was convinced your friendship would crumble and ultimately go down in a blazing fire. Going into your senior year you hate to admit that your father was right, his words bouncing around in your skull every time your brain shut off for longer than two seconds. Veronica Lodge moved to town Sophomore year, enticing every boy within a fifty mile radius with her upper East side charm. Reggie didn’t fall for Veronica right away, he fell for her junior year when he was helping her with La Bonne Nuit. And as cliche as it is, that’s when you realized you were in love with him, you had been for a while. The small nagging voice in the back of your head told you that it had been since that day in preschool.

But you would grin and bear the pain, the soul crushing pain, if it meant that Reggie would still be in your life. And you did, for a while at least; until Reggie stopped calling and texting you back, until he stopped begging you to come to his games, until he stopped sneaking into your room every friday night after a game to go over the play footage where you would help him come up with new plays and tweaks to the old ones, until he started ignoring you in the halls in favor of making out with Veronica. You never hated the girl, she had been nothing but nice to you anytime you would interact, but God, you just wished she would disappear and give you your Reggie back.

You resented Veronica, leading your interactions with the girl to be more tense and your answers clipped, and that was what led to the blazing fire your father talked about. Reggie offered you a ride home one day after school, and of course you jumped at the opportunity to spend time with him again. Instead of going to pops and talking like you thought you would, the two of you got into your biggest, and last, fight ever.

It started with Reggie asking why you hated Veronica, where you defended yourself and swore that you didn’t. But he wouldn’t believe a word that came out of your mouth, continuing to press you as you two kept driving. The closer you got to the edge of town the worse the fighting got, your voice raising along with his. You accuse him of abandoning his friends, abandoning you, to be with Veronica all the time. He gets mad that you don’t understand why he’s with her all the time, claiming that you couldn’t understand not when you’ve never had a boyfriend. Something that he’s the reason for, since he scared all of the guys even remotely interested in you away with just one piercing glare or one lowly growled threat.

The comment picking on your relationship status, or lack thereof, is the straw that broke the camel's back. You let loose just as you pass the sign thanking you for visiting Riverdale, the town with pep. Pep your ass, the small town is full of death and endless heartache wherever you look. You rip into Reggie, letting the hurt take over as you scream and scream at him-calling him a terrible friend. He finally screams back, claiming that you’re worse because you hate his girlfriend. He has to pull his precious car over, the car you helped him pick out when he turned sixteen, because he started swerving when you two got into a screaming match.

The interaction ends with you getting out of the car on the side of the road leading into Greendale, slamming the car door behind you, knowing that he’ll get mad with how aggressive you’re being with his baby, his Bella. He does a sharp U-turn driving beside you, trying to coax you into getting back in the car with him. But you can’t do that, you can’t face him right now. So as you watch the taillights of the gun metal grey Chevelle disappear around the curve in the road you finally let the tears fall down your face, they stream harder and faster the closer you get to reentering the town with pep.

Reggie had dropped your backpack off at your house when he got back into town, so it was sitting there waiting for you in your living room alongside your worried mother. You cried into her arms that night for hours, until you were all cried out, not caring that you look like a big baby. You had just lost Reggie, you had just lost your everything. You hadn’t talked to him since that day in the middle of your junior year, even after him and Veronica broke up and she went back to Archie like always. The days of your senior year seemed to fly by, October coming in what felt like mere days as opposed to months, and your last Halloween in Riverdale is today.

You and Reggie would always wear matching costumes to trick or treat, and school just for fun as you got older, this always prompted your classmates to wonder if you two were finally dating. But that wouldn’t be happening this year, for the first time ever. You had even dressed up and sat on his porch in costume when you were six, handing out candy to the other kids so you could talk to Reggie, who was in costume too, through the window because he was sick with a 102.2 degree fever. You were dressed as Kim and Ron that year, his mom had even crocheted him a little Rufus to stick in his pocket. You couldn’t wait to get out of this town, away from Reggie, away from the places where you would see ghosts of your younger selves everywhere you went.

Kevin calls you freaking out after he and Reggie got caught tp’ing Mr. Honey’s office. Kevin caved after Mr. Honey threatened to make sure he wouldn’t get into NYU if he didn’t. Kevin felt guilty for his actions, and even though you hadn’t talked to Reggie in close to a year you were worried about him. Worried what his dad might do to him when he hears he got in trouble at school again, and worried what the unhinged Mr. Honey might do to him himself.

You don’t hear anything from Reggie the next day, not that you really expect to. You more-so hope he’ll call you, but you know what they say about hope- it breeds eternal misery. The day goes by at a snail's pace as you stare at your phone throughout the entirety of said day. You finally curl in on yourself and go to sleep after midnight, however sleep doesn’t stay for long. You’re awoken around two in the morning from your phone’s incessant ringing, in your dazed stupor you don’t realize it’s Reggie’s special ringtone- the bulldog cheer from Kim Possible.

“Hello?” you ask hoarsely, making sure to stay quiet so your parents won’t hear.

“(Y/N/N), can you talk?” your startled to hear Reggie’s voice on the other line. It sounds scratchy, like he was recently in a screaming match with someone. You open your eyes for the first time, finally accepting that you won’t be able to just roll over and slip back into your dreams. You glance at the alarm clock on your bedside table and your eyes widen at the time.

