Pretty In Pink
Written for Shipping Week on Morsmordre
Prompt: grandiose
Pairing: Aberforth/Chilindrina (platonic)
It was time, once again, for the British Dwarf Dairy Goat Society National Show. Aberforth had always taken a few of his goats to participate in the annual event, only this time Dragon was coming along for the show.
He had to admit it felt rather strange, bringing a winged wolf to a place that was filled to the brim with farm animals. Not that anyone would notice since she was currently in her human form. And although she enjoyed a tasty lamb burger every now and then, so far, Dragon had shown no desire to eat any of the goats he kept.
"Would you look at that," Aberforth grumbled, motioning with his quill towards a holding pen on the left. He was standing at the registration both, filling out all the necessary paperwork to enter his goats in the show, when he noticed a pair of goats somebody brought in that had bedazzled udders. "What is this? An episode of Pimp My Goat?"
Dragon snorted. "Is that really such a thing? Like that Yodeling With The Stars program that Barty likes to watch?"
"Of course it is!" he snapped. "Only decent thing there is to watch in my opinion."
Aberforth was still a moment, unable to take his eyes off the grandiose decorations. The owner of the goats had covered their udders with multicolored rhinestones and draped Hawaiian lays around their necks. There were so many layers of flowers and beads that Dragon almost mistook them for Nan and Chevre during Festivale.
"All that's missing is a pair of sunglasses," said Aberforth, which made Dragon laugh. Such a lovely mental image.
"I can help, hunchback Grandpa!" said Chilindrina, holding up several containers of paint. "I can paint the goats and make them look prettier so they'll win lots of medals."
"This isn't a beauty contest, lass." Aberforth sighed and rolled his eyes, trying his best to remain calm despite his granddaughter's insistence on giving the goats a makeover. "Yes, grooming and cleanliness are an important part that the judges will take into account when making their decision. But this a show about dairy goats, which are primarily used for milk production. It isn't about throwing handfuls of glitter and painting rainbows."
"So it's about having the bigger tits?" Chavo asked, popping out of a random barrel that had been placed next to several bales of hay.
His granddaughter paused, looking up at him and thinking for a moment. She then threw an entire can of paint at the surly goat breeder, splashing him with shades of pink.
"You said grooming and cleanliness are important," she told him, taking a moment to add a splash of green and a touch of orange to her newly acquired canvas. "I think you need more help than the animals do, so I'm making you pretty instead."