Astridās face drained of all color, then flooded with a violent, mortified crimson.
For a second, she couldnāt breathe.
Then the dam broke.
"NO, MIKA! PLEASE!"
She shrieked, her voice cracking with pure panic.
"ANYTHING BUT THAT! THATāS THE LAST THING YOU SHOULD SEE!"
"THROW IT, BURN IT, I DONāT CARE, JUST GET IT OUT OF YOUR SIGHT! PLEASE, MIKA, IāM BEGGING YOU!"
She tried to squirm free, tried to grab the pillow and throw it into oblivion, but Mika had her pinned.
His arm held her firmly in place, and no matter how much she struggled, she couldnāt reach the evidence of her ultimate shame.
Desperate, she even tried using her tails. One snuck up, reaching for the pillowā
But Mika simply looked down at her.
One glance.
That was all it took.
Astridās tail immediately flopped down, defeated.
She whimpered at the intensity in his eyes, looking up at him with the most pitiful, pleading expression she could muster.
It was the look of a small animal begging for mercy from an angry god.
But Mika wasnāt looking at her anymore.
He was staring at the pillow.
At the dildo pointing directly at him.
The seconds stretched into an eternity.
Finally, he let out a long, deep sigh.
He looked down at her, and his expression was...sad. Profoundly, deeply sad.
Like he was looking at a lost soul who had wandered too far from the path of normalcy.
"Astrid." He said quietly. "I already knew you were lonely. From everything youāve told me tonight, from everything Iāve seen, I understand that youāve been living a painfully isolated life."
"No real connections with family or friends. No one to rely on. And I truly feel pity for you because of that."
Her eyes glistened.
"I promise Iām going to change that. I swear it."
He paused. Then he pushed the pillow toward her face, making the dildo wobble in a way that would have been comical under any other circumstances.
"But this? This is just too sad. Too sad even for me."
He shook his head gravely.
"This is something only the lowest of the low would do."
"And to think that youāsomeone who could potentially rule the world someday, someone that many people look up toāwould sink to this level?"
He rubbed his temples.
"God, I donāt even know what to say right now."
Astrid whimpered like a scolded puppy.
"Mika, pleaseā" She begged, her voice small and desperate. "This isnāt what you think it is. Itās actuallyā"
She stopped.
Because what could she possibly say?
Mika caught on immediately. He looked down at her with raised eyebrows.
"Yes? What is it, Astrid? Tell me. What possible explanation could you have for this?"
A humorless chuckle escaped him.
"Wait, let me guess. Somehow, miraculously, accidentally, this dildo just happened to get attached to this pillow by complete coincidence?"
He pointed at the base where it connected.
"But I donāt think you can even use that excuse, since itās clearly been seamlessly stitched into the fabric."
"And thereās a support frame at the bottom too. Someone knew exactly what they were doing when they made this."
He gave her a pointed side-eye.
"So donāt even try to push the blame somewhere else."
Astrid was completely cornered.
If this had been anything elseāliterally anything elseāshe could have made some excuse.
Said something. Defended herself.
But what was she supposed to say to this?
There was no explanation.
No justification.
No way out.
She could only sit there, trapped in his arms, waiting for his judgment.
Seeing that she wasnāt saying anything, Mika let out another deep sigh.
Then, his expression shifted to something more curiousāthough still deeply concerned.
"Where exactly did you even get this from?"
He glanced at the dildo, then back at her. "
Itās obviously not something you bought online."
"I mean, look the shape." He studied it more closely. "This isnāt just any dildo. This is molded exactly after my anatomy. The same shape. The same size."
"The same everything."
He looked at her suspiciously.
"Where did you get this, Astrid? Did you make it yourself?"
Astridās face flushed.
"Well, Iām extremely multi-talented, you know."
She mumbled, avoiding his eyes.
"Skilled in many, many fields. But even I donāt have the craftsmanship to create something so...masterful."
She dared a glance at the dildo, her gaze almost appreciative for a split second, as if admiring a fine sculpture.
"Itās clearly the work of a dedicated artisan."
Mika rolled his eyes hard. "Astrid."
"I borrowed it!"
She blurted out, the words rushing forth.
"I didnāt make it! I borrowed it from someone else, Mika!"
That made him stiffen in confusion. His grip on her wrists loosened slightly.
"You borrowed it?"