“It’s like two in the morning Reg,” you sigh, hoping he’ll wait till morning.

“Can I come over?” Reggie’s pleading now.

“Later, we can go to Pop’s for lunch or something,” you yawn loudly into the phone in protest.

“I’m already here,” before you can respond the line goes dead.

You can hear quiet, almost not there, footsteps outside your window as Reggie expertly navigates his way through the flowers and bushes outside your window. He taps on the window three times in quick succession, your old signal for when he would sneak over letting you know it was him at your window. You reluctantly get out of your warm cozy bed, stumbling to the window to open it for your former best friend.

Your plans for just slipping back into bed anf hopefully nodding off while he talks go out the window as you come face to face with Reggie’s swollen face. He has a split lip and a black eye, you’re sure he has belt marks on his back too. You don't care that Reggie is climbing through the window a little too loudly, your sole focus now on fixing him up. Once he’s in the room you sneak to the kitchen and quietly grab an ice pack, stopping in the bathroom to grab rubbing alcohol, cotton balls, and ibuprofen.

You hand him the pain reliever and your bottle of water, it’s not the first time you’ve shared, as soon as you shut your bedroom door behind you. He swallows the pills down with ease, and you both settle on your bed, a sad depressing routine. You don’t say anything as you clean his split lip, he winces slightly when the alcohol drenched cotton ball makes contact with his open wound.

“Mr. Honey caught Kevin and I last night,” Reggie admits quietly.

“I heard, Kevin told me,” you murmur unsure of where this conversation is headed, so you continue to dab at his lip.

“Mr Honey, he said that no one takes me seriously, no one since you. He said that he heard around school that I made my ‘persona’ bigger, became more of a prankster, after I lost you. He-he knew about my dad, (Y/N),” Reggie’s voice cracks, you can’t imagine what he must be feeling right now. “Said people at school are laughing at me, worst of all, you’re laughing at me.”

“Oh sweetie, no!” you're quick to jump in and defend. “I would never laugh at you, you know that. Never. No one else is either, he was just saying that to get a rise out of you.” Your arm moves without your permission, you push a strand of black hair out of his eyes before caressing his cheek softly.

“He tp’d my car, that I get. That was actually funny,” Reggie hisses, you aren’t sure if it’s because you’re lightly pressing the ice pack to his shiner or because of what he’s about to say next. “But he broke Bella’s windshield, shattered her passenger side window, and busted her left headlight.”

“I’ll kill him!” you jump up from your spot on your bed, no longer caring if you wake your parents. Reggie holds the ice pack to his eye with his right hand, cautiously reaching for your hands with his left. You calm down when his fingers intertwine with yours, sinking back down next to him.

“I avoided going home all day, but when I did and my dad saw the car,” Reggie takes in a shaky breath, and you rub the back of his hand with your thumb. “He did, well he did this.” He uses your joined hands to gesture towards his face.

You don’t say anything, instead just pulling him in for a hug. Reggie tenses at first before melting into your warm embrace. You pull him down onto the bed with you so you're laying side by side, he rests his head on your chest as you tuck the two of you in.

“I know we haven’t talked in a while,” you let out dissatisfied hum as you card your fingers soothingly through his hair. “But you're the only person I wanted to see, the only person I ever want to see. It’s been torture without you (Y/N).”

“It doesn’t seem like it,” you say under your breath, but he hears you clearly with his ear pressed to your chest.

“I was an idiot, I let my ego keep me from you,” he moves his head to look up at you, his brown eyes shine with sincerity.

“Don’t do this right now Reggie,: your eyes fill with tears, “Don’t do or say anything you don’t mean just to make me feel better.”

Reggie moves his right arm from around your waist to brush away a stray tear that slipped out of your eye. He moves his thumb down your cheek to your lips, tracing them with the pad of his thumb. Reggie lightly tugs down on your lower lip causing you to uncage it from your teeth, when did you even bite it in the first place?

“I love you (Y/N), I always have,” he looks away from your mouth so he can stare into your eyes. “And I think you have too.”

“I have, I love you so much Reggie,” he pulls your face down to meet him. The kiss is searing, and a little wet due to the tears leaking out of both of your eyes, but it’s perfect. You pull back when you get the slightly tangy taste of blood on your tongue. You immediately fuss over Reggie’s lip, said lip splitting again during the makeout. Reggie pulls you back down onto the bed and into his arms after you’ve dabbed at his lip with the cotton ball again.

“How can I make it up to you?” his eyes shine with unshed tears as he stares lovingly at your face, almost like he’s mesmerized by you. “Not just tonight, but leaving you for Ronnie so I could try to get over you, and for every other night you’ve taken care of me.”

“Just never leave me again,” you whimper, which is cut off when he kisses you again.

“Never,” Reggie’s never been more serious about anything in his life.

You cuddle up to Reggie’s chest, his warmth and scent quickly lulling you into a deep comforting sleep. You don’t care that he should sneak out the window and go home, or that your mom will find you two cuddled up in your twisted sheets when she comes to check on you at ten. All you care about is Reggie being safe, in your arms, and finally having him back in your life-but with one vast improvement to your relationship.

