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It was already pretty late at night, the sun having already set hours ago. Icy cold wind bites at the stragglers caught up in the storm, with every one of them trying to get under cover. 

Unfortunately for Mydei, he happened to be one of them. He heaves up his bag over his head, not doing a good job at keeping himself from getting wet but hey, at least it was something. 

He grumbles under his breath, cursing at the situation as he dashes through the streets, the water splashing up and soaking the lower parts of his pant’s legs. 

Normally, Mydei would not be out late at this time, but there were some unforeseen issues that popped up at the bakery today, and he had to stay back long after the shop closed to take care of it. While said issues were now fixed, it ate up way too much of his time, and it was already past 9 pm by the time he finally locked up and left. 

On top of that, there was a sudden downpour of rain, soaking him down to his bones. Typically, he would be prepared for such weather, but the weather forecast told him it would have been clear skies today! 

Luckily for him, his apartment shouldn’t be too far—usually a 20 minute walk, but surely he can make it back in 10 if he keeps up his speed?

Amidst all whirring wind and roaring rain, a quiet muffled cry cuts through the sounds, Mydei’s ears barely picking up on it. He skids to a sudden halt, almost slipping on the wet ground as he strains his ears to pick up the sound again.

And he hears it, a barely audible whimpering sound, coming from the alley next to him. It sounded like it belonged to a small creature—was there a stray caught up in this storm? 

Curiosity dangles in front of him, and he takes the bait. He should be making his way back to his home, but he just had to check out where that sound was coming from. He steps into the alley, walking closer to the source of the cry.

And then he sees it: a box of chimeras—three of them, to be exact. Their little beady eyes look up at him, all of them shivering from the harsh weather, their furs all drenched from the cruel rain as they huddle closely together, wary of the large figure.

Oh…

Mydei’s chest clenches at the heartbreaking sight, as he kneels down to take a closer look at them. The grey one with horns squeezed out from the pile, standing on its hind legs to peek closer at Mydei from within the box. Its furry little paws lie propped on the cardboard edge, blue eyes wide as it stares at the man.

”Awoo?” At the sound of the creature, Mydei could feel his chest swelling with adoration. The blonde was very fond of chimeras, having a soft spot for such cute and adorable creatures, and these little guys were no exception. 

He peers over at the other two still hiding from him—a yellow one with a pair of yellow and blue wings (Mydei didn’t even know chimeras could have different colored wings—maybe a mutation?), and a black one who seemed to have a scar over one eye.

Then his eyes spot the collars on them—were they abandoned?! Fury fills his mind at the idea of some ungrateful bastard abandoning such sweet chimeras in an ongoing storm no less! 

Without wasting another second, he picks up the box containing the little critters, offering a few words of consolation as he uses his upper body to shield the three from the rain. 

“Sorry—I’ll get you guys out of the rain. I hope you don’t mind.” Mydei sprints like he is running for his life. In a way, he was running for those chimeras’ lives right now, so it wasn’t entirely an overreaction. For all he knows, they could be half way to freezing or starving to death right now! 

The trip back was a bumpy ride. Mydei lost count of the amount of times his shoes nearly caused him to topple over face first onto the wet cement. The chimeras were vocal about it, crying at the jostling every time Mydei tried to regain his footing. 

The moment he made it through his front door, he gently placed the soaked cardboard box on the ground and tossed his bag onto the couch before beelining it to the bathroom to grab a towel. He hasn’t broken out in such a sprint like that in so long…at least his muscles didn’t cramp up from the lack of preparation. 

He takes off his soaked shirt and socks before tossing it to the hamper. Using a towel, he dries off his hair and wipes off the remaining water off of his torso. 

Damp fur pats at his leg, and Mydei looks down in confusion. There, at the bottom of his feet, was the grey chimera desperately trying to get his attention. Did he follow him here? 

Mydei picks up the little creature, bringing it up to his eye level. His finger graces over the collar, tilting it up to read what it said. ”Hmm…so you’re Phainon?” As if the chimera could understand him, Mydei receives a little yip as a reply.

He’ll start with drying this one up then, since Phainon already followed him here. Mydei places Phainon onto the sink counter, grabbing the towel as he gets to work.

It took Mydei some time to dry this one up, considering how the grey chimera kept on chirping at Mydei and trying to lick his face. He seemed very friendly and affectionate, Phainon’s sweet demeanor easily winning over Mydei’s heart. 

The chimera was just so, so cute!

“Okay, you can go explore the house now…or whatever you’d like to do.” Mydei sets the grey chimera back onto the ground, holding back the cuteness aggression building up as he walks back towards where he last left the other two.

It seems like Phainon has already imprinted on him or something, since the chimera trailed closely behind him, purring contently as he rubs onto Mydei’s legs. Well…Mydei did say he could do whatever he’d like to do.

When he made his way back to the front door, Mydei found that the other two had not left the box yet. These two, seemingly more shy than Phainon, stayed in the soaked cardboard box, eyes trained on him as he walked back into their line of sight.

Mydei sits down, with Phainon immediately coming close to his side. His hand reaches outwards, tapping at the ground in an attempt to beckon the other two closer to him. 

“Let me dry you two, come here.” To his surprise, the yellow one seems to actually listen, walking closer to Mydei before sitting right in front of him. Mydei glances at the collar, spotting the name “Khaslana” on it. 

Without wasting another minute, Mydei drapes the towel over Khaslana and rubs the water out of his fur. Unlike Phainon, this chimera was much easier to handle, just sitting down and allowing Mydei to do his thing. 

Though…those piercing yellow eyes that always stayed trained onto him was just a little unsettling, but Mydei simply chalked that up as the chimera being cautious. He was in a new area, after all—probably had some trust issues with humans too if he was thrown out into the streets by one.

That’s fine, trust is something to be earned, after all! That is something he is very much familiar with. Although he probably cannot take care of them, he definitely would not be tossing them back to the streets.

After Mydei was done drying Khaslana, the chimera trotted off deeper into his apartment, seemingly to explore his new surroundings. This time, Phainon seemed to grown interested in exploration as well, leaving Mydei’s side to tag along. Two down, one more to go. 

Mydei turns his attention to the last chimera, noticing how the black chimera now seems to hide deeper inside the box, shaking—from the cold, or from him? Mydei wasn’t sure. 

“It’s okay,” he speaks in a soft, quiet tone, trying to coax the shy one out. “I won’t hurt you.” Mydei receives a quiet whimper in reply.

Oh…this poor chimera…he must have been hurt by other humans before—is that why he has a scar? A frown creeps its way onto Mydei’s face at the idea of some lowlife daring to injure such an innocent creature. 

“I only want to help you.” Mydei tries again, scooting back to give the scared chimera more space. Those light eyes drooped downwards, avoiding eye contact with Mydei.

Should he try to make some food to lure him out? Mydei doesn’t wish to forcefully grab the chimera out and further upset it—maybe some thing to eat would prove that he doesn’t wish harm?

Settling on that decision, Mydei gets up from the floor and makes his way to the pantry, digging through some suitable snacks for chimeras. Unfortunately for the current situation, he doesn’t have many snacks readily avaliable, given that he lives an ingredient-only lifestyle. 

Surely, some fruits will suffice? He had a banana, almost becoming over-ripe, on the counter. Mydei picks it up, peeling and slicing it up into little bitesized pieces suitable for a chimera before placing them into a small dish.

With his offering in hand, he walks back to the last chimera, placing the dish down on the floor. Watching with keen eyes, the small critter’s eyes darts between the bananas and Mydei, before slowly making its way out of its hiding spot.

”That’s a good boy.” Mydei coos, feeling proud that he was able to coax the chimera out. Testing the waters, Mydei gently pets the damp fur, watching how the smaller one doesn’t seem to flinch at his touch.

Gently, Mydei turns the collar around, reading the name attached to this one. 

“Neikos, huh?” At the call of his name, the black chimera—now known as Neikos—stopped eating the fruit to look over at Mydei, his large eyes blankly staring at him.

Mydei turns Neikos’ attention back to the food in front of him, urging the chimera to eat his food as he finally gets to dry his coat of fur.

The night went by much faster than Mydei would have liked it to have been. It was already pretty late—much later than he would have liked to start eating dinner—when he was finally done drying the chimeras. 

Mydei has never owned chimeras before. His landlord didn’t allow them, and he didn’t see himself moving out of this apartment anytime soon, so he never bothered to properly research into taking care of one.

Well…he does enjoy consuming chimera content, so surely those countless of videos he scrolled through counted for something? 

He knows at the very least that chimeras are not allergic to anything, so he settled for making an extra large dinner portion with the intention of giving the three animals hiding somewhere in his apartment part of his dinner.

It should be fine as a one time thing, since tomorrow he’ll likely bring them to the vet for check up, then to a local shelter. He’ll have to remember to shoot Castorice a message that he would not be coming in to the bakery tomorrow. 

After dinner, which surprisingly went by smoothly, Mydei cleaned up the dishes before taking a shower, but not before struggling to keep Phainon out of the bathroom. Seriously, this grey one seemed to be way too clingy! 

Thankfully, neither Khaslana nor Neikos seemed to give Mydei much trouble, the other two preferring to simply stare at Mydei from afar. Everywhere he went in his own apartment, he could feel those eyes on him, but he was already learning to ignore it.

The next time he opened his bathroom door though, right after finishing his shower, the trio were sitting right at his door, with Phainon unsurprisingly clawing at the door.

