Writing MuYuan to get the feel for it
(DemonYuan x MQF, disciple au)
“Have you ever eaten a human?”
Mu Qingfang asked, messing around with Shen Yuan’s hand. The claws of his hand seemed to extend when he flexed his fingers, similar to a cat in functionality but different in useage. While a cat’s claws are primarily for climbing, Shen Yuan’s claws were jagged at the end, most likely to tear enemies and prey apart.
“No? And what does this have to do with my claws?”
Shen Yuan spoke as Mu Qingfang squeezed a joint on his finger, watching the healer extend and retract his claws with the help of his anatomy.
“What are your claws for? I assumed that they were for climbing due to how similar they are to the claws of a feline, but these jagged edges hint at a more combat oriented focus, no?”
Shen Yuan pulled one of his hands away, squinting at his own claws in inspection.
“They are mostly used for scaling the sides of steep volcanoes and transversing volcanic terrain but… Since I came to the human realm I guess I haven’t really been taking care of them.”
Shen Yuan rubbed his nails together, grinding away at the jagged edges of his nail. Mu Qingfang looked surprised for a brief moment before he gave Shen Yuan a disapproving stare, watching the demon sheepishly retract the claws of one hand with a soft ‘click.’
“In my defense, I haven’t really needed to use them. There’s no need to climb much here, nothing tough to grind it on.”
Mu Qingfang raised an eyebrow, and met Shen Yuan’s gaze.
“Shen Yuan, are you asking for a scratching post?”
Shen Yuan snorted yet didn’t seem too opposed to the idea, turning his focus back to grinding his nails until they were even.
“I’m not saying I need one..”
“Yet you’re not saying you don’t,”
Mu Qingfang replied, finishing Shen Yuan’s sentence as he pulled what seemed to be a nail file out of his sleeve.
“Do you just carry that around?”
Mu Qingfang took Shen Yuan’s hands into his own, testing different angles with the file pressed to the nail.
“Something small and inconspicuous like this can be useful in times of need. You should be well aware of that fact.”
“Well I suppose—No, lower. If you do it like that they’ll be crooked…I suppose you did always have a way of escaping your bindings.”
Shen Yuan thought back to their first meeting. It had been on much less-friendly terms. If it weren’t for his chilling curiosity Shen Yuan would have probably died by now.
Mu Qingfang’s voice brought him out of his thoughts. Shen Yuan looked at his claws and squinted his eyes, adjusting them himself before giving Mu Qingfang a nod.
Mu Qingfang just got to work, a domestic silence falling between the two of them as Shen Yuan found himself lost in his thoughts once again, this time wondering what other tools Mu Qingfang might've had on him during their first meeting.
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