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shapeshiftinterest · 4 years

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Tell Me: rufus x reg

mao mao heroes of pureheart pride month event (mixed with a she ra prompt list I found)

prompt mix:

prompt 1 - Coming Out

prompt 3 - Aro and Ace

spop prompt 8 - There’s Something You’re Not Telling me

LINK to the doodle i was thinking of when writing this

LINK to the she ra prompt list

story under the read more

Tell Me (also on ao3)

Something was wrong.

Reg peeked over his Switch to look at his partner in crime.

Sure they’d only been working together for a handful of months but Reg already considered them friends, and he was worried.

Rufus was never this quiet after a successful con.

Heck, he’d been a little off the entire day.

Reg had seen him staring a few times when they'd been selling ‘healing crystals’ and ‘fortune readings’ to the residents from one of the farther towns, even dropping some of the products after noticing he’d been caught.

Another weird mishap had happened in the next town during Rufus’ magic show, when the fox’s chosen volunteer had been too close to where Reg was making his pick pocketing rounds in the crowd.

Maybe he was sick?

Usually Rufus would recount his favorite parts throughout the rest of the evening, with the raccoon chiming in every now and then about someone’s baffled expression or a highlight of their plan he’d enjoyed acting out.

But no, the fox was just sitting there, one leg crossed over his knee while the other jiggled rhythmically as he thought hard about... whatever he was thinking about.

Honestly it was starting to freak him out.

“Reg.“

“Huh?“

Reg blinked, realizing that he’d been caught staring at his friend for a good 10 minutes. Rufus chuckled softly before standing up and extending his hand.

“Care to join me outside for a bit?“

Reg quickly saved his game, using the offered hand to get off his chair. He noticed Rufus hadn't let go as they made their way outside, only separating to sit on a nearby log. The night was warm, a half moon showing through the trees as fireflies darted through the air.

‘This is nice.‘ he thought, swishing his tail and watching as a firefly landed on the tip of Rufus’ ear. Reg snickered, the taller of the two glancing back at him questioningly, sunset eyes crinkling at the edges and a wry smile on his face.

Reg’s breath caught, eyes widening a little. Oh.

Oh.

Reg looked down, cheeks warm. ‘Just because you both like guys doesn't mean he’s interested.’

They’re hands were really close though. If one of them moved a bit closer their pinkies would touch. Reg really wanted to hold hands again. Friends did that right? Hand holding? Maybe if he just...

“Reg-“

“Yes!“ the raccoon jumped, startled.

Rufus raised a brow at him, face sliding to neutral as he went to stare ahead.

“Would you mind if I asked you something?“

He tilted his head, oblivious. “You already did?”

Rufus snickered into his fist, “I suppose so.”

He shook his head, shuffling in his seat and turning his body towards Reg, “Another one then.” His eyes darted off to the side.

“Reg, I know we’ve only recently become more permanent partners in crime. But I was wondering if, maybe, you would like to try being a different kind of partner?”

Long ears nervously flicked back as the fox bit his lip and waited for a reply, eyes still focused on fidgety fingers.

“Yes.“

Reg smiled wide as he watched the other’s head snap up, eyes comically wide and struggling to say something.

“Wuh- really???“

“Yeah, of course!” he laughed, moving to give his new boyfriend a hug. “Why wouldn’t I want to date you, Rufus?“

The fox’s tail bushed out in embarrassment, wagging happily from side to side as its owner blushed and returned the hug.

Reg felt the other square his shoulders.

“I- I’m also asexual, Reggie.” he gulped, squeezing Reg tighter. “I do hope that won’t be a problem...”

He’d always hated whenever one of his exes dismissed his sexuality, claiming that it didn’t exist. ‘But we’ve had sex before!’ they would say. Idiots, just because he was sex-positive didn’t mean he still wasn’t asexual.

Rufus was jolted from his thoughts by Reg wiggling his face from under his chin to grin at him. "That’s fine! I’m actually ace too!”

Rufus stared for a moment, eyes shining. “... Would you mind if I kissed you?“

Reg laughed and they both leaned in, breaking away to hold hands shortly after. Both content with just enjoying the moment and watching the fireflies a little longer.

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extra part i wasn’t sure how to write in

not really a headcanon I have but I can imagine rufus having chest scars so...

rufus: i’m also trans

reg: ... i actually don’t know what that means but i’m willing to learn about it

rufus: *internal scream crying from how much he loves reg*

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aceomega · 4 years

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Chapters: 53/? Fandom: Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart (Cartoon) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Mao Mao/Reader, Badgerclops/Reader, Tanya Keys/Reader, Rufus/Reader, King Snugglemagne/Reader, Reggie/reader, Scoops/Reader, Ol' Blue/Reader, Ramaraffe/Reader Characters: Mao Mao Mao, Badgerclops, Adorabat, Rufus, Reggie (Mao Mao), Tanya Keys, King Snugglemagne (Mao Mao), Badgerclops (Mao Mao), Adorabat (Mao Mao), Rufus (Mao Mao), Scoops (Mao Mao), Ramaraffe (Mao Mao), Reader Additional Tags: Fluff, x Reader, imagine, headcanons, Preferences, Scenarios, Fanfiction, Originally Posted on Tumblr, Crushing, Jealousy, cheesy tropes, requests open, Drabble, Purring Mao Mao Summary:

A whole bunch of imagines for Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart! I will write for all characters, although Adorabat will only be open for platonic or familial imagines. I do headcanons, preferences, scenarios, and fics! I'm open for requests, so feel free to comment something if you would like me to write it! Thank you!

