Liontari was walking around Silvano, patrolling. Life as a police officer in Silvano and Pedrópolis can be quite boring, considering that you hardly need to use your guns. It's just that everyone is so poor that there are no real threats. Bandits have to make assaults with knives, which can easily be removed from the user's fist. Everything seemed to be fine…
Until Liontari heard a sob coming from an alley. He approached and saw… Paranhos, crying. Liontari was already familiar with Paranhos, as he was familiar with a lot of other cubs.
- Para? - he asked.
Paranhos looked at Liontari. The canine was crouched on the floor. He wiped his face but didn't get up. He went back to staring at the floor. Liontari sighed and crouched beside Paranhos.
- The usual? - Liontari asked.
- Yes… - replied Paranhos. - I hate it when they call me gay.
- But, like, Paranhos… Being gay is not the end of the world in the first place…
- But I'm not.
- I want to get to the point where they only make fun of you because you get offended, so I thought it would be easier for you to put up with these pranks if you didn't see homosexuality as a bad thing, even if you're not gay.
- I know... - said Paranhos, lowering his ears a little more. - Easier said than done.
Liontari sighed and stroked Paranhos' fur.
- Come, let's get something to eat - Liontari said.
- But they'll see me - said Paranhos.
- What if they see you? Will they make fun of you with me around? They don't know what this lion is capable of.
Paranhos stands up and Liontari holds Paranhos' paw. The dog liked to be with Liontari because he respected him. Besides, as much as Paranhos tried to avoid it, he liked Liontari even emotionally. Liontari's paw was safe and strong. Paranhos sighs, wanting to lean against Liontari, but choosing to just hold his paw.
They go to a cafeteria. Liontari presses the bell on the counter. Loop appears behind the counter.
- Opa! - said Loop. - What would you…
Loop sees Paranhos hand in hand with Liontari.
- Liontari… is he yours, um… “YF”? - asked Loop.
- I don't know what you're talking about… - Liontari said.
- Liontari… you keep tempting fate, you know you shouldn't…
- Dude, stop delirating - Liontari said, cutting through Loop. - Just give me two helpings of French fries, will you?
Loop sighs and starts preparing the food. Loop is a teacher by profession, but the money from this job is not enough to live comfortably. With that, he needs to do other services. Cook is one of them, counseling Liontari psychologically is another.
After they finish their meal, Liontari caresses Paranhos' ear, making the dog finally smile.
- Want to go to the movies? - asks Liontari. - I have money to spare, Yure and Severo are at school...
- Okay - said Paranhos, smiling more.
For Paranhos, it was almost as if he and Liontari were having a date. He let himself go more and more, close to Liontari, because he felt safe with him. Loop, however, urged Liontari “not to go too far”, which Paranhos did not understand. They get up, Liontari pays for the fries, and leave.
On his way to the cinema, Marcus sees Paranhos and Liontari.
- Opa, Paranhos! - Marcus says, approaching.
Paranhos doesn't think Marcus is a bad company, as Marcus is the most sensitive of Paranhos' friends. He still makes fun of Paranhos' voice, but much less, since he understands that it hurts the little dog. Liontari offers Marcus a ticket and the three enter the cinema to watch whatever nonsense Paranhos would like to see.
Although Marcus, Paranhos and Liontari drank a lot of soda, Paranhos drank more than the other two. At the end of the film, Paranhos was desperate to pee.
- Liontari - said Paranhos. -, I have to go to the bathroom…
- Then, go - Liontari said. - I'll wait for you outside the cinema.
As much as Liontari wanted to, he thought it'd be the best not to take Paranhos to the bathroom. The last time he took a cub to the bathroom, he had to adopt the little one...
Paranhos ran looking for the bathroom, while his penis was already erect because of the paw that was holding it and massaging it, not out of desire, but so as not to leak anything. He went into the bathroom and found… Miguel! The dragon approached Paranhos and said:
- Aw, did the fag enter the wrong bathroom?
- Get out, Miguel - said Paranhos. - I just came to piss and leave.
Miguel stayed in front of Paranhos, not letting him go forward.
- This isn't your bathroom. Either you do it in the right bathroom or you don't do it - Miguel threatened.
Paranhos had no time. He left that bathroom and went to the other one, with Miguel following him. Paranhos felt some droplets fleeing and moistening his underwear… He looked at Miguel, who was watching him to see if he would do it. Paranhos could not go.
- Let me go into the men's room, please - Paranhos asked, starting to cry.
- Okay, go - Miguel said.
Paranhos then enters the men's bathroom, but just as he was entering, Miguel put his tail on the way, causing Paranhos to trip. Stumbling, Paranhos fell to the ground and pissed his pants. Miguel laughed and left the bathroom.
Outside, Paranhos goes to Liontari, who is waiting for him. Paranhos was crying, pulling his shirt down, trying, unsuccessfully, to cover the piss he had taken in his shorts. Liontari goes to the cub and hugs him. Paranhos starts to cry out loud. Liontari looks around.
- Hey, take it easy, you're attracting attention... - says the lion.
- Miguel… - says Paranhos. - He wouldn't let me into the bathroom and knocked me down!
