
Kender stared at Anthony for several moments, trying to think of what to say him, her worries somewhat melting away with his admittance to his acts
“How long ago did you swallow him?”
—
Anthony brought me to his chest, wrapping the end of his tail around me. His fur is surprisingly soft given the elements and lack of opportunity to properly groom ourselves. His body is so warm, the numb parts of my body due to the perpetual intense cold sting a little bit from the rapid warming up. I curl up my legs, stretch my arms out, hugging across his chest, giving idle, slow, reassuring rubs up and down.
“Never change buddy, never change…”
Anthony says softly to me, his voice went from playful back into that almost concerned tone, all he does is worry about me day and night. I seem to be his only goal, keeping me as comfortable as possible, safe as possible, as close as possible.. I don't mind it for the most part, but it's been months since I contributed anything at all to our survival, and I know without me, this large creature would strive.
“Thank you, Anthony.. for all of it, for everything”
“Alex.. you don't have to thank me, we're in this together man, it's nice that you acknowledge me and what I do, but it's not your thankfulness that keeps me going, it's just you”
the big guy brought one of his hand/paws over, laying it on my back and pressing me gently against his fluffy chest, I felt even warmer now, enveloped in his embrace, surrounded by warm, protective dragon, I consider myself lucky every day- no- every minute I'm with him.. yet I've been so childish, grumpy, somewhat hostile, the big guy just wants me to be happy, it's what he works so hard for..
“I'll.. cut back on the sour attitude.. being difficult isn't gonna help you either”
“Hey, don't even worry about it, you've been cold and hungry, I'm not gonna hold it against you- I am gonna hold you against me though haha”
“You're such a dork-”
I laugh softly into his fur, closing my eyes and feeling how tired I am from the day, perhaps I could sleep exactly like this tonight, held instead of smushed- it was comfortable, albeit less warm, but I couldn't help feeling a particularly comfort in being able to hear my friend's heart beating beneath me-
“Are you comfortable, Anthony?”
“Comfortable enough. You?”
“I.. actually wouldn't mind sleeping like this, if you think it's okay”
the dragon chuckled lightly under his breath, giving me a gentle rub with his hand/paw, the level of connection we had was just something I can never take for granted.
“Sure thing bud, if you start shivering, or get too cold I'm gonna move you to the regular spot, if you wake up too cold and I'm asleep just wake me up, okay?”
“Sounds like a deal..”
—
“I… it was late last night..”
—
Some time had passed after me and Alex fell asleep in the position that he requested. I'll admit it was nice having him closer to my chest, being able to feel his body under my paw. Sleep was something I've always been good at, and sure enough within mere minutes I fell asleep, and this time I think Alex fell asleep before me..
A few hours into sleeping though- I woke up, though part of my sleep deprived mind thought I was dreaming.. and something was bothering me so bad.. the pain in my stomach, the hunger, and not just for food, but for alex- I tried thinking of deer, fish, and other critters I found tasty, but I just didn't want anything else, I wanted Alex..
It went down exactly like my dreams, I started to give in to the thoughts, letting them flow instead of resisting them. I began.. fantasizing about my friend inside my stomach, his taste, his body- helpless- inside me-
My stomach began to rumble, the pain in my gut was burning, as though the acid was working through my own bowels. I winced, using a paw to push against my belly.. gosh, I was pudgy, in a shape that doesn't need to eat anything- yet I felt starved to the point of near starvation..
I started frothing at the mouth, I swallowed excess build up of saliva from the sheer salivation.. I couldn't help myself now.. ‘Just a taste’ I told myself, and before I knew it my paw was gripping my friend rather than being placed over him. I picked up his entire sleeping, helpless body, being careful not to squeeze him too hard. I slowly lifted him in the cold darkness, and felt him beginning to stir awake.
He was in front of my muzzle, feet- no, inches away from my lips. My tongue poked out between them, running along my upper lip.. I breathed unevenly, every thought of how horrible an act I was committing was ejected, my mind went numb, entirely numb. I could only think of him inside me, him on my tongue.. and suddenly they weren't just thoughts.
I opened my mouth, letting a hot puff of breath envelope my little human friend, this really seemed to get him waking up, but what made him truly alert was my tongue- wide, layered in thick, sticky, warm, slimy saliva -running from his lower abdomen all the way up to the hair on top of his head.. his body was.. Heavenly on my taste buds, I felt the pain in my stomach slightly subside, the rough, yet smooth texture of that muscle easily glided over him due to the amount of saliva that coated it- and now him, Alex was dripping, covered in my saliva.. and it was cold, so cold outside.. The only natural thing to do now was contain him inside my mouth.
