Bonus Chapter: Roll the Film! (Happy New Year, Everyone!)

Hello, everyone! You didn't think I'd skip out on doing something for New Years, did you? It took me a while to come up with something to do for our New Years celebration (I already have plans for their New Years) and eventually I came up with this. So here's a chapter full of Louis and Legosi's reactions to films of different movie genres. This takes place at different points in the story and does not fall on the WOA timeline. As they say in the movie industry, roll the film!

Action

Before the Film:

Louis stood in the kitchen, preparing dinner for he and his mate.

Legosi was on the couch, soaking up the news. "Did you hear about the crazy police chase that went down in the city?"

The deer looked over, blinking. "No, I didn't. When would I have?"

Legosi blinked, hugging his knees to his chest. He messed with a toenail absent-mindedly as he turned his head to Louis. "Oh...Uh, I guess you don't really pay attention to the news, huh?'

"Honestly, most of it's negative. I mean, why would they put good news on there? That's not a story."

"They have stories about outstanding animals all of the time! It's called Animal of the Week!"

"I think society just wants its citizens to feel special," Louis commented.

"Oh...I guess...But you know what it really makes me want to do?"

The herbivore's ears perked and he came out of the kitchen, wearing his apron. "Uh oh, is someone about to say what I think he's about to say?"

The wolf giggled. "We should watch an action movie! There's always crazy chases in those!"

Louis crossed his arms, smiling. "Once I finish dinner, we can sit down and watch one. How about that new one on Flixnet with the three cat burglars?"

"Mm...that's more of a heist film, and those are all the same."

"True...Then how about the other new one about the spy who leads a double life and he's found out and then his wife is killed, so he fights a bunch of guys in a rage?"

"Okay!"

During the Film:

The two were sitting criss-crossed on the bed, staring at the screen as they ate the meal Louis had prepared. They had the movie volume up and the lights turned off like they usually did when watching movies.

"The way the camera is shaking so much makes me nauseous," Louis commented, taking another bite of his food to help the feelings go down.

"I know! Sometimes I can't even tell what's going on…" the wolf frowned. He was already almost done with his dinner, considering he ate a lot faster than Louis. "The way the spy has an eyepatch like you is kind of cool…"

"Yeah, but he's also breaking people's necks and shooting them while they're on the ground. That's just dirty."

Legosi looked at him with wide eyes. "Louis! They killed his wife!"

"I know, but that doesn't mean he has to kill those people."

"And if a bunch of gang members killed me?"

"And if Alpha had killed me?"

They both fell silent.

After the Film:

"Wow, that was an awful twist," Louis huffed.

"I thought it was super sweet!" Legosi smiled, his tail wagging.

"His wife was alive even though the whole time we were lead to believe she was dead."

"Yeah, but...It didn't happen on screen, so it makes sense!"

"Do you realize what this means?"

"Huh?"

Louis threw his hands up, his plate on his lap with the fork nestled into the meal. "He killed all of those people for no reason!"

Legosi thought for a moment. "Oh...You're right, Louis. I guess I was just happy that he got his wife back…"

Louis sighed, then smiled, reaching up and scratching behind his ear. "You're just a sappy little wolf, aren't you?"

Legosi hummed, tail wagging.

Adventure

Before the Film:

"Hey, do you want to watch a movie tonight?" Louis asked, looking in the fridge for leftovers to reheat.

Legosi looked up from his homework, grinning. "Yes! I have been wanting to watch the one about the group of young animals that go on an adventure across the city and all this crazy stuff happens."
"Oh, I think I've heard of that one."

"Jack told me it was really fun and ever since then I've been wanting to watch it!"

"Why didn't you tell me about it before?"

"Because that was in class this morning!" Legosi said.

"Oh, well, let me get some dinner made and we can sit down and watch it."

Legosi's ears twitched and he looked back down at his work. "Okay!"

During the Film:

Legosi sat on the edge of the bed, gazing intently at the screen.