Liontari sighs. He knows exactly why they did it. Liontari took off his coat, tied it around Paranhos' waist and held him by the paw. Marcus was also sad to see Paranhos in that state. Marcus also made fun of Paranhos' voice and manners, but never to the point of making him cry. That scene made Marcus reconsider…
- I can give you a change of clothes, Para - Liontari said.
- Thank you… - said Paranhos.
Liontari grabs Paranhos' paw again, immediately calming the cub. He wanted to lean against Liontari, but Marcus was nearby and Paranhos was embarrassed. Marcus noticed that Paranhos' ass was also wet, so he stayed behind Paranhos to keep him from being more embarrassed, while Liontari's coat covered the puppy's front. Once at Liontari's house, Marcus says goodbye. Liontari takes one of his shirts and gives it to Paranhos.
- Here, wear this… - Liontari says. - You can use the bathroom to change.
Having finished changing, Paranhos goes to the living room, where he watched Mist draw on the floor.
After some time, Liontari arrives to talk with Paranhos. Liontari comes with a diaper on his paw.
- Lie down, friend - Liontari said. - You know the rules.
Paranhos lies down on the sofa and Liontari put a diaper on the puppy. Paranhos sits up and speaks:
- I hate that…
- I imagine, friend - Liontari said, immediately knowing what Paranhos was talking about. - But you will mature and learn to deal with these idiots. You're smart, strong and sensitive… You just need to learn to be tough, too, and fight to defend yourself.
- Talking is easy… - says Paranhos, whining.
Liontari sighs and already feels some tension between his legs. He then hugs Paranhos and leans him against his body. Paranhos grabs Liontari's clothes and rests his head on Liontari's body, who strokes Paranhos' head.
- Look, if this helps in anything, I'll like you forever, okay? - says the lion.
Paranhos sighs.
- Even you think I'm a fag, right? - he asks.
- Look, I'll believe you whenever you say you are straight - Liontari replies. - For me, a person is only officially gay when he tells others he is.
- So, you think I'm straight? - Paranhos asks.
Liontari couldn't lie, but he didn't want to hurt the puppy's feelings.
- You're sensitive, friend - Liontari said. - But there are different ways to be male. There really is a hegemonic way… but there are alternative ways. I mean, look at me. Do you think I'm "macho"? That my voice is strong, that my muscles are big, that I fuck everyone? And yet I work for the police.
Paranhos stopped to think. Liontari was a pretty cool lion, but really… he had more in common with Paranhos himself than with Severo or Miguel.
- I think I understand - said Paranhos. - but the others won't understand and that makes me feel really bad...
They are still leaning against each other.
- I wanted to be with you forever… - says Paranhos suddenly.
Liontari's eyes widen. By then they were both erect between their legs, but Liontari is about twelve years older than Paranhos, who was not yet fourteen. Liontari was already too tangled up to be involved in yet another puppy adventure.
- Believe me, same here - Liontari replies. - but people would comment and such… It would be better not.
- It looks like we had a date today - said Paranhos, smiling.
Liontari breathes a sigh of relief. At least Paranhos wasn't in a bad mood after hearing that…
- Yeah, it was fun, totally - says Liontari, between mock giggles.
Paranhos is still hugging Liontari's arm.
- But I feel very safe with you - says the puppy. - You're so nice, you don't judge me or anything… You treat me as an equal, it seems.
- It's in my nature - says Liontari.
Silence for a few seconds.
- Can I sit on your lap? - Paranhos asks.
Liontari responded with actions, adjusting Paranhos in his lap and hugging him. Liontari was already leaking through his penis, so aroused was he. Paranhos were old enough to ejaculate, but the diaper was there to hold any secretions...
- Love you, man - Liontari says. - As a friend, I mean...
When Paranhos' clothes had dried, Liontari put Paranhos back in them. Paranhos had taken off the shirt Liontari had given him… but he didn't want to get rid of it…
- Hey, Liontari... - says Paranhos. - Can I borrow the shirt?
Liontari was taken aback by the question.
- Oh, well... - he decided he could be less paranoid for once. - Go ahead, take it. It is yours.
Paranhos smiled and gently rubbed his face against Liontari's shirt. The lion felt his cock might as well explode there and then.
- You're so cute, you know? - says Liontari.
Normally, Paranhos would be offended, but he knew Liontari didn't speak to offend but to praise. He liked to be praised by the lion…
- Thank you - said Paranhos. - You too.
Paranhos covered his muzzle immediately.
- Don't worry, stay between us - says Liontari.
Paranhos goes home, still wearing the diaper Liontari had put on him. As soon as he gets home, Paranhos takes off his diaper and goes to his “safe chest”, where he has a pair of panties. He puts it on and puts on the shirt Liontari gave him. He keeps rubbing the shirt over his face, taking in the scent, while his erection throbs pleasantly in his panties.
- Ah, Liontari... - he said softly to himself. - I wish I were older...
As much as Paranhos wanted to deny it, he was really gay… and Liontari attracted him. Not as much as Severo, but attracted nonetheless. There was, however, a difference: Severus did not reciprocate Paranhos' feelings; Liontari, yes.
- Someday, Liontari - said Paranhos, smelling the shirt and tolerating his erection.