“Anthony??.. wh-.. what are you-”
“It's okay.. I'm sorry”
I didn't even know what I was saying at this point, I tried to say something comforting, a bit of my consciousness showing through my numb, hunger driven state. There was nothing I cared for more in the world after all, I felt a pain in my being, what I was doing.. it wasn't right, it was a defilement of myself and more especially alex.. but it was too late to back out, my desires were in control now, my subconscious was winning, and I simply sat back and let it take the wheel.. all because it felt so good-
And with him dripping wet, awake, wiggling in my grip, cold from the frigid temperature, I opened my mouth wider, and brought him inside, legs first.. I heard him let out a confused plea, he tried to reach out to my paw as it left him behind within my jaws..
The feeling of him, within the containment of my maw, set on that warm squishy appendage truly brought me to cloud 9. I let out a shaky breath, my lips slowly coming closer to one another, my heart racing in my chest now. Every instinct I had was telling me to swallow him, swallow my best friend.. his pleas and questioning for the situation were silenced to the outside world. I could hear him still rather clearly, he was questioning why I was doing this, trying to make sense of the situation.. but at this point I didn’t have the will to listen, to comprehend my friend's helpless cries for retribution. I don't think he knew I was going to eat him, I think he had so much trust in me that it wasn't even at the forefront of his thoughts.
My lips then sealed shut, a humming sound surrounded him while I took utmost pleasure in having Alex stowed away in my maw, practically swimming in a pool of warm drool that was building up. He tasted so good.. it was more intoxicating now than ever, the burning sensation in my stomach was starting to creep up again.. I knew exactly what it wanted, what I had to do to make it all go away, and even be rewarded with pleasurable sensations, ones that far surpass mere satisfaction.
I curled my tongue, tilting my head back about 30° and let the little human slide back towards the gaping hole at the back of my throat. I gulped once before he made it there, to reduce the amount of saliva that filled my mouth and ever so slightly pushed out my cheeks. After I got a gulp of saliva laced with his taste, and with him now at the precipice, on the edge of becoming doomed to slide down my throat and into my gullet, the same journey food took, the one way trip I so carelessly send fish and critters down on a nearly daily basis, I knew I couldn't stop..
My heart was beating dangerously fast, my breathing so shaky and tense, my whole body was fighting my consciousness to finish the job, send my friend away down into the abyss, and at the moment when I could have overcome it and stopped myself, released Alex, try to reconcile and explain my intense instincts and desires- I swallowed him, whole and alive in one gulp..
“Gluuourp..”
I heard him cry out in fear and disbelief, that his closest friend would do such a horrible thing to him, eat him alive and kicking, but I couldn't even respond to it, all I felt was nirvana- unadulterated pleasure masked my every sense, my thoughts, my fears, my disgust for myself, it all melted away as I felt Alex slide down my neck, where he'd then disappear into my chest behind my collar bone.
His journey wasn't over though, I could feel his body making it's way further into mine, his panicked squirming, the muffled echoes of his pleas and cries. I didn't realize I could focus in so deep into my own form, I felt my esophagus pulling him down further and further, past my lungs and heart. I placed a paw on my belly and opened my maw half way, a line of drool dripping onto myself as I focused on every little feeling of my friend descending into my being..
And before long I felt him being pushed into my stomach- and oh boy, I didn't know I could feel something so deeply intensely enjoyable. My instincts had won, and rewarded me with pleasure beyond my comprehension. I panted, in a complete and total daze, every thought or fear about losing my friend was eradicated, replaced solely with delight. I wasn't myself at this moment, I was lost, replaced by a hungry beast who'd gotten the meal they were after for weeks on end with no other food.
But after a few moments, maybe a minute or two I started coming back to reality. My thoughts returning, my fears, began ringing in my ears. My heart dropped to the floor, the hand that was held to my belly didn't move, I froze, panic began to build up as I tried to fully realize what I'd done. At first I thought it was all a dream, the horrible nightmare played out the way it had multiple times already.. but no, I ate my friend, I swallowed him, sent him to my guts.. I promised myself I'd never give in to these desires and here I was, left with the feeling of sickness for myself.
My mind was back, and there was only one directive in sight: get Alex out of my stomach.
—
I hadn't fallen asleep too long ago, it was dark, so dark one wouldn't be able to see very far ahead of them out here, and it was cold, so cold.. I woke up as I felt my body somewhat squeezed, blinking my eyes open to barely be able to see Anthony holding me. I was still half asleep and assumed the big guy was repositioning me like he said he might, but suddenly I saw his face drawing closer, his green eyes barely visible, yet had a look in them as though he wasn't all there.
I tried to wake myself up by stretching, but I was woken up immediately as Anthony's big, warm tongue slid up my body. I gasped at the feeling, being forced away as I felt something was so off about this. Before I could try to make reason out of this, his tongue came in for seconds, then thirds.. I was quickly sopping with Anthony's slobber, dripping wet in the below freezing weather. The only thing that kept it from being unbearable was that his saliva was warm- so warm.. it actually didn't feel all that bad -but fear was creeping up in me, something was off, way off..
