Camping at the Riverside

It has been a couple of months since Katsuki and I have been adventuring together as a party as it's been… nice, actually. I’m usually not one for parties considering that, before this, most of the jobs I’ve taken were solo ones. I did participate in a couple of parties though. Still, it was usually just for one mission, and if not it was always for less than a month… I... don't know. 

Well, my first experience with a party did not go exactly… well, I would say, and it ended with me being shoved in a lake while unconscious by a party member (and almost dying) and pushed down an edge by other, because I got angry after the only person that could have a lead to what actually happened in my village got killed in front of me, without giving any answers whatsoever. 

I’ll just say that I came to the conclusion that I was better off on my own… but for some reason this… stupid, goofy, moron of a Dragonborn is… just… what I needed… he’s been making me feel, I don't know… cared for, happy, I’ve been laughing more, smiling more, when I’m around him I’ve been feeling more like… myself.

…

We’re walking through a forest trying to get to the next village to get some information on a thieves group that we have to capture for a mission, we’re pretty ahead of them and have a sense where they will probably attack next, but we’re better safe than sorry. Another weird thing is that I would think that Katsuki would slow me down on missions, but it's actually been the opposite somehow… anyway the sun is setting, it's getting chilly out here, and I’m hearing a river nearby, so I guess we‘ll cam-

Wyern look! Over there! - Katsuki shouts just before he starts sprinting in the water’s sound direction, interrupting my thoughts altogether.

H-hey, wait you big idiot! Don’t just start running off on your own out of nowhere! - I shout back, seeing his big red scaly body disappear through some bushes, as I start quickly running after him.

As I’m closing in on him and passing through the same bushes he did I start feeling the temperature rise slightly, wait that's weird, does that mean the river is actually a-

Look Wyern! It’s a natural hot spring! - he shouts, joyfully, with a big stupid smile on his face, while pointing extravagantly at the lake.

I get closer and start looking around the area. There's a waterfall that comes down to this lake that seems to be of volcanic origin, there are hot fumes coming out, I get close to the water and put my hand over it for a second, and then I touch the water with the tip of my fingers, it's nice and warm, the temperature is just on the spot and this can serve as a natural source of heat so we won't have to light a fire that could possibly attract-

Ohh boi! Come Wyern, let’s dive in! I haven't taken a bath in like weeks! This will feel sooooo good!!! - the Dragonborn happily cheers, taking off his equipment, bags, and… pants and canon-balling on the hot lake… getting me wet with the splash.

The Dragonborn emerges from the water right after, with that big stupid smile of his all over his face and a pleased expression… that fucking dumbass.

…you know that you didn’t have to- 

Come on!!! Just dive in!! The water is sooooo niceee! - he says, interrupting me, opening his big arms extravagantly, pretending to float on the water, which he obviously can’t because he is a fucking almost 2 meters tall Dragonborn that probably weighs like 200 kilos or something.

I sigh deeply.

You have fun and clean up. I’ll go get the tents ready, and later I’ll go take a quick bath by myself while your noisy ass is sleeping or something. - I say as I put my backpack on the ground and start taking out and setting up my tent, when I feel SOMEONE grabbing me by the waist and lifting me up. - WOAH WOAH WOAHH, YOU IDIOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!? - I shout as a half-naked Katsuki picks me up and starts taking me to the hot spring.

I’m not taking a no as the answer! You’re going in you want it or not! - he announces merciless, using the strength advantage and my lack of weight to overpower me.

OK OK ok.. I’ll go! Just fucking let me take my equipment, cloak, boats, and shit off first for god’s sake. - I defeated declare.

Ok ok, but hurry up! The water is sooo nice! - he says while putting me down at the edge of the lake, proceeding to go in the water again.

I sigh deeply once more, as I start taking my equipment and weapons, boats, cloak, gloves, and every other piece of clothing off, when I get to my undershirt… yeh no, I don’t think that's something he needs to know, I don't really like talking about it anyway. I then start heading to the lake with only my boxers and a black undershirt on, while he stares at me with a confused look on his face.

…What? - I say, noticing him staring at my undershirt, while I being to enter the warm water.

Are you gonna bathe in a shirt?? Just take it off you can’t wash off like that. - he says as he begins to approach me with his palms pointed in my direction, and I, knowing what he’ll probably do, start backing off until I hit the edge of the hot spring.

Ok listen, I CAN and WILL clean up like this there's absolutely no need for me to completely undress, besides I’m not even that swea- - I explain when I’m interrupted by Katsuki trying to pull my undershirt off... Ugh.

