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Evening.

Akari leans on Cindi for reasons.

Cindi leans on Akari for... well, similar reasons.

Akari giggles, "It's probably all the cute and innocent angle. And the puppy angle. You'd be everyone's waifu."

Cindi smirks and leans closer, her snout to Akari's: "Yeah well, they ain't getting that. I'm all yours~."

Akari blushes, then nuzzles Cindi, "I'm most certainly happy with that~."

Cindi gives a small peck on the lips before withdrawing: "Mm, I would imagine so. But I guess I can not deny being pretty cute."

Akari nods, "Impossible to deny. You're the cutest parts of a puppy combined with the cutest parts of a moth, and I love all of you~."

Cindi glances at her wings and gives them a little buzz. "You know, I almost forget sometimes these soft little things are here. I do feel them, but I'm probably a hundred pounds too heavy for even getting my paws off the ground with them..."

Akari reaches her hoof up to gently touch one of Cindi's antennae, "Hope you still feel these too. It's strange. Did you ever headcanon that you... well, Cindi, could fly? The character design was smaller than the suit had to be of course... in some ways, at least."

The antennae twitches away from Akari's touch in response. "G-gyh. Yeah, I still feel that, of course. And uh... no, don't think I did." She chuckles. "It's one thing to design a completely fantastical creature, but having them fly with wings that break all the laws of aerodynamics? No can do."

She gives her wings an amused flutter in response to her own statement.

Akari lowers her hand, then gives Cindi a flat look. "Yeah, pretty impossible. Just like a fursuit that transforms you into the character is, yeah?"

Cindi grins: "Point is, no, I did not have headcanon that Cindi could fly."

Akari giggles, then leans against Cindi again, "Okay, fair. The wings are still cute though~."

Cindi mm's: "Well, that I can accept as a verdict."

Akari kisses Cindi's cheek, "Good. Cutie. You make my heart soar, so that's something like flying, right?"

Cindi giggles softly: "Sure, if you stretch the definition... a lot. But I'll take it."

Akari giggles along, "I might just be being silly. But the words are all still true to me~."

Cindi hums as she leans on her lover: "Yup~." She pauses: "So... what do you want do tonight? We just sort of got into fur straight after work... but do we have a plan?"

Akari blushes, laughing a little guiltily, "I uh, didn't really have much of a plan beyond 'I wanna be fluffy and snuggle'. Probably not the best reason to get into fur, but... I'm always down to do something if you have better plans."

Cindi shrugs: "Not really, no. Cuddle together and watch something relatively brain free I guess." She leans for a soft kiss.

Akari nods, gladly kissing Cindi, "Even with all the little changes to my body, sometimes all it does is highlight how awkward I feel as Rowan now... Being Akari definitely makes me feel so much more... 'me'."

Cindi hums: "I can see that... having your body change, but not... in the almost instant kind of way getting into fur does." She swallows, glancing at her own body: "...you know, I don't know if I will. How would I tell?"

Akari glances along Cindi's body, "I... don't know. I had one thought, but I don't exactly know what you'll think about it."

She hesitates, then lowers a hoof down to one of Cindi's ticklish spots

Cindi tilts her head, looking at Akari with slight confusion. She then shivers and giggles at Akari touching her leg: "G'guh! What's your thought, besides tickling me?"

Akari takes her hand back with a giggle, then looks at Cindi seriously, "Well... I really don't know how to explain it, but remember when I tickled that spot before? When you weren't in fur?"

Cindi blinks: "You mean... oh. Me being ticklish there was... a headcanon." She stares at nothing for a moment. "...o-oh."

Akari nods, "I mean, that was before we knew about any of this other stuff, so... maybe it's something else? Or maybe err, I don't know..."

Cindi nods slowly: "But... if it is, if..." She looks at Akari, feeling a bit lightheaded now: "...if our physical sex can be malleable by the magic, by our headcanons... then that was a first sign, wasn't it."

Akari nods again, squeezing Cindi in support, "I... I think so, yeah."

Cindi's voice is getting a bit unsteady: "So... f-following that... did I already accept my own... transness, without realizing it?" She swallows dryly: "...I want to say 'no', but... I'm not sure I can."