On a normal night, Mydei would have spent some downtime reading a book or scrolling through cooking videos, but since he had some chimeras to take care of, he spent his time before bed making their own beds.

He took the cushions from the couch and laid them on the floor, throwing some soft blankets on them. Surely, this was large enough for three chimeras.

Temporary arrangements, he tells himself. After all, they won’t be here again tomorrow.

Mydei first picks up Neikos, seeing that the black chimera probably would be the easiest one to tuck into bed. Petting his soft fur and whispering sweet good nights, Mydei sets the chimera down into the makeshift bed.

Next was Khaslana’s turn. Without any hassle, the yellow chimera simply climbed into bed himself, curling up next to Neikos. Seems like this one was quite independent—Mydei noted to himself, before turning his attention to the whining grey chimera next to him—unlike this one.

Mydei lifts up Phainon, the chimera squirming in his grasps as he tries to avoid being placed down on the bed.

”Stop being dramatic.” Mydei groans as he attempts to tuck Phainon into bed, but to no avail. He brings the troublesome chimera closer in to him, watching as he seemed to settle down when Mydei cradled him in his arms.

The moment Mydei tried to move closer to the bed, Phainon started whining again. Claws clung onto Mydei’s loose tee, refusing to separate from him.

Another groan escapes past his lips as he lifts Phainon up to his eye level, throwing a glare at the chimera. “You’re being bad—“ another whimper, “be a good boy and go to sleep like the other two.”

Yet, Phainon was still not having any of it, crying as he continues to try and climb into Mydei’s lap. Mydei was running out of options, and he really wanted to go to bed now. With a sigh, he places a kiss on the top of his head, effectively stunning the chimera into silence.

With this brief time to act, Mydei quickly tucks Phainon into bed before the grey chimera could act up again.

”Awoo…” the most pitiful sound Mydei has ever heard caught his attention, turning to face Neikos, who was now up and pawing at Mydei’s arms. The black chimera looks up at Mydei with downturned ears and pleading eyes.

Did he want a kiss too? Without wasting another second, Mydei gently kiss the black chimera’s forehead, tucking him back into bed. Content with his goodnight kiss, Neikos cooperates, purring softly.

Finally, all of them were in bed now. Mydei makes a move to get up, before feeling another pair of fluffy paws on his forearm again. This time, Khaslana was staring at him, as if demanding for the same treatment the other two got too.

These chimeras…sighing, Mydei also gives the yellow chimera a kiss on his forehead, careful to avoid his horns. He watches in astonishment at how the chimera then tucked himself back into bed after receiving the kiss.

Well…that was done now. It was his time to leave, before Phainon snaps out of his trance and comes back crying to him. Turning off the lights in the living room, Mydei bids the three good night before hurrying back to his bedroom, making sure to close the door behind him.

Finally, he can get his well deserved rest; it was already way past his desired bed time. He takes his shirt off, opting to sleep shirtless like he always does, before climbing into bed and drifting off to sleep.

—

He feels something heavy on him, and hears some quiet mumbling above him. It wasn’t entirely clear in his hazy mind, but he can just barely make out a few words. 

“Don’t…wake…” he felt slight pressure on his chest, before the weight was lifted off.

”…quiet….” Another voice. Is he dreaming right now? 

Mydei turns to his side, pulling the blanket up over himself as he curls in, trying to block out the noise.

Wait a second…he lives alone? Who’s voice is he hearing… 

With sudden clarity, Mydei throws the blanket off of him, eyes shooting wide open as he sits up.

In his room were the three chimeras from last night, sitting at the end of his bed. All three of them seem to be watching him, with seemingly innocent eyes looking up at him.

“What the…” the rest of his sentences die off as his eyes trail to his bedroom door. He knows he closed it last night, but now it was wide open. He didn’t lock it, but it was normal to assume that chimeras wouldn’t be able to open it!

Phainon climbs onto his lap, hopping towards him to cross the distance. Mydei’s hands immediately rest on the grey coat, stroking the purring chimera as he tries to understand how the trio found their way into his room.

Well, at least until his stomach growled in complaint. Prying Phainon off of him, who made his displeasure known to Mydei, the latter slides off of his bed to get ready for the day.

Breakfast was simple—just a quick fruit smoothie for the four of them, with some added proteins and cheese on his own. He had messaged Castorice earlier, letting her know that regrettably, he would not be coming in today. He had to take care of some unexpected events.

Those unexpected events…sorta became expected during the short time Mydei got to know the three. Yes, Phainon was once again being a menace to his sanity and tearing away at his patience.

”I swear to Kephale, Phainon if you don’t go into the box—“

“Awoo!!” The grey chimera expertly dodges Mydei’s hands, sliding between his legs.

“Phainon, I need to take you to the vet!” Mydei only receives snarls in response. “Oh you little…”

No, he will not fight with a chimera, he is above that. He looks over at the box, eyes glazing over the two chimeras already patiently waiting inside already. Mydei picks up Neikos, the black chimera letting out a little yelp in surprise, as he carries him into his arms.

”Look at him, Phainon, look at how he’s being good.” The grey chimera bares his teeth as he hides deeper into his apartment, but still keeping his blue eyes trained on Mydei.

An evident frown etches into his face as he feels his patience quickly diminishing. If there is anything he learned from the past 24 hours, though, is that these chimeras enjoy getting smothered with affection. 

And were very competitive over said affection.

Feeling that his options were running low, he plants a kiss onto the soft black cheeks, unaware of how Neikos seemed to freeze up at that as Mydei kept his glare on the grey chimera.

”Only good boys get kisses.”

Immediately, Phainon dashes over to Mydei, whining and wailing for his attention as he tries to climb up his leg. Khaslana, on the other hand, immediately voiced his discontentment as he too began climbing out of the box, attempting to grab Mydei’s attention too.

The only reason Mydei doesn’t resort to this method is how the remaining two chimeras always seem to act up and climb all over him until they get their equal treatment.

Most of the time, they’ll all become a handful to deal with after he starts it, but Mydei deemed it as a necessary sacrifice and the most efficient way to get them all into the box. He places Neikos back into the box, then lifts Khaslana up next.

”Awo…” Phainon whines in disapproval, ears downturned as he continues to impatiently paw at Mydei’s legs.

”No, you’re last,” Mydei hisses out, “for making us all late.” It took all of his willpower to ignore the crying grey chimera, Mydei’s heart slowly breaking at the wails. Steadying his stance, Mydei cradles Khaslana in his arms, kissing the yellow fur as he feels the physical sensations of the purrs.

After pampering Khaslana for a few more seconds, he lets the yellow chimera hop out of his arms and back into the box. Sensing that it was his turn next, Phainon began jumping up at Mydei until the latter finally picked him up.

”Are you going to be good now?” The grey chimera licks at his nose, and Mydei nearly melts at how adorable that was.

  Cute…no. He cannot fall for Phainon’s cheap tricks. He hardens his glare at the other refusing to give Phainon the kiss.

As seconds continue to go by, Phainon tilts his head slightly downwards, a small pout forming on his mouth as he silently begs with his large eyes.

Fuck.

Feeling his resolve melting, Mydei tightens his jaw as he closes his eyes to block the sight of the pleading chimera.

Whining cuts through the air.

”...Okay, fine!” Mydei pecks at the tip of Phainon’s nose, watching at how the chimera immediately changed his attitude. “Don’t give me any more trouble.” And with another awoo, Phainon finally went into the box with the other two.

The wind chime at the door rang as Mydei walked through the vet’s door.

”Welcome—oh, Mydei! Are you here for the pets? We got some new cats that came here just a few days ago!” 

Hyacine, the owner of this veterinary clinic and adoption shelter mashup, was a long time friend of his. The first time Mydei came across this place, he was fascinated by how well all the sheltered animals were under her care, and gave his full support to her business. After all, not many places were as ethical as her.

He often visited with the intention of “providing well-needed socialization” to the pets and volunteering to help out at her clinic, but both Hyacine and Mydei knew it was just a poorly written excuse to play with the animals. 

As a vet, Hyacine takes care of pets and ensures that they are healthy. In the cases when people come in with strays and do not wish to keep them, she provides the same services to the strays and puts them up for adoption.

And that was what Mydei was here for this time. He places the box containing the three chimeras on the counter, allowing Hyacine to peek inside of them. 

“Actually, I found these strays last night and wanted to give them a check up.” The girl looks over at the three, frowning when she notices the scar on Neikos’ eyes.

”You’re lucky I happen to have an open slot right now.” She tuts at the taller man, but nevertheless takes the box back with her. “Can you watch the front desk as I check them over?”

“Sure.” Mydei nods, immediately going over to the other side. He knew what to do in most cases, since he volunteered here enough times. Mydei watches as Hyacine disappears into the back, hearing the whines that were undoubtedly from Phainon.

There were only a few customers who came in to buy a few supplies when Hyacine came barging back into the room, calling for his help. The young girl looked frantic, worry evident in her eyes as Mydei immediately went over to her.

”I…I can’t catch them!” Mydei stares at her in confusion. Huh? The girl seemed to catch his blank look, as she continued on explaining the problem to him.

Apparently, the check up was initially going well, with Hyacine finding nothing wrong with the chimeras. She had also scanned their microchip to try and track their previous owners, since they had collars on, but it seemed like the information was wiped clean already. 

Given the situation, she decided to give them all full vaccinations, since she was unsure what vaccines they already had. However, her assistant was off on break at the moment, and she was unable to keep control of the chimeras.

