This is a short work of erotic fiction containing furry, or anthropomorphic, characters, which are animals that either demonstrate human intelligence or walk on two legs, for the purposes of these tales. It is a thriving and growing fandom in which creators are prevalent in art and writing especially.
All character0s are over eighteen and clearly written to be so, as in all of my stories.
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The queen bowed her head softly, though there was nothing serene in the hard line of her jaw, the determined glint in her eye as the white veil fell over her face. Becoming a queen, when one was marrying a king, was part of the act of getting married, though she was hardly against what was an arranged marriage. The lioness' back was strong and proud, despite her pleasingly slight demeanour, shoulder blades pushed back and tucked down, her tail split into two while the two threads of them flicked softly back and forth. Whereas rocks would crumble, a reed would bend and sway even in the strongest and harshest of storms and it was that very reed that Kincade sought to emulate day in and day out.
It was no wonder that her king had requested that she wear the traditional white to the wedding in the grand chapel, enough to house an entire banquet hall and more. Her fur was white too, strange for a lion but, in a way, matching him too. For where she was as white as freshly fallen snow, her king, who she would address as Gin when not around others, bore the traditional tan garb of a lion with a white mane and time of his tail to complete his natural ensemble.
She shivered, taking his paw as it was offered to her before the witnesses, every pew heaving with furs, nobles who had come to seek their union. They'd spoken some already but the fact of an arranged marriage had meant that they had not been able to really delve into the deeper conversations between one another, the things about what made a fur who they were. They'd always either had bodyguards or chaperones, depending on the situation or the respective privacy, although they had gotten to know each other at least a little.
His favourite food was freshly caught sea bream: fish, of course. That had made Kincade smile and it made her smile again to remember it as she stood, paw in paw, with him before the priest.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today..."
Fish wasn't all that much of a stretch for a cat, after all. Yet she liked him all the more for it, her heart warming to the edge of what she thought could be love. Love was something nurtured and grown, for them, after all, not something that one tumbled into, the sort of thing that warmed a soul when those two souls worked at it, feeding and sustaining it. And that was just why she'd agreed to marry Gin when he had offered his paw to her in marriage, wanting to make her his queen, for she knew in her heart of hearts that he was one how would lift her up on her worst of days, making her more than what she could have been without him.
Her dress flowed down to the floor, a beautiful gown that would only be worn for the span of a single day and yet cherished forever for the memories it held. Gin smiled, a glint of moisture in his eyes, the lion's muscles bunching ever so slightly as if he longed to hold his new queen close, even in that moment. He was strong and yet moderately muscled, for he had no reason to look like a labourer when he was the king, though hunting and archery amongst other kingly activities kept him more than in good health. No, the king was a lion to make the ladies - and many gentlefurs - swoon, although his tastes, in that case, were for his queen and the touch of her paw in his own.
Gin shivered, though hid it in a kingly smile. So warm... Her paw was so small and yet it fit within the gentle and firm clasp of his fingers perfectly, squeezing him back as if to let him know that she too was there and ready. In her wedding dress, he had never before seen a more beautiful lioness, though he was sure that there were many bachelors, let alone kings, that had said much the same, regardless of who was marrying who.
But there was something more at play, a card in the king's deck that he had not yet placed on the table and yet lay in wait to be utilised. He had secrets at his fingertips, oh yes he did, but his new bride did not know that. To be fair, neither did most of the kingdom and she was about to become one of his very most trusted advisors. Then she would have to know and it would be a secret held tenderly between them that would open up so many doors.
The lion licked his lips.
"I do."
Only Gin knew what the glorious beauty of his new queen was to go through as the months passed.
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Kincade kissed him fiercely, tipsy on mead and delirious in her lust for her husband. Her head spun pleasantly and she was as light on her paws as she'd ever been as she allowed Kincade to sweep her practically off her paws, carrying her through the wide, double doors into his sleeping quarters. His private quarters may as well have been another abode or dwelling in themselves but they were as plush and luxurious as she could have ever wished for, magical lamps, dancing and flickering with flames that would never burn out, set into the wall.