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“May I taste us too?” Odai asks.
I feed him some on a fingertip, sliding it into his mouth past his fangs. His forked tongue slithers around my finger to take it, and I laugh.
So, this is what bliss really feels like.
Odai remains purple but turns into his partial form so he can more easily hold me, losing his wings and most of his sharpness, like his horns.
“I take it your time with SJ went well?”
I laugh again. “Yeah, I’d say so. Found out something important about myself. Turns out I'm a demiboy.” I ready myself to explain—
“That makes sense.”
“You know what that means?”
“All the flags at Fluid Fashion made me curious about what this age has embraced for identities. It led me down quite the, um, what do you call it? Rabbit hole.” He chuckles. “You are between genders, not in the middle like a genderfluid individual, but closer to identifying male with a captivating feminine side.”
I stare at him and how seriously perfect my purple boyfriend is, even if he’d say no one is perfect. “I think I’m going to have you explain that to everyone. You word it better. Makes it sound… kinda awesome.”
“It is. It is always awesome, Jeffrey, to know one's true self.”
Less awesome when it hits me that if I know me, I’m supposed to know how to save him.
But I… I don’t. My mind is completely blank.
“Is something wrong?” Odai hugs me against him.
“The other day at The Magic Shop, The Owner did a Tarot reading for me. It basically amounted to me being able to help you if I can become and trust in the real me. But now, here I am, and I... I don't know how to save you. I figured it would come to me, that suddenly everything would make sense. But there’s nothing. I still have no idea what to do. Why is there nothing?”
Odai hushes me, because stupid, unfair tears are forming in my eyes again. “I am so sorry, beautiful one, that I worry you this much.”
Now he’s apologizing to me when he’s the one I’m letting down? “I don’t want to be worried, but… just like with how losing Madame Mattie’s would destroy me, losing you would destroy me too. You’re one of the best things that’s ever happened to me. And not because of wishes. Or the sex. I mean, the sex is pretty great.”
Odai laughs. His arms around me, whether purple or brown, with or without claws, feel more right to be held by than any other arms that have ever tried. “I may not be able to prevent you from losing me, but you will never lose Madame Mattie’s. My plans will ensure your wish is granted. Although it pains me that, to accomplish my goals…” He raises an eyebrow at me.
“You need to get back to work?” I conclude.
“I am afraid so. It is time I finished my efforts toward ensuring Mrs. Sherman never stands in the way of Madame Mattie’s again.”
I wince at the reminder as we finally disentangle. Odai already cleaned us. I don’t need wishes to want to keep him in my life, but his powers are useful. “You really think you can handle her?”
“Oh yes. What I have learned about Mrs. Sherman will make handling her easy.”
“That would be amazing. I’m getting really sick of those fliers. Go on. I might bask a little before I get dressed again. Maybe the answer to saving you will come to me. I’ve only been the real me for, like, an hour.” I chuckle, hoping to keep my spirits up with some forced mirth. Sprawling out on the bed and looking up at me in just the boots and zip-up is… well, I can say it.
Hot as hell.
Even with my glasses on.
Especially with my glasses on.
“I am happy, Jeffrey, that you were able to grant that wish for yourself.”
“SJ helped.”
“But you embraced it.”
I watch Odai get out of bed, and, in a blink, he is redressed and ready to head downstairs. He leans over to kiss me before he goes.