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idristardis · 5 years

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NCIS: New Orleans - Thoughts on S5 Thus Far....

So, I’ve been juuuuust a bit behind on several of my regular TV shows this year...including, well, pretty much everything. I’m still working my way through NCIS: LA, but it’s going at a slower pace because I’m trying to write at least a brief recap of every episode for that as I watch, and because I’m also further behind with that show to start with...but I actually managed to catch up on all of the current season of NCIS: NOLA over the last couple of weeks. (That was 19 episodes in about 14 days, if you’re counting...).

Though I’d gathered from spoilers prior to watching any episodes that Pride had made a miraculous recovery from his S4-ending shooting, I hadn’t heard much else, so I was able to approach the season with a pretty open mind. It’s not a completely comprehensive hashing through, but some Scratch that...this got long. A lot of my thoughts are below the cut....

The Good

-The shift for Pride to Belle Chasse and the regional SAC position. It’s the kind of change shows like this often tease having their lead actor make, and then don’t follow through on...kudos to NOLA for actually having him do it. (Though, they do seem find the flimsiest of reasons some weeks to bring him back to the team’s regular HQ). It makes sense that in the wake of his shooting he’d at least attempt to find something more stable - also it was great that they didn’t have him immediately win everybody in his new office over to his methods with a grin and some kouign amann. The change of pace, and the chance to grow into a new role, is actually good for him.

-The episode Tick Tock was incredibly strong from start to finish. Tight, suspenseful storytelling with an ending that was only just a bit predictable - but still pretty effective and emotional for all that.

-Jimmy - In the Blood, the episode where he was introduced, was solid, and I really like that they’ve kept him around.

-Hannah - the actress is a really great addition to the show, and I like that they’ve given her character a bit of a complicated history. They’ve developed it pretty thoroughly too and it’s refreshing that they have her and her husband really struggling with how their marriage works in light of the dangers of her career. It would have been simpler (perhaps) for the show to have them make a clean break, at least after Victor Zelko was dealt with - but it feels more real, and more interesting, that they are continuing to try to work things out.

-Rufus Nero - a delightfully aggravating match for Doc Wade. Whether he becomes a love interest or not, it would be great to have him recur - LeVar Burton is always wonderful and he made a great sparring partner for Loretta. The episode that introduced him, X, was also really strong and well-paced.

-Sebastian has proved to be surprisingly resourceful this season and has really developed as an agent. From cozying up to spies to translating rich-kid speak for Gregorio and geeking out with Oliver Crane - not to mention buying a house! - it’s been a good season for him so far.

-Isler! I had the epiphany that it would be him tailing Pride just a few seconds before he showed his face. I hope we’ll see more of him by the end of the season - and I’m sure with his tie-in to the Apollion plot, that we will - but it’s great that they brought him back now.

The Not So Good

-It would be great if they found more of a use for Jimmy plot-wise, other than just turning the Tru Tone into the place to be any night of the week. There is potential in his relationship to Pride and their respective memories of Cassius that has yet to be tapped. They got into it a bit shortly after they introduced the character, but then it was buried and hasn’t really come up again. Jimmy seems to have accepted a lot of things that bothered him earlier, and Pride had some things it seemed he wanted to say to Jimmy as well...and I would’ve liked to see some on-screen resolution of all of that.

-Kinda regret that they killed Cassius off. He spent so many of his other appearances on the show incarcerated that it seemed like the chance to do some really interesting things with him now that he was out and that Jimmy was in the picture was wasted. I mean, when you have Stacy Keach, you should really make the most of him!

-Avner - his motives in Survivor were shoved into the narrative out of nowhere, and that uninvited shoulder rub he gave Hannah in the episode’s flashback was a bit creepy. She certainly didn’t seem to welcome it, and it made me wonder if we were meant to think there was more to their relationship than just the collegial - or if Avner only wished there were.

-The Gregorio and Sebastian as roomies thing. Not sure it really develops either character in any way, and was only mentioned once for humor after they started living together and then has been largely dropped.

-Gregorio in general just feels like she’s “idling” a bit this season. Other than Desperate Navy Wives she hasn’t really been the anchor of any episode so far, and we haven’t seen much non-work life development for her in quite awhile. She deserves better!

-The episode set in the tiny town of Bovis - that the entire town would be in on that meth operation seemed like just a biiiiiit of a stretch.

The Puzzling And/Or Meh

-LaSalle has been a bit of an “idler” this season too...but the one centric episode he had, where he was trying to clear up his father’s tax issues, brought in a character (the accountant for his father’s company) that I thought we’d see/hear more of, probably as a love interest for LaSalle, but she’s disappeared. Why not weave her in more? (I’m not saying I want the show to replace Percy as his love interest...but if they’re going to tease this other character, why not follow through?).

