Breakfast

I wake up to a gentle knocking on my door. “Hey, are you awake?” Mia’s soft voice calls out. I sit up and fumble with my clothes. “Yeah, just one sec.” I say, pulling on my pants, shirt and jacket. I open the door to see Mia standing there, sheepishly holding a plate of pancakes. “I made these for you. Are you hungry?” She asks, a hint of nervousness in her voice. “Yeah I could eat.” I reply. “Cool, here you go.” She says, handing me the plate. “Thanks.” I say, taking the plate.

A few moments of awkward silence ensue, while Mia and I stare at each other timidly, neither sure how to continue the conversation. “Can...can I get some cutlery please?” “Oh, yeah sure.” She replies, having forgotten that part. She whirls around to walk back to the kitchen, and I walk with her. “Can we eat together?” I ask her. “Um, sure.” She answers.

We sit down across from each other at the dining room table. The silence is incredibly awkward. Neither one of us knows what to say to break the ice. About halfway into the meal, I decide to start the conversation. “These pancakes are really good, thank you.” I remark. She nods. “You’re welcome.”

The conversation lapses once more into silence. After a few seconds, I sigh. “Mia, can we…talk about what happened last night?” I ask. She looks at me, and sighs too. “Yeah I guess we better…” “Why did you kiss me?” I ask, deciding to try the direct approach, since beating around the bush clearly isn’t helping at all.

“I don’t know okay! I’ve been trying to figure that out this whole time!” She replies, her tone one of annoyance and frustration, and I interpret it as her being annoyed at herself for not knowing. “I was really worried about you when I saw your health that low. It was a really weird experience, finding you and you not having many visible injuries at all, yet knowing how close you were to dying."

"I…really like spending time with you, and I was afraid to lose that. My emotions kinda got the best of me and I was just really glad that you were okay.” Mia spills in quick succession, finally vocalising the confusing aspects of what she’s feeling.

I blow air out of my nose softly and smile. “I’m happy to be okay too. I’m glad you saved me.” I reply. Mia looks up and smiles at me briefly. “What do you feel for me?” I ask her.

“You could use that observe spell on me and find out for yourself.” She says. “I could, but I don’t want to. I care about you, and using that skill feels a bit like an invasion of privacy. I’d rather hear it from you.” I reply. Mia takes a deep breath, gathering herself, before looking me in the eyes and speaking.

“These past few days have been amazing. I’m not sure what it is, but I feel really comfortable around you. We clicked really well, and I want to spend more time with you. When you asked me to make a guild with you, it seemed a little sudden, but I went with it because it also felt right. Spending time with you feels right somehow…it’s not a feeling I can explain, and it’s not something I’ve got from anybody else. I think I have feelings for you. But I’m afraid because we’ve only just created this guild and now Skylar’s joined so if things get weird between us it’s my fault and-”

I touch Mia’s hand gently and she looks up at me. I look her in her beautiful blue eyes and give her as warm and reassuring of a smile as I can manage. “Mia stop, it’s okay.” I tell her. “Please stop worrying, okay? I think I have feelings for you too. I feel the same way, being with you is just comfortable somehow. I’m generally a pretty introverted person, and being around people usually drains me."

"For some reason, being around you doesn’t drain me like most people do. I enjoy spending time with you and I’d love to do that more often. This isn’t going to ruin the guild, okay? We’re going to figure this out together. But we need to communicate properly. Can we do that?” I ask her. Mia nods. “Okay. Let’s do that then.” She replies.

Having both finished our meals, Mia takes our plates to the kitchen and quickly washes them both, along with our cutlery. A few minutes later, we're seated back at the table. “The first thing that you need to know is that I’m transgender.” I tell her. “Oh, like you have a dick?” She asks, and then facepalms. I snort before replying.

“Yes, I have a dick. I’ve transitioned in every way other than that, because I happen to quite like my dick.” I say, forcing myself to be open, despite my reservations. Her face is slightly red at this point. “It’s alright, I’m an open book, blunt works best here.” I encourage. “Are you still interested in a relationship with me then?”

She nods. “I don’t mind, I like the idea of both dick and pussy equally. Although I do kind of wish you had told me a bit earlier.” She says. I nod in acknowledgement. “I’m sorry about that. Sometimes I forget myself, but it’s also difficult to know who to trust with that information. Transphobia can be really difficult to deal with.” I reply. “It’s alright. No more secrets, okay?” Mia says, warmth and caring in her voice. I nod, smiling at her.

“The next thing we need to establish is, what kind of relationship do we want?” I ask her. “I know what kind of relationship I want in general. I’m scared that if we try this, it will ruin things with Skylar and our guild.” Mia says, now being more open about her feelings because she’s resolved to communicate as best she can. “That’s okay, we’ll work that out. What kind of relationship do you want?” I ask her.

“I’m not a casual relationship kinda gal. I don’t do friends with benefits or non serious relationships. If I’m gonna get into an intimate relationship with someone, it’s gonna be a serious thing. I don’t want to mess around. I want to commit to somebody.” She replies. I nod.

“I feel the same. I’ve talked to a few people on dating apps and such, but nobody our age seems to really know what they want. It’s super frustrating, because I don’t want to waste time. I want somebody who’s going to stick with me for the long haul, you know?” Mia chuckles softly. “Dating apps never worked for me either. I got so sick of swiping.” She says. “If we both want this kind of relationship, and we both have feelings for each other, do you want to try this?” I think for a moment before responding.

