Im so Selwyn bunny pilled (part one)
He discovered he could bunny shift sometime after his mothers 'death'. He just felt so small and fragile, and while hiding from one of his dads drunken agents, he transformed. He was a tiny pygmy bunny, hiding underneath his bed.
He almost never shifted during Merlin school, especially after a lecture on how it was looked down upon and not to 'show off', or 'embarrass the order with his antics' but that's not to say he didn't. A netherland dwarf was his most common form to slip away from bullies.
After about a year living with Nick, he had a breakdown over his sexuality. Nick found a terrified little Angora pulling at its hair under his bed, and only found out it was Selwyn after he had gone to sleep and woke up to Selwyn asleep in the same spot the bunny was in.
His most common form is a Black satin (Havana) bunny when around strangers. He'll show up at Merlin schools just to allow distressed children to pet him (Nick brings him in as an emotional support bunny, since if a random rabbit found its way onto school grounds it would be thrown out immediately)
Nick sometimes spots a small Holland lop bunny outside of meeting rooms underneath the chair or benches. It's odd how Nick is the only one that can spot Selwyn, and it annoys the hell out of him, since he just wants to eavesdrop in peace.
With Nick, he's usually an Angora. Since his shifts are usually born out of stress, especially around Nick, he subconsciously picks the form that forces care out of Nick. Nick has to groom him, cut the mats out of his hair, murmur softly as Selwyn is brushed, and it's calming for both of them. It's not like this doesn't happen in human form, but Selwyn simply thinks too hard. There's a pressure to interact, to thank, to express something. When he's a bunny, he doesn't have to do any of that.
As an Angora, he also provides comfort. He'll loaf against Nick, letting the soft fur brush his skin as Nick drifts in and out of conscience after a bad beat up. He licks at Nick's arm as Nick cries. Coming down from a panic attack, Selwyn will climb up and loaf on Nick's chest.
He only flops down when he's around Nick. He's too scared to do it alone, the paranoia of someone finding a bunny and trying to keep him, or else, report the sighting, is too high. He doesn't relax around anyone else (minus William and Bree later on). But Nick will be doing some sort of school project, and Selwyn will lay down, completely flopped over, stomach showing. It's not unlike when Selwyn lays down when he's truly tired and around Nick.
Sometimes, he'll get stuck as a bunny. Especially if he's tired, or stressed, or anxious, or all 3 and more, it's tough to switch his brain back into the right mode. Nick has to take care of an Angora for about a week sometimes. He tells people he's a pet sitting for someone else. Selwyn will sleep in his bed, eating from Nick's hand. While this is concerning to Nick, it's also the rare time Nick will ever see him binky. Usually, humans (Merlin?) Selwyn is in control, but he'll completely give in when he gets stuck. meaning Nick gets to wake up to a happy little bunny jumping and kicking.
He violently denies all of this.
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