[It occurs to him, as that wide weighty collar emerges from the bag in the grasp of Adrian's clever fingers, that there was no way Adrian could have known that he would be a dragon this Sanguis. He had no way of knowing they would even be doing this during Sanguis. It's just a coincidence that both of those things are true now, which means —
Which means he was thinking of a human neck when he bought it. A slender human neck, a soft bared throat — that was what he envisioned this thick heavy circlet of leather wrapping around, when he bought it. He didn't buy this collar for a dragon or for a wolf. He bought it for a human.
It makes him shiver, in a way that has nothing to do with heat or cold. This beast of a collar, he wanted to see his human wearing it.
He lets out a shuddery breath, swallowing to feel the pressure of his throat against the microfiber. It scares him a little, only — only, in a way he's never been scared before. As though when Adrian clips a leash to this collar and pulls, it's going to drag something out of him that he's never felt before.]
Why this one?
[He raises his chin and lowers it reflexively, still testing the new sensation of having such a wide band of leather below his chin, around his neck.]
no subject
Which means he was thinking of a human neck when he bought it. A slender human neck, a soft bared throat — that was what he envisioned this thick heavy circlet of leather wrapping around, when he bought it. He didn't buy this collar for a dragon or for a wolf. He bought it for a human.
It makes him shiver, in a way that has nothing to do with heat or cold. This beast of a collar, he wanted to see his human wearing it.
He lets out a shuddery breath, swallowing to feel the pressure of his throat against the microfiber. It scares him a little, only — only, in a way he's never been scared before. As though when Adrian clips a leash to this collar and pulls, it's going to drag something out of him that he's never felt before.]
Why this one?
[He raises his chin and lowers it reflexively, still testing the new sensation of having such a wide band of leather below his chin, around his neck.]
I would've thought you'd pick something more...
[Hmm. What's the word a troublemaker would use?]
...frilly.