“My emotions say yes, but I want to be more careful than that. There’s a few things we need to establish first if we really want to be serious. I don’t want to be in a relationship with you for a few weeks, only to find that we’re completely incompatible in ways that are dealbreakers.” I say. Mia nods. “Yeah I get that.” “I suggest we do this in the most straightforward way possible. What are your dealbreakers?”

She thinks for a few seconds. “No ****. I can’t stand them, I cannot be with somebody who does ****.” I nod as she continues. “We need to be comfortable around each other, have good communication, trust, honesty, loyalty and openness. If one of those isn’t there with somebody, I can’t be in a relationship with that person. I want to get married one day, but not like a religious wedding, if you follow. I think that’s it really, aside from the obvious stuff like no **** of any kind, planning for the future, putting in effort for each other and no bigoted or prejudiced beliefs.” She says. I nod, taking it all in.

“Okay perfect, none of that raises any flags for me.” I respond. “What are yours?” She asks. “No kids.” I say immediately. “I cannot and will not raise a child.” Mia nods. “That’s fair. I’m open to kids but really couldn’t care less one way or the other. I’d be just as happy either way.” She replies. “Are you sure? This is a really big one.” She nods again. “I’m sure, I’ve thought about this a lot.” She says.

“Okay, perfect. Mine are pretty much the same as yours, besides that. I can’t stand **** either, makes me extremely uncomfortable. The one time I was around somebody who did **** for longer than five minutes, I got sick and threw up a few hours later.” I say. Mia whistles. “That’s pretty bad. I get why you don’t wanna be around **** then.” She says.

“I want to get married sometime in my life as well, but, same as you, not a religious wedding. I actually don’t even think I can think of anything else besides what you’ve already listed.” I chuckle. She blows air out of her nose, and I remember something.

“What are your thoughts on polyamorous relationships?” I ask her. After a pause, Mia lays out her feelings on the matter. “I’m open to it. I think it would be an interesting experience. I wouldn’t want any men involved, being a lesbian. I do like dick, but I don’t want a man attached to it.” I laugh. “I’m the same, I believe gynosexual is the technical term, an attraction to femininity regardless of gender. Men are great, but I’m not attracted to them.” I say.

“There’d have to be boundaries though.” She says. “I don’t like the idea of a harem for example. Feels icky to me. Like I prefer a relationship with all partners being equal, if you follow.” “Yeah I agree. I don’t want a relationship where everybody is focused around one person, I’d want a relationship where everybody is focused on everybody else. More love for everybody.” I reply.

“I’d want it to be relatively closed too. No sleeping with random people, at least not without talking to the other person first. We’d have to find the right people to join our relationship.” Mia continues. “All agreed. Communication is important in every relationship, doubly so in a polyamorous one. The idea of going behind my partner’s back doesn’t sit right with me.” I say.

“Okay cool. So if we’re going to be a couple, we’re both okay with including more people in our relationship, if we feel that they’re right for us?” Mia asks. I nod. “Sounds good to me. Anything else you can think of?” She looks me in the eyes again. “I’m still a virgin. If we do this, you’ll be my first. Can you promise that you’ll treat me right, when the time comes?” Mia asks, vulnerability in her tone and expression.

I soften. “How could I not? You deserve the best I can give. Although full disclosure, I’m a virgin too.” I let her know. “Then I guess we’ll lose it together, my lovely Gem.” Mia beams. I stand up, walk around the table and embrace her. “I guess so, my beautiful Mia.”

Quest completed!

Get a girlfriend

Reward: The relationship window

Optional: 500xp

New Quest!

Lose your virginity

Goals:

• Lose your virginity

Optional:

• Lose your virginity to Mia Burgess

Reward:

• 3000xp

Optional:

• 1 Skill Evolution Point
• 1 Special item

Accept?

Yes/No

I stare at the window in shock. Those rewards are absolutely insane! I still don’t know what the Skill Evolution Point thing is, but I guess I’ll find out once I complete the optional part of the quest. The special item part is interesting too. It could really be anything, a piece of armour, a new weapon, a crafting material. I accept the quest and turn back to Mia. “What was that window?” She asks. “I just got a quest to lose my virginity to you.” I reply truthfully.

Mia giggles and leans in closer. “Well it’ll be a pretty easy quest then, won’t it?” She whispers in my ear and kisses my cheek. Chills spread through my body and I shiver slightly. “Don’t do that! I really like it.” I joke. She wraps her arms around me and whispers in my ear again. “That’s not much of a reason for me to stop, is it?” More chills spread through my body.

“Goddamnit, are you gonna tease the shit out of me now just because you can?” She giggles again. “Don’t think that because I was unsure about how to approach this, that I’m a shy gal. You’ve gotten yourself a closet pervert who’s waited ages to find the right person. Now that I’m sure you’re the right person, I’m not holding back.” She says, looking me in the eyes with that radiant, warm smile of hers.

“I love my life.” I exclaim in response. She kisses me happily and we go sit down in the living room again to cuddle for a bit and watch Netflix while our breakfast settles. This time, we’re pressing our bodies right up against each other.