Author's Notes:

I'm really sorry for the lack of updates to this story. I was busy finishing Brushed Away 3 before the end of the year. But now that it's completed, I promise the next update won't be nearly as long.

Troy’s breathing came out rather faint and fidgety, and his beak was clicking repeatedly as he struggled to keep it shut. However, due to the large rubber ball that was strapped around his head and stuffed in his beak, the gryphon could only close it halfway, causing little rivulets of drool to already come out of his maw. Meanwhile, Canvas just laid beside him in the nest with an amused smirk on his muzzle, and one of his hooves maintaining his own erection. Even though he didn’t try to say anything too teasing to the exposed and clearly nervous gryphon, Canvas had to admit that seeing his boyfriend appear so timid was pretty darn cute. Of course, as his eyes slowly looked up and down Troy’s muscular physique, the stallion shuddered hotly before using his free hoof to make sure the ropes were secure.

Troy’s heart was racing especially quick in his chest, mostly from the embarrassment more than anything else. He tried to close his eyes to calm himself down, but the fact that he was blindfolded made that decision fairly moot; plus, feeling the tugs of Canvas’ hoof against the knots tying his limbs together wasn’t helping his heartbeat much. Fortunately, despite how tightly his wings were tied against his back, Troy’s breathing didn’t feel restricted from the rope around his chest, nor did the ballgag on his beak. His forelegs were also tied behind his back, with his claws bound tightly close together and against the small of his back.

However, the gryphon’s hind legs were a much different story. Even though the couple’s new bedding meant that neither of them had bed posts anymore, Canvas didn’t need them to ensure that his boyfriend’s legs would be spread open for the night. Along with several other items that the stallion bought in secret for later use, one of the bigger items that he purchased from the store looked like an odd type of double-sided crutch. Each of the padded ends were strapped to both of Troy’s knees, leaving him helpless while the spreader bar kept his legs spread apart.

Of course, since the gryphon was on his stomach with his rear raised underneath some pillows, Canvas could see from Troy’s untouched erection that he didn’t seem to mind one bit.

Troy continued to pant through his open beak heavily, feeling fortunate that he wasn’t claustrophobic. However, being bound up so tightly for the stallion’s amusement made him feel beyond exposed and sheepish. But despite the fact that his face was blushing a shade of red near identical to his ballgag, Troy couldn’t deny the feeling of exhilaration that was rushing through his veins and making his heart palpitate wildly. He tried to keep control of his tail, but it was still flagging from side to side in front of Canvas’ cheeky grin.

The pony chuckled in a low tone while eyeing his prize, with one of his hooves still stroking his own cock slowly. His other hoof went to softly rub alongside the top half of Troy’s back. The gryphon inhaled in a deep, sudden burst as his fur and feathers stood on end, since he wasn’t able to see where his coltfriend’s hooves could be. Troy twitched hard at the sudden touch, and his wings strained against the ropes for a brief moment. After his body settled and the feathers on his head began to come back down, Canvas continued to pet him tenderly before saying, “So… how does this feel, babe? You alright?~”

Troy breathed out a couple times in rapid succession, beads of sweat starting to appear on his head above the blindfold. He may have been nervous about being in this sort of state, but he didn’t want to make Canvas feel like this was too much. So after taking a deep breath (or, as deep as he could with the ballgag covering most of his beak), Troy nodded his head faintly and let out a muffled “Mmmhmm.”

“Good.” Canvas smiled in satisfaction, and with a slight hint of relief. His hoof began to move lower along the gryphon’s bound form, which made Troy shudder in nervous anticipation. Right now, the stallion was in complete control of Troy’s body, and there was nothing for the gryphon to do but lay in wait. Even though Troy knew that some of his own items he bought from that store were a bit risquè, he would’ve never imagined Canvas would go for something this racy.

Of course, ever since that dream he had, the gryphon would’ve been lying if he tried to say he wasn’t thinking about this sort of scenario too.