Come onnnn, at least take your shirt off when you bathe, we’ve been a party for what 6 months now? What scar or whatever could you possibly be hiding that's so bad that you don't wanna show- - he interrupts himself the moment he succeeds in pulling my undershirt off, revealing my naked torso, with a bunch of your usual adventurer scars that he himself as a lot of, along with two certainly, unusual, ones below each side of my chest, which I immediately try to cover up with my arms, while looking away, uncomfortable. - Ohh I never saw scars like that! So weird that you have them so symmetrically on each side of your chest! And they are so neat they almost seem made on…propose? - he looks at me with a confused expression on his big dumb face.

I sigh, still looking away.

…Yes, they were purposely made, to cut off something that shouldn't be there in the first place, ok? Now you know, asshole. - I say as I slide down the edge of the lake, emerging myself up to the neck in the warm water, trying to hide my body from the curious looks of my party member.

Cut what off? I’m confused what could you have there that you would have to cut off? You had a fungus there, from touching something you shouldn't? Oh oh or a curse! From messing up with a witch in a mission! Or, or a- - he starts wondering out loud, making heat rise up to my face out of frustration, which makes me stand up straight and shout, interrupting him.

No, you big stupid idiot! I had fucking ugh, I had you know tits! Boobs! I don’t know why and I hated them and they never should have been there in the first place and I had to take them off or I just, couldn't live my life comfortably! They should have never been part of my body anyway, they never seemed right, nothing ever seemed right. I’m trans, dude! A trans guy! That's why I take that weird potion every month that I refuse to tell you what’s for! - I deeply exhale, my breath getting unsteady and my face flushing up, embarrassed, but for some reason, I kinda feel that I just lifted something off my shoulders…

He stares at me with a surprised and extremely puzzled look on his face, while I catch my breath.

Trans? I’m confused you had uhm… that… t-that doesn't make much sense I, I don't get it. - he finally, blunts out after a long awkward pause.

I sigh deeply, why did I think he would know what this means, he’s literally the stupidest person I know.

A trans person is someone that was born with a biology that doesn't match who they actually are. I was born with female biology, had another name and people used to call me by she and her, but since a very, very young age I knew that was wrong, but when I told my parents how uncomfortable these things made me feel they said that it was a… phase, something temporary, that would go away with time and never listened, never seemed to care about what I was actually felling… so, when… the fire happened, when my village was destroyed and the Dragonborn's saved me and some other kids and they asked me my name I just… said what had always felt right for me… I said that I was a boy and my name was Wyern. - I reveal with my expression soothing with each word, like an uncomfortable itch was slowing going away.

While still looking away kind of flustered and unsteady, I suddenly feel a big hand gently passing the fingers over my chest scars softly, making me gasp, feeling rater anxious that Katsuki would think differently of me after this, just to see that he was actually staring at my chest in awe.

Thats… so… COOL! Bro you’re amazing! You had to go through a whole unique battle of your own to be who you are! That’s amazing! You’re like the guyesh of the guys, for having to go through all that to be recognized as your true self! - he declares, grabbing my should and shaking me gently, fascinated about what he just heard.

I giggle softly feeling my cheeks flusher even more.

I-I… l-like it's… it’s not all that, I’m just a guy you know? Just a normal dude. I wouldn’t go that far, at all, I’m the same as you or any other guy I just had some… different, particular, problems growing up that I had to fix, but the heads of your village were extremely supportive of me, and when I was a teen and it had become unbearable they toke me to a doctor that performed this chest surgery on me to remove what shouldn't have been there in the first place and put me on this medication to get me to go through male puberty and told me I wasn’t alone, and there were plenty more people like me around and… such… - I boult out… jezz I’m, I’m talking too much aren’t I? When… when did I get this comfortable around him? For some reason he makes me feel… safe.

I look at him once more and I see him still staring at my chest while listening closely, with a soft expression on his face, when he suddenly hugs me very, VERY tightly, squeezing my body a bit too much.

Ugghh, d-dude you’re going to fucking break me! - he gradually loosening his grip as I talk, getting to a comfortable amount of squeeze. - There, there buddy, it's ok? - I softly chuckle, confused, as I, hesitate at first, but then processed to hug him back.

… I’m sorry if I ever made you feel like you couldn’t talk to me about that or trust me with that information or… something. - he mumbles, with an apologetic soft gentle tone, that’s weirdly… cute? For some reason? What’s wrong with me?? I swallow dry as my head starts getting woozy at the thought.

H-hey it’s ok. T-that's not it at all! I just… don’t really talk about it, it's not something that I want people to know about me, but… I guess if…if it is just you… I’m… ok with it. - I say as my tone goes from a small shout to a mumble.