-The Patton-centric felt a bit flat to me this season, probably because they spent so much time that episode with that NOPD cop. I thought that actor overplayed that role quite a bit - everything was too hammed up.

-Sutter/The Angel - started off as a cool concept, got ragingly irritating after awhile (since the audience could just tell that Pride was never going to take her hand), but then became heartbreaking when it turned out that she was sticking around for Cassius after all. Can’t really figure out what I feel about her in the end.

-The woeful underuse of the terrific Reggie Lee as ASAC Thompson - I’ve loved his work since he was the snarky, Sergeant Wu on Grimm. He’s barely been a presence, and didn’t have much to do other than scold pride when he has been around. The fact that the Apollion mission file was found in his office makes me think that there might be something we haven’t yet unraveled about Thompson and his connection to all of that...but we’ll see!!

The Upshot

-Most things have been good this season: additions of new lead, secondary, and guest characters (Hannah, Jimmy, Rufus, etc) who are interesting; old connections resurfacing for good or dubious purposes (Oliver Crane, Isler, this coming week, Elvis Bertrand); personal/life growth for Pride, and, to a lesser extent, Sebastian.

-But...though I think it was a good (and totally understandable) move for the character given the trauma he endured at the end of S4...moving Pride to Belle Chasse and into the SAC position has fundamentally changed the nature of the show. The past seasons have thrived on the tension between Pride’s out-of-the-box leadership style and his team’s varying levels of willingness to go along with his ideas (LaSalle usually was on board, Percy often questioned him, and Gregorio could go either way), as well as how all of that clashed with the much more straitlaced, protocol-driven directives out of Washington.

That kind of thing couldn’t go on forever, or every season would hinge on the same type of major conflict (i.e. Pride-vs-team, and Pride-and-team-vs-DC) and get repetitive...but remove Pride from the day to day life of the squad, and give him a position of much greater authority, and it makes it less necessary for the team to question him or disagree with him and less probable that they will. He’s no longer their direct boss - they’re having those conversations where everyone’s arguing their points on a more equal footing with Hannah (and several episodes have shown Pride looking thoughtful over having been displaced from this and other aspects of the team’s life). They then look to him for support or a new bit of perspective, but he’s less likely to be the source of conflict with the team. (Side note: he comes to the squad more than any other SAC we’ve ever seen...have we even seen another SAC on the show? But where that type of character would usually be an opponent, he’s usually there as a supportive force, meaning no/little conflict).

He’s also less likely to be the source of conflict with the DC brass - though he doesn’t fully conform to Belle Chasse’s expected norms, he is on their management-level team now...and it has only made sense for him to adapt to that role and get better at it, meaning that the more he fits in, the less there is to mine for conflict in the dynamic with DC. It’s realistic, but it minimizes the potential for drama.

It’s all good development for the characters - and exactly what they should be doing. Growing, evolving, expanding...but while it’s felt like a season of personal, individual growth for Pride, Khoury, and Sebastian...as a team, it feels like they’re in sort of a holding pattern...and Gregorio and LaSalle (and to some extent Patton and Wade) feel like they’re not really moving forward at all. I don’t know what I’d do differently...just that for all the good that the new structure with Pride in Belle Chasse has brought, it has leeched some of the dramatic tension out of the squad room.

What I’d Hope To See

-Further exploration of Pride and Jimmy’s dynamic and their respective histories with Cassius.

-A satisfying end to the Appollion storyline.

-Some meaty, fully fleshed out development for LaSalle and Gregorio (as individuals and/or as friends) outside of the casework.

-More Jimmy, more Rufus, perhaps a bit more of Sebastian’s spy flame Carmen.

-Definitive progress between Hannah and her husband.

-A new love interest for Gregorio (and/or some more non-work friends...she could actually reconnect with some of those ladies from Desperate Navy Wives).

-A season ender with a satisfying cliffhanger that doesn’t involve Pride’s life hanging in the balance.

What I know I Won’t See, But Can’t Help But Hope For

-A guest spot for Shalita Grant (I miss Percy - and PerSalle - so much!!)

#ncis: new orleans #ncis: nola #S5 recap #metaaa #my thoughts #are long and rambly #and possibly nobody's interested #but i had a lot of them and had to get them out

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ao3zephyrous · 4 years

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Next drabble! I like paper airplanes in large fields. Something about their serenity! Might just be me 😳

#mao mao #rufus #reg #reggie #should i post for each individual chapter?#feel like it clogs up my blog #and the tag oops #rufus x reggie

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galactic-space · 5 years

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Rufus X reg from Mao Mao

Yea, I ship them

YoU CanT SToP mE!!!!

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lordofdestructionm · 5 years

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Is it odd that I appreciate that Rufus did not abandon Reg to save himself?

Rufus: Reg! We’ve got to get out of here! Reg! REG!!!

In this moment he may not understand what is going on but he knows Mao Mao is here and that it is some sort of trap. His back is to the door and he could just run past Adorabat. But even though he is terrified he stops to make sure Reg gets out too.

Rufus: R...R..Reg?! Buddy?! W..what are you...?!