A stronger jolt rushed through Troy’s body as he felt both of Canvas’ hooves grip on his raised rear. He heard the stallion let out a hungry growl while pulling Troy’s tail aside, which made the gryphon’s cock twitch in guilty need. As he felt those hooves pull apart his cheeks slightly, Troy’s blush intensified at the thought of Canvas staring at him back there so lustfully. His mind was racing with thoughts of what the pony was going to do, each one more enticing and dominant than the last.

However, all those thoughts immediately vanished as he gasped wildly, and he felt something warm and wet lap over his exposed hole. While Troy’s headfeathers ruffled out once more from the sensation, Canvas’ eyes were closed as he gave the gryphon’s taint and tailhole a deep and much-needed lick. The pony groaned to himself in pleasure as he felt Troy’s flesh twitch and spasm against his tongue. His muzzle burrowed in closer against Troy’s rump, planting his lips firmly around the hole before digging his tongue in deeper.

Due to his predicament, Troy could only squirm and writhe against his bindings as a whimpered moan escaped his gagged beak. However, he tried not to move his backside or tail too much while Canvas was back there. Even though his coltfriend wouldn’t have been able to see through Troy’s blindfold, the gryphon’s eyes were rolling back more with each tantalizing lick he felt against his sensitive tailhole. But since Troy’s moans came out louder and more pronounced with each lap, Canvas could tell that he was getting to him as his ears twitched with delight.

The stallion gripped his boyfriend tightly while rimming him as deep as he could with his eager tongue. As the hot flesh danced and wrapped around his tongue, Canvas felt like he was pushing multiple buttons to make his lover’s body spasm wildly in his bindings. He tried to prod his tongue in deeper, the sounds of the gryphon’s muffled groans playing like music in his ears. Canvas lost track of how long he teased at Troy’s hole with his mouth, but it didn’t seem long enough when he finally pulled back from the tight warmth slowly. After finally pulling his tongue free, the pony gave several more tantalizing licks to the outside of Troy’s tailhole, just to ensure that it was properly wet for what was to come.

“Mmmmm…” The stallion wiped any excess saliva off his muzzle with a hoof, but still licked his lips with a satisfied grin. His eyes peered down at the gryphon’s throbbing cock, making him chuckle before asking sensually, “You ready for more, little birdie?”

Canvas could see a light shudder creep along Troy’s back after that statement, making the stallion perch a brow curiously. After breathing out shakily, the gryphon nodded his head more eagerly with an accompanying, “Mmmhmm…”

With his bottom lip bit enticingly, the stallion reached a hoof out to grab at one of the toys he put within reach in the nest. Meanwhile, his other hoof rubbed Troy’s rear softly as his tone became more dominant. “You like being called that, little birdie?~”

Canvas’ hoof then pulled away before giving the gryphon’s rump a firm smack.

“Nnnnnngh!” Troy’s whole body seemed to shudder from that spank, as well as the inflection of his coltfriend’s voice when he said that name. His face was deeply blushed and ruffled as he bit down on the ballgag, and his body writhed in obvious pleasure while bringing up his rear up more. Canvas could see how strongly the gryphon’s wet tailhole puckered while hearing him reply in a muffled but still anxious-sounding, “Mmhmm!”

Even though the pony himself was surprised he just spanked his partner like that, that response was enough to make him start to pet at Troy’s rear once more. “Oh my…” His grin widened before deciding to ask, “You want another, birdie boy?~”

Troy’s head dug down in the nest as he tried to yell out through his gag, “Y-Yuth!”

Canvas spanked the gryphon’s rear a second time, this one much harder than the first. A lustful moan escaped Troy’s gag, and his whole body shuddered from the degrading pleasure he was feeling in this position. The longer he spent in those bindings, the more he wanted to give his coltfriend complete control over him. He had no idea if Canvas’ smacks were giving his cheek any red marks, but that mental image made him groan deeply as he tried to position his other cheek closer to him. He blurted out without even thinking, “Uhhguhh!”

