It's hard to be shy about peeing when you can turn into a wild animal whenever you want. Like, sure, Keyleth does have some sense of propriety, she doesn't do it in front of the others, but it doesn't bother her the way it apparently bothers them.
Percy is particularly mortified whenever she accidentally comes across him while they're camped out. "It's not a big deal," she says, hands on her hips, while Percy frantically stuffs himself back into his trousers. "Everybody does it! Am I supposed to be scared of your penis?"
Percy, who is bright red, just says, "It's the principle of the thing, dear," and refuses to talk about it any further. It's so frustrating- how do any of them expect her to get better at talking to people if they won't explain when she does something weird?
Vax is probably the worst about it, though, if only because they've been, well. (Okay, she recognizes that it's hypocritical for her to get annoyed with her friends for being weird about pee when she can barely talk about sex, but still.) Vax has always been shy about pee, though; every trek they've ever been on, Keyleth remembers him going as far away from camp as possible just to take a piss. Vex isn't so sensitive about it, but Vax is. It's not a nudity thing, he doesn't seem to have an issue bathing in front of the other boys, but urine is, apparently, out of the question.
It comes to a head one evening after an especially tiring day. Scanlan has magically exhausted himself too much to summon the mansion, so Vox Machina has to actually make camp for the first time in a long while. It's fine, really- the weather is warm but not sticky, and the area is clear enough they'll be able to see the stars.
Keyleth feels a pressure in her bladder, so once camp is mostly set up, she ducks not too far away to relieve herself. She slips her underwear off, squats, and hikes her skirt up to pee.
It feels good, and she lets out a quiet, pleased sigh. This is apparently unexpected, as she hears a small choked noise from nearby immediately after.
She looks up too quickly for Vax to hide. "Oh, Vax," she says. "Gimme one sec, okay?" She finishes up and stands to see him staring, red-faced and frozen. "What? What's wrong?"
Vax is silent for a moment, then shakes his head rapidly. "Nothing- nothing's wrong, it's fine, I was- getting firewood when I accidentally, you know-"
Keyleth's eyes flick down briefly and she goes just as red as Vax when she notices that he's hard. "Uh-huh?"
Vax seems to realize that she's noticed, and he puts his face in his hands and makes a frustrated noise. "I wasn't spying on you," he says. "It really was an accident, I wasn't trying to be a creep. I should've left when I saw what you were doing but I- fucking hell."
"Um," Keyleth says. "I feel like maybe this is one of those sex things that everyone else gets but I don't."
Vax turns a deeper crimson, if that's even possible, but he nods mutely.
"You...think me peeing is, um, sexy?"
"It's a whole thing," Vax says, very rushed. "It's something I like but it's not a big deal, I've never actually told anyone because it's weird, I know, and we can pretend this never happened-"
"I mean," Keyleth interrupts, "it's not bad."
Vax stares at her like she just declared that the sky was green.
Keyleth has never been the confident one when they talk about sex. It sort of gives her the boost she needs to push forward and say, "It's fine if you ever want to do something. Involving, uh, pee."
Vax doesn't say anything and Keyleth begins to worry she messed this whole thing up, but then he steps forward, kisses her softly, and says, "That is a very sweet thing that you just said and I appreciate it but I am still very much on edge right now so I am going to go hide for a little while." Great black wings pop out of his back, and he says, "Love you, though," before he takes off.
Waterfalls (1/?), Vax/Keyleth
It's hard to be shy about peeing when you can turn into a wild animal whenever you want. Like, sure, Keyleth does have some sense of propriety, she doesn't do it in front of the others, but it doesn't bother her the way it apparently bothers them.
Percy is particularly mortified whenever she accidentally comes across him while they're camped out. "It's not a big deal," she says, hands on her hips, while Percy frantically stuffs himself back into his trousers. "Everybody does it! Am I supposed to be scared of your penis?"
Percy, who is bright red, just says, "It's the principle of the thing, dear," and refuses to talk about it any further. It's so frustrating- how do any of them expect her to get better at talking to people if they won't explain when she does something weird?
Vax is probably the worst about it, though, if only because they've been, well. (Okay, she recognizes that it's hypocritical for her to get annoyed with her friends for being weird about pee when she can barely talk about sex, but still.) Vax has always been shy about pee, though; every trek they've ever been on, Keyleth remembers him going as far away from camp as possible just to take a piss. Vex isn't so sensitive about it, but Vax is. It's not a nudity thing, he doesn't seem to have an issue bathing in front of the other boys, but urine is, apparently, out of the question.
It comes to a head one evening after an especially tiring day. Scanlan has magically exhausted himself too much to summon the mansion, so Vox Machina has to actually make camp for the first time in a long while. It's fine, really- the weather is warm but not sticky, and the area is clear enough they'll be able to see the stars.
Keyleth feels a pressure in her bladder, so once camp is mostly set up, she ducks not too far away to relieve herself. She slips her underwear off, squats, and hikes her skirt up to pee.
It feels good, and she lets out a quiet, pleased sigh. This is apparently unexpected, as she hears a small choked noise from nearby immediately after.
She looks up too quickly for Vax to hide. "Oh, Vax," she says. "Gimme one sec, okay?" She finishes up and stands to see him staring, red-faced and frozen. "What? What's wrong?"
Vax is silent for a moment, then shakes his head rapidly. "Nothing- nothing's wrong, it's fine, I was- getting firewood when I accidentally, you know-"
Keyleth's eyes flick down briefly and she goes just as red as Vax when she notices that he's hard. "Uh-huh?"
Vax seems to realize that she's noticed, and he puts his face in his hands and makes a frustrated noise. "I wasn't spying on you," he says. "It really was an accident, I wasn't trying to be a creep. I should've left when I saw what you were doing but I- fucking hell."
"Um," Keyleth says. "I feel like maybe this is one of those sex things that everyone else gets but I don't."
Vax turns a deeper crimson, if that's even possible, but he nods mutely.
"You...think me peeing is, um, sexy?"
"It's a whole thing," Vax says, very rushed. "It's something I like but it's not a big deal, I've never actually told anyone because it's weird, I know, and we can pretend this never happened-"
"I mean," Keyleth interrupts, "it's not bad."
Vax stares at her like she just declared that the sky was green.
Keyleth has never been the confident one when they talk about sex. It sort of gives her the boost she needs to push forward and say, "It's fine if you ever want to do something. Involving, uh, pee."
Vax doesn't say anything and Keyleth begins to worry she messed this whole thing up, but then he steps forward, kisses her softly, and says, "That is a very sweet thing that you just said and I appreciate it but I am still very much on edge right now so I am going to go hide for a little while." Great black wings pop out of his back, and he says, "Love you, though," before he takes off.
Boys are so weird.