At the sight of the needle, the three of them hopped off of the desk and scurried into some corner, running away whenever she tried to approach them.

Mydei scratches his head. All three of them were hiding? He expected something like this from Neikos, and maybe even Phainon, but for even Khaslana to be scared enough to cause Hyacine trouble?

Following Hyacine into the room, Mydei slams the door shut as he spots a blur of grey just barely running towards the exit.

”Awoo…!” As expected, Phainon was causing more trouble again. He crosses his arms as he stares down at the shaking chimera.

”Phainon, what did I tell you this morning?” Mydei only receives more cries in response as the chimera in question slowly hides into a corner. Mydei pitches the bridge of his nose as he sighs in exasperation. “Hyacine, do you have any more of those treats?” 

The girl nods her head. “I do, but I also tried using those to lure them back. They didn’t fall for it.” A snarl came from the opposite side of the room, immediately catching Mydei’s attention.

Khaslana was sitting on top of the cabinet, a place clearly too tall for Hyacine to reach on her own. ”Get down from there, Khaslana.” The yellow chimera simply just huffs at him, his wings flapping around in agitation. 

Taking large strides to reach the growling chimera, Mydei quickly confronts Khaslana, trying to coax the chimera down. His arms reached towards the animal, but was quickly swatted away with extended claws, the sharp nail scraping at his hand.

”Mydei, you’re bleeding!” Hyacine’s worried voice breaks through the intense stare down between the two, briefly catching Mydei’s attention. 

She was right—he could feel the skin around the cut starting to heat up and itch as he turned his hand around and spotted blood prickling out.  

“It’s nothing,” he mummers out, but the culprit seems to think otherwise. 

Quiet, barely audible whimpers escaped the yellow chimera, who seemed to back up even further with a guilty expression across his face. 

It was his time to strike. Using that split second of Khaslana’s faltered attention, Mydei lurches towards him, his hands wrapping around the chimera’s torso before pulling him towards his chest.

”I got you, you rascal!” Mydei pinned the flailing limbs down, minimizing as much movement as possible. “Hyacine, now!” 

With panicked movements, Hyacine rushed over with the syringe in tow, immediately injecting the required vaccines Khaslana. It took a few tries, but eventually Khaslana received his necessary vaccinations. 

When the three were finally done, Mydei lets Khaslana down onto the table, the yellow chimera immediately voicing his dismay in angry and sorrowful howls. Mydei couldn’t help but laugh at him, petting the vocal chimera as he tries to offer him treats as an apology. Who knew Khaslana could be this talkative?

Khaslana begrudgingly accepted the apology, licking at the treats and occasionally rubbing the part of Mydei’s hand that was clawed at. 

It took a while to get the other two done as well, but the job was finally over with. Mydei had to chase down the remaining two after Khaslana was situated—he swore at one point, Phainon was even taunting him.

With the three chimeras now chasing each other around the room, no longer running from needles, the two adults got to finally relax.

”So, now that that’s done, what do you plan on doing with them?” Hyacine brings a cold drink over to Mydei, the latter gratefully accepting it. 

”Probably adoption—you got room for three more?” A loud thud interrupted their conversation, the two turning their heads to face the sound.

The three chimeras, who were just playing around not too long ago, seemed to all crash into the wall. Head first. At the same time. 

Mydei immediately places his can down, rushing over to the three with Hyacine to check on their injuries. 

”Awooo!!” Phainon runs over to Mydei, launching himself into his arms as soon as Mydei lowered himself to check up on them. Surprisingly, both Neikos and even Khaslana followed suit, the sudden unexpected weight on Mydei’s chest nearly sending him toppling backwards.

The chimeras clung on to him, even as Mydei tried to get them off. They whimper and cry whenever Mydei successfully gets one off of him, only for the chimera to immediately jump back into the pile.

”It seems like they really like you.” Amusement was clear in Hyacine’s voice, as she laughed at the sight of a grown man getting tackled by three chimeras all vying for his attention. 

“A little help would be nice.” Mydei grumbles as he fruitlessly tries to get the chimeras off of him. It almost felt like there was a never ending amount of them. 

The pink haired girl simply shrugged in response, choosing to instead betray Mydei and watch his suffering. 

In the end, Hyacine talked Mydei into keeping the three chimeras, sending him back home with all the necessary supplies to take care of them. 

He can only hope that his landlord won't kick him out. 

The three chimeras crashing into his life have, to Mydei’s surprise, made a positive impact these past few months of living with him. 

The three boys used to sleep outside in the living room, their beds placed next to each other. What had become the norm for him was tucking them into bed, ensuring that Phainon would not be able to dash into his room. 

Until the one night that made it all change. 

Initially, it was just a normal night, with Mydei making it back to his room before Phainon could, effectively closing the door before the grey chimera could slip on in. Mydei ignored the sounds of whining and claws scratching at the door as he got ready for bed—he knew Phainon would give up after a few minutes and return to the living room. 

Mydei quickly fell asleep, but at some point in the middle of the night, loud whining and more scratching at the door woke him up. He originally opted to ignore it, assuming it was just Phainon making a fuss again, but when the sound did not stop, he begrudgingly got out of bed.  

“Phainon, if you don’t quit your whining—“ when the door slammed opened, it was not the grey chimera Mydei was expecting. Instead, a blur of darkness ran past him and jumped into his bed. 

“…Neikos?” It was weird—Neikos rarely made such a fuss at bedtime, and especially not at this time of night. Mydei walks back over to his bed, worry evident as he finds the chimera shaking under his blankets. 

He scooped the cowering chimera up into his arms, cooing as Mydei attempts to calm him down. 

“What’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?” Neikos only whimpered in response, burying his fluffy face into Mydei’s chest. It’s not like Mydei could actually communicate with him, so all he could do was whisper sweet nothings as he cradled him to sleep, petting at the smooth fur on the top of the chimera’s head. 

When the black chimera finally fell asleep, Mydei got up from his bed with the intent of placing Neikos back in his own bed. However, at the slightest of movement, Neikos woke up, immediately voicing his objection. With a cry, he jumped out of Mydei’s arm and back into his bed, as if staking his claim that he was to sleep here tonight. 

Well, it wouldn’t hurt to let him stay here, right? It’s not like the bed wasn’t big enough for him and a chimera. It could even fit three…maybe four grown men!

Mydei did like the sleeping space, after all.

Giving in to the black chimera’s demands, Mydei sighs in defeat as he crawls back into bed, this time with a content purring chimera on his chest. He feels the little creature tuck his head into the crook of his neck, mindful enough that his horns don't stab Mydei. His own hands fly up to embrace the critter.

The next morning, Mydei found Khaslana and Phainon also cuddling next to him, with Neikos still where he last saw him. At the sign of Mydei waking up, Phainon smacked his paw on his face, howling in distraught as the chimera somehow looked like he was accusingly pointing at Neikos, who was still sleeping on his chest.  

Mydei forgot the one rule to keep his peace; whatever he did for one chimera, he had to do for the rest, lest he had to be subjected to their complaining. And Phainon made sure to be vocal about it all day long, ensuring that Mydei heard his complaints.

From that day onwards, the three of them moved their beds into Mydei’s room, even if they ended up sleeping on his bed instead. 

—-

Not so uncommonly, Mydei’s friends come over to his apartment—uninvited, for the matter of fact.

”Wow~ did you do some renovation to your den last time we were here?” Cifera strolls right in as if she owned the place, examining all the new furniture and toys Mydei had bought specifically for his chimeras…

…chimeras that he owned in a pet-free residence.

Mydei froze at the entrance of the door, still wide open as Castorice pardons her way in to follow her friend. She waves a hand in front of the unresponsive man, trying to get his attention.

”Mydei? Is everything alright?” Her voice barely registers in his mind, but all Mydei could think of was just how screwed he may or may not be right now.

After all, Cifera was the daughter of his landlord. And if she caught on…

”Ah—! Little lion~ are these toys for a pet in your pet-free apartment?” As if on cue, Cifera came back into his vision, now holding up a very chipper Phainon in her arms.

Oh, he’s fucked.

As Mydei had anticipated, Cifera had tried to use the deadly leverage she gained over Mydei to rope him into some task she didn’t want to do. 

For that reason, Mydei was currently stuck slaving away on the laptop Cifera had forced onto, as the two girls lounged away at his couch, snacking on his snacks.

Castorice, who brought her knitting materials, was currently paying more attention to Phainon than to the other two, only turning her focus to Cifera every time the girl wanted to show her something on her phone that she was laughing at.

Neikos and Khaslana were currently nowhere to be found, but that was to be expected, given the two preferred to keep to themselves than to mingle with people.

”Phainon, do you want a beanie? I can make one for you—here, pick a yarn color.”

Mydei peered up in curiosity, watching how Castorice laid out her yarn collection in front of the chimera. He watches how Phainon seemingly walked up to the purple yarn, then to the yellow, and then back to the purple.

”Do you want both colors? Purple and yellow?” Phainon jumped with clear excitement.

”Absolutely not.” Mydei had to intervene before Phainon somehow made a horrible fashion decision. Mydei could hear Cifera snickering next to him.

”Why not?” Cifera egged on, the teasing smile on her face never seeming to wear off. “Look at him, he clearly wants it!” 

“Those colors are horrendous; it’s only one or the other,” Mydei frowns, to which Phainon immediately wears a sullen expression, his eyes beading up as he begins to whine.

