forum Fantasy poly couple anyone?

Started May 16, 2021 by @Elder-God-Jacks347

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Ori just laughed, tugging Archer over to one of the tables so they could sit and completely disregarding Fen's instructions. "Yeah but he's cute when he's grumpy. Not a major loss at all."

"I mean I guess so but he's still mean about it." Archer grumbled with a pout as he watched his boyfriend talk with the woman. "She really is pretty, I think her brother only came out because he wanted someone to be there to protect her but she refuses to hire any help."

"He's mean to you, you mean." Ori glanced back at the woman for a moment and then, apparently having decided that Archer was more interesting, turned back to his boyfriend with a sweet little smile. "He's just minorly pissy with me. I think he's still worried I'll leave or something."

"Probably. But once he's sure, he'll start really treating you the way he treats me. It's a comfort thing, honestly." Archer shrugged, watching Fen closely.

"I'm looking forward to it, honestly." He scooted closer. "It kind of freaks me out when he gets all in his head about… us."

Archer turned back to Ori with a slightly confused expression. "What do you mean exactly?"

"He handles me with kid gloves Archer, and it's not exactly hard to tell why." He sighed quietly, glancing over at Fen. "He's worried. It's like he doubts himself every time he starts to think this'll work out."

"Well, he told you what happened, right? His home village was already appaled with him being gay, being poly on top of it was the icing on the cake. He doubts himself because he doesn't want anyone to try and rip away what he's worked so hard to get again."

"I know, I know." Ori glanced back at Archer, giving him a weak smile. "It's not like I blame him, I just… I wish he could feel comfortable with me, you know? It sucks feeling like I'm on the outs when all three of us are supposed to be… together, I guess."

"Well you're not on the outside with me!" Archer giggled. "Give Fen a few days, he'll relax. But for now, you can get all the love you could ever ask for with me!"

Ori smiled over at him, leaning over to give Archer a soft peck on the cheek. "Yeah, I know. That was true before we even got together, you've always been real affectionate with me."

"I'm a very affectionate person. Fen only gives his to people he believes deserve it. Which can be mean because when he's mad at me he'll say I don't deserve it and starve me of love." Archer huffed with a pout.

Ori frowned at that, leaning in to give Archer another soft kiss. "Well that's a little rude. Even if you can be annoying, you don't deserve to be cut off like that."

"Exactly! But I know he's only kidding, his resolve only lasts for a few hours before he apologizes with lots of kisses and snuggles. He always feels bad after ignoring me." Archer giggled with a shrug.

"As he should!" Ori laughed quietly, scooting a little closer to Archer. "You're lovely, you deserve to be showered in affection all the time."

"Well, it looks like that'll have to be your job." Archer beamed, almost subconsciously leaning closer to Ori. "Ya know, I'm curious. Why do you like Fen? Like, what makes you attracted to him?"

(I'm going to be offline for a couple weeks for a family vacation!)
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"Well he's hot, obviously, but…" Ori flushed a little, glancing over at Fen again. "I don't know, I guess I like how competent he is. He could just… he could take care of you, you know?"

(Ooo, have fun!)
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"Ignoring the fact you just inadvertently called me stupid, I agree with you. He's smart, he knows how to read people and how to best take care of them. It's honestly a talent."

(I did! Thanks so much for being patient)
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"I didn't call you stupid!" Ori bumped their shoulders together, pouting playfully. "I just said you weren't competent, there's a big difference. But beyond that, yeah. You get it—probably better than I do considering how long you two have been together.

"Three years will do that to a person. If only it wasn't so difficult to convince him to let someone else take care of him for once. It's like pulling teeth trying to get him to take a break and relax."

Ori sighed quietly, pressing a little closer to Archer's side. "Yeah, he's wound pretty tight, but maybe the two of us will have a little more luck than you would by yourself. I mean… at the very least we'll outnumber him."

"Maybe you can pin him down until he relaxes. Sounds like it would work, doesn't it?" Archer laughed with a shake of his head.

"Mhm, very intuitive." Ori laughed quietly, glancing over at Fen to see how far along his conversation was. "And I'm sure he wouldn't complain about it at all either."

"Once you got past the initial complaints, definitely." A couple minutes later, Fen came over to their table. "I distinctly remember telling you two to stay where you were." "Blame Ori, he's the one that dragged me over here."

"We got tired Fen, it's not our fault you took an hour to talk to Dilena." He smiled up at Fen, reaching over to take his hand. "But anyways, that's beside the point! Tell us what sort of work she had."