more of the worst polycule
Astrid and Eadwulf have actually been married for like, a decade. They got married for a mission a long, long time ago and just never got around to filling out the paperwork necessary for a divorce. Besides, a divorce is entirely unnecessary as they both enjoy A) sleeping with each other and B) tax benefits.
Post-campaign, Caleb and Essek get married in a rush of “oh God, oh God, Caleb is human, I only have a few decades with him AT MOST, here have a ring and spend the rest of your life with me PLEASE.”
they might’ve rushed into it a little bit, but they are young and happy and in love. It’s fine.
What’s not fine is the lingering emotions Caleb and Astrid have for one another. They sit down to have a conversation and end up making out, right as Wulf gets home with groceries.
Wulf: “Bren, why are you sitting at my kitchen table, making out with my wife?” Caleb, who was never told his two childhood friends married: “Your WIFE?”
later on, after much conversation:
Essek: “Hey Astrid, does this mean I get to make out with your husband since you made out with mine?” Astrid: “NO!!!1!” Wulf: “I dunno, babe, it doesn’t seem fair if he and I don’t get to make out, too.” Caleb: *nods in sage agreement* Astrid: “Don’t you start.”