“Anthony??.. wh-.. what are you-”
I started to speak, trying to question his actions, but his voice flowed over me before I could go further, and now I could tell something was seriously different about him.
“It's okay.. I'm sorry”
My heart sank, beginning to race as I for the first time in my life felt unsafe in my friend's presence. And my fears were quickly doubled as I found myself being slipped into Anthony's mouth, past his teeth over his tongue. I began to panic, I could hear the sounds of Anthony seemingly enjoying my taste and presence in his mouth.
“Anthony!? S-Stop what.. no-..”
His mouth closed before I even had a chance to try and wiggle, climb, or squirm my way out. I was thrust into an entirely different world than I'd ever experienced, much different than the one just outside. It was overwhelmingly warm, humid, the floor was malleable and squishy, I sank into his tongue a good deal, the bumpy texture was still slippery thanks to the now pooling amount of drool that was building up all around me. I had to struggle just to keep my head and face clear of it.
My fear levels were rising, my friend wasn't responding to my pleas for answers, I was in a hellish position no living creature should ever wish to be in, yet here I was in the mouth of my very best friend, the one I trusted more than anyone.
“Talk to me! Please tell me what's going on! Why are you doing this?? Anthony, I'm s-scared!”
My words were having no effect on him, it was like he was in a trance or perhaps he was asleep, hopefully this was all a bad dream- but it kept going, I felt everything tip backwards, my body sliding down Anthony's tongue helplessly. I heard the most frightening sound I've ever heard in my life, as he swallowed a good portion of the pool of saliva I was in, and at that point I realized what was happening, I knew where this was headed, I struggled, trying to find a grip on anything to stop myself from sliding any further, but with a solid coating of saliva on every inch of his fleshy mouth interior, I was helpless.
“Anthony no! Don't- don't eat me please!”
Nothing I said had any effect, nothing I did slowed my descent towards his gullet, there was nothing I could do and that's what really put me in panic mode, panting and trying with every fiber of my being to not end up in my dragon's throat- but it didn't matter.. I slid right in, over the edge legs first, the flesh of his throat was even slicker, smoother, I knew it was over before it even happened.
I felt the back of his tongue lift up, my body was pushed back, against the back of his throat, and the second gulp rang around me as his body claimed me. I let out a cry, feeling all hope leaving my soul as I started descending down his gullet. I squirmed, trying to remind him who he just swallowed, surely he wouldn't do this in his right mind, surely he was going to stop. Surely this was all a bad dream.
It didn't end though, his tube-like esophagus had a grip on me, it pulsated in the perfect rhythm, forcing my body further down in wave after wave. The warmth was only getting more intense, the outside felt like a million miles away now, positively unattainable. Surrounded by hungry flesh that wanted me deeper and further away from escape and safety.
I could soon hear Anthony's heartbeat close to me, loud and powerful and.. extremely fast for him. His lungs were close too, inhaling and exhaling air in a quick manner, as if this was intense for him too, it wasn't exactly comforting.
And after what felt like 10 minutes of this trauma inducing experience, the tight tube gave way to a spacious sack. I plopped in and heaved, my panting and heartbeat were so fast, I felt like I was going to have a heart attack. The humidity, the warmth, the soft flesh beneath and around me, all completely unavoidable. I was surrounded by guts and hopelessness, slime and muscle. There wasn't a thing I could do now but slump into the fleshy sack and plead with my best friend to let me out, to save me from his own body.. terror I never thought possible of experiencing
“Anthony why!? Please don't do this Anthony! I.. I don't wanna die in here please please let me out!”
All too quickly I felt an odd sensation, a numbness in my head.. I felt.. sleepy.. tired. Was his stomach already working me away? I didn't.. feel any pain, everything felt soft without very much liquid content.. yet here I was, weakening, laying down on my back against the uneven fleshy floor that held me. I felt myself losing consciousness fast, was this really it? Was I going to die in my friend's belly without so much as a reason? Maybe.. maybe it wasn't so bad, maybe if anyone, he deserved me…
—
“I see… well, I don't know how else to say this, but ‘Alex’ is completely safe”
“What. Is this some kind of sick joke?? What the hell are you talking about???”
“Okay well, the short version would be, you're not a normal creature, you're a descendant from a race, my race, of people known as seekers. We hunger for those that are close to us, and desire to have them inside us, and when we do eat them, our bodies do not harm or break them down, much the opposite”
Anthony was no longer hiding his face in his hands, looking at me with a mix of confusion and disbelief with a mix of hope. I knew now wasn't the time to pause, I had to keep explaining, keep reassuring.
“you've known him for a long time, yeah? I bet you had internal feelings for him you've never felt for anything else before. The hunger you had for him was different wasn't it?”