Canvas grinned wide enough to show his teeth, and he complied with the gryphon’s request with a hard smack against Troy’s other cheek. The sound of that slap reverberated through the loft, making Troy’s back arch up with a petrified cat as he moaned loudly. “M-Muh!”

He wasn’t a hundred percent sure if Troy was trying to say “more,” but the pony smacked the gryphon’s ass anyway. Troy groaned out louder, but wasn’t protesting one bit. “MUH!”

Canvas was fully into it by now, and was happy to continue smacking Troy’s rear while hearing his aroused cries of pleasure. The gryphon’s cock brushed up against the pillows holding his backside up, causing even more teasing pleasure that could easily set him over the edge. After several more hard smacks, Canvas paused briefly to give his boyfriend’s rump some soft, calming rubs with his hoof. Meanwhile, Troy’s body was twitching like crazy, and a shaky smile could clearly be seen on his drooling beak. He wasn’t sure how much longer he could last, but he still took a couple breaths before saying tiredly, “Uhh… Uhhguh…”

Canvas could tell that this might be the last one Troy wanted, so he decided to make it count. After repositioning himself to be to the side of Troy’s upright and reddened rear, Canvas pulled his forearm back fully before driving it down. His foreleg hit both cheeks at the same time, making Troy scream out through his ballgag while the stallion spanked him three times in rapid succession.

SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

Troy’s back arched upward with a hearty moan, and a distinct creek came from his spreader bar as it strained from how hard the gryphon pushed his knees against it. Canvas immediately started petting Troy’s undoubtedly sore rear afterward, allowing him some time to breathe and settle down. From the way the gryphon’s cock was shaking in dire need, it seemed like any more would make him cum without even needing to be touched. Seeing how effective that act was to get Troy so turned on, both of Canvas’ brows raised as he huffed in surprised amusement.

He couldn’t help giggling while picking up the item he needed, while his eyes peered up to see Troy’s ears twitch at the sound of his laughter. The gryphon tried to sink his ruffled face into the pillow in guilt, but his gagged beak was still sticking out to allow him to breathe. Meanwhile, the stallion held one of the larger-sized buttplugs from Troy’s pack as he asked, “Tell me, little birdie… Have you used the medium sized plug yet?~”

Even though Troy’s head was firmly in his pillow, he still moved around enough to indicate his response as a no. “Nnn Nnn…”

“Well, you’re getting one now, big boy,” he said with a distinct growl in his voice. After seeing the display his submissive gryphon performed in front of him, the stallion was rock hard and near edging himself. He bent in to give Troy’s tailhole a couple more licks for good measure, making the gryphon’s body shake from the familiar sensation once more. Even though Canvas desperately wanted to plunge his cock into his birdie’s hole and breed him properly, he knew how much practice would be needed for that to occur. So, Canvas sighed as he settled with the next best thing. With his muzzle drooling after pulling back from that tailhole once more, he brought his tongue towards the smooth, black silicone of Troy’s plug as he moaned softly to himself. “Nnnnnn…”

Canvas’ eyes were closed as he lapped the toy slowly, making sure his gryphon heard him so he could wonder what he was doing. Meanwhile, Troy kept his body in position as he laid in eager anticipation and wait. He lifted his head from the pillow for a brief moment to reposition himself, allowing his blushed face to be pointed to the side. He could hear those soft moans the stallion was giving himself, along with the wet schlicks from Canvas’ tongue against that toy. Without knowing what his dominant coltfriend’s plans were going to be exactly, just imagining them was enough to make Troy’s mind stir with elusive and randy ideas.

