gloriouslygood | Open RP Post

Shaun laughed a little as Keyleth took his hand and pulled him to the water. He had thought it could wait until after they had dinner and talked but her enthusiasm was adorable.

"Why don't you make it as deep as Grog is tall and have little places for people to sit?" He gestured to one side of the water. "Right there would be a good place."

He trailed his fingers through the water. "Hmm, I think a little cool water would be nice. The heat of the day can be very intense, you know."

She made the modifications, nodding at the idea of seats. "I wouldn't have thought of seats!" She was delighted by the idea. "Oh, that's a good idea. I can teach you the cantrip to make it warmer, so if you bring anyone else out here and you find it too cold, you can warm it up." She smiled up at him. "There. A little pool for us."

"My dear, if I bring people out here and tempt them into the water things will be plenty warm," he purred.

He caught her hand and kissed her knuckles. "Come enjoy some wine and food first. We'll swim under the stars."

And it would give Keyleth a chance to get comfortable with the idea of seeing each other naked. Which would be a big step for them. Shaun was certainly comfortable with the idea.

She seemed a little confused by that, but she'd get it eventually.

"Oh, yes, okay, that sounds lovely," she agreed, sitting cross-legged on the blanket and getting things situated, offering Shaun a plate. "I'm really glad you agreed to come out with me," she said after a moment.

Keyleth's innocence was endearing. She had such a sweetness that so many people on this island lacked.

"Did you think I'd say no?" he asked, a little curious. True, his relationship was mostly with Vax and always had been when it came to Vox he cared for them all so much.

And not once had he ever had any ill will towards Keyleth for her relationship with Vax. They were friends.

Keyleth was quiet for some time, focusing on her food, before she replied. "Yes and no," she said after a while. "We'd spent a fair amount of time together and talked about it. I don't think I would've asked if I wasn't mostly sure you'd say yes. But even as my fondness for you grows and the part of me that's certain of what we could be becomes more certain, i still sometimes doubt myself."

And then, with that admission out of the way, she became extremely interested in folding her napkin.

"Nothing wrong with being a bit nervous. I admit, I've never had a serious relationship with a woman." Shaun sipped his wine and shrugged. "It's even rarer I sleep with them."

Shaun adored men of all shapes and sizes. While he could admire women and their beauty but it was rare he really slept with them. "In fact, I've only slept with one while I've been here. But I am so fond of you. And you are beautiful. Whatever we become, I do love you."

And he did. He loved all of Vox Machina. They were so incredibly dear to him.

"I don't--" she paused. "We don't have to do that part," she said, helpfully, and then took a too-long drink of her wine. "But I feel the same way about you. You've been very kind to me and I've enjoyed our time together here. And if it makes things easier with...well, that's a nice bonus. But I've felt so comfortable with you since we started spending more time together, and...I thought this was...it felt like...yes." She nodded. "I love you, too, Shaun."

"I certainly don't mind cuddling like we have in the past," Shaun mused in between bites of food. "So, if it never turns sexual I don't think we'll be missing anything from a relationship."

They would get to enjoy each other's company, cuddle, and get high together. When he wanted sex he had plenty of other lovers to turn to.

"We really should invite Vax to our next cuddle. Have all three of us enjoy it."

Keyleth took a few more bites, nodding. "I think it's possible to have a relationship--even a romantic one--without sex. And to have it be happy and loving and fulfilling." She thought fondly of all the things she and Shaun already shared--cuddles and talks and getting high--and smiled.

At the mention of inviting Vax, her face lit up a little, and then she looked shyly down at the blanket, twisting the edge of it between her fingers. "Oh! Yeah? You--I--yes. I would like that a lot."

"I've heard of such things." But Shaun had never experienced them himself. Something like that with Keyleth would be a new experience for him. He did so love a new experience and it was worth a try. No one wanted Vax to be forced to choose again.

"I would too." He smiled warmly at her. "We should surprise him with it, I think. On a day when he clearly needs to relax a bit."

Because Vax would carry the weight of the whole world on his shoulders if they didn't intervene.

She suddenly wanted to be closer to Shaun, and so she scooted carefully, almost shyly, so she was, taking another mouthful of wine. "Yes, definitely. We'll surprise him and we'll all snuggle up and I think that'll really help him." It sounded really nice, to be curled up with both of them, and she hummed a little, happily. "We have to take care of him, cause he's not...so great at doing it himself." Conspiratorially, with a little smile.

Shaun chuckled as he leaned in close and whispers dramatically, "He's actually the worst at it. How can someone skilled at so many things be that bad at looking after himself?"

It was nice, actually, to talk to her about Vax. While their shared love had many people who cared about him on the island Shaun felt there was something special in the way they loved Vax that set them apart. Keyleth was really the only one who could understand.

"We'll have to do it ourselves."

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