When Badgerclops disguised as Reg goes out of his way to freak out Rufus by acting like some sort of horror movie monster, he still tries to figure out whats wrong with his partner. When Badgerclops drill shoots out of his head he is horrified. Its obviously horrifying in itself but part of it must be that he thinks his best ( and lets face it probably only friend) is either possessed or has been skinned alive to make a disguise. At least the big guy is nice enough to let him know that’s not the case.

Badgerclops: Oo...oh yeah! Reg is fiiiine ;)

Reg: Hi Rufus :)

It’s really refreshing because normally with con artist villains like these the cliche move is to have the boss try to sell out or just abandon their partner/sidekick to save their own skin. In this case it seems that even though they may be bad guys that does not mean they don’t actually care about each other. It makes them more interesting. I hope we see more of them.

#mao mao heroes of pure heart #mao mao #rufus #reg #reggie #badgerclops #the special men #reggie x rufus #rufus x reg

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ao3zephyrous · 4 years

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Woah, some writing from me! Glad I could do this, even in a busy time. This is for @maomaosmother‘s Valentine’s Event, which I’m happy to be participating in. I’m getting a little bit of a late start, but I’ll catch up this weekend or so. ^ ^ For the event, I’m deciding to go with the second favorite ship from the show: Rufus x Reggie! (Quick shout out to @shapeshiftinterest, who inspired me to do this with a lot of their amazing art!) I was heavily considering BadgerMao, as I would, but I figured that at some point or another I’d end up writing all the scenarios on my own accord lol. These will be daily, and only around a thousand words each. Even so, I still hope you all enjoy. \o/

#mao mao #mao mao fanfic #mmhoph #mao mao heroes of pure heart #writing #Rufus #Reggie #maomaovalentines2020 #rufus x Reggie

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lordofdestructionm · 4 years

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Chapters: 2/14 Fandom: Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart (Cartoon) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Reggie/Rufus (Mao Mao) Characters: Reggie (Mao Mao), Rufus (Mao Mao) Additional Tags: Fluff, Romance, Flash Fiction Summary:

(Part of maomaosmother 2020 Valentine's Event)

A collection of chapters approximately 1k words in length exploring a romantic relationship between Rufus and Reggie per situations proposed in the prompts.

Ideal for anyone who has a needs for some Con artist boyfriends ;)

#mao mao heroes of pure heart #rufus #reg #reggie #the special men #rufus x reg #con artist boyfriends

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lordofdestructionm · 5 years

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Find a man who looks at you the way Reg looks at Rufus when he’s scheming ;)

#mao mao heroes of pure heart #rufus #reg #reggie #the special men #con artist boyfriends #rufus x reg #I NEED to see the two again in future episodes #cartoon network

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lordofdestructionm · 4 years

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Chapters: 3/14 Fandom: Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart (Cartoon) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Reggie/Rufus (Mao Mao) Characters: Reggie (Mao Mao), Rufus (Mao Mao) Additional Tags: Fluff, Romance, Flash Fiction Summary:

(Part of maomaosmother 2020 Valentine's Event)

A collection of chapters approximately 1k words in length exploring a romantic relationship between Rufus and Reggie per situations proposed in the prompts.

The Con Artist boyfriends attempt a date at a fancy restaurant. it goes both wrong and very right at the same time.

#mao mao heroes of pure heart #rufus #reg #reggie #the special men #con artist boyfriends #rufus x reg

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shapeshiftinterest · 4 years

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The ‘Fake’ First Date: rufus x reg (CH 1)

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mao mao heroes of pure heart valentines day event

prompt mix:

day 3: first date

day 7: one milkshake

big thank you to @ao3zephyrous for beta reading this chapter!!

story under the read more

The ‘Fake’ First Date (also on ao3)

Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3

Rufus was sweating. He wanted to kick his past self. Sure this would have been a great con if they’d been partners for a while, but they’d only started working together a few months ago.

Damn it all! The waitress was waiting for their next move. Think, Rufus,THINK!

-Earlier That Day-

“We’re in luck, Reggie,” Rufus said, gleefully rubbing his paws together. “It’s All Heart’s Day, and that means couples discounts galore.“ Reg watched as the fox spun in a circle, throwing his arms in the air and grinning at the idea of all that basically free stuff.

“I didn’t have anyone to do this with previously, but now that you’re here we can put my plan into motion!“

“Whaddaya mean?“

“I mean, my dear Reg, that we can dupe all those store owners into thinking we’re a couple so that we can take advantage of the discounts,” he said, turning to look at the other and slicking his ears back with a paw.

“Ooooh. Wow Rufus! That’s really smart,” Reg clapped.

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The pair had taken a few minutes to go over their story (first date as boyfriends after being friends for years) before setting off into town. The first few stores had been easy. A hug here, a hand on the shoulder there, and bam! free samples and Heart’s Day couple coupons.

At one point Reg had pointed out a cloth stand (unfortunately no discounts) and distracted the vendor so he could sneak over and swipe a bolt. They decided on cutting some for themselves, turning the cloth into matching scarves and saving the rest to sell later.