“Ahhhh…” Canvas sighed while pulling the toy from his mouth, which was now brightly glistened with saliva. A thick string of it was briefly connected between the black silicone and Canvas’ lips, but broke apart as the toy came closer to Troy’s awaiting hole. The gryphon could overhear Canvas’ breathing, which sounded much heavier behind him. “Take a breath,” said Canvas in a panting voice while the toy was just a few inches from his boyfriend’s rectum. “You’re gonna be a good birdie tonight, aren’t ya?~”

“Mmmmm…” Before he could take a deep breath like his partner suggested, Troy nodded his head firmly and gave a muffled, “Mmmhmm~”

Canvas made sure that Troy was ready, keeping an eye on the gryphon’s back as it slowly came up like an inflated parade balloon. When it reached it’s highest point, the stallion gently pressed the tip of the toy against Troy’s saliva-glistened hole. Even after hearing him whimper a little, Canvas only waited a second before pushing the toy in by an inch.

Despite trying to keep his backside relaxed, Troy was still biting down hard on his gag while feeling the toy enter. The tip may have been relatively easy, but he knew that it was going to be hard to get past that thick bulb. The gryphon’s pink flesh contracted and wrapped around more of the black silicone, opening up more as another inch slid in.

Canvas bit his bottom lip while pushing more of the toy in, now starting to feel more resistance from the base against his hoof. Regardless, the pony could see that only another inch or so was left. Even with how thick its widest point was, Canvas was determined to get it in for his little birdie. After pausing for a quick second to make sure Troy was settling down, the stallion took a breath and said, “Okay… I want you to breath out… now!”

As soon as Troy exhaled, his eyes shot wide open as his breath turned to a painful yelp halfway through. With one determined push, the stallion shoved the remainder of the toy inside of Troy’s body with relative ease. Despite how hard the gryphon’s head was digging into the pillow with a shaky groan coming out through his ballgag, Canvas paid more attention to how he was taking that toy. The base was pressed tightly against Troy’s pink flesh, barely moving for a few seconds. But by the time Troy began to breathe again, Canvas watched as the base pushed in harder by Troy’s hole sucking in that plug.

Troy’s pain began to settle, and his knees tested the strength of that spreader bar even more as he took in that plug. It may have felt like a whole claw was shoved up there at first, but it eventually turned to a throbbing numbness as his rear instinctively began pulling against the base of the toy. Troy tried to breathe out normally, but each exhale turned to a light moan as his body accepted the toy more with each passing second.

Meanwhile, Canvas was rather red-faced himself while staring at Troy’s backside, marveling how much his body was trying to suck in that plug. However, the stallion’s eyes eventually moved down along Troy’s taint, and settled at that pair of thick, hanging balls what were pulling up a little each time his muscles contracted around the toy. Canvas slowly moved his snout down towards the sac, and took in the musk coming off of them with a strong shudder.

“Oh man,” the pony creaked in an overwhelmed tone of voice, which was all that Troy heard before he yelped once more. With his face deeply blushed, Canvas couldn’t take it anymore as he dragged his tongue along the loose flesh of Troy’s balls and moaned heartily. His hooves gripped Troy’s backside tightly, even though the gryphon shuddered deeply as he felt that wet warmth quickly wrap around the entirety of his heavy balls.

“Guuuuhhhh~” Troy tried to move his body back towards the stallion, but his movement was severely limited while lying and taking the overwhelming sensations being given to him. His ear tufts twitched as he caught the sounds of wet slurping, leaving him to imagine just how eager Canvas’ treatment to the gryphon’s balls were getting. With each drag of the pony’s tongue along his balls, or the feel of the pony’s snout brushing against his sweaty taint and breathing against it, Troy could feel every inch of that buttplug as his body contracted around it as tightly as possible.

His cock was throbbing just underneath Canvas’ mouth. He needed to cum. Bad.

Hearing just how desperate Troy’s groans were getting, Canvas pulled his muzzle away from that tempting sac while panting heavily. Of course, the feel of Canvas' hot breath against his sensitive and wet balls just made Troy's body spasm even more. Even though his lips were still connected to Troy’s balls by several strings of his saliva, Canvas avoided just going back to tasting them as he asked, “Are… are you close?”

“MMHMM!” cried the gryphon in a dire voice through his ballgag.