“hold on.. I'm.. are you saying he's still alive?? Because.. I.. stopped feeling him moving hours ago-”
“let me finish, yes he likely stopped moving because our bodies force those we've eaten into an almost stasis-like state of being”
“stasis?”
“He's asleep, your body forced him to sleep and is keeping him that way, he's actually getting healed and rejuvenated as we speak”
“this.. can't.. this cannot be possible”
“Well given how distraught you are, I'd assume you tried regurgitating the lad with no luck?”
“yes.. I.. tried for hours.. but now I'm scared to see.. s-scared to.. I.. was afraid.. that there'd be-”
“it's okay, don't worry, some seekers aren't able to release their prey for a while after ingesting them, especially the first time, and given you've probably been refusing to give in for a long while, you've likely got a pretty big subconscious spiritual build-up, your body has been craving this a long time, it's not going to let you give him up so quickly.. it's.. getting to know the one you care so much for”
“None of this makes sense- I want to believe you, I do… if it's true then.. is there a way to prove it?”
I began to think about it, of any way I could possibly help him realize all I was saying was true, I got a little bit closer to him and sat on my haunches, letting out a soft sigh and a half smile
“You can still feel him right? You can feel the warmth in your belly where he is can't you?”
Anthony didn't immediately respond, clearly taking a moment to think about it and feel deep inside his own body, he placed a hand on his belly and gave it a subtle push and a rub, letting out one last shaky breath before wiping his face with his other hand.
“So then.. he's gonna be okay?”
“He's safer than he's ever been his whole life right now- though he might have a thing or two to say when he comes out.”
“Mmph.. I'm glad he's not- dead- but I still betrayed his trust in an inexcusable way, he's not going to understand, and I ate him while he- while he-... he…”
“Being a seeker isn't easy Anthony, while I do wish you'd have controlled yourself for longer, it's a surprise you did as long as you had. I will say, however, if he hates you for this, it'll be well within his rights. To put it simply, you and I aren't supposed to be here, humans and seekers rarely coexist. What you did might have traumatized him. However I will be here to help explain things to him. I know you can only control yourself for so long, it's just a shame everything happened the way it did, these are supposed to be special moments, special bonds. Anthony.. I'm sorry you've been alone for so lo-”
“Who are you?”
Anthony seemed to be having a million thoughts at once, sorrow, anger, frustration, his simple question was delivered in a manner that seemed as if I were to blame for these things. I try to keep my cool, it's so easy for that switch to be flipped in my head, putting me on the defensive, but right now he needs gentleness.
“I'm Kender, I'm only here to help you and Alex. I swear I came looking the moment I was told of your existence-”
“Told? How did you find out about me?”
“A very wise seeker who can see into other worlds, he spent a long time looking for seekers who were banished outside of our natural plain”
“What.. what does that even mean?”
“Come with me and I'll show you”
The fluffy dragon sat a moment, weighing his options, looking from me to his belly, his breathing still a tad shaky. The sun was now shining overhead, but with it came little to no escape from the bitter cold, even as a large seeker like myself the elements aren't to be messed with.
“And.. if I say no?”
“I'll do everything I can to convince you otherwise, but I won't fight or force you into anything-”
“Why does this other ‘seeker’ guy look for ‘banished’ seekers? Are you saying I was banished?”
“It's a possibility you were banished, I cannot say for sure, I was hoping you'd remember the details but it's not out of the question that you were too young when you ended up here. And the seeker I spoke of ‘Gold’ is simply just a kind soul, he saw you struggling, with your desires to eat your friend. He wanted me to help you, and Alex, and possibly bring you home”
“Home is wherever Alex is. You'll have to convince him to leave, and he's stubborn, all of that is assuming he doesn't disown me as his friend and attempt to live out here alone without me-..”
“This is all reasonable enough. Though I will urge you, where I'd be taking you is a place with far more comfort and resources for you and Alex. Clearly you've both been through a lot. I just hope you'll do your best to keep yourself and him safe. Also, if you decide not to come, I'll be staying here.”
“What? I don't.. I hardly know you, I've not.. this all just so damn much.. I wanna be alone with my human right now, I need to get him out.. as soon as possible-”
“Within now and a few hours your body will relax, you'll have control over your stomach, at which point you can get him out. Please let me stay with you until then.”
“I suppose… It's just a lot to think about. I don't know what to do, and I won't until I know what Alex wants to do.”
“Understandable, you have every right to be confused and question everything I've told you, I just wanna be here to answer your questions, and reassure you from things you're afraid of”
“I've only ever talked to humans, and very few at that. You're similar to me, still different, but with Alex out of harm's way I can't say I'm afraid of you. More like, apprehensive. I suppose we can chat until I'm able to get my friend out, at which point I'd like some time alone with him, to apologize for the defilement I put him through.”
“Okay Anthony, I'll adhere to these conditions.”
“How long ago did you swallow him?”
