"I suspect it is tied to one's mentality around the change; how easily one is willing to allow themself to shift from one mental state to another, whether they find the change itself fearful and shameful or liberating."
He began to gently scrub his back, and it was much more intimate than the first time. The Medicine Seller was slow and thorough, planting the occasional kiss to the back of Arthur's neck as he worked.
"It is probably why there are so many conflicting tales of shape-changers. Some simply have an easier time reconciling one mind and form with the other."
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"I suspect it is tied to one's mentality around the change; how easily one is willing to allow themself to shift from one mental state to another, whether they find the change itself fearful and shameful or liberating."
He began to gently scrub his back, and it was much more intimate than the first time. The Medicine Seller was slow and thorough, planting the occasional kiss to the back of Arthur's neck as he worked.
"It is probably why there are so many conflicting tales of shape-changers. Some simply have an easier time reconciling one mind and form with the other."