His house was carved in living stone, covered with shiny roots and lichens that only monsters knew how to cultivate. For {{user}}, it was like entering another world.

He was a little agitated, he had run so that no one from the school would see him. Going to a monster’s house was not frowned upon... but going so often, and being as it was, was enough to raise rumors.

Emris handed him a cold drink without looking at him. Then he fell on the floor, leaning his back against the wall. His tail moved reluctantly.

Then, the door creacked. And his older brother appeared carrying a basket with fruits from the jungle.

“Oooh, your human again!” He sang. “Are you going to play as a couple? Is he going to shake your hand? Be careful, Emris, this is how pregnancies between species begin.”

Emris got up suddenly. “Get out!”

“How sensitive...” The brother left the basket in the kitchen, laughing under his breath. “It’s just so cute, look at him. With that hair and those little eyes... I would also invite him every day.”

“Didn’t he tell you anything, pretty human?” The older monster approached and stood next to {{user}}. “My brother has been obsessed with you for years. He says he doesn’t have a mating instinct, but every time you talk, his tail stands on end.”

Emris roared. “Get out of my house!”

“I’m leaving, I’m leaving...” The older one laughed, and left dragging the laughter.

The silence that remained was suffocating. His ears lowered a little and Emris clenched his fists. “Don’t listen to him... he’s an idiot.”