temporal_affairs | so very dapper

so very dapper

The Joker is awfully domestic, in his way. He makes pretty clothes. Nathan's perfectly happy to be a clothes horse for his sartorially-inclined mate. Some of the clothes are distinctly feminine, and Nathan does not wear those, although the Joker could probably talk him into a kilt, even if that's not a Manx thing but only their neighbors.

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"I went with a variant on a name that appears on both sides of Elspeth's family," Bella shrugs. "Edward's mother was called Elizabeth and Isabella's a variant on the same. I don't know what that would leave you with, if Nathan even remembers any family members' names."

"I remember my wife's name," he says. "It was Calybrid. I don't remember much else about her, though, and no other names."

"No part of my family is gonna touch this kid," says the Joker.

Nathan nods. But says, "There are some nice Manx names, if not Calybrid in particular."

"Well," says Bella, "insofar as congratulations are appropriate, you have mine - I assume you're keeping it quiet till you're sure if you'll be giving birth or not? Will you want any help with the delivery?"

"Mm, will we need it?" she asks.

"It's not impossible. Even with magic, you could find yourselves distracted."

"Then sure."

"The capital sites are all equipped for it, a lot of the people who come in for turning are pregnant, but we can just skip that with you. Give me a day's notice, please."