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SakuMo's Owain/Odin Prompts

Prompt: Odin's reaction when Corrin came out as bi. That would be cute

Me: Oh! I actually wanted to write this in my fics one day, but you know what, let's do it now!

They sat on the bed, facing each other, the air tense between them. With a small smile, Corrin reached across and took his hand. "Thank-you so much for telling me," she said. "I'm sure it hasn't been easy keeping the truth about your homeland and how you came from another world secret, especially from Leo."

He nodded, rubbing the back of his neck. "I've wanted to tell you since we started dating, but the timing has never been right before now," he said.

"So…would it be okay if I used your real name in private? I'm sure it would be nice to hear it again."

"Yes!" he gasped, eyes widening with delight. "Nothing would make me happier than to hear your voice utter the name given to me at birth!"

Smiling, she leaned over and gently brushed her lips against his. "Then I'm happy to do so," she said, eyes flitting up to meet his as she added, "Owain."

He gulped, face flushing, a broad smile creasing his cheeks. "A sweet sound, as I always envisioned it would be." He took her hand and brought it to his lips, kissing the back of her palm, smiling softly at her. "I'm so glad you weren't angry with me for all of this. I wanted to come clean about it because I want us to have a relationship where we can be completely honest, Corrin. You're very important to me, and I don't want to hide anything from you."

Her eyebrows tipped upward as he pressed in for a kiss, and when they separated, she bit the inside of her lip. Well, now was as good a time as ever, she supposed. "Then I guess I should…"

His head tilted when she was unable to continue, and he hummed in query. "Something wrong?"

Regathering her resolve, Corrin locked eyes with him. "If we're being honest, then there's something I need to say, too." She took a deep breath. "When I was younger, I used to love looking at art books. I found them really fascinating, and seeing people in different places and doing different things was interesting to someone like me, who was cooped up in a fortress. However, over time I started to notice something about myself." She hesitated, nerves drawing her tight. "You see, I always found the men in the various art pieces to be attractive, but over time I…I started to notice I also found the women attractive, too."

A silence hung between them, and when he didn't speak, Corrin anxiously filled it. "I-It wasn't just artwork, either. I started to notice maids and butlers alike around that same time. But all the books I had read only had women involved with men, so I was really confused. One day I asked Camilla about it. She was so startled by my question, and she immediately gathered the rest of my siblings, so I thought something was wrong with me. But then we had a long, deep discussion about sexuality and what it meant, and…that was the day I realized that I'm bisexual." She heaved a shaky sigh, wringing her hands. "So…that's it. I'm…I'm bi."

Owain blinked several times, pausing for a long moment. "…Okay."

She looked up at him, startled. "…Okay?"

"Yeah, okay," he repeated. "It's part of who you are, after all, right? That doesn't change just because you're dating a man."

"It…doesn't bother you at all?" Corrin asked, thoroughly surprised.

He gave her a pitying smile and took her hands in his. "Corrin, why in Naga's name would it? It doesn't change how you feel about me, correct?"

"Not at all," she said, shaking her head.

"Then, okay. I'm glad you told me. I love you."

Tears welled in the corners of her eyes. "I was so nervous it might make you uncomfortable, like you might think I'd leave you for a woman at any moment."

"Nonsense," Owain said, pulling her arm to gather her into his lap. He smooched her forehead. "When we were smaller, my cousin Lucina asked her mother while she was reading to us why the princesses in stories always had to marry a prince. 'Why couldn't she marry one of her princess friends instead?' she asked. Aunt Robin and Uncle Chrom apparently had a long talk with her afterward, and it sort of became a family secret that Lucina only liked girls. They decided to wait until she was older to let her come out in public on her own, which she did, eventually, many years and a trip through time later. However, I was only eight at the start, and I didn't fully understand, so I asked my mother about it. She explained to me that some people are born loving only men, some only women, and some both. Lucina was someone who only loved women. That was just what's in her heart, and she couldn't change it. But most importantly, there was nothing wrong with how or who you love, only that you give it to others. 'Love takes many forms,' she said, 'and we should respect everyone for how they love, even if it's different from how we love.'"

Corrin sobbed in earnest, and Owain thumbed a tear off her cheek. "I love who you are, Corrin," he said softly, "and if your being bisexual is part of that, then I love that, too. You're still the goddess who claimed my heart from the darkness. That will never, ever change."

"I love you, Owain," she sniffed. "Thank-you so much."

"No need to thank me," he said, leaning in for a kiss.