—
Anthony brought me to his chest, wrapping the end of his tail around me. His fur is surprisingly soft given the elements and lack of opportunity to properly groom ourselves. His body is so warm, the numb parts of my body due to the perpetual intense cold sting a little bit from the rapid warming up. I curl up my legs, stretch my arms out, hugging across his chest, giving idle, slow, reassuring rubs up and down.
“Never change buddy, never change…”
Anthony says softly to me, his voice went from playful back into that almost concerned tone, all he does is worry about me day and night. I seem to be his only goal, keeping me as comfortable as possible, safe as possible, as close as possible.. I don't mind it for the most part, but it's been months since I contributed anything at all to our survival, and I know without me, this large creature would strive.
“Thank you, Anthony.. for all of it, for everything”
“Alex.. you don't have to thank me, we're in this together man, it's nice that you acknowledge me and what I do, but it's not your thankfulness that keeps me going, it's just you”
the big guy brought one of his hand/paws over, laying it on my back and pressing me gently against his fluffy chest, I felt even warmer now, enveloped in his embrace, surrounded by warm, protective dragon, I consider myself lucky every day- no- every minute I'm with him.. yet I've been so childish, grumpy, somewhat hostile, the big guy just wants me to be happy, it's what he works so hard for..
“I'll.. cut back on the sour attitude.. being difficult isn't gonna help you either”
“Hey, don't even worry about it, you've been cold and hungry, I'm not gonna hold it against you- I am gonna hold you against me though haha”
“You're such a dork-”
I laugh softly into his fur, closing my eyes and feeling how tired I am from the day, perhaps I could sleep exactly like this tonight, held instead of smushed- it was comfortable, albeit less warm, but I couldn't help feeling a particularly comfort in being able to hear my friend's heart beating beneath me-
“Are you comfortable, Anthony?”
“Comfortable enough. You?”
“I.. actually wouldn't mind sleeping like this, if you think it's okay”
the dragon chuckled lightly under his breath, giving me a gentle rub with his hand/paw, the level of connection we had was just something I can never take for granted.
“Sure thing bud, if you start shivering, or get too cold I'm gonna move you to the regular spot, if you wake up too cold and I'm asleep just wake me up, okay?”
“Sounds like a deal..”
—
“I… it was late last night..”
—
Some time had passed after me and Alex fell asleep in the position that he requested. I'll admit it was nice having him closer to my chest, being able to feel his body under my paw. Sleep was something I've always been good at, and sure enough within mere minutes I fell asleep, and this time I think Alex fell asleep before me..
A few hours into sleeping though- I woke up, though part of my sleep deprived mind thought I was dreaming.. and something was bothering me so bad.. the pain in my stomach, the hunger, and not just for food, but for alex- I tried thinking of deer, fish, and other critters I found tasty, but I just didn't want anything else, I wanted Alex..
It went down exactly like my dreams, I started to give in to the thoughts, letting them flow instead of resisting them. I began.. fantasizing about my friend inside my stomach, his taste, his body- helpless- inside me-
My stomach began to rumble, the pain in my gut was burning, as though the acid was working through my own bowels. I winced, using a paw to push against my belly.. gosh, I was pudgy, in a shape that doesn't need to eat anything- yet I felt starved to the point of near starvation..
I started frothing at the mouth, I swallowed excess build up of saliva from the sheer salivation.. I couldn't help myself now.. ‘Just a taste’ I told myself, and before I knew it my paw was gripping my friend rather than being placed over him. I picked up his entire sleeping, helpless body, being careful not to squeeze him too hard. I slowly lifted him in the cold darkness, and felt him beginning to stir awake.
He was in front of my muzzle, feet- no, inches away from my lips. My tongue poked out between them, running along my upper lip.. I breathed unevenly, every thought of how horrible an act I was committing was ejected, my mind went numb, entirely numb. I could only think of him inside me, him on my tongue.. and suddenly they weren't just thoughts.
I opened my mouth, letting a hot puff of breath envelope my little human friend, this really seemed to get him waking up, but what made him truly alert was my tongue- wide, layered in thick, sticky, warm, slimy saliva -running from his lower abdomen all the way up to the hair on top of his head.. his body was.. Heavenly on my taste buds, I felt the pain in my stomach slightly subside, the rough, yet smooth texture of that muscle easily glided over him due to the amount of saliva that coated it- and now him, Alex was dripping, covered in my saliva.. and it was cold, so cold outside.. The only natural thing to do now was contain him inside my mouth.
“Anthony??.. wh-.. what are you-”
“It's okay.. I'm sorry”
I didn't even know what I was saying at this point, I tried to say something comforting, a bit of my consciousness showing through my numb, hunger driven state. There was nothing I cared for more in the world after all, I felt a pain in my being, what I was doing.. it wasn't right, it was a defilement of myself and more especially alex.. but it was too late to back out, my desires were in control now, my subconscious was winning, and I simply sat back and let it take the wheel.. all because it felt so good-
And with him dripping wet, awake, wiggling in my grip, cold from the frigid temperature, I opened my mouth wider, and brought him inside, legs first.. I heard him let out a confused plea, he tried to reach out to my paw as it left him behind within my jaws..
