“This doesn’t change a thing.”

by AutisticWriter

Summary:

Eustace has something to share with Kay.

Notes:

• For QuailFence.

I hope you like your gift!

“C-Can we talk about something?” Eustace says, fiddling with the cuffs of their gloves.

Kay glances at them. And then, like she can sense the anxiety radiating off their body, she pauses the movie they were watching, and shifts to sit facing them, crossing her legs as she sits sideways on the couch. It should be a ridiculous sight, but no matter what she does, Kay always looks cool.

“Is something on your mind, Ace?” Kay asks.

They nod. “Yes…”

“Is it… serious?”

“N-Not in a bad way, I hope, but… yes. Predictably. I-I mean potentially.”

“Hey, take a deep breath for me,” Kay says, putting a hand on their arm. “Whatever it is, I’m sure it’s not worth getting yourself worked up over.”

The problem is, Eustace doesn’t know if that’s true. Their heart races, terrified that Kay might react badly.

They’ve been thinking about this for days, playing it over and over in their head and imagining what they’ll say to her, but now it’s actually happening, they can’t find the right words.

In the end, they screw their eyes up and blurt out, “I think I’m nonbinary!”

“Oh, Ace… is that what you’ve been worrying about?” Kay says, her tone… gentle.

Instantly, relief floods through them. “Um… yeah…” Eustace opens their eyes, their tense shoulders relaxing a little. “Is that… okay with you?”

“Of course it is,” Kay says, smiling. “This doesn’t change a thing. I still love you.”

Eustace wills themself not to cry. “Thank you,” they whisper.

“No need to thank me, Ace. I should be thanking you for trusting me with this. Now, c’mere. I wanna give my partner a big hug.”

And as Eustace’s heart soars at being so casually called her partner, Kay leans closer and wraps Eustace in a big hug.

Series this work belongs to:

• Part 40 of Fic Exchanges
• Part 19 of Kay/Sebastian
• Part 219 of My Ace Attorney Fics