”Mydei, how could you say no to him?” Castorice adds, mirroring Phainon’s sadness.

”You can’t be serious,” Mydei tries to argue, but he was clearly being teamed up 3 against 1 right now. He eventually gives in, allowing Castorice to make a purple and yellow beanie for the now elated Phainon. 

When Mydei was finally free from the work Cifera had suddenly thrown onto him, it was already dinner time. Mydei had already excused himself to the kitchen to make some food for the three of them.

”Let’s watch a horror movie,” Cifera suggested, but she was already taking control of the remote, pulling up some cheap low budget movie.

”Awo!” Phainon howls in agreement, as he lays sprawled out across Castorice, who seemed to be content at pampering him.

”Aww, Princess Homebody would give this little guy affection but not me?” The teasing tone in Cifera’s voice made Castorice stop her movements, with Phainon hopping off her lap.

”Ah—Phainon!” She calls out to him, only to watch Phainon greet two more chimeras that seemed to be watching the two girls with wariness at the doorway.

The grey chimera nudged at the yellow and black one, urging them to join him at the couch. It took some encouragement, as the other two seemed to stay rooted in place, before they finally caved in and walked up to the other girls.

When Mydei had arrived back with dinner in tow, the three chimeras immediately jumped off the couch and ran towards him. He had nearly tripped over Phainon, having to steady the plate back before placing it down on the table.

”So, not just one, but three chimeras, huh?” Ah, there was that mischievous tone in Cifera’s voice again. Mydei sighs, already knowing that Cifera would be wanting more to keep her silence.

”What do you want?” He already knows there's no talking out of this. Already accepting his fate, he sits down at the empty couch to the side of the two girls.

The three chimera curled up close to Mydei, with Phainon hogging up most of the space. The grey chimera, as greedy as he is, sprawled across Mydei’s lap, leaving the other two on either side of Mydei. 

“Hmm… I’ll have to think on this one now, won't I?” Cifera taps at her chin, as if she was thinking about things.

“I’ll take your opening shifts next week.”

”And I still get paid?”

Mydei groans, closing his eyes as he sinks deeper into the couch. He felt like he just sold his soul to Zagreus. “Yes, and you still get paid.”

“Deal! Let’s eat now!”

—

Bathing time had become a nightly routine with the four of them. Initially, it started off with Mydei taking his own bath first, before draining the scorching hot water and filling it up with lukewarm water for the boys once he was done. 

Now, after the one time Phainon had rudely dragged him into the bath with his brothers, the chimeras refused to cleanse unless Mydei too was in the bath. 

Thankfully, the bath was rather big. His landlord quite enjoyed baths herself, so Agalea saw fit to install large bathtubs in all the apartments. 

However, the temperature Mydei preferred usually was too hot for the little critters, who had no issues voicing their disdain for. They usually had to wait for it to cool down enough before joining him. 

“You guys already know I bathe with this heat," Mydei states, and the three of them argue back at him.

“Well, I’m not the one demanding for you guys to join me!” That seemed to be the trigger that set them off, as Phainon was the first to set his foot into the burning hot bath. 

All before whimpering and withdrawing his leg back. 

On the other hand, Khaslana had jumped immediately into the bath, paddling over to Mydei. 

Such display of endurance shocked Mydei, as he did not expect Khaslana to be daring enough to join him in this heat. 

It seems like he had the highest heat tolerance of the three, as he didn’t complain about it. Rather, he seemed rather smug as the only chimera in Mydei’s vicinity. 

Neikos did not look like he wanted to be bested, though, as Mydei watches the black chimera hesitantly test the waters with his own foot, before sinking into the pool and joining the two of them. 

Leaving Phainon as the only one at the edge, left out. 

“Awooo!!” Phainon howls, repeatedly dipping his paw in and retracting them from the heat. 

“What, can’t handle a little heat?” Mydei smirks. Was he stooping so low that he was making fun of a little chimera? Maybe, but this one constantly kept on getting on his nerves and testing his patience, so it was hilarious seeing the chimera get beat by heat of all things. 

As if taking on the challenge, Phainon immediately jumped into the bath before regretting it instantly, his limbs flailing around as he tried to get out. 

Mydei rushed over to the grey chimera, lifting him out of the water and setting him back on the edge. 

“Haikas, why would you jump in if you can’t handle the heat!” 

Against common sense, Phainon kept attempting to jump back into the bath with Mydei, to which he had to scold the chimera, telling him to wait for it to cool. 

Phainon did not listen, only crying out more at being left out. 

Seeing how Phainon would not stop at anything to submerge in the bath with him and the others, Mydei grabbed a nearby basket, placing Phainon inside. He then set the basket on top of the water, making sure it stayed afloat. 

“There, satisfied?” Phainon lets out a happy noise. “Good, now you three don’t bother me; I’m taking a nap here.”

It turns out, the three of them eventually woke Mydei up from his nap, as Khaslana and Neikos kept on pushing Phainon’s basket away from Mydei, causing the grey chimera to howl loud enough to wake up the slumbering man. 

Mydei had to grab onto the basket to ensure  he could enjoy his nap in the heat before it cooled down. 

—- 

Before the chimeras came into his life, Mydei’s friends urged him to try and go on dates with other people. To try and find the one for him, since they all said they were “tired of seeing him all alone.”

He used to go on dates that Castorice set him up on, but once he adopted the three chimeras, he halted his dates. 

It’s been a couple of months since Mydei has gotten used to his new life, though, so he thought it would be a good time to try and find the love of his life again. However, as of recently, it seemed like Mydei has somehow offended Lady Mnestia. 

Mydei had been set up with a few guys—all of which weren’t really his type but thought he should give them a chance. After all, his friends were the one vouching for them. 

He was kinda getting desperate, but he wouldn’t admit that to anyone—not even himself. Yet when it came to finally planning that first date, his partners seemed to constantly ghost him. 

No messages about where to go for their first date, no replies when Mydei tries to check up on them, no apologies about not messaging back—nothing. Just silence. 

And this guy was no different from the rest. 

Was there something wrong with him? Did he say something wrong? Was he just not desirable? 

Mydei almost wanted to shoot a message to Cipher to ask about the other dude, but considering this was the fifth one in a row to ghost him, he didn’t want to live down the embarrassment. 

The blonde sighs, staring at his phone dejectedly as he rereads the messages he sent, the agonizing ‘read’ receipt staring back at him. As if maybe looking over it again would tell him what was wrong with him. 

But rage fills him as he feels more and more frustrated over these guys. 

Tossing his phone off to the side, Mydei grabs the yellow chimera who happened to be laying down next to him, pulling him into his chest as he flops down sideways on the couch. 

“Stupid men, maybe I’m just meant to be single forever,” he grumbles into the back of Khaslana’s head. Unsurprisingly, the chimera allows him, not doing much to escape the situation. 

“Who needs a partner anyways? I don’t.” Mydei buries his face deeper into the soft fur. 

“Awoo…” Khaslana fidgets around, to which Mydei loosens his arms and lets the chimera free. At the chance to move, the yellow chimera turns around and licks at Mydei’s nose, as if telling him he was wrong. 

Khaslana wasn’t one to show affection, often preferring to keep his distance and stay quiet, so this sudden display of affection came as a shock to Mydei. 

“Yeah…you’re right. I should give it another try.” Khaslana let out a low, barely audible growl at that. 

When Mydei finally brought up the ghosting issue to the girls, they confirmed with him that his partners were in fact replying back to him—it’s just for some reason, it wasn’t showing up on his phone. 

Maybe it was some internet issue? Or maybe it was a problem with his phone, since he never had messages suddenly disappear on it before. 

Nevertheless, to work around the issue, Castorice decided to help set him up on an actual date without the need of communicating directly to the other man. 

The date itself was pretty average, being at a local coffee shop where Mydei and his date talked about their interests over a cup of coffee and some snacks. 

It’s not like the other man was a bad person per say…maybe just a tad bit boring for his tastes. Neither of their interests matched up at all, and all Mydei could think about the entire time was heading back home to his three adorable chimeras. 

And yet, when his date asked him if he wanted to take it back to his place, Mydei agreed.

 Maybe it was from the frustrations of his previous ghosting incidents, or from him being so pent up that led him to a lapse of judgement, but Mydei found himself craving for any crumbs of intimacy. 

And if this man was going to provide it to him, Mydei would take it. 

“I have three chimeras, but don’t mind them. Phainon loves new people; the other two tend to be a little bit more reserved.” Mydei told the man he let in as he heard the sound of paws running across the floor. That was undoubtedly Phainon.  

“Awoo—?!”

The grey chimera, differing from his usual behavior, halted to a stop as he stared wide-eyed at the stranger. He didn’t even smother Mydei with affection like he usually did. 

The other man lowered himself to greet Phainon, but the chimera, now on guard, snarled at him. 

“Phainon, stop.” When he didn’t listen to Mydei, Mydei scooped up the clearly unhappy critter, keeping him away from his date. “Sorry, he’s not usually like this. I’ll put him away, so make yourself comfortable.” 

Phainon started whining in distress as soon as he no longer saw the new guy. His soft paws hit Mydei as he began to complain his ears off. 

“He won’t be here for long,” Mydei sighs as he brings Phainon to the bathroom. It’s the only room he could close besides the bedroom, and considering that room would undoubtedly be used soon, this was the only choice. 

“Awoo!” Phainon argues back, clinging onto Mydei harder as the man tries to put him down. 