Louis was further back, his back against the wall and legs outstretched in front of him. "Wow, I never expected that to happen." He blinked as he looked at the screen. "Even for a kids movie, this is pretty well written."

"Shh, Louis, it's getting to the good part!" Legosi whispered, leaning in more.

The deer laughed. Legosi always got way too into the movies he liked.

"Ohhh...This is so cute! Jack was right!" Legosi's tail began wagging. "It makes me want kids of my own. I would hope they could be as confident as these ones."

"Legosi, it's a kids movie, of course they're confident. Do you think that they want kids seeing a bunch of animals their age who just give up?" Louis said. Kids of his own...

"It would be an interesting twist. Oh! Shhh! Shhh! It's getting good again!"

After the Film:

"So? What did you think?" the carnivore asked, turning his head to Louis as the credits began rolling.

"Okay. You got me. That was cute," the deer smiled.

"Yay! Their adventure was so fun!"

"They included some adult jokes in there, too, which I always appreciate in movies like this."

"I think kids movies are so fun to watch," Legosi said. "They always have a happy ending and it's just a good time."

Louis raised a brow. "Contrary to what you said the other day about liking tragedies?"

"I have to be in the mood for that, Louis," Legosi explained. "But sometimes I just want to feel good! Like today!"

"And you got all your homework done, too."

"Yeah! So, what should we do now?"

Comedy

Before the Film:

"Hey, Louis." Legosi waltzed up to the deer, who was reading a book in bed.

"Yes?"

"Why are deer such cheapskates?"

"Oh no." He rolled his eyes. "Why?"

"They don't like to spend their hard-earned bucks!" Legosi began laughing.

"Can you please tell me where you're hiding that deer joke book I know you have. You've been making deer jokes all day."

"Aw...Are you not fawned of them?"

Louis' eyes grew more intense.

"I guess my jokes have gotten a little...stagnant over time." He smiled more.

"Don't make me throw this book at you," Louis threatened, wiggling it in his hand.

Legosi raised his hands. "Ah, sorry! I've just been trying to get you to laugh all day since I love it so much!"

Louis blinked and then he tilted his head. "Huh?'

"Yeah! I just love your laugh so much, I thought for sure one of my jokes would hit…"

The deer shook his head. "I'm finding that book and burning it."

Legosi's ears flattened. "Oh…"

The deer rolled his eyes. "Maybe a funny movie will get me to laugh?"

"You think so?!"

"Can't hurt to try."

During the Film:

Legosi's eyes widened as he covered his mouth. Louis was standing because he was in the middle of cooking dinner and didn't want to get too comfortable. "This movie is really offensive, Louis!"

"Yeah, it's great," the deer nodded.

His boyfriend looked at him like he was crazy. "But they're being so mean! Usually these movies are supposed to be funny! And they've talked about sex so much now and haven't even done anything! So why do they keep talking about it?"

"A lot of comedy movies have a lot of sexual jokes in them."

"The plot is completely ridiculous too! I don't understand why we are watching a bunch of employees fooling around in a restaurant. They're gonna get fired!"

"Legosi, it's a movie. Of course they aren't going to get fired."

"That's not realistic!"

"Oh? And kids movies are?"

"Uh, well...It's different still. I don't get it."

"I think this movie is just awful, honestly."

After the Film:

Louis took a bite, looking at Legosi from the chair he was sitting in. "So, they finally had sex."

"I'm not really sure how sex works, but I don't think it looks like that."

"You're not going to mention the fact that they did it in a freezer?"

"I was going to say that next! I know that their fur might keep them warm, but...Why in a place like that? Couldn't they have just waited until after their shifts?"

"Because it's FUNNY, Legosi."

"You didn't laugh once..." he pouted.

"That's because that movie wasn't funny."

Legosi snapped his head to him. "But you just said it was!"

"Well...It's supposed to be."

He put his head in his hands. "Argh, you're confusing meee!"

Louis laughed. "Sorry," he smiled.

The wolf eyes lit up. "Finally!"

