Panther Park I can't escape you

He was thankful she was willing to listen to him babble. Taikon had always been the type of person to consider things carefully and do a lot of thinking when new ideas were presented to him. She seemed satisfied at least that regardless of his sexuality, it wouldn't have an impact on them.
Heh, yeah, I get that, he answered. The only reason he had thought about any of it was because of his strange affliction. Somehow, having her accept him as he was anyway made him feel less ashamed. Neither of them were perfect, even though when he looked at her then, she was. While she nuzzled him, he knew he would never get tired of this. He would never get tired of talking to her, of learning every little new thing about her.
These were the moments he committed himself to her. Despite not outright proposing to stick by her forever, that was exactly what he planned to do. He didn't have the words to say it, and so for the time being, he simply enjoyed her touch.
Finally, he drew back for a moment, looking around, realizing they'd left little Taktuq with Zephyr. Taikon didn't like leaving the two together for extended periods because Taktuq had experienced something very traumatic and needed Takiyok's familiarity. We should get back to them, he said calmly, though he had to rub his eyes with his wrist to clear both tears of joy and sorrow that had been holding on.
They would find that Zephyr was practicing an avoidance strategy upon their return.