The feeling of him, within the containment of my maw, set on that warm squishy appendage truly brought me to cloud 9. I let out a shaky breath, my lips slowly coming closer to one another, my heart racing in my chest now. Every instinct I had was telling me to swallow him, swallow my best friend.. his pleas and questioning for the situation were silenced to the outside world. I could hear him still rather clearly, he was questioning why I was doing this, trying to make sense of the situation.. but at this point I didn’t have the will to listen, to comprehend my friend's helpless cries for retribution. I don't think he knew I was going to eat him, I think he had so much trust in me that it wasn't even at the forefront of his thoughts.
My lips then sealed shut, a humming sound surrounded him while I took utmost pleasure in having Alex stowed away in my maw, practically swimming in a pool of warm drool that was building up. He tasted so good.. it was more intoxicating now than ever, the burning sensation in my stomach was starting to creep up again.. I knew exactly what it wanted, what I had to do to make it all go away, and even be rewarded with pleasurable sensations, ones that far surpass mere satisfaction.
I curled my tongue, tilting my head back about 30° and let the little human slide back towards the gaping hole at the back of my throat. I gulped once before he made it there, to reduce the amount of saliva that filled my mouth and ever so slightly pushed out my cheeks. After I got a gulp of saliva laced with his taste, and with him now at the precipice, on the edge of becoming doomed to slide down my throat and into my gullet, the same journey food took, the one way trip I so carelessly send fish and critters down on a nearly daily basis, I knew I couldn't stop..
My heart was beating dangerously fast, my breathing so shaky and tense, my whole body was fighting my consciousness to finish the job, send my friend away down into the abyss, and at the moment when I could have overcome it and stopped myself, released Alex, try to reconcile and explain my intense instincts and desires- I swallowed him, whole and alive in one gulp..
“Gluuourp..”
I heard him cry out in fear and disbelief, that his closest friend would do such a horrible thing to him, eat him alive and kicking, but I couldn't even respond to it, all I felt was nirvana- unadulterated pleasure masked my every sense, my thoughts, my fears, my disgust for myself, it all melted away as I felt Alex slide down my neck, where he'd then disappear into my chest behind my collar bone.
His journey wasn't over though, I could feel his body making it's way further into mine, his panicked squirming, the muffled echoes of his pleas and cries. I didn't realize I could focus in so deep into my own form, I felt my esophagus pulling him down further and further, past my lungs and heart. I placed a paw on my belly and opened my maw half way, a line of drool dripping onto myself as I focused on every little feeling of my friend descending into my being..
And before long I felt him being pushed into my stomach- and oh boy, I didn't know I could feel something so deeply intensely enjoyable. My instincts had won, and rewarded me with pleasure beyond my comprehension. I panted, in a complete and total daze, every thought or fear about losing my friend was eradicated, replaced solely with delight. I wasn't myself at this moment, I was lost, replaced by a hungry beast who'd gotten the meal they were after for weeks on end with no other food.
But after a few moments, maybe a minute or two I started coming back to reality. My thoughts returning, my fears, began ringing in my ears. My heart dropped to the floor, the hand that was held to my belly didn't move, I froze, panic began to build up as I tried to fully realize what I'd done. At first I thought it was all a dream, the horrible nightmare played out the way it had multiple times already.. but no, I ate my friend, I swallowed him, sent him to my guts.. I promised myself I'd never give in to these desires and here I was, left with the feeling of sickness for myself.
My mind was back, and there was only one directive in sight: get Alex out of my stomach.
—
I hadn't fallen asleep too long ago, it was dark, so dark one wouldn't be able to see very far ahead of them out here, and it was cold, so cold.. I woke up as I felt my body somewhat squeezed, blinking my eyes open to barely be able to see Anthony holding me. I was still half asleep and assumed the big guy was repositioning me like he said he might, but suddenly I saw his face drawing closer, his green eyes barely visible, yet had a look in them as though he wasn't all there.
I tried to wake myself up by stretching, but I was woken up immediately as Anthony's big, warm tongue slid up my body. I gasped at the feeling, being forced away as I felt something was so off about this. Before I could try to make reason out of this, his tongue came in for seconds, then thirds.. I was quickly sopping with Anthony's slobber, dripping wet in the below freezing weather. The only thing that kept it from being unbearable was that his saliva was warm- so warm.. it actually didn't feel all that bad -but fear was creeping up in me, something was off, way off..
“Anthony??.. wh-.. what are you-”
I started to speak, trying to question his actions, but his voice flowed over me before I could go further, and now I could tell something was seriously different about him.