Crime

Before the Film:

"So, you said something about finishing your book yesterday. How was it?" Legosi asked, once again doing homework.

"It was really good," Louis said, sitting next to him. "It was a crazy crime story about how this fox gets away with all these crimes and the wolf detective trying to stop him is always one step behind."

"Ooh, that sounds interesting."

"It was. They totally like one another, too."

"They do?"

"Well...It's obvious, but not really stated in the book. I see them as lovers who could probably be together if they just had a night alone together and talked about everything."

"Wow...That's really sweet, Louis!"

"Oh? Are you interested?"

"I want to see what you mean, but I don't think I really have time to read a whole book right now."

Louis smirked. "Looks like it's movie night, then." He saw the ears perk on Legosi's head. "They actually made a movie off of it, but I haven't seen it, yet."

"Ooh, okay! After my homework we can watch it!"

"Sounds good!"

During the Film:

"Wow, Louis! You were right! It's crazy how he gets away with all these crimes and never gets caught by the police!" His mind trailed back to the wolf killer on the news they saw, but he pushed it away.

"Wait! Here comes the scene where I knew they were gay!"

They both leaned in with bated breath, watching the scene fold out in front of them.

Louis gasped. "What? No, no, no, no!"

"What's wrong, Louis?"

"They changed it! The fox is supposed to act all flirtatious, but instead he's just acting like a typical villain!"

Legosi frowned. "Why would they do that?"

"I don't know, but I'm furious. Where are the layers he had?!"

"Maybe they just wanted to...I dunno, make it more theatrical...?"

"Bullshit! The story was fine as it was!"

"Oh…"

Louis just crossed his arms, fuming.

After the Film:

"I have lost all faith in book-to-movie adaptations…" The deer looked down. "It was way straighter than the book and they even left out a really important scene!"

Legosi rubbed his mate's shoulder. "Louis...Calm down...It's just a movie…"

"But I'm angry!"

"I know, but there's nothing you can do."

"I'll just pretend the movie doesn't exist."

"Haha, okay. You still have the book, at least. Have you ever tried writing something yourself?"

"Like a story? Not really."

"You should try it! You can use the characters from the story and they can talk like you wanted and then date!"

"Uh...Maybe...I feel like too much of what I want would seep into the story, though."

"Well, that's fine! It will be cuter that way!"

Louis cleared his throat, looking to the side. "Yeah...cute…"

Drama

Before the Film:

"Hey, remember how you were saying you liked tragedies the other day?" Louis asked, looking at the cookies that were baking in the oven.

Legosi was squatting next to him, hands on his knees, looking inside as well. "I do!"

"There's a movie on Flixnet we have to watch as soon as these are done baking. I hear it has a really depressing ending and a lot of plot twists."

"Sounds interesting! What's it about?"

"I think we should go into this one with clear minds. It will probably be better that way."

"Sounds good!"

During the Film:

Legosi sniffed, his legs tucked in to his chest. Tears were streaming down his face as he tried to look at the screen, but his crying was making it tough. There was an empty plate of cookie crumbs on the nightstand next to the bed.

Louis was rubbing his back. "It's just a movie."

"H-how could the mother die like that? Her daughter and her were so close!"

"We knew she was sick from the beginning," Louis commented.

"I thought she would get better!"

"I told you it had a depressing ending!"

"Louis...I think we should stop. Right now."

The deer quickly found the remote and switched the TV off, leaving them in darkness. "Are you okay? That movie really affected you…" He crawled back over and pulled him into a hug.

Legosi hugged back, sniffling. He didn't want to admit to Louis what had happened to his mother just yet.

After the Movie:

"I-I'm sorry, Louis...I just...Couldn't handle the sadness."

The deer stroked his back as they embraced. "It's okay. I'm right here."

"I know I said I liked tragedies, but that was just...Too much." Thank goodness the mother hadn't killed herself, or this would be an entirely different scene.

Louis shook his head. "Don't worry about it. I honestly didn't see that coming, either. It was really well written, though. Definitely my favorite movie we have watched so far."

