Random turian HC

I guess this might be slightly NSFW. Headcannons about turian puberty ahoy!

Turians are much like some birds – specifically the aquatic subspecies – in that they possess both a cloaca and genitalia (penis for males and vaginas for females). A penis, for example, sole purpose is reproduction and that’s it. Why?

Because would YOU want to expose your delicate bits to radiation everytime you have to pee? Not likely.

Coupled with the anatomical set up of genitalia, turians’ groin plates do not physically separate until puberty. Young ones aren’t likely to start having sex if they were born with plates able to separate because, given that males only erect for sex, there’d be no ‘safe’ place to put it. Adult males don’t tend to walk around fully erect with no partner to have so, considering a young male not yet mature enough to have sex but still able to come out of his protective sheath, their plates remain closed in the most pivotal stage of a turian’s life. Wouldn’t make sense to damage the goods before you can even use them.

Again, just my HC.