"I know."

"...and that's it?"

"I mean, I'll show you the Dremora I can now conjure using the staff he gave me if that'll help convince you."

"'He'?"

"I mentioned she changes shapes, right? He said that she can be whatever he wants to be and gender is for other people."

"...so you're just swapping pronouns? That's gonna get really confusing."

"You'll get used to it."

Sigh. "So why are you telling me about it?"

"...huh?"

"As opposed to, say, Tolfdir," he clarifies.

"Oh. I'm gonna tell him, it's just late and I didn't want to go bother him. And besides, you're my boyfriend."

He blushes. "Oh, so now I'm your boyfriend?"

"If you're fine with us not being exclusive, yeah."

He pauses, stopping to really consider it. Then he nods. "I think... so..."

"—for some reason I expected more resistance."

He shrugs. "I've had a while to get used to it. Um. I've had feelings for you for a while, haven't I?"

...he's so cute, Ruby has to kiss him for that.

!!!!

Then he pulls away, still smiling to himself. "And besides, you know, I'm not really going to have any kinds of normal relationship that I'm culturally aware of, right? I'm already only into men, there isn't a script, so I guess I was psychologically ready to just... be... kind of weird."

"—oh, yeah, that reminds me, people in Markarth are just as naked as people here in the College."

"...okay?"

"I mean, you seemed to think your reluctance about nudity was standard for Skyrim, but I think it might be more a thing about the weather. You're from northern Skyrim yourself, right?"

"Oh. Yeah. I guess... that would make sense?"

"...you find the idea hot, huh?" Ruby says, reaching down between them to fondle Onmund's cock a little bit.

"You're terrible."