Aria and Samuel had been together for around two and a half years now? Roughly? Honestly neither of them really kept track of it since they figured they wouldn't need to until they married, if they ever did that is- though last year they decided to move in together. Samuel thought that moving in together would be the perfect moment to get a pet together- or even a demi-human! He grew up in a home where they always had at least two animals along with the service dog demi-human his mother owned due to her heart condition, but what he didn't expect was Aria's hard rule on no animals that can't live in a tank or live a full life in a cage. Demi-humans? Not even in the realms of possibilities, which Samuel didn't exactly like but he'd try for Aria.

Though unfortunately (or maybe fortunately?) for them it only lasted a year and a half. For awhile they were content in their little apartment- it was cozy and Samuel was doing good on their arrangement. He works as a Veterinarian so what he couldn't get at home he got his fill of at work. He also owned an older bearded dragon for a year but he died due to old age. Aria honestly loved the little fella despite constantly insulting him and calling the beardy a mustard bastard, she'd even scold Samuel if he didn't get him the blue caterpillars. So when Samuel was at work and doing his usual routine of checking on animals, his co-worker suddenly brought in a slightly frazzled demi-human. She informed him that someone had simply dumped him off there despite the fact they absolutely do not work with demi-humans. Despite knowing Aria's stance, he still brought him home that very day.

As you can probably imagine, Aria was not happy with him for making such a big decision without talking to her- especially bringing a whole demi-human into their apartment when she'd made it clear she absolutely did not want any demi-humans! She was beyond upset, though now that they had the demi-human in their care they couldn't just get rid of him- with demi-humans it was a million times more complicated. So despite Aria not wanting him, they kept him for his sake. Much to Samuel's surprise, despite Aria's stubborn stance, she ended up being the one who got all his attention.

For the first week Aria was just how he'd expected her to act, she'd push him off if he tried to cuddle, flip him off if he attempted to snag her food, you know the usual behavior that any playful animal or person/demi-human would do just for shits and giggles. But then little by little he'd notice how her attitude-or rather her actions-started to change. At first he thought he was hallucinating when he saw Aria sneak him extra food and "accidentally" get an extra drink for him to try, then it was a few head pats here and there, and then before he knew it Aria would have him all cuddled up with her with a fake annoyed expression despite being the one to rub his ears.