A loud yell breaks through their small argument—if you could call it that—catching both of their attention. Mydei lets Phainon go as he rushes towards the sound. 

His date, who hardly even got out of the front door area, was currently being viciously attacked by a pair of cute chimeras. 

Khaslana, the ever so perfect and well-behaved chimera, was biting and tearing at the pants of the other man, loudly growling in disapproval at him.

Neikos, who was scared of strangers and refused to willingly approach one, somehow had climbed on top of his date’s head and was currently giving him the worst haircut known to man—never let a chimera give you a haircut. 

Once Mydei snapped out of his shocked state, he rushed over to the man struggling to get the two chimeras off of him, effortlessly removing Neikos and Khaslana. When the other man was finally freed, he scampered with his back towards the front door, his hand already on the doorknob. 

“I’m so sorry, they’ve never acted like this—“ Mydei began to apologize, before the other man’s voice cut him off. 

“Those…those creatures! They’re the spawn of Nikador!” He shakingly points an accusatory finger at the two chimeras contently in Mydei’s arms. “They’re laughing at me! They’re evil!” 

Now, Mydei knows his boys could be a handful at times, but they are not evil, and he won’t let some dude who thought he was all that just because Mydei let him come over talk bad about his chimeras. 

“Listen here, do not call my boys evil—“ Mydei jabs a finger at the other man’s chest, hardening his glare as he clutches Khaslana and Neikos closer so they do not fall. 

 He barely registers the sound of purring, but Mydei doesn’t pay it any mind. 

Likewise, the other man paid no mind to whatever Mydei was saying, choosing to stare just a few inches below Mydei’s face—where the two chimeras were. He mumbles something unintelligible before flinging the front door open and scurrying out. 

So much for getting laid. 

The four of them were currently lounging at the couch after eating dinner, with some cheap, low-budget horror movie playing on the screen. 

Phainon insisted on watching a movie after dinner—presumably obtaining such tastes after Cifera had once come over and put on a movie herself. Mydei glances over at the grey chimera, noting how his blue eyes seemed glued onto the screen. Neikos was next to his brother, seemingly preferring to take a nap instead of watching the movie. 

Khaslana, on the other hand, had no interest in either of those, preferring to groom himself while curled up on Mydei. It was his turn tonight to lay on his lap. 

Mydei watches how those yellow eyes narrowed when he moved Khaslana off of his lap to get off the couch.

“I’ll be back…” he mutters quietly, to which the yellow chimera huffed at before repositioning himself on the couch. 

That was a bold lie. Once Mydei quietly left the room, ensuring none of the chimeras were following him, he made a beeline for his bedroom, shutting the door quietly behind him. 

He had been distracted all evening ever since his date failed, the growing tightness in his pants evident. Frustrated at not getting laid, Mydei rummaged through the top of his closet, taking out an unlabeled box before tossing it onto the bed. 

Cifera had once gifted him this as a gag gift on his last birthday, but Mydei never thought that he would actually be using the items inside. He throws the lid off to some direction, exposing the contents for the first time since receiving such gifts.

Toys, numerous amounts, Mydei briefly wonders just how much money Cifera had spent on this to give to him. And as a gag gift, no less!

Mydei was no prude—he knew what these were, that they sex toys. Cock rings, plugs, handcuffs—you name it, it was probably in this box somewhere. All in obnoxiously bright colors, as Cifera most definitely found this as a hilarious joke.

His eyes glanced over the large curved vibrator, like it was beckoning him. With slight hesitation, Mydei reaches for it, his fingers tracing over the phallic toy with a tinge of nervousness.

But there’s no such thing as “backing down” in the Kremnoan language, and he was too worked up to chicken out now anyways. Mydei grabs the vibrator, along with the controller and a new bottle of lube, breaking the seal on it as he moves the box onto the floor and out of the way. 

He’ll just quickly pleasure himself once, and then he will clean up and return back to the chimeras outside. Without wasting another second, Mydei tears off his pants, keeping on his shirt as he slathers a generous amount of lube onto his fingers.

He slowly inserts a finger in, clenching his teeth as he wills his body to ease up around the intrusion. It had been a few months since he last stuck anything up his ass; he was too busy growing accustomed to living with chimeras to hook up or go on dates.

The moment his body got used to the stretch, he added another digit in, making a scissoring motion to loosen up his hole even more. The squelching noise was loud in the quiet room, as Mydei tried to keep his voice down. 

When he deems himself loose enough, Mydei reaches for the toy, lathering the lubricant over it before positioning it right where his fingers once were. He could feel how the coldness of the plastic kissed his rim as he slowly pushed it in.

The pleasurable stretch was not a new feeling, but he also had not felt it in so long, with the sensation quickly overwhelming him. Mydei bites at the collar of his shirt, his free hand gripping at the sheets as he tries to ease the toy deeper.

Deeper, and deeper, until he could feel that it was all the way in. Mydei catches his breath, keeping the toy still as he tries to grow accustomed to the size.

Goodness, Mydei thinks, as he gently caresses the front of his abdomen. He can feel the bump.

Mydei positions himself to a better angle, one where he could fuck himself easier. He sits until his back hits the headboard, a moan escaping through his pursed lips when the motion bumped the vibrator deeper inside. He leans back a little, enough to where he was essentially resting on his tailbone, with his legs spread open for easier access. 

Grabbing the remote, Mydei presses the on button, and immediately snaps his legs shut, the pleasure shaking through his body. He falters slightly, falling forward as his body tries to run away from the sensation, but the unrelenting pressure keeps on pushing on.

Fuck, what level was the setting at? Mydei’s hands reach forward aimlessly, grabbing the remote he accidentally tossed upon turning the vibrator on. His eyes glanced over at the “Level 1” reading, before another sudden deep pulse left his body shaking, knocking the remote over to the floor.

Mydei screams when he feels the waves get stronger, with no sudden warning—just coming all at once. He writhes around, arching his back as he tries his best to keep his voice down, but his efforts remain useless, as the pulses left his body jerking with need.

The pleasure drowns him, his mind going blank as his mouth hangs open in a silent moan. His legs lock up tightly in place, yet shaking hard as the orgasm took over his body, only leaving behind a sensitive body that could only slump over in exhaustion.

But the toy doesn’t stop. It cannot stop on its own, for it does not have a mind of its own, and it keeps the merciless pace as Mydei is forced to endure. 

The remote, he needs to grab it. To stop it. Or the vibrator itself, he needs it out, to regain some control of his body. And yet, his arms refuse to listen to him, instead tearing at the sheets below him as he makes another small attempt at grabbing the remote.

His walls clenched tightly around the intrusion, as if his own body was saying that it wanted more and did not want to part with the toy. But his mind didn’t like how he couldn’t control his own body anymore, as he tried to push himself over the edge to grab the remote.

Through his blurry vision and confusion, he barely registers something moving the remote further away from him. He briefly registers the sound of fabric shuffling around, as he feels something pull his twitching body off from the side of the bed and reposition him back to the center.

Whoever moved him, had placed Mydei so he was propped upright onto a pillow.

”Look at you,” a voice he has never heard before, nice and soothing, whispers into his ear, “running away from me just to pleasure yourself?” 

Mydei glances over at the figure next to him, making out a tall blond man, with a muscular build, leaning right next to him. And are those…a pair of horns and fluffy ears…that Mydei sees on top of his head?

Who are you? Mydei wanted to ask, but he couldn’t get anything past his lips besides whimpers and whines, the sound of the vibration suddenly loud in his ears.

”Do you want help, Mydei?” Mydei nods, the overstimulation hitting him hard as he finds himself getting harder, whether it be at this mysterious man’s voice or from the peaks of pleasure the vibrator has been unrelentlessly pushing into him.

He doesn’t care who he is anymore, he just wants the vibrations to stop.

He barely registers the slight smile on the other man’s face before he feels the vibration speed up, the pulses going impossibly faster than it last was at.

Mydei’s body jerks at the sensation, to which he feels the other man pin him down to stop him from making any sudden motions.

”You—ah!” Mydei cries out, his voice raising up an octave as he feels the undeniable signs of another orgasm approaching. His back arches upwards, trying to escape from the source of the intense pleasure.

Only for the vibrations to suddenly stop, the toy being yanked out so quickly that he nearly came. Nearly. His cock remains hard, aching for the sweet release but being cruelly denied of it.

”Why…did you stop…” Mydei pants out, his voice shaking as he tries to clear the fog from his mind, until he feels another thicker, warmer object poking at his entrance.

”You wanted the toy out, didn’t you?” He could hear the teasing tone in the man’s voice, who Mydei can now clearly make out that yes, he does in fact have chimera ears and horns.

Mydei could feel him lazily thrust his hip forward, the girthy cock not yet breaching his hole, but clinging onto the rim.

Mydei wanted it. He wanted this stranger’s dick in him now. Why was he denying him such pleasure? How could he be so cruel to him?

Finding the strength coming back to his limbs, Mydei catches the handsome man off guard, flipping the two around until Mydei was the one above him, his hole directly above the object of his desires.

”I said I wanted help, so you’re going to help me.” Without giving the man another chance to turn the tides back around, Mydei dropped down, the cock immediately disappearing inside of him as he let out a groan in satisfaction.

Oh, it felt better than the vibrator, and that one was big. The thick length immediately hit all of his spots, with Mydei clenching in an attempt to not come immediately.

