The following day, Sadde goes to town at a reasonable time to buy a tiny cactus with some of the proceeds from his terribly tedious job, and sneaks it into the bag with his clothing he brings to Isabella's room. It is inside a cute little box, which he offers Isabella the following morning when she wakes up, saying, "Happy three-month anniversary!"
Sadde and Isabella in Eclipse
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Awwww. He closes his eyes and sighs contentedly. "In any case, if I find a more useful internship day after tomorrow this might become moot."
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"...as the amazing gendershifting... something? What noun would I use here? I suppose I could be a bearded lady..."
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"I quite agree, but I'm not about to become an elementalist so I'm not sure what a circus could want me for."
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Awwwww! He loves that. He loves her. He presses her a bit closer to him (very softly, trying to not wake her up), and decides he'll use her nouns to fall asleep as he likes to do.
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"Thank you," he giggles. "You're ridiculously attractive and watching you get dressed is often one of my favorite parts of the day. Watching you get undressed wins, though."