Canvas quickly pulled himself away from his boyfriend’s rear, only so he could position himself underneath Troy’s spreader bar. Troy groaned in slight displeasure as he felt his lower legs be lifted, but he was more confused as he swore there was a momentary pause for a brief second or two. Regardless, that feeling went away as soon as he felt the warmth of Canvas’ mouth once more, but this time around his needy cock. After giving one good suck with a small moan, Canvas pulled away to quickly order the gryphon, “Th-thrust!”

Troy immediately did as he was told, just as Canvas got his lips wrapped around that cock again. The stallion was lying on his back underneath the gryphon’s bound state, keeping himself still as he let Troy thrust his cock in and out of his mouth in a growingly rapid rate. Despite the speed that Troy was going, clearly about to cum at any moment, Canvas still tried to suck as best as he could as he felt that hot flesh go in and out of his hungry maw.

Despite how limited his thrusts were, Troy’s eyes clenched shut as he felt himself about to burst. With the added work of Canvas’ lips wrapped around his cock, it only took about ten good thrusts before the gryphon’s cock spurted out rope after rope of pent-up cum. Troy’s whole body tensed up within the ropes, with his orgasm hitting him like a train as electrodes thundered through his veins. From how hard he was clenching around that plug, the gryphon was honestly shocked he didn't break the base off from the pressure alone. With an elated cry coming out through his beak, Troy’s legs finally clenched together strongly enough to bend that spreader bar like it was hollow aluminum,

The first few throbs of the gryphon’s cock were strong enough to shoot his streams directly to the back of Canvas’ throat. The stallion tried to cough, unable to swallow while more shot into his open mouth. Troy’s cock pulled out from Canvas’ lips while he continued to cum with a muffled moan. The last few strands splattered across Canvas’ muzzle and face as he coughed strongly. By the time he was finished, most of the gryphon’s cum was dribbling down Canvas’ chin and splattered on his chest.

Of course, even as he panted deeply, Canvas couldn’t ignore the distraction which was bigger than the ropes of gryphon cum coating his face. Due to how quickly Troy finished, Canvas’ own cock was still throbbing hard and desperate to unload. Fortunately, even though the spreader bar broke, that provided a good excuse for Canvas to do something was thinking about for a while.

While soaking in the afterglow of his intense orgasm, Troy was moaning softly and barely registering the feeling of Canvas unfastening the knee straps to the spreader bar. However, he did notice when he felt Canvas’ hooves grab at his paws. He could also hear Canvas moaning out in a needy whine, but wasn’t sure why until his paws were pressed together.

Or more specifically, the gryphon’s paws were pressed together and wrapped around something hot and throbbing.

Carrying a deep blush on his face, Canvas bit his lips hard while getting into position. He was sitting at the end of the nest with his cock pointed up at Troy, and was able to get the gryphon’s paws in a good spot around it. The pony shuddered as he felt those thick, leathery pads press in against his sensitive stallionhood, with the musk from them wafting up to make his nostrils flare wildly. With his breathing coming out in rapid succession, Canvas used his hooves to slide those pads up and down his shaft, hoping that the blindfolded gryphon would get the hint.

Unfortunately, all he heard from Troy was a muffled and confused, “Hmm?”

“P-Please!” blurted Canvas with his eyes clenched shut. He was unbelievably close, and he was desperate to feel those paws of the gryphon’s while riding his own orgasm. He continued moving Troy’s paws up and down his cock as he said shakily, “J-Just… move your paws like that…”

After a couple more strokes, Canvas slowly pulled his hooves away and hoped Troy would do this for him. Despite how confused the gryphon was in post-orgasm, he was able to understand the request after a few seconds. Even though it was way trickier than he could’ve thought to coordinate his legs to perform the task, Troy was still able to move his paws up and down while wrapped around Canvas’ erection.

The pony’s eyes remained closed, but his head reeled back as he moaned from the sensation of those soft leathery pads stroking his cock. The musk coming off those pads was coming out stronger the more Troy pumped his legs, which just made Canvas’ moans louder as he took in more of that scent. Troy grunted as he felt his legs begin to cramp, but he continued to pump as he heard his coltfriend’s breaths turn more rapid.