When Mydei got used to the new thickness in him, he pushed himself off, letting the dick slide half way out of him before bouncing back down. Slow and methodically, allowing himself to control the pace to his desires. 

Calloused hands grip onto the side of his hips, the owner of them immediately pulling Mydei off of his dick, before dropping him to the hilt in one swift motion.

Mydei howls at how much deeper dick hit, feeling how his walls flutter around the thick warmth.

”Wait—no,” he tried to pry the hands off of him, to give himself the control back, but the man ignored him, choosing to instead lift Mydei up again until his cock was out, before plunging it back in.

The stranger kept on punching moans out of the man above him, with each moan getting louder than the last. Mydei’s attempt at pleading was fruitless, as tears began to gather at the corner of his eyes from how good it felt.

 The blonde used him as if Mydei was his personal sleeve. Hips thrusts upwards in time with each time he dragged Mydei down, causing his dick to hit oh so impossibly deeper inside.

Moans spilled past the two of them, Mydei leaning downwards to catch the stranger’s mouth in a heated battle, the tongues exchanging between the two until Mydei pulled back to catch his breath.

The man beneath him only picked up the pace to a speed Mydei felt was impossible, fucking him harder and deeper, without caring if Mydei could keep up with his pace. There was only one goal in his mind: for him to reach his completion, inside of Mydei.

”It’s too much!” Mydei cries, pleading for the blonde to have mercy on him. Any attempt he made to crawl off of the dick to give his ass a break was futile, for the grip on him only tightened up more.

The sudden warmth that filled Mydei’s insides left him feeling so full, the last powerful thrust being enough to bring Mydei to his own finish as well, as Mydei collapsed over the stranger’s chest.

A deep chuckle brings him out of his haze, catching his attention.

”Look what you started, Mydei,” the blonde places a kiss on the top of his head. “You haven’t forgotten the golden rule now, have you?”

Golden rule…?

As if on cue, the sudden slam of the bedroom door left Mydei scrambling off the other, turning around to face who could have possibly opened his door. 

His eyes connect up to two new figures—similar in appearances, like they were twins. Both had snowy hair, a pair of notable horns and chimera ears…and were wearing no clothes.

”Khas. La. Na.” The one with fluffier hair seethed, stomping over to the bed and pulling Mydei away from the man, who Mydei now presumes is named Khaslana—just like his chimera—on his bed. “We agreed to share!”

Mydei takes a look at the new figure who had inserted himself into the mix, noting how his blue eyes seem to shake with anger as he pulls Mydei closer to his bare chest. And…were those two strands of hair wilting?

What the hell. Did Mydei pass out mid-session and is currently dreaming? Surely the loss of his one-night stand wasn’t so detrimental to his mind that he dreams of getting fucked by three men.

“Look, he came onto me first—“ Khaslana shrugs, “there was nothing I could do.”

Liar, Mydei thinks. This Khaslana person literally edged him on until he couldn’t take it anymore.

“You and Neikos can have your turn with him now, and we can call it even.”

Huh…so the other man is named Neikos…just like…his chimera. Mydei’s mind swirls, no longer being able to tell reality from fiction.

Did he just imagine his chimeras becoming humans? He looks at the man clutching onto him as if he was oxygen. 

If Khaslana was the one on the bed…and Neikos was the other one who walked in, then this one was…

“Phainon?” The man snapped his head downwards to Mydei, the anger immediately disappearing upon connection, as his expression appeared defeated.

”Is that true, Mydei?”  Mydei blinks owlishly, before slowly nodding his head. In reaction to his response, Mydei noted how cutely Phainon’s ears went downwards.

Yep, that’s how his Phainon would act.

”Hmph, you get a pass this time, Khaslana,” Phainon turns his attention back to the man who was still lounging in Mydei’s bed. “Now go sit at the cuck chair or something as Neikos and I get our turn with Mydei.”

Hold up, there’s no way Phainon and Neikos are planning on fucking him now, right? He just had like… two orgasms in a row, there’s no way he could go another round. ”Do I not get a say in this?” 

“Mydei…” Phainon whimpers, putting on his mastered puppy eyes, “what about us? It’s no fair Khaslana gets to and we can’t…”

What the hell…Mydei breaks contact with Phainon’s pleading expression, only to suddenly see an exact copy of it appear next to him, this time with light purple eyes and a scar over one.

He was always weak to his chimeras.

”Fine, but just this once.” Mydei inevitably gave in, huffing at the craziness of this dream. 

It was basically like a one-night stand. Just treat it as such, he tried to justify it to himself. Honestly, he got a better deal: get rejected by one guy to get fucked by three men in exchange.

At the word of his approval, Phainon and Neikos immediately perked up, with Mydei noticing how those two strands of hair—if it was hair?—on Phainon seemed to unwilt. 

“So…who’s first?” It felt weird to Mydei, having people quite literally line up to fuck him. 

The look the two twins (at least, Mydei assumes) threw at each other was the only warning he got before they started fighting amongst each other.

What the fuck was going on man? Mydei was about to intervene, maybe even to tell them to get out of his room, until Khaslana stopped him.

”Let them be, you know they’re like this,” he spoke quietly, sitting upright so he could pull Mydei into his embrace. The blonde gently pushes Mydei’s hair out of the way, exposing the back of his neck so he could trail kisses on it.

”Keep your hand off of him!” Phainon yells.

”Yeah, you already got your fill,” Neikos adds.

”I’m keeping him company until you guys decide,” Khaslana refutes, not even bothering to look up at his brothers as he continues leaving kisses across Mydei’s back.

Phainon stomps over, latching onto Khaslana before yanking him off of Mydei and off of the bed. “We’ve already decided, so get your slimy hands off of him!”

”They’re not slimy, I cleaned my hands before coming here.” Mydei could only watch the two for so long before Neikos came over and blocked his line of sight.

”Mydei…” the man in front of him whines, his ears downturning as he leans over the bed, caging Mydei with his arms. “Pay attention to me, not them.”

Cute… Mydei cups Neikos’ face, giving a gentle kiss on his forehead. His little—well, not so little chimera, who always had such a pathetic expression on was just too cute for him to not want to rub away the pout. 

Mydei moves his hands to pat at Neikos’ head, watching amusedly how his tail swooshes around behind him. Mydei knew how much attention Neikos secretly enjoyed, even though he never really asked for it.

Neikos gently pushes Mydei downwards, laying him fully on the bed as he crowds around him. He returns the kiss, starting at Mydei’s own forehead, before trailing downwards to the corner of his eye, licking at it.

”You’re acting more like a dog than a chimera…” Mydei mutters, but nevertheless doesn’t stop Neikos. 

Honestly, Mydei doesn’t think his Neikos has the guts to fuck him. He was the shyest one of the three, always hiding away from other people, and even Mydei sometimes. He pulls Neikos in for a kiss—chaste and sweet, nothing like what he and Khaslana shared.

”Do you like it?” Neikos quietly asks, his eyes searching over Mydei’s face for a sign.

”It’s cute, do what you want,” Mydei reassures him, and Neikos immediately goes back to peppering sweet kisses over his face. He leaves little nibbles, biting softly at his ear lobe before licking at it.

The warm tongue traces around the outside of his ear, before swirling around the inside. It felt weird…but good. Mydei let out a little whine when the tongue explored deeper inside, plunging inside his ear canal until the only sensation he could feel was the moist appendage leaving streaks inside.

”Mmnh—“ Mydei hands flew up around Neikos, unsure if he wanted to push him away or pull him closer. 

The squelching sound was loud—the only thing he could hear as the tongue continued swirling around, occasionally pulling out to lick around the shell of his ear before diving back in.

“Cute~” Mydei felt hot air brush against his other ear, causing him to jolt from the sudden sensation. “Do you know what kind of face you’re making right now, Mydei?”

“Huh…?” Mydei tries to turn his head to face whoever was on the other side, but Neikos immediately grabs onto his chin, keeping him steady as he continues to eat out Mydei’s ear.

“Khaslana you asshole—” that was the last thing Mydei heard, before another tongue filled in the empty gap on his other ear. 

“Wait, you guys…” Mydei cuts himself off with a moan when both Neikos and Khaslana pick up the pace, the intensity increasing as the wet appendages explored deeper, completely replacing his hearing with the sound of licking and sucking. 

Until all he could hear was the heavy breathing against both ears, his brain turning into mush as he could physically feel how his whole body was melting under the warmth being pushed into him.

Was this what it was like to get his ears fucked? He doesn’t even know how loud he is right now, but he definitely could feel his throat aching from constant use.

White hair peeked into his vision, until he could see a pleased Phainon grinning right back at him. Mydei could see how the other mouth was moving—likely was trying to say something to him, but Mydei couldn’t hear anything he was saying. 

When he didn’t reply back, he could see how Phainon pursed his lips in contemplation, before leaning in and capturing his lips into a frenzied kiss. Phainon bit the bottom of his lips, prying his mouth open without much effort before plunging his own tongue into his cavern.

Mydei couldn’t even bother to fight back, his mind already weakened from the intense pleasure he was feeling from his ears, shivers traveling down his body as he lied lax for the three men. 

Phainon swallowed all of Mydei’s moans, their tongues swirling around as Phainon plunged as deep as he could. Any while Mydei could not hear, he could feel the moan Phainon had let out, sending vibrations down his throat.

Mydei didn’t know when Neikos had let go of his ear, but the cold air was a harsh awakening, his ear feeling numb and hot from the attention it received. He felt Neikos on his neck, nibbling and leaving bites across his collarbone. 