Rufus was so impressed at the gesture and the little detail to add to the con that he almost swooned a little. HA! Truly a raccoon after his own heart.

He’d been so giddy about his ploy that he’d forgotten they’d probably need to practice their couple act past just saying they were on a date.

They’d been walking across the street when Rufus noticed the store’s promotional sign.

[Come to our cafe! Heart‘s Day Special: Couples get 75% off if participating in Cutest Couple Photo Contest! Try our free Forever Love Milkshake ($25 coupon for future use if finished in 10 minutes)]

Not one to waste such an opportunity, he alerted his partner in crime with a subtle nudge, nodding his head in the direction of the cafe.

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~ding a ling~

“Hello, dear customers~ Welcome to Cafe Ruvia. How may I help you today?“ a waitress greeted them. She grinned wolfishly, tail swishing lazily behind her.

“Ah, yes, we’re here for the Heart’s Day Specials-”

“Oh?“

Rufus’s eye twitched, but his smile stayed in-tact. He hated being interrupted.

“But where’s your partner?“ she asked, craning her head to look around him.

“Pssst Rufus,“ Reg whispered behind his hand, shuffling over to tug at his jacket. “That milkshake is HUGE!“

They both watched as another waitress set a Forever Love Milkshake in front of an already seated couple. The glass looked to be about a foot high, not counting all the whipped cream and toppings.

Rufus turned back to the girl in front of them and put his paw on Reg’s back, pushing him forward for her to see. “This is my partner, miss...,” he squinted at her name tag, “Charlotte.”

She narrowed her eyes at the pair. Hmmm. They certainly looked the part. But then again, there were a ton of people pretending to date just for free stuff, especially on Heart’s Day. Her smile widened, deciding to test them a little.

“Haha, my mistake. I thought you were just friends.“ The waitress held up a camera, ignoring Rufus’s scoff. “If you’re participating in our Cutest Couple Photo Contest it’s mandatory to take the picture before coming in. Please step this way sirs.“

-Present-

And now the two were being stared down by a waitress with a camera. Ugh. She was probably trying to test if they were an actual couple or something.

Rufus wasn’t sure what to do. Sure he could flirt and flaunt at a moments notice and Reg was easy to talk to, but it wasn’t like they were particularly close or anything.

“Are you sure y’all are together?“ she asked, raising an eyebrow.

“I-“

“Sorry miss, my boyfriend’s kind of shy about PDA.“ Rufus and Charlotte turned to look at Reg in surprise. “I asked him out a few weeks ago. Thought if we had matching scarves it’d make us look more couple-y,“ he laughed, moving in to hug said ‘boyfriend‘ before pulling away to hold his paw.

Rufus’s eyebrows went up. Apparently his new accomplice was skilled at improv, how unexpected!

“Is there anything we need to do for the picture?“ Reg asked, looking up at the waitress. Charlotte giggled behind the paw not holding her camera.

“Just a kiss is all. Any kind is fine though if it makes it easier for your guy,“ she winked.

Rufus’s tail bristled. He didn’t really like being seen as the shy type but he guessed he’d have to suck it up for now.

Reg nodded, lifting his arms in a ‘pick me up’ motion. The waitress adjusted her camera and smiled. “Say Cheese!”

Well this wasn’t too big of a deal. Rufus leaned in for a forehead kiss- only for Reg to grab him by the scarf and pull him down for an actual one. Oh. Oh my.

“Mmph?!” he squeaked, eyes snapping open right as Charlotte snapped the picture. It was a tremendous effort not to chuck the raccoon at her smug little face afterwards.

“It came out wonderfully! I’ll just put this on the voting board and someone will come seat you in a moment~“

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“Reg that was brilliant! How did you come up with that story so quickly?“ he asked, pulling Reg’s chair out.

“There’s a character like that in the game I’m playing right now.”

They talked a bit more before waving down one of the waitresses and deciding to do the milkshake challenge before eating. It was much bigger in person, about half a head taller than Rufus and dressed to the nines in what seemed to be every topping under the sun.

It didn’t feel like they’d be able to finish it, but halfway through the time limit Reg had gotten a second wind. He practically inhaled the rest of the milkshake.

Unfortunately they didn’t win the picture contest. That was gifted to some kind of snake-orangutan hybrid (did they even count as a couple or ???).

Rufus scowled at Charlotte as she pranced over with a little extra pep in her step. Tch.

“You didn’t win but it’s still a cute pic right?“ she handed the item over to Reg "Come again soon!"

“Thank you!“ he waved back as they left the café. “She seemed nice.”

Rufus huffed and crossed his arms. “About as nice as a cactus.”

“Aw cheer up Rufus,“ the raccoon took something out of his hat. “At least we have some of their silverware.“

He took one look at the stolen utensils and back to Reg before bursting out into laughter.

“Oh Reggie, I think this is the start of a beautiful partnership,” he said, wiping a tear from his eye.