"I-I guess…"

"I think it's bedtime," the deer said. "Come lay down with me." Legosi and Louis shifted positions until they were laying on their sides. The deer draped his arm around his wolf, scooting closer and spooning him. "Try not to think about it too much."

Legosi nodded, even though Louis couldn't see him. He closed his eyes, focusing on the feeling of his boyfriend's arm around his torso. He knew that his head would have to be looking up because of his antlers, which he thought was unfortunate. But Louis was as close as he could be, and that was enough for now.

Fantasy

"Louis! Louis!" Legosi ran up to his boyfriend, who was sitting on the edge of the fountain for the first time in a while. It was the middle of the day and animals were moving all around them.

The deer blinked, looking up from a book. "Don't you usually eat lunch with your friends?"

"Yes! But Kai told me that there was an Adler movie and as soon as I heard it I came looking for you!"

"How did you know I was here?"

"I didn't. I was just heading home and I saw you!" He came over and sat next to his mate, their hands close, but not touching.

"Is it a recording of the play or an actual movie?'

"An actual movie!"

"You're not going to be able to compare your props, then," Louis smiled.

Legosi shook his head, his ears wiggling. "That's fine! But I really want to see what it looks like with the actual characters and environments and stuff!"

"Is it on Flixnet?"

"I don't think so. You might have to order it online."

"Well, that's fine. It will take a few days to get here, though."

Legosi laughed and scratched behind an ear. "It's board game night with Kai and Dom, anyway."

"Oh, right. They always beat us…"

"It's because you try too hard to win!"

Louis looked at him with a wide eye. "What's that supposed to mean?"

The wolf just giggled.

During the Film:

"Wow, this looks amazing," Louis blinked. "Even though the costume is way different than the one you guys made for the play."

Legosi was in awe. "They definitely spent a lot of money on this."

Louis nodded. "It's the film industry. They definitely have way more money than a school ever would."

"How do you feel about it being a musical now?"

Louis put a hand on his forehead. "These songs are going to be stuck in my head for days…"

"Does that mean I'll get to hear you sing them?"

"You might not have a choice."

His tail wagged. "Yay!"

"It's so strange seeing it this way, though. All the environments around them, fully realized. The characters actually sounding like real animals. Hey look, it's that bad guy that you played." As soon as he saw it, he was reminded of the time that he saved Legosi from Bill.

"Of course, he's not going to go off script, though," Legosi stated. His mind flooded with memories of his fight with Bill, how things were now. He and Louis would always be there to save one another.

After the Film:

"Do you think Adler would have looked better with an eyepatch?" Legosi asked.

"His head is a skull, don't you think that would be a bit much?" Louis blinked, crossing his arms.

"Oh...I guess...I think it would look cool."

"You just want everyone to have eyepatches, don't you?"

"Not real ones! I have come to love your eyepatch because it reminds me of the time that I used my strength to protect a herbivore I cared about. Even though you lost your eye, it's a part of you now and it's something I love, just like the rest of you."

Louis sighed. "The sappiness just doesn't end with you. I'm going to go soft, wolf."

"You already have, Louis! You're so nice and cuddly, it's really amazing!"

"Maybe I was soft the whole time. Did you ever think of that?"

They laid down together after switching the TV off, Legosi curling up around Louis' midsection, as he often did, his head resting on his chest.

He felt a vibration and then heard a rhythmic humming. His head moved on his mate's chest as he looked up. "You're singing an Adler song, aren't you!"

Louis groaned. "Don't judge me. The songs are too catchy."

"Will you sing me to sleep, dear?" Legosi asked, squeezing and wrapping around him more.

"Fine…" Louis felt his lips curl into a smile at the request. He began singing once more.

Horror

Before the Film:

Legosi walked up to their home after a long day of school, eager to see his deer. He was feeling rather affectionate. He hoped Louis would feel the same. He raised his hand and rapped his secret knock onto the door.

No answer.