“Move.” Neikos’ deep voice cut through the air, pulling Phainon off of Mydei. The latter growls in disapproval, throwing a disapproving glare at his brother.

“You’re so slow, you expect me to wait?” Mydei noticed how his tail possessively curled around his leg.

“Go to the other side at least.” As soon as Neikos and Phainon switched spots, Neikos had immediately dipped down to Mydei’s chest, licking a long stripe up the center of his chest, placing a gentle kiss right below his chin. 

Phainon, on the other hand, had instead taken his chance to leave marks all over the side of Mydei’s neck, the sound of suckling on skin reaching his oversensitive ears. He matched Neikos’ marks, replacing the same spots with his own teeth instead.

Khaslana had done the same, deciding that he didn’t want to be the only one not leaving physical marks on Mydei’s body, as he started biting down harder on the area behind his ear downwards. 

With his hearing granted back to him, the sounds of continuous moans spilling between his lips had left him feeling hyper conscious, biting his lips in an attempt to be quieter. Fingers slipped into his mouth, prying them open enough to prevent them from closing again.

Neikos had moved licking at his chest, his tongue circling around one nub before teasing it with a scrape of his teeth, then chomping down onto it. 

The sharp pain it brought left Mydei screaming in pleasure, drool falling down chin as he could feel one of them lick up at it. The other one had begun to lap at the tears he didn’t even realize were forming at the corner of his eyes.

He could feel what was undoubtedly Neikos’ dick prodding at his hole, still full of Khaslana’s seed, before slowly entering in. A drawn out moan falls out as he feels the air get punched out of his throat, trying his best to get used to the new intrusion after being empty for who knows how long.

With Neikos no longer hogging Mydei’s chest, the other two crowded him, beginning their own exploration by teasing and licking at Mydei’s nipples, seeing who could elicit more reactions from him.

”Fuck,” Neikos breathed out, heavily panting as he pushed in deeper, “you’re still so tight…” 

Mydei let out a whimper at that, unable to respond with words, much less sentences.

”It’s like you’re made for us, huh?” Khaslana whispered into his ears, twisting at his nipple as he grins. “I fucked you first, and you’re still tight—you think you could handle another?”

Mydei shakes his head no, whining as he squirms around. He doesn’t know what he wants right, other than how he feels so overwhelmed by how the three were crowding over him—with how good they were making him feel, and how Mydei couldn’t do anything to stop it even if he tried. 

”Let him ease in first, we’ll get around to that later,” Phainon mumbles out, barely giving it much thought while keeping his mouth latched onto the nub. 

What did he mean by get to it later? Mydei couldn’t give it much of a thought, for the moment Neikos pushed all the way in, Mydei let out a sharp gasp as his mind melted immediately, bringing him back to the pleasureful haze.

Mydei felt like his stomach was going to jump out of his throat. His hands hover over his stomach, feeling the bump move at the same time he felt Neikos pull out slowly, before pushing it back in.

Nice and slow, the complete opposite of how Khaslana treated him earlier. He could feel each and every movement—every thrust, as Neikos made sure to take his sweet time with him. Like he wanted Mydei to feel every inch of him.

Yet, it felt amazing all the same. Tenfolds, even, with how that cock kept on hitting him deep inside, while his chest kept on receiving intense simulation. 

If this keeps up, Mydei isn’t sure if he could ever wear a shirt again, with how good it felt to have his nipples played with. 

And oh, not to mention the dark hungry look on all of their faces whenever Mydei happens to catch their gaze. Like they were going to eat him alive.

Hands wrap around his own cock as Neikos started slamming into him harder with each thrust, the nails scratching lightly at the tip as Mydei found himself arching his back at the sensation.

He’s not sure if he could take it anymore.

“I can’t!” Mydei chokes out, “no more!” Yet the three of them ignored him, instead increasing the intensity. The hip snapping into him picked up their pace—gone were the slow and deep trusts, now replaced by the feverous pounding into his ass. 

The gentle lapping at his nipples turned into rough bites, teeth clamping around the nubs as they yanked at it, before biting deep marks around his areola, loudly slurping around it.

And that was his last straw, the tension breaking deep inside as he felt himself cumming for the third time, his muscles tensing up as eyes rolling back, before collapsing back onto the bed completely spent.

Aftershocks shot through his body, as Mydei twitches while Neikos chases after his own release, burying himself deep as he comes inside of Mydei. Only after he was done did he pull out of Mydei, groaning as he left the warm heat.

“Move, it’s my turn.” There’s no such thing as fear in the Kremnoan language, but this may be the closest feeling to it, for Mydei felt how his heart nearly stopped when he heard shuffling before another hard dick pressed at his entrance.

”Wait—“ Mydei tries to stop Phainon, his hand raised in a pathetic effort to stop him from using his already overstimulated hole. “I just… I just came.” 

Phainon had the audacity to pout at him, his ears (and those two strands of hair), wilting at the rejection. “But I haven't had my turn yet…”

The chimera-turned-human suddenly perks up, a gasp escaping him as Mydei could, somehow, see a lightbulb light up in Phainon’s head. The other man scurried off somewhere to the side, before coming back with an item in tow.

Mydei watches Phainon with curiosity as the other man grabs the item and puts it around Mydei’s spent cock, before beaming a bright smile at him.

”Here, this will help you!”

”Hmm, a cock ring…not a bad idea,” Khaslana chimes in, cruelly flicking at Mydei’s dick and watching it twitch in amusement.

”Let’s use this too.” Neikos holds onto the large vibrator Mydei had used earlier, waving it around.

”Oh, like at the same time?” The three of them began to discuss what to do with Mydei’s body, as if Mydei wasn’t quite literally pinned to the bed at the moment.

”Start with a smaller one first. He needs to be stretched to take on both.” Finally, a reasonable take.

…wait!

“Are you guys crazy?!” Mydei shouts out at them, pushing himself up the bed so he could see on eye level with the three men. He notices how Khaslana was now holding onto a small egg-shaped vibrator—likely as he was referring to earlier.

“Please?” The three of them begged at the same time, each of them weaponizing the puppy (chimera?) eyes.

Three times as effective.

Mydei furrows his eyebrows as he begins to pray for his ass. “Fine.” 

Mydei would never admit that he actually wanted it, anyways. Nor will he ever mention how quickly he folded; he doesn’t need to be teased about that.

“Yay!” While Phainon was the only one who cheered, Mydei could clearly see the happy expressions on Khaslana and Neikos.

As soon as Mydei gave the green light, Phainon immediately pushed Mydei back down to the bed, which funnily enough, reminded Mydei of how his chimera, too, would do the same thing to him.

Phainon pushes Mydei’s legs up, bending them until his knee hits his own chest, lining up his dick to the hole, barely giving Mydei any time to process how quickly he just got manhandled…

…and immediately plunged his dick all the way in without any warning, whining at the warmth that embraced him.

”Damn, you feel so good Mydei… you were keeping me away from this for so long?” Phainon whimpered as he immediately began jackhammering into his ass.

 Mydei choked out his moans, unable to catch on his breathe as Phainon continues to fuck him to no tomorrow. 

“Sl-slow down…what the—“ a sharp thrust up to his prostate sent Mydei’s mind reeling, his head lolling backwards as Phainon pushed Mydei’s legs impossibly further down.

 The moans were uncontrollable, Mydei bringing his hands up to try and cover his shaky voice, until he could feel another pair of hands pull them away.

”Urgh—?! Mmnh! Stop… I can’t…” Mydei weakly tries to free his hands from whoever had taken them, but his efforts were fruitless. He feels how his hands were brought together above his head, before a loud click was heard.

When the person let go of his hands, Mydei tried to bring them back down to cover his mouth but to no avail. 

They were cuffed together.

”…why?” Mydei weakly croaks out, just barely, as more moans keep on interrupting his words.

”Why would you cover your sweet sounds, darling?” The perpetrator, who Mydei recognizes now was Neikos’ voice, leaned down as he laps up at the tears blurring Mydei’s vision. 

Because it was embarrassing, Mydei wanted to respond, but all that came out were choked sobs as Phainon kept up his relentless pace.

”Add a finger,” Mydei barely registered when he felt a lubed finger pry in next to the dick fucking him, before another one slipped in to scissors him wider.

”Fuck, he’s so tight even while you’re stretching him. Add a third, Khas.” And at Phainon’s command, a third finger squeezed its way in. 

Mydei no longer felt capable of doing anything but to lie down and take it all—he couldn’t even register what the three men were doing anymore. All he knew was that his cock was begging for release, but he couldn’t even voice his desires.

Before he knew it, he felt waves of pleasure shaking from deep inside his gut.

Oh, they actually did it, didn’t they? Those crazy monsters… Mydei could feel how Phainon’s cock was hitting the vibrator inside of him, pushing the hard egg deep into his prostate every time he thrusted. 

“Don’t pull at your cuffs, you’ll bruise your wrists,” hot breath fanned at his ear, Mydei feeling how the hair there started standing up at the unexpected closeness. 

Neikos pushed Mydei’s hands down; even though he was already cuffed, the former pinned him down to ensure Mydei wouldn’t even try to struggle out of the cuffs.

The scarred man leaned down, eyes narrowing in pleasedness as he drank in Mydei’s debaunched expression. He captures Mydei’s lips in a one-sided kiss, for Mydei couldn’t even find the energy to reciprocate or fight back.

