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A CHEST ENTRANCE


Tano the Bear finished his joke by laughing so hard he choked.

-Look," said Max the Little Wolf, "you can see the ocean. Which means...
-That I'm going to throw you in?" Tano lifted Max with his thick arms to chest height. They were very good friends, ever since university in fact, since Max was 16 and Tano 17. This was the first time they'd been on holiday together, a very long holiday. You could see the ecstasy that the imposing bear in particular was feeling.
- "Can you let me go? I'm afraid of heights."

Max was only a few centimetres off the ground, but for a wolf, he's the wolfiest of them all! He hates being touched, cuddled and petted. He's not a dog after all, he hasn't been domesticated, unlike his friend Éloïe, a Bernese Mountain Dog. Max likes it when you leave him alone, when he's off doing his own thing. And be warned, there's no question of him discovering his body - he hates that more than anything! His favourite activities are: listening to music, even if the stereo is from the eighties and the quality is rubbish; drawing in the corner of the bed because he prefers no-one to see his drawings, especially those closest to him.

- "Don't worry! I don't eat canines, mainly because of the hair!"

Tano put Max down again, in a way that was as gentle as it was awkward.

- "Thanks."

Max didn't really like going out, especially when it meant going to the beach AND on top of that he had to be shirtless. All he wears are cyan and magenta swimming trunks. He's got the perfect combo for embarrassment.

- "I'm sure," says the Bear, "that you hate this moment.
- Do I?
- Don't lie to yourself. I can see that you're uncomfortable, and that you feel cramped in your skin.
- Mm... yes."

Tano put his hand on her shoulder.

- "You know, in my culture, being fat isn't a problem. On the contrary, it's a way of asserting yourself and standing out from the others, who are all going to have 'dream' bodies so they can tan like old codfish under the sun of Portugal. Take a look."

Max glanced briefly at the wide and cottony mass.

- "Look."

Tano pressed the young Wolf's head against the top of his stomach. He didn't breathe for a few seconds and the big bear immediately lifted him up.

- "See? It wasn't so hard - it was even soft - to look at that padding. So be comfortable with the idea that you've got a bit of a belly."

Max joked : "Tis to be believed that this early holiday is a chest entrance!"
I decided to re-upload this design horizontally for computer wallpapers, I hope you enjoy it!