Danny was silent for a long moment, then wet his lips.
"My best friend growing up, he had this cat. Vicious thing, hated
everything and everyone. When he used to bite though, he always told me not
to pull away. Because that's what prey does. It pulls away, it tries to
run. ...You know what you do when you want a cat to stop biting, Hex? You
push. You push your hand into their mouth, and they let go. You stop being
prey."
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Date: 2015-12-29 02:59 am (UTC)Danny was silent for a long moment, then wet his lips.
"My best friend growing up, he had this cat. Vicious thing, hated everything and everyone. When he used to bite though, he always told me not to pull away. Because that's what prey does. It pulls away, it tries to run. ...You know what you do when you want a cat to stop biting, Hex? You push. You push your hand into their mouth, and they let go. You stop being prey."