“It's okay.. I'm sorry”
My heart sank, beginning to race as I for the first time in my life felt unsafe in my friend's presence. And my fears were quickly doubled as I found myself being slipped into Anthony's mouth, past his teeth over his tongue. I began to panic, I could hear the sounds of Anthony seemingly enjoying my taste and presence in his mouth.
“Anthony!? S-Stop what.. no-..”
His mouth closed before I even had a chance to try and wiggle, climb, or squirm my way out. I was thrust into an entirely different world than I'd ever experienced, much different than the one just outside. It was overwhelmingly warm, humid, the floor was malleable and squishy, I sank into his tongue a good deal, the bumpy texture was still slippery thanks to the now pooling amount of drool that was building up all around me. I had to struggle just to keep my head and face clear of it.
My fear levels were rising, my friend wasn't responding to my pleas for answers, I was in a hellish position no living creature should ever wish to be in, yet here I was in the mouth of my very best friend, the one I trusted more than anyone.
“Talk to me! Please tell me what's going on! Why are you doing this?? Anthony, I'm s-scared!”
My words were having no effect on him, it was like he was in a trance or perhaps he was asleep, hopefully this was all a bad dream- but it kept going, I felt everything tip backwards, my body sliding down Anthony's tongue helplessly. I heard the most frightening sound I've ever heard in my life, as he swallowed a good portion of the pool of saliva I was in, and at that point I realized what was happening, I knew where this was headed, I struggled, trying to find a grip on anything to stop myself from sliding any further, but with a solid coating of saliva on every inch of his fleshy mouth interior, I was helpless.
“Anthony no! Don't- don't eat me please!”
Nothing I said had any effect, nothing I did slowed my descent towards his gullet, there was nothing I could do and that's what really put me in panic mode, panting and trying with every fiber of my being to not end up in my dragon's throat- but it didn't matter.. I slid right in, over the edge legs first, the flesh of his throat was even slicker, smoother, I knew it was over before it even happened.
I felt the back of his tongue lift up, my body was pushed back, against the back of his throat, and the second gulp rang around me as his body claimed me. I let out a cry, feeling all hope leaving my soul as I started descending down his gullet. I squirmed, trying to remind him who he just swallowed, surely he wouldn't do this in his right mind, surely he was going to stop. Surely this was all a bad dream.
It didn't end though, his tube-like esophagus had a grip on me, it pulsated in the perfect rhythm, forcing my body further down in wave after wave. The warmth was only getting more intense, the outside felt like a million miles away now, positively unattainable. Surrounded by hungry flesh that wanted me deeper and further away from escape and safety.
I could soon hear Anthony's heartbeat close to me, loud and powerful and.. extremely fast for him. His lungs were close too, inhaling and exhaling air in a quick manner, as if this was intense for him too, it wasn't exactly comforting.
And after what felt like 10 minutes of this trauma inducing experience, the tight tube gave way to a spacious sack. I plopped in and heaved, my panting and heartbeat were so fast, I felt like I was going to have a heart attack. The humidity, the warmth, the soft flesh beneath and around me, all completely unavoidable. I was surrounded by guts and hopelessness, slime and muscle. There wasn't a thing I could do now but slump into the fleshy sack and plead with my best friend to let me out, to save me from his own body.. terror I never thought possible of experiencing
“Anthony why!? Please don't do this Anthony! I.. I don't wanna die in here please please let me out!”
All too quickly I felt an odd sensation, a numbness in my head.. I felt.. sleepy.. tired. Was his stomach already working me away? I didn't.. feel any pain, everything felt soft without very much liquid content.. yet here I was, weakening, laying down on my back against the uneven fleshy floor that held me. I felt myself losing consciousness fast, was this really it? Was I going to die in my friend's belly without so much as a reason? Maybe.. maybe it wasn't so bad, maybe if anyone, he deserved me…
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“I see… well, I don't know how else to say this, but ‘Alex’ is completely safe”
“What. Is this some kind of sick joke?? What the hell are you talking about???”
“Okay well, the short version would be, you're not a normal creature, you're a descendant from a race, my race, of people known as seekers. We hunger for those that are close to us, and desire to have them inside us, and when we do eat them, our bodies do not harm or break them down, much the opposite”
Anthony was no longer hiding his face in his hands, looking at me with a mix of confusion and disbelief with a mix of hope. I knew now wasn't the time to pause, I had to keep explaining, keep reassuring.
“you've known him for a long time, yeah? I bet you had internal feelings for him you've never felt for anything else before. The hunger you had for him was different wasn't it?”
“hold on.. I'm.. are you saying he's still alive?? Because.. I.. stopped feeling him moving hours ago-”
“let me finish, yes he likely stopped moving because our bodies force those we've eaten into an almost stasis-like state of being”
“stasis?”
