"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.
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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."
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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."
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"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.
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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."