He tried again. Still nothing. He frowned, pulling the spare key they had out of his pocket and inserting it into the lock, twisting and then pushing the door open. He peeked his head in and scanned the room.

No one was there.

Guess he went shopping or something. He'll probably be back soon. He walked forward and shut the door, locking it once more and then going to set his backpack down.

Suddenly, he caught something. It was the smell he knew so well. Louis.

He smirked as he got closer to the kitchen, ducking down and then crawling on all fours, slowly.

As soon as he turned the corner, his deer jumped back, yelping. "Shit, Legosi!"

"Hahaha! I got you good, Louis!"

The deer took a moment to breathe. "That's not fair! I was trying to scare you first!"

The wolf tapped his nose. "You must have forgotten I had this."

"Foiled by the nose," the deer sighed.

"If you're in the mood for scares, I know exactly what we can do," Legosi smirked.

Louis immediately shook his head. "Ah, you know...I'm fine, really-"

"Come on! Please! You always say no when I want to watch a horror movie!"

"I'm not a fan, okay?"

"Pleeeeease, Louis! Pleeeease! I'll groom your antlers again if you do!"

The deer pursed his lips. He had enjoyed that last time. He could see how Legosi was doing in the mirror and guide him along. It felt nice to not have to do it himself. "...Fine. But only if you do that and a massage as well...Those large hands make it really easy and you're good at being gentle."

"Deal!"

"Let's do this, then…" He was not ready.

During the Film:

Louis was clinging to Legosi's arm as he watched a ghost tear the head off a poor feline. "I hate this so much…"

The wolf nudged him with the arm he was clinging to. "Come on, Louis! It looks so fake!"

"No it doesn't! Don't lie to me like that!"

The wolf just laughed at his boyfriend. He thought he was adorable for being so afraid. "You know, most people would think that I'm the one who's scared of horror movies, but it looks like it's you!"

"Shut it, wolf…" he yelped as a jumpscare occurred and he lifted Legosi's arm in front of his eye. His chest had such a tight feeling. "Is it over yet?"

"There's nothing to be afraid of," the carnivore cooed. "It's just makeup. Those animals are still alive in real life."

"I know...I know…" Louis mumbled. "That honestly doesn't make me feel any better."

The wolf put his arm around him and pulled him close. "Don't worry, I'll protect you from the scary ghosts and killers, Louis!"

"Th-thanks…" he gulped.

After the Film:

"See? It wasn't that bad!" Legosi said, rubbing Louis' shoulders. He had already started on the massage he had promised before the movie began.

"Huh. You're right...Even though I looked away quite a bit, the plot was intriguing and I cared about the characters…"

"That was also a lot gorier than most...The others we watch won't be so bad."

Louis swallowed again, ears going back. "The others?"

Romance

Before the Film:

The happy couple walked into their shared home, holding hands and laughing at a joke that Louis had made. They had just come from a really nice date night out in the town.

"That restaurant was good, but it doesn't beat the stuff you make. You could open your own restaurant, if you wanted to!" Legosi chirped, tail wagging.

"Maybe." Louis removed his scarf and hung it up, along with his jacket. "It was still really nice being out with you. No one gave us any issues. We'll have to go back to that restaurant since they allow carniherbis"

Legosi hugged and kissed him. "It was a great idea, but you're still my little chef…" His hands moved to his hips.

Louis blushed. "Oh, shut it…"

The wolf grinned. "So...You said there was more to this date…?"

"Yeah. I thought we could throw on some cheesy romance movie and cuddle up. What do you think?"

"I think that that sounds amazing!" Legosi's tail immediately wagged. "Let's do it!"

"After a shower, okay?"

"Okay!"

During the Film:

Legosi was on top of Louis, who was on his back. They were in the middle of a passionate makeout session that had begun during their viewing of the film.

Both boys were getting better at the activity, especially with their tongues. Legosi's trick was not to shove his entire tongue in the deer's mouth, but rather just a bit, and move it slowly. Louis' trick was to be very careful of poking his tongue on his mate's fangs, but he had gotten pretty good at that.