“He's asleep, your body forced him to sleep and is keeping him that way, he's actually getting healed and rejuvenated as we speak”
“this.. can't.. this cannot be possible”
“Well given how distraught you are, I'd assume you tried regurgitating the lad with no luck?”
“yes.. I.. tried for hours.. but now I'm scared to see.. s-scared to.. I.. was afraid.. that there'd be-”
“it's okay, don't worry, some seekers aren't able to release their prey for a while after ingesting them, especially the first time, and given you've probably been refusing to give in for a long while, you've likely got a pretty big subconscious spiritual build-up, your body has been craving this a long time, it's not going to let you give him up so quickly.. it's.. getting to know the one you care so much for”
“None of this makes sense- I want to believe you, I do… if it's true then.. is there a way to prove it?”
I began to think about it, of any way I could possibly help him realize all I was saying was true, I got a little bit closer to him and sat on my haunches, letting out a soft sigh and a half smile
“You can still feel him right? You can feel the warmth in your belly where he is can't you?”
Anthony didn't immediately respond, clearly taking a moment to think about it and feel deep inside his own body, he placed a hand on his belly and gave it a subtle push and a rub, letting out one last shaky breath before wiping his face with his other hand.
“So then.. he's gonna be okay?”
“He's safer than he's ever been his whole life right now- though he might have a thing or two to say when he comes out.”
“Mmph.. I'm glad he's not- dead- but I still betrayed his trust in an inexcusable way, he's not going to understand, and I ate him while he- while he-... he…”
“Being a seeker isn't easy Anthony, while I do wish you'd have controlled yourself for longer, it's a surprise you did as long as you had. I will say, however, if he hates you for this, it'll be well within his rights. To put it simply, you and I aren't supposed to be here, humans and seekers rarely coexist. What you did might have traumatized him. However I will be here to help explain things to him. I know you can only control yourself for so long, it's just a shame everything happened the way it did, these are supposed to be special moments, special bonds. Anthony.. I'm sorry you've been alone for so lo-”
“Who are you?”
Anthony seemed to be having a million thoughts at once, sorrow, anger, frustration, his simple question was delivered in a manner that seemed as if I were to blame for these things. I try to keep my cool, it's so easy for that switch to be flipped in my head, putting me on the defensive, but right now he needs gentleness.
“I'm Kender, I'm only here to help you and Alex. I swear I came looking the moment I was told of your existence-”
“Told? How did you find out about me?”
“A very wise seeker who can see into other worlds, he spent a long time looking for seekers who were banished outside of our natural plain”
“What.. what does that even mean?”
“Come with me and I'll show you”
The fluffy dragon sat a moment, weighing his options, looking from me to his belly, his breathing still a tad shaky. The sun was now shining overhead, but with it came little to no escape from the bitter cold, even as a large seeker like myself the elements aren't to be messed with.
“And.. if I say no?”
“I'll do everything I can to convince you otherwise, but I won't fight or force you into anything-”
“Why does this other ‘seeker’ guy look for ‘banished’ seekers? Are you saying I was banished?”
“It's a possibility you were banished, I cannot say for sure, I was hoping you'd remember the details but it's not out of the question that you were too young when you ended up here. And the seeker I spoke of ‘Gold’ is simply just a kind soul, he saw you struggling, with your desires to eat your friend. He wanted me to help you, and Alex, and possibly bring you home”
“Home is wherever Alex is. You'll have to convince him to leave, and he's stubborn, all of that is assuming he doesn't disown me as his friend and attempt to live out here alone without me-..”
“This is all reasonable enough. Though I will urge you, where I'd be taking you is a place with far more comfort and resources for you and Alex. Clearly you've both been through a lot. I just hope you'll do your best to keep yourself and him safe. Also, if you decide not to come, I'll be staying here.”
“What? I don't.. I hardly know you, I've not.. this all just so damn much.. I wanna be alone with my human right now, I need to get him out.. as soon as possible-”
“Within now and a few hours your body will relax, you'll have control over your stomach, at which point you can get him out. Please let me stay with you until then.”
“I suppose… It's just a lot to think about. I don't know what to do, and I won't until I know what Alex wants to do.”
“Understandable, you have every right to be confused and question everything I've told you, I just wanna be here to answer your questions, and reassure you from things you're afraid of”
“I've only ever talked to humans, and very few at that. You're similar to me, still different, but with Alex out of harm's way I can't say I'm afraid of you. More like, apprehensive. I suppose we can chat until I'm able to get my friend out, at which point I'd like some time alone with him, to apologize for the defilement I put him through.”
“Okay Anthony, I'll adhere to these conditions.”
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This was just amazing to read, I lovedthis so much! Especially with how you had described and written such an almost organic emotional reaction from each of the characters based on each of their personalities and even their own personal perspective seen in this scenario! I'm loving this, and I'm hyped to seeing so much more of your wonderfully written works in the future! Keep doing great!
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