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chapter 2 is a year to a few years in the future

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shapeshiftinterest · 4 years

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The ‘Fake’ First Date: rufus x reg (CH 3)

mao mao heroes of pure heart valentines day event

prompt mix:

day 3: first date

day 9: chocolate boxes

some extra stuff from their ‘date’ that I skipped over in chapter 1

bonus: wasn’t mentioned in ch 1 but reg gets hit on lol ;P

2 extra characters inspired by @little-bird-swaggy-boy‘s OCs

story under the read more

The ‘Fake’ First Date (also on ao3)

Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3

-The Con Details-

“Ooooh. Wow Rufus! That’s really smart,” Reg clapped.

“Thank you, I know,“ he smirked. “Now there’s no time to waste, I’ve had this idea for a while now but the roles depend on the person.”

Rufus put a finger to his chin and furrowed his brows, slowly pacing around and mumbling to himself. This went on for a few minutes until-

“Oh! Oh! Pick me!” Reg raised his paw, waving it so hard he almost fell off his tree stump. Rufus snapped out of his daze to glance at his companion.

“Yes, Reggie?“

“What if we just started dating?“

“I beg your pardon?“ Rufus asked incredulously. Was Reg really that bad of an actor that he actually had to date Rufus to get into character?! Or maybe he didn’t think he could fake date someone like him. How absurd.

For some reason that didn’t sit well with Rufus. The thought made him uncomfortable.

“No no! Not like that,“ the raccoon waved his paws in an ‘X‘ symbol. “I mean what if we just tell people we just started dating? Like, friends for a while and boyfriends since a week ago or something.“

A lightbulb went off in Rufus’ head. “Reg that’s a great idea!” No one could fault new lovebirds for being a little awkward around each other, even if they had been friends previously. Well, according to this story at least.

-Shops: Couples ‘Discounts’-

“Oh what a cute pair you are!“

“What a nice young man! Your boyfriend is very lucky to have you.“

“You two are just adorable!“

“Shopping with your boyfriend? How sweet! Why, I remember this one time when my husband-“

“Have a Happy Hearts Day!“

The store owners were always overly friendly on holidays like these, but it wasn’t like Rufus was complaining.

Whenever the pair was approached, he would distract the vendors, leading them away or blocking their view so Reg could lift a few extra confectionaries.

Heart’s Day coupons and such were nice and all, but the Five Finger Discount was a must for conmen like themselves.

A few times he’d even leaned over with some bogus story of wanting to surprise his ‘boyfriend’ with something special, or asked for help with finding something nice but still cheap. Thus sending the unsuspecting staff on a quest, determined to help a pair of ‘lovers‘ get closer together. Pfff! Suckers.

Rufus touched his scarf, the fabric soft under his fingertips as he chatted with the store owner.

(Scarf Flashback)

“Psst! Rufus!“ Reg whispered, lightly squeezing the fox’s paw. “Check it out.”

Rufus popped another chocolate into his mouth and looked around, spotting a cloth vendor across the street. They’d decided on holding hands to look more convincing.

“Mmmm, they don’t seem to have any sales,“ he muttered, eyeing a bolt of blue-green fabric.

Seeing what his partner was looking at, Reg let go of his paw and started walking towards the stand, only turning around to give a thumbs up and a wink.

‘Swipe it when I give the signal!’ he mouthed.

Confused, he could only watch as Reg started haggling with the stand owner-

“!!!!“

Only to keel over from a fake heart attack.

Rufus quickly snuck over and snatched the fabric as the raccoon distracted the crowd.

(End Flashback)

“I love your matching scarves,“ said the store owner.

“Why thank you, my dear Reg went through a lot to get it for me.“

-Shops: Extra before the Cafe-

Rufus... wasn’t sure what he was looking at.

He’d gone to the bathroom and left Reg to rest with the loot (dropping off most if it at their hideout beforehand), and had come back to whatever this was.

Reg was sitting on the ledge of a fountain with a couple of bags at his feet. And a couple of admirers as well.

A pink and gray axolotl was sitting awfully close, her tail splashing in the fountain water. In front of them stood another girl, a gazelle this time, and a male tiger.

At first he thought the other was getting mugged, he did have a lot of stuff after all. But after a few seconds he realized. They were flirting with him. Or trying to at least.

The axolotl kept touching Reg’s arm while the tiger’s body language just screamed interest. The gazelle looked more like she was going along with her friends so she didn’t count, but Reg just sat there with a dopey look on his face and smiled.

“Anyways cutie, do you wanna come with us? The guy you’re waiting for probably left or something.“ said the axolotl.

“Yeah! We don’t mind you tagging along, what kind of date makes their date carry everything anyways?” That one was the tiger.

“Leave him alone you guys, he probably went to the bathroom or something.“ Well at least the gazelle had a good head on her shoulders. And enough manners not to badmouth someone she’d never met (not that it wasn’t justified, just for different reasons).

“I’m good, my boyfriend’s back anyways.“ Reg smiled as the trio whipped around to see Rufus scowling at them.

Reg hopped off the fountain and picked up their bags, waddling over to the other without a care in the world. They watched as the fox unfolded his arms to take some of the bags, free paw resting on Reg’s shoulder to pull him closer all while not breaking eye contact.

The two started walking away, but Rufus paused to tilt his head back at them. Narrowing his eyes, he clicked his tongue before turning to catch up with his partner, tail swishing in irritation.

Con or no con, he wasn’t just going to give up his new asset to such crass individuals.

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