Not like he has been in the first place. Maybe he needs to learn how to say no to his chimeras.

Mydei’s eyes shot open when he felt the familiar silicon toy breaching his hole, however this time, it was accompanying Phainon’s cock. His mouth falls open in a muted moan, as Neikos grasps his face to devour him even more.

Once the vibrator was in, it was immediately switched on, further intensifying the pounding in his ass.

Every time Mydei thinks he cannot handle it anymore, the more the three of them put on him. Mind’s a blur, he could hardly register anything that was going on other than just how good he felt, and how he didn’t want it to end. He could feel how his cock was swelling so much, but he was never granted a release.

That goddamn ring.

”Neikos…” Mydei shakily breathed out when Neikos let go, having to take several gulps of air before he could find his voice steady enough before pleading with the other man. “Take it off…”

”Take what off?” He replied smoothly, yet not giving what Mydei wanted.

”The ring…I want to cum…” Mydei almost wanted to cry out of frustration for the lack of action from Neikos’ part, and maybe even at Phainon for not giving him a break.

Mydei could only register the faint outline of a smile on the other’s face before he felt something hot and warm leak inside of him, immediately turning his mind blank as his eyes rolled upwards. His cock twitches, shivers racking through his entire body as he could feel his muscles tensing up.

Warm liquid drips out of him as Phainon pulls out, the last thing keeping him steady as Mydei collapses onto the bed again. “How cute~ he just had a dry orgasm! Look at it!”

Mydei let out a little whimper when Phainon scratches at the tip of his dick, trying to squirm away from his touches. And yet, Khaslana doesn’t let him move far at all, instead pulling out the two toys out of him and replacing it with his own immediately.

Mydei doesn’t even have the energy to moan at the initial entry. He feels Khaslana lift him up until his chest lies flushed against his own, immediately leaning all of his weight over Khaslana. Mydei wants to ask—to beg—for Khaslana to be slow, but the words refuse to form.

He lets out a sharp gasp when he feels another Neikos’ lean up against him, another dick pushing its way alongside the one already inside. He immediately latches onto the back of his neck, littering bites and marks along his trail.

The two cocks inside of him moves at two different rates; Khaslana moving at his fast and shallow rate, and Neikos moving slow and deep, both ensuring all the parts inside of Mydei were not left untouched.

Mydei feels his arms get lifted upwards, pinned to rest on the top of his head as he sees a blur of white hair move to settle directly inside of his arm, with what was unmistakably a tongue lapping up at his pits.

He’s ticklish, but he can’t move away from the sensation, having to simply just sit there and take it all. The tongue was quickly replaced with another dick, with Phainon using Mydei’s armpits to stimulate himself.

The three cocks all picked up their paces, grunts and moans filling in the gaps where the slapping of skin was silent. All three men were focused on chasing after their own pleasure; gone were the teasing words. 

A hand from behind him reached over to remove the ring, tossing it aside before another hand reached over to stroke him in time with the thrusts.

The moment Mydei felt liquid fill him up to the brim, Mydei couldn’t help it but to finally reach his own finish, slumping forward as he felt more cum coat his face and arms. 

The last thing Mydei registered were muffled noises of someone trying to talk to him, before he finally passed out from exhaustion. 

–

The light trickled in the gaps between the blinds on the window, aiming just at the correct angle to land directly on Mydei’s eyes. The man scrunches up his eyes, groaning in annoyance as he rolls over to hide from the sunlight. 

He buries his head into the warm solid object in front of him, feeling heat wrapping around his arm and back, lulling him back into a peaceful slumber. 

“Sleep more,” he hears something mumble directly in front of him as something heavy pushes itself into the crevice of his neck. “Khas just started making breakfast…”

Someone making breakfast for him? Now that’s a first…that sounds really nice…

…wait, someone?

Mydei jolts awake, the sleepiness immediately disappearing as he easily shakes heavy weight off of him. He yanks at the blanket, but his leg—sore from last night’s activities—refused to listen to him, instead finding them tangled up with the blanket.

Mydei nearly fell off the bed from the fright he had, if it weren’t for something grabbing the blanket and yanking at it, pulling him back up along with it. 

“Mydei?” The voice was much more clearer to him now that the drowsiness had left his brain. Sounded very similar to last night, to someone he thought was his imagination.

But considering that the man was holding him up right now, Mydei could clearly tell now that this was reality.

“Phai…non?” Mydei’s voice croaks out, undoubtedly sore due to all the activities from the night before. Mydei could see how Phainon immediately perked up at his recognition, the grey tail swooshing from clear joy.

“You remembered! And for a second, I thought you were too fucked out of your mind to remember us!” 

“Don’t overwhelm him. Here, drink some water,” a glass of water is gently pushed towards his lips, hands on the back of his head gently guiding him. Lips part, allowing the refreshing liquid to wash the dryness away.

“Thanks.” Mydei didn’t realize how parched he was feeling. He glances up at the newcomer, instantly recognizing him as Neikos. 

“How are you feeling? Can you walk?” 

“Mmn…hungry…” The throbbing ache in his legs were apparent, but nevertheless, Mydei swung his legs off the side of the bed. Yet the moment he attempted to stay balanced on them, his legs immediately buckled. He falls forward, crashing into Neikos.

Neikos instinctively raised his arms to catch Mydei, but before either of the two could register it, Mydei found himself in Phainon’s arms instead.

“Let’s go to the kitchen then!” Phainon chimes, having effortlessly lifted Mydei up into his arms before making a run to the kitchen, not allowing Neikos the opportunity to steal Mydei back.

To Mydei’s surprise, Khaslana actually knew how to work the stove, considering how he was a chimera for, well, as long as Mydei knew him. The aroma wafting up to Mydei’s nose left him salivating at the smell, spotting the big breakfast on the table. He greeted Khaslana, receiving one in return, before digging into the food.

Mydei feasted like a king—he deserved that much at least, for his body has gone through a lot the last 24 hours. Phainon had sat to his left, insisting on feeding him even though Mydei was fully capable of using his arms.

“You seem surprisingly calm about us being here,” Khaslana had spoken up, his piercing eyes watching Mydei’s every move.

He wasn’t wrong, Mydei has been accepting that his three chimeras, that he grew to love and care for, had suddenly turned into humans. Any sane person would be freaking out if they were in his situation, maybe even calling the police over it.

So why didn’t Mydei feel the need to feel worried over such strange circumstances? Maybe it was because even if the three looked different now, he still recognizes them deep down. Like he grew accustomed to their presence, and them being human in appearance doesn’t change anything.

He doesn’t know it himself. Mydei simply shrugs in response, choosing to rather eat the delicious meal that was cooked up for him rather than mulling over reasons.

“You’re…not going to question it?” 

“Do you want me to?” A look of surprise briefly painted Khaslana’s face, before returning back to a neutral expression. 

Silence fell over the table—not uncomfortable, just quietness as the four of them ate up the rest of their breakfast (and Phainon still insisted on feeding Mydei, for some reason). The answer was evident to Mydei, but he wouldn’t hold it against them. They’ll open up about their reasoning later.

However, Mydei was absolutely going to start charging them for their share of the rent, as well as groceries, and everything else in between. 

When they were all done eating, Neikos and Khaslana had gone to clean up the dishes. Phainon was placed on “don’t let Mydei do anything” duty, as the blonde had already attempted to help with the clean up afterwards.

Yet, Mydei wasn’t surprised when Phainon immediately left him when the doorbell had suddenly rang, with the half-chimera, half-man bolted to the door, shouting an “I got it!” 

Yep, that reminded him of his Phainon who always ran to greet the person at the door. Mydei had followed Phainon to the door, admittedly slower due to his limping, when he heard the door slam shut. Hard.

“Who was that?”

“Nothing! Just a sales person!” Mydei narrows his eyes, examining Phainon. He knows a guilty chimera when he sees one.

“Then move,” Mydei makes an effort to grab onto the door handle, but Phainon immediately blocks him. On the other side of the door, Mydei could hear something scratching at the door and a quiet whimper.

Mydei’s eyes turn sharp, figuratively burning a hole into Phainon. The other man yelps as he finally submits, scurrying a few paces back and letting Mydei open the door.

Right at the door steps was a little chimera, grey in appearance, similar to Phainon and Neikos’ chimera form. However, instead of the two asymmetrical horns like the three brothers had, this one had a pair of curved black horns. This creature also had red eyes and similar colored markings on the fur, along with a black diamond diamond on the chest.

The little chimera peers upward at Mydei, before rubbing at Mydei’s legs.

What a sweetheart… Mydei lifts the chimera up into his arms, cradling the newcomer before turning around to face Phainon again.

“You wanted to just abandon this chimera?” The accusatory tone visibility made Phainon deflate, as the other man tried to desperately defend himself.

“W-well… he looked evil! Look at that evil expression!” Mydei looks down at the chimera in his arms, only to see beady eyes stare right back up at him. He throws another look at Phainon, leaving the man in a whimpering mess.

“You have to believe me, Mydei! He’s no good! Give him up to Hyacine instead!” 

“I would not abandon a chimera; you and the others know this,” Mydei pushes his way past Phainon, bringing in the newest addition to the apartment along with him. He was going to introduce the little chimera to Neikos and Khaslana as well.

Unbeknownst to Mydei, behind him, the chimera had climbed up high enough to peek his head over Mydei’s shoulder; to stare right directly at Phainon. The critter placed a paw right beneath one of his eyes, before sticking his tongue out at the man left behind.