Akari glances down, "I don't really have an answer... maybe you accepted something about this whole thing without realizing it? Maybe not that, but something else?"

Cindi sighs and deflates a bit: "I... am not sure. But..." She gives a weak smile and whispers: "...I think I do like the idea of being a woman with you. A-and maybe in general. So... maybe I am."

Akari squeezes again, "Maybe. I... I obviously feel more woman than man... I love you, a lot, no matter the body or gender." She blushes brightly, bringing a hand up to Cindi's breast, "B-but I do like to touch you as a woman..."

Cindi blushes and puts her hand on top of Akari's: "Well... I certainly can not count that as a reason against the notion..." She hesitates: "...but I suppose not really as a reason for me to decide who I am, either. Jury's still out, but... signs kinda keep popping up that might point to Cindi not being just a 'headcanon', as it were."

Akari nods, "It's sorta feeling like that, huh. I... I don't want to influence you in finding yourself. Cindi, or Jacinto, or... whatever third or fourth option you decide you are. I don't even know who I want to be, yet, now that I know there's a choice."

Cindi nods: "Yeah. I know. And... it is for me to find." She smiles: "I just... may have a clue about the direction, as it were. I have..." She blinks. "...I have always had a certain kind of admiration for the feminine and strong types, haven't I."

Akari smiles, "You have, yeah. Just like I've always loved the cuter types."

Cindi pauses, her mind racing again: "So... suppose it's not impossible that what I saw as a crush of sorts to like, Jasmine or Tigress... was partially a desire to be like them." She blushes: "...d-dang that makes too much sense now that I said it."

Akari leans in to peck Cindi's cheek, "Could be? I... hadn't thought of it like that either." She thinks back to her own crushes and blushes, "The ones I really liked, well, I... really liked their dresses..."

Cindi nods slowly: "It's... a recurring thing with... trans experiences, that I have read." She swallows: "And uh, we've already kinda skipped to the part where we kinda are cute and furry half the time..."

Akari giggles, "Bit of euphoric escape to just slip on our furselves and feel all those feelings fully affirmed, I guess. Guess it does give us a um... headstart?"

Cindi nods slowly again: "Y-yeah... guess there's not much point in trying to deny this is who I want to be. Barring er, the furry parts not combining well with normal human life."

Akari nods, "I wouldn't mind being Akari in day to day life. I mean, to be who she is if not necessarily a deer. She's already so much of who I want to be."

Cindi hums: "Yeah... y-yeah. That does make me agree... being Cindi, in the ways I can... I do like that idea." She smiles warmly. "...I want to do it."

Akari nuzzles Cindi, "We have a path forward, it seems. At least, a place to start in finding ourselves. We've already thought it out quite a bit, it seems."

Cindi nods hesitantly: "I... I have, yes. A bit... afraid, maybe, of what's to come... but I do want to see where this goes. Feels like a chance of a lifetime, in some ways, right?"

Akari grins, "You already know how I feel about that. I absolutely want to."

Cindi smiles: "Yeah. I think I do too. Someone's gotta keep you from exploding from sheer excitement."

Akari giggles, "I'm not that excitable! Err... don't quote me on that."

Cindi smirks, leaning on Akari again, brushing her shoulder on the doe's: "Okay. I won't." She hums: "At least, not until it's funny for me to do that."

Akari blushes, "So mean... but I love you anyways. And I know all your embarrasing secrets too, so it evens out."

Cindi shrugs with a smile: "...yeah, suppose you do. Oh well, I will just have to live with the fact that you may expose my love of anchovies on pizza to the world, anytime you wish."

Akari blushes, nodding, "Yes, which I um, clearly would do... maybe... " She sighs, and snuggles down against Cindi, "I'm not a good enough liar to pretend. I would never."

Cindi giggles, then leans for a kiss. "Love you, silly thing. Even with all the horrible secrets between us."

Akari hums happily, "Love you too. We can put all the secrets and deep thoughts aside for the moment and just watch something silly, though. If... if that's alright with you?"

Cindi mm's: "Maybe. Just maybe I might agree to such an activity, that I suggested earlier."

Akari giggles, nodding, "Then, let's do it. All I want for the next few hours is to cuddle up against you. And probably watch a movie too."

Cindi giggles: "Well on that I agree~."

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