She takes a breath, forcing the words out. “You brought us home. I sort of thought we were going to…that you wanted…”
She stops, because Nikhil’s head shoots up to look at her, recoiling. He looks absolutely horrified, and Sestia isn’t sure what kind of misstep she’s made – the same Murdina probably did when she brought up his horns being sensitive – so she speeds up, trying to backtrack, “I just mean, you said you don’t bring people back here, but you brought us, so I thought-“
“It’s not like that!” Nikhil cuts in. He’s gripping his tail so hard his fingernails are carving crescents into it. He shakes his head fiercely. “I wouldn’t- You guys needed a place to stay, and I- that’s why I said I’d sleep on the couch, but then I thought that might be too much, so I just stayed out here-“
Source: Alchemy, by AgentStannerShipper – Battle for Beyond (Web Series) [Archive of Our Own]
Adult, post-canon. Sestia and Murdina realise that adding Nikhil to their relationship is rather more complicated than one might think when looking at him… This is excellent, I really enjoy how they treat Nikhil’s issues – and the sex is sizzling hot.