“Bloody Allbirther, I needed that!”
“Bloody Void, I needed that too! But I’m fucking exhausted!”
Nysi couldn’t help but giggle as she remained on top of Aspfteras. One thing had led to another thing, which had led to another thing, which had led to them in Nyssi’s bedroom, rolling around with no clothes on. And both Nyssi and Aspfteras were over the moon.
“I am so fucking exhausted but so happy!” Aspfteras beamed between pants. “I am just so glad that someone actually gets me! You get me! You like me! And you trust me! You trust me enough to let me touch you!”
Nyssi paused. “What do you mean by that? No one ever touched you?”
Aspfteras hesitated, then sighed. “Yeah. No one would ever touch me. I’m literally the freakiest of Thrastarii.”
“But… but why? Are you really THAT ostracised, just because you’re a beautiful pure white?”
“I… I am so thrown off by being called beautiful. I am considered hideous. I am considered a bad omen in so many ways. Thrastarii are NOT white. They are always as black as the void, our energies our only sources of light. We are the dragons of the void, we’re supposed to be dark and hidden and powerful. And here I am, completely lacking in any sort of darkness, the colour of death, the colour of bleached bone. I’m considered a monster. It’s why I am a member of the Ekthris, because I was nearly lynched for just being near where a bunch of important people got nearly killed by Corruption. They blamed me for everything. Thankfully, Mimicblade took me in, but holy shit, it was rough…”
Nyssi blinked. “You… you were nearly lynched?”
“Yeah. Up until I was actually attacked and got the fuck out of there.”
More blinking. “Holy shit. Are you alright?”
“Uh, no, not really. I mean, I’m doing way better now I’m part of the Ekthris, but we don’t have any other Thrastarii so I’m lonely as heck… Which is why Mimicblade brought me here, I guess.”
“Are there no other Thrastarii among the Ekthris?” Nyssi asked.
“No. Well… there were two other Thrastarii. A married couple. They attacked me and broke my arm. Voltshift found out and snapped every bone in their legs and tails then sent them back to the Alsyr. I do good work as a Corruption Purger so the Shifters keep me around.”
Nyssi blinked some more. “What the actual fuck. And you’ve just… been dealing with that?”
Aspfteros nodded. “Yeah. Are you Temthans like that?”
“No, not at all! You Thrastarii are fucking lunatics! We USED to have problems with racism and… occasionally also have bouts of speciesism, but we don’t hate each other just because we’re the wrong colour! The Temthans are a massively diverse species, we come in every colour except, ironically, pure white or black. The closest we get is a pale green or a very dark blue, which… is probably caused for the same reason why you’re bright white.”
“Do you… know why I am bright white?” Aspfteros asked?
Nyssi shrugged. “There are chemicals in the skin that affect our colour, known as biological pigments, such as carotenoids for yellows, reds and oranges, anthocyanins for blues and melanin for darker fleshier colours. You’re probably just completely lacking in melanin, which makes you pure white…” Nyssi trailed off. “And in all honesty? I think you look beautiful. I don’t like the pure black Thrastarii guys, I’m a colourful person, the Temthans are a beautiful, varied, colourful race and you’d fit right in among us! You’re not even pure white anyway, you’ve got a slight pink tinge to you.”
“I do?”
“Yeah.”
Aspfteros glanced at himself. “I… I don’t see it… But I have problems with seeing colours anyway…”
“That just means you have albinism, you lack melanin!” Nyssi smiled briefly, but suddenly tutted. “And to think those guys were all cunts to you because of a medical condition… I don’t know, but I expected so much better from a race of beings that are literally gods out here.”
Aspfteros sighed. “Yeah, I get that. And I want to say that I am used to the hatred, but it still bothers me. Now I’m with the Ekthris, things are better. And… well… you, Nyssi… you have made me feel so much better. Because you accept me for who I am. You just see a normal person, not a pale-skinned freak.”
“I mean, you’re not a pale-skinned freak, but you’re not a normal person either.”
That statement made Aspfteros pause. “What?”
Nyssi smirked. “You’re a sexy person. A sexy person who just managed to lose his virginity and was still genuinely okay in bed.”
“Oh thank fuck!” Aspfteros exclaimed. “I was terrified that you’d say I was awful because I was a virgin and that you wouldn’t want to do it again!”
“Hah!” Nyssi continued to smirk. “I’m a Temthan. We’re sex fiends. Sex on the first date is the norm. And it’s common belief that everyone gets lots of sex education and your first time should be with someone who has lots of experience, so you actually enjoy it and learn how to have sex safely and with plenty of pleasure. But also, don’t feel bad about losing it late.”
“Why? Because… I’m not old but I ain’t young either.”
“Well, you remember the big, red armour-plated guy and the fluffy blue fox boy that were with me?”
“There was a small, yellow guy as well.”
Nyssi snorted. “Kayel was literally a prostitute for a bit. But Retty and Tenuk? Retty lost his female virginity at the age of 52 and Tenuk’s in his 50s and is still a virgin, he doesn’t want to have sex.”
“Ah… wait, female virginity?”
“Retty and all the other Rethans, the guys that apparently look like teenage Beh’evok, are intersex, male and female. And Retty was a late bloomer. But not as late as Elkay, who lost his virginity in his late 70s. My point is, it doesn’t matter. Virginity is a stupid thing to worry about. And at the same time, I’d like to spend more time with you.”
Aspfteros gasped. “Really?”
“Yep.”
“But I… I work in the pentacluster next door.”
“We can visit on the regular. I’m normally working much further… uh… north anyway.”
“Oh…” Aspfteros smiled. “I’d love to do this again. I like you, I like you a lot.”
Nyssi smiled back as she pulled Aspfteros into a gentle hug. “Me too, darling. Me too…”