Thank you for returning for a fifth chapter in Hoshoka's story, readers! I know Chapter 4 ended on a bit of a low note, and we see a crack in Hoshoka's casual confidence and dominance. Chapter 5 explores her vulnerability a bit; as the writer with a behind-the-scenes view of it all, I think this chapter kind of showcases just how much of my partner is in Hoshoka's DNA, for better and for worse. And I'm going to be very honest with you all, Dave is very much a self-insert sort of character. Does that make this story a monsterfucking fanfic about my own marriage? I'll let you be the judge.
Also the potato-peeling story is absolutely true. That actually happened to me.
CW: Monsterfucking (human male/Japanese Oni female), gentle femdom, size difference, BBWs, dommy mommy play, the word "cunt" used to refer to vulva and vagina, emotional vulnerability, the cool, confident monster is secretly hiding an anxious, fragile heart.
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I woke up hours later, the first rosy fingers of dawn beginning to peek through the blinds, to a cold and empty bed. Hoshoka hadn't come back upstairs after tucking me in last night. Wincing as I got out of bed, I stopped in front of the mirror to examine my back. I had a bruise the size of a grapefruit beneath my right shoulder blade, but the bruising seemed to be the absolute worst of it. I grunted as I bent to retrieve my T-shirt from where Hoshoka had thrown it and pulled it back on over my head. Then I ventured downstairs.
Hoshoka had cleaned up the living room as promised; the folding trays were closed and stacked against the wall, the Chinese food containers were disposed of and there was no evidence of any broken glass on the ground. I found her curled up into a tight ball on the couch, her knees hugged against her chest, facing the back of the couch. She was wearing the
Urusei Yatsura
T-shirt she'd been in when we'd first met, freshly washed.
"Hoshoka...Mama? You didn't come to bed last night..." I said softly.
She stirred some, and sighed deeply.
"You...you should probably get your things together and go..." she replied sadly. "I...I understand."
"Well, I don't," I said cautiously, sitting on the couch next to her. "Why do you want me to go?"
She twisted to look at me, her eyes red and puffy. "Because I'll hurt you if you stay."
"You aren't going to hurt me-" I started to say before she cut me off harshly.
"I already did," she said.
"It wasn't your fault-" I tried to say before she interrupted me again, her eyes flashing with fury.
"Why can't you open your eyes and see me for the monster I am, Dave?" She snarled. "This is what I am, this is what I do, this is all I'll ever be. A huge savage beast that fucks everything she eats, eats everything she fucks, and can't- and can't-"
The tears began to pour down her cheeks again. I tried to place a comforting hand on her foot but she pulled away.
"And can't keep herself from hurting the one good thing that's ever happened to her," she managed.
"Hey, hey, it's okay. Look at me, please." I said, and her yellow eyes met mine.
"You've already shown that who you are now is not who you were five hundred years ago," I said softly. "You can change who you are, who you want to be. So you're...a giant shapeshifter with horns. I mean, that alone should show that you can change, right? Maybe you're physically what some would call monstrous. But that doesn't mean you're a monster in ways that actually count."
She sniffled. "I've eaten over a thousand people," she said in a small voice.
"Okay, but-"
"Most of whom I forced myself on first."
"And now-"
"A tiger can't change its stripes, Dave."
I sighed. "Hoshoka," I began, trying again to reach out and rub her foot. "When have you done anything like that to me? You've been very kind, and respectful, and generous with me. You've treated me very well, and I have faith in you. I know you're going to continue treating me well. Yes, you accidentally kicked me last night. It happens. There was no malice behind it, and it doesn't change the way I feel about you."
She finally, tentatively let me touch her foot and begin massaging her sole.
"For what it's worth," I continued, "I had an ex-girlfriend try to stab me for not peeling potatoes fast enough once. When we broke up she told all of our mutual friends what a monster
I
was, lying about all kinds of abuse I'd allegedly heaped on her. And a lot of people cut me out of their lives for that. So no, you don't even rank as a monster compared to my past relationship history."
She snuffled thoughtfully.
"Potatoes need peeling?" she asked finally.
"For some recipes, yeah. The skin is edible though." I told her, gently clasping her foot between both of my hands and rubbing my thumbs into the ball.
"Her loss, Dave," Hoshoka said softly. "You're too kind for your own good."
"Maybe," I replied, "but you deserve a lot of kindness."
She was quiet after I said that, but started to slowly uncurl.
"Did you get any sleep down here?" I asked. She shook her head.
"I...I tried, but maybe not hard enough. My mind just raced all night, thinking of how good you've treated me and how I hurt you, and how until now I never thought about anyone else I've hurt over the years." She exhaled hard.