Canvas tried his hardest not to bring his hooves back down, but he couldn’t take it as he rode on the edge of orgasm. With his last few breaths, the stallion grabbed at those paws and squeezed them against his cock as hard as he could, which was just enough to make him cry out as his cock spasmed between those thick pawpads. Strings of the stallion’s cum shot out wildly, most of them splattering along Troy’s paws and legs while Canvas shuddered deeply. His fur was standing on end, making it look like he was just electrocuted by the intense waves of ecstasy that flowed through his body with each throb of his cock. Of course, as the last of his spurts dribbled out and poured against those pawpads, Canvas’ body tensed up as he rode the last of that intense orgasm for as long as he could.

By the time he was finished, Canvas kept Troy’s paws wrapped around his cock as he breathed out shakily with his eyes closed. His face was sweating and deeply blushed, but it was unsure whether that was from the act or the embarrassment of it. After swallowing some excess saliva in his mouth, Canvas slowly reopened his eyes, looking down at those cum-splattered paws that were tightly against his crotch. Meanwhile, Troy just laid in silent confusion at the other end of the nest.

“Uhhhh…” Of all the things Troy expected his coltfriend to try while he was tied up, giving him a pawjob certainly wasn’t on that list. Regardless, the gryphon tried to keep his voice non-judgemental as he spoke through his gag. “Urr… Urr yuh uh-HUUUHHH!!!”

Before he could finish asking if Canvas was okay, Troy suddenly gasped as he felt Canvas pull up Troy’s paws, and drag his tongue along the pads without warning. Meanwhile, Canvas moaned out guiltily as he tasted the underside of Troy’s thick pawpads, his face reddened and ashamed while lapping up his own bitter-tasting cum. He may have came already, but his cock was still hard enough to make him want to devour those musky paws for all they were worth. The pony alternated between both paws as quickly and deeply as he could, feeling grateful that Troy was blindfolded and unable to see him doing something so depraved. “Muhhhhhh~”

The taste of Troy’s musk was downright addicting to the stallion, and his tongue couldn’t resist lapping along those leathery pads as much as he could to let that taste last in his mouth. His nostrils flared strongly between laps, taking in more of that scent directly from the source while moaning to himself. He eventually started rubbing his face against the pads as well, just so his partner’s cum could smear against it and give him the chance to lick them even more.

By the time all of the gryphon’s pawpads were cleaned and glistened with saliva, Canvas’ lips still brushed against them as he kissed them tenderly. After almost two minutes of the pony’s impromptu paw play, he finally pulled away reluctantly with a shaky breath and a shameful blush across his face.

When he looked up at Troy, the gryphon was still lying down with his face pointed back at Canvas. He couldn’t see what Troy looked like behind the blindfold and gag, but he could still tell that his boyfriend was most likely confused. The stallion winced, and wiped any remaining cum off of his face with a hoof before crawling up towards him. He laid down beside him with a bit lip, and decided to only undo the gryphon’s ballgag first.

After the gag was unfastened and pulled away from Troy’s beak, the first thing the gryphon did was grimace and move his beak around to make sure it wasn’t too sore. He took a couple unrestricted breaths before slumping his head back down on the pillow. “Soooo…” Despite the blindfold still on him, Troy felt like he needed to address the elephant in the room. “... Should I ask?”

Canvas cringed and looked away from him ashamedly. “I’m sorry,” muttered the pony while rubbing one of his forelegs with a hoof. “I don’t know what came over me. I was just…”

His words trailed off before he closed his mouth tightly shut. Meanwhile Troy waited a few seconds before trying to reply. “Uhhhh… was that a sudden thing you wanted to do, or…”

Canvas clenched his eyes shut for a brief second before admitting, “I mean, kinda.... Like, I may have thought about it for a while, but I wasn’t planning to do it tonight. But then I was…”

Realizing how freaky that may have sounded, Canvas huffed and reopened his eyes to turn back towards Troy. “I’m sorry!” he repeated as his guilt grew. “It’s just that I see them sometimes, and I… I wonder about them and…” His blush only deepened as he closed his eyes and continued with a wince. “And... how those pads feel… or taste...”

