Moonspear [m] the suspension of disbelief

He said he would try anything, which earned a slight cant of Treepie’s head. She wondered what else he had in mind, besides the obvious, but he trailed off. She’d been so caught up in whether she could perform the standard song and dance, she hadn’t even stopped to consider all the other ways to romp.

Her lips parted to say something about it when he brought up kids. Naturally, this captured her attention singularly. Her heart clenched in her chest as Kindle spoke… hypothetically, of course, but he was still talking about their children. She was so caught up on this fact, she almost missed his comment about pregnancy.

When it did land, she blinked. Of course he couldn’t get pregnant. He was a man. If he’d somehow shared her unique physicality, he would’ve mentioned it previously. Some part of Treepie wanted to laugh at the absurdity of his comment, though she wasn’t entirely sure he was joking. In fact, she decided he mustn’t be; he looked entirely too earnest about it.

Don’t worry, I plan to be the one who gets knocked up, she said with a decidedly crooked smile. At least, that’s the hope… one day, Pie continued, somewhat wistfully. It’s all up to nature, I guess, and nothing’s even possible until next spring… It was her turn to trail off for a moment. I don’t want to wait until then to try, though. I want to figure it out, like you said. Together.

If things didn’t work, she wondered who would be more disappointed. Me, she thought a little grimly, before setting that thought aside. They had already mutually agreed that said figuring wouldn’t happen tonight. For now, they would simply enjoy the intimacy of one another’s company… and the delight of discovering this new dynamic which had sprung up between them.

Kindle, Treepie said a little suddenly, catching his eye, something else you should know about me, if I haven’t said it already, is that monogamy is important to me. If we’re going to explore this road together, I want to be with you properly. I’m not asking for a commitment, just… It took her a moment to find the right word. Exclusivity.