Their eyes were closed as Legosi's hand moved along Louis' chest, down to his stomach and then up his pajama shirt. They both panted and breathed heavily.

Finally, Louis released the liplock, looking up at Legosi. "This movie is pretty good, isn't it?"

"It's amazing~" the wolf purred.

"It did its job," Louis nodded, finding Legosi's eyes. He moved a hand to his cheek and scratched gently. "Come here, you."

After the Film:

The duo were curled up under the covers together, legs twisted into a strange pretzel as they so often were. They had fallen asleep after a long while of making out and talking.

They dreamed of one another, little smiles adorning their faces as they slept peacefully.

Foreign

Before the Film:

Legosi was looking down at his homework, sighing.

Louis was in the kitchen, making something, as usual.

Legosi sighed louder, forcefully.

The deer looked up. "What is it?'

"I have to watch this foreign film for Seaspeak class and answer questions about it."

"That doesn't sound too bad."

"Could you please watch it with me?" Legosi asked. "It will be more fun that way, and you can explain things to me as you do! Maybe it will even be your new favorite movie!"

"Don't worry, as soon as you said you had to watch a movie, I was on board," Louis grinned.

Legosi's ears perked. "Really?"

"Yep. I'm assuming it's on Flixnet?"

"Yep!" The canine's tail wagged. This was going to be a fun homework assignment now that Louis was attached.

During the Film:

Louis felt his head lower slowly and then all the gravity rushed to it, causing him to snap it up, eye opening. He looked around, the only light in the room coming from the TV in front of their bed.

Right. The movie was still on. It felt like it had been on for hours now. He had dozed off multiple times, as well. Legosi must have been struggling to understand anything with an unconscious deer curled at his side.

The deer felt Legosi's cheek on his shoulder, turning his head and finding that the wolf had dozed off as well. He moved his arm, gently. "Legosi...Legosi, wake up." He nudged again.

The wolf's arm moved across him and pulled him closer. "Mm...Cuddle me…"

Louis sighed and nudged him multiple times at once. "You still have to watch the movie for class…" He felt bad about disturbing such a peaceful face, but this was an assignment that was due. He didn't want his boyfriend getting a bad grade.

Legosi whined gently. "Noooo...Louiiis cuddle meee…"

The deer sighed. "I don't get how they expect anyone to watch this. It's boring as hell."

"Mm," Legosi responded. "...gotta...class…"

"What was that?"

Suddenly, the wolf's head fell into his lap. The Seaspeak language constantly filling the room was becoming grating on the deer's ears. He put a hand on his boyfriend and pet gently. "Fine, but you have to watch it in the morning."

"..."

Louis sighed. He decided to watch the rest of the film so he could at least help Legosi a little bit when they awoke.

After the Film (At Least After the Time Louis Saw It):

Louis' eye opened and the first thing he felt was his back aching. He had fallen asleep in a sitting position. The sound of Seaspeak still filled the room. He rubbed his eye and looked down, seeing his boyfriend's large head on his lap, still, but his eyes were open. He was looking in the direction of the television.

The morning light filled the room, but the TV was still brighter than anything. Louis looked up and saw that the movie was playing once again. "So you…" He took a moment to yawn. "Remembered."

Legosi turned his head, having felt him stir. "Good morning, Louis! I don't know what you're talking about, but I woke up and realized I still hadn't finished the movie, so I decided to finish it."

"It's so boring...I guess I fell asleep again…"

"It's actually pretty interesting," the wolf said, "I think I was just really tired yesterday.
"Mm...that's good...I hope I never have to sit through it again. It felt like it went on for five hours…"

"It's only three," Legosi commented.

"Mhm...Do you still need help…?" The deer was still very tired.

"No, I can handle it. You can go back to sleep." He sat up and moved into a sitting position and Louis immediately laid down, grabbed the pillow and wrapped his arms around it, resting his chin on the softness.

"Goodnight, Legosi…" he mumbled, eye slowly closing.

"Sleep well, Louis."