He proceeds to then break off the hug, pushing me back a little, while still holding onto my shoulders and after a few seconds of staring.

Realy?? Its a secret only I know?? I-I guess if you told me a secret I’ll have to tell you one of my own, something I don't tell people like, like you know I have this embarrassing scar on my as- - I immediately stop him there.

Woah, woah, woah ok buddy it’s fine, t-there's no need for you to- 

Katsuki cuts me off, shaking me slightly.

Then I’ll tell something that's been on my chest for a while that I didn’t want to really talk about, but as you just did talk about something alike I feel like I should and… - he begins to tell when he abruptly pauses, looking slightly away from me for the first time since the start of this conversation.

Something, that's been on your chest? - I repeat, confused.

Hey uhm, I…I-I don’t k-know… it's just this… weird… warm feeling when I’m around you and you… talk to me and… tell me stuff and… when we are hiding and you get close to shush me… and when I see you hitting so effortlessly bad guys with your bow and… it’s… i-it’s warm and… I… I-I’ve been ignoring it but… when I’m… I-I’m together with you and you tell me stuff like… and we’re alone this way… and that… I just… I feel the urge to… be closer and… t-touch.. and… kinda…u-uhm… k-k-kiss…y-you…- he declares, my whole face getting redder, and redder as he continues.

We both pause, as we embarrassingly look away from each other, his grip loosening on my shoulders, and an awkward silence settles in, only getting disrupted by the sound of the water coming from the waterfall.

Y-you… you… want…t-to…kiss… m-me?? - I finally ask, breaking the silence, while slowly looking in his direction.

I-I mean…uhm…y-yes??…K-kinda?? Yeh… - he answers, slowing also turning his head in my direction. - D-do you… maybe… want… to?

I freeze at the question, my body stiffening… do I? I mean… I kinda… do? But… I-it’s Katsuki h-he’s the biggest fucking idiot I ever met, he’s so clumsy, so annoying, he doesn’t know the most basic of things and I always have to teach him, and help him out and do stuff for his stupid ass, he’s so bulky when he fights but… weirdly effective and for some weird reason his silly intuition always gets us wondering onto the right places at the right times… he just so dull about stuff and makes me explain things so many times, that even I understand them better then I would just by me just listing them out on my own head… he's just so dumb but weirdly kinda cute when he asks me to sleep beside him because a fucking small spider scared his dull stupid big Dragonborn ass for some weird reason… and he snores soo loudly but those nights are weirdly the ones when I feel the safest falling asleep and I always feel supported and cared for and not…lonely when I’m around him and he always gets my more extroverted side out and makes me laugh and smile and I… fuck... I… think… I...

Y-yes… - I slowly look away and then back at him, my face almost as red as my hair.

Then… if… you’re ok with it… I’m… - he starts slowly approaching his face to mine, and I close my eyes in reaction.

I feel him gently pulling me closer, and a moment later his scaly warm lips onto mine, and a warm wave washes over my body making me tremble a bit at his soft touch, it feels… nice.

I start hovering my right hand over his back when he slowly starts pulling away.

…Uhm…I… - I interrupt him gently pushing his neck in my direction while leaning over to kiss him once more, it… feels really nice, I don’t want it to end just yet.

I feel his hand that was resting over my shoulder slowly starting to go onto the back of my head and pulling me closer as we both start getting more comfortable and confident in the kiss that lasts for some time, making the environment around me seem to dissipate and the sounds getting muffled by the warm feeling inside me, until we both finally pull away.

U-uhm…i-its getting pretty late I think we should both…uhm finish washing off and g-go to bed now… -  he affirms, breaking the silence once more, while gently letting go of me.

Uhm…yeh…you’re…r-right… - I answer, doing the same.

We both processed to quickly clean up, I finish first and after drying off a bit I go back to putting together my tent when I realise.

Shit. A fucking squirrel chewed through my tent. - I announce, loud enough for him to hear, but definitely not purpose or proudly.

I mean… you can sleep in m-mine… we’ve done that a bunch of times before… right? - he responds, his voice going from loud enough to an insecure low mumble, as if he is almost trying to convince himself with his own words.

I shily go over to his tent and start setting it up with his help. After a bit of awkward tent assembling, clumsily dressing up, and quietly eating some rations, we lay down next to each other in this, bigger than normal, Dragoborn-sized, tent, with our backs facing each other.

Uhm… goodnight Wyern. - he quietly mumbles.

G-goodnight. - I whisper back.

I definitely won’t get any sleep today.