He kept his eyes closed, half-expecting his boyfriend to be weirded out by admitting something like that. However, after a few seconds passed, Canvas reopened his eyes when he heard Troy giggle amusedly. He looked down to see that the gryphon just had a cheeky smile while chuckling at Canvas’ sheepish words. The stallion huffed and undid Troy’s blindfold.

“Canvas, come o--Gahhh!!!” Since he was blindfolded for so long, Troy winced when his sight was back and temporarily blinded by the nearby lamp. After taking a few seconds to blink with strained eyes, the gryphon restarted his assurance while looking up at his mate with a smile and narrowed eyes. “Canvas, come on! You don’t have to be so embarrassed about that!”

Despite his own lingering anxiety, the stallion looked back at Troy’s gaze with a bit lip and mutter, “R… really?”

“Dude, it was just paws!” After saying that, Troy then shrugged his head a little before adding, “I mean, it’s a little weird, but you can’t really compare it to this, can you?” The gryphon then wiggled around in his bindings a bit to emphasize his point.

Luckily, that made Canvas giggle while looking away with a blush. “W-Well… I guess you have a point there…” Nevertheless, he still rubbed one of his forelegs timidly as he paused. “It was just one of those things that felt kinda awkward to bring up, you know?”

“Hey, come on…” Even though he couldn’t exactly scootch in closer to his mate while in his getup, Troy still kept a sympathetic look on Canvas and said, “I’ve been open to you, haven’t I? I told you how I wanted to… you know…”

Troy’s face blushed a little as his eyes peered away from Canvas briefly. “... have you be on top sometime…”

Canvas slowly looked back at his boyfriend with a small smirk while eying his bindings. “Heh, yeah…” His hoof reached down to one of the knots before giving it a good tug. “Plus, you seemed pretty open to this sort of position when I suggested it.”

“Uhhh…” Troy pulled his head away more with his feathers coming out again. “Th-That doesn’t mean I would’ve suggested it myself…”

“Oh, really?” asked the pony cheekily as he looked back at the increasingly blushing gryphon. “As soon as I brought out the rope, I saw your tail wagging like an excited puppy!”

Troy tried to sink his guilty face into the pillow, but that didn’t stop Canvas’ giggles from reaching his ears. “Hnnnnggg…”

“Alright, alright, I’ll stop.” Canvas fell back to lay beside Troy in the nest, and sighed to himself softly. “But, yeah… I guess it wouldn’t hurt for me to be more open about those things, should I?”

Troy huffed before pulling head up from the pillow to give Canvas a smile of his own. “It wouldn’t hurt at all. Especially not for something that tame.”

“Okay, I get it!” Canvas nudged his partner a little after that remark, and then looked down with an embarrassed look still hinted on his face. “I guess I was just worried about how you’d react because I was still confused why I wanted to that so much.”

“Well, how about this?” asked the gryphon tenderly before Canvas turned back towards him. “If you’re able to be more open about what you want, I’ll stay open about letting you try them, alright?”

To add emphasis to his point, Troy pulled his paws up with a grin and wiggled his toes for Canvas to see. “I’ll even let you play with those some more. Deal?”

Even with the small blush that was across Canvas’ cheeks after that added detail, he still nodded back to his boyfriend with a warm smile of his own. “D-Deal.”

With that, Canvas laid down on top of Troy’s back with a happy expression on his face. His eyes closed as he let out an elated sigh, letting the silence of the moment speak for itself as the two laid in tranquil bliss. Of course, that moment stopped as soon as Troy spoke up.

“Ummm… could you undo me now? I’m kinda cramping up.”

“Oh! Yeah, sorry!”