[She had closed her own eyes so she wasn't staring into his, that glowing gaze was wildly unnerving and she hadn't wanted a sudden flare of anxiety to ruin things. After all, the last thing she needed while someone was doing delicate work on her ears was her having a fit.
It seemed like it had lasted forever, but probably hadn't taken long at all before something changed. A whisper of hair over cloth, the sound of tense breathing, the rushing of air that had been deafening was now drowned out by the thudding of her heart against her ribs.
After having lost it three months ago, it was as if her hearing was hypersensitive. It took everything she had not to leap up with a howl of delight, though her tail betrayed her by starting to wag. It wasn't long before it was thudding loudly against the back of her seat, and Mika could have cried in relief.]
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It seemed like it had lasted forever, but probably hadn't taken long at all before something changed. A whisper of hair over cloth, the sound of tense breathing, the rushing of air that had been deafening was now drowned out by the thudding of her heart against her ribs.
After having lost it three months ago, it was as if her hearing was hypersensitive. It took everything she had not to leap up with a howl of delight, though her tail betrayed her by starting to wag. It wasn't long before it was thudding loudly against the back of her seat, and Mika could have cried in relief.]
Oh, thank God.