He repeated slowly, incredulously.
"You borrowed a detailed replica of my penis. From who? Donāt tell me thereās a market for these."
"Donāt tell me my...cock...is being mass-produced and passed around!"
Astrid shrunk further. This was the part sheād wanted to bury forever.
But under Mikaās unwavering, intense gaze, her defiance melted into docile fear.
The thought of his angerāhis true, cold disappointment terrified her more than any battle.
She swallowed, her voice dropping to a barely-audible whisper.
"...Charlotte. I took it from Charlotteās room."
Mika stared at her in disbelief.
"A long time ago."
Astrid rushed to explain, the story pouring out in a guilty torrent.
"There was a party at Auntie Yelenaās house. It was crowded. Loud. I donāt...I donāt do well with all those people. And everyone in the family was looking for me, expecting things."
"So I wandered off. Ended up in the residential wing, where I stumbled into Charlotteās room by accident."
"I was about to leave when I...I saw a box. Peeking out from under her bed."
She bit her lip.
"It looked suspicious. And, as her older sister, I felt a...a duty to investigate. Out of concern for her well-being, of course."
"Of course." Mika deadpanned.
"So I opened it."
Astrid whispered, her eyes distant, reliving the memory.
"And there they were. Several of them. Dildos. I was flustered! Appalled! I was ready to march downstairs and give her the sternest lecture of her life!"
Her voice gained a faint, self-righteous energy before crumbling again.
"But then...I looked closer. And I realized...they were yours. Every detail. It was unmistakable."
She finally looked up at him, her expression a mess of shame and a strange, reluctant awe.
"I was shocked. I didnāt know what to say. Part of me wanted to scold her, to confiscate them, to protect your...your dignity. But..."
She faltered.
"But the more I looked..." She admitted, her voice dropping to a guilty murmur. "..the more I...wanted one. For myself."
Mika groaned, letting his forehead thump gently against her shoulder for a second.
"So I took one."
Astrid finished in a small voice.
"Just one. I stole it from my little sisterās secret stash and brought it home."
Then, with a sudden, frantic shift, she grasped at deflection.
"But Mika, Charlotteās the real culprit! Sheās the one who had them made! I just...relocated one!"
"The sin of creation is far greater than the sin of acquisition, right?!"
Mika lifted his head, a slow, knowing grin spreading across his face.
It wasnāt a happy grin. It was the grin of a man connecting terrible, absurd dots.
"No, Astrid." He said, his voice laced with grim amusement. "Iām afraid it doesnāt work that way. Because Charlotte didnāt make them either."
Astrid stared, confused.
"She stole them."
Mika continued, the pieces clicking into place in his mind.
"From your other sister, Anya. Anya is the manufacturer. Sheās the one with the full collection, the molding kits, the whole...operation."
"Charlotte pilfered from Anyaās treasury. And you, in turn, pilfered from Charlotteās loot."
"So itās a chain of theft."
Mika summarized, rubbing his temples again.
"A chain of deviancy. Anya makes them, Charlotte steals them, you steal from the thief. Good god. The replicas of my dick are being traded among you three like illicit currency."
He let out a strangled laugh.
"At this rate, itās only a matter of time before I see them on the black market. āThe Mika Supreme.ā Sold to every lonely woman on the continent."
"NOOO!"
Astrid shouted, sudden possessiveness flaring in her tear-streaked eyes.
"That will never happen!" She strained against his hold. "Your...Your cock is mine! Mine alone! I wonāt allow some factory to mass-produce it!"
"Iād burn every workshop to the ground! Iād sink the cargo ships!"
"Iād obliterate any woman who dared toā!"
Mika stared at her furious, passionate declaration.
Part of him wanted to commend the dedication.
The larger part was just profoundly, deeply tired.
He released her wrists and sat back, running both hands down his face.
"I think..."
Mika said, his voice heavy with resignation.
"...this family needs an intervention. A joint family meeting."
"This has gone beyond a simple quirk. One sister is sculpting, another is stealing, a third is attaching them to pillows and having conversations with them."
"Whoās next? Does your other sister have a set? What about second oldest?"
"This...This is a pandemic. We need to gather everyone and have a serious, urgent discussion about the...the dildo situation."
He said, looking like he was genuinely going to gather the family, so that he can inspect everyoneās rooms and find all the illegal dildos that have been distributed.