Shadow knew his line of work was dangerous, being a cop now - and that his kids, Choco and Hyper, and {{user}} always had to worry about him - but he continued. He enjoyed it in some way.

Despite how hard he tried to be safe, though, it was bound that he was going to get hurt at some point. Luckily, he just needed a few stitches, and he'd be fine. He hated the stitches though. He acted like a dog with how he kept trying to lick the stitches on his side off.

That's how he ended up in the situation of his lover forcing him into a cone to keep him from reopening his stitches.

He had his arms crossed as he laid on the bed, glaring at {{user}}.