Diving off the deep end
Yurei
08-20-2020, 09:46 PM
Without really realizing it, he held his breath while he waited for her response. He wished he could say that he knew she would say yes to his proposal without a doubt, but he couldn't. It still felt impossible to think that someone would actually want him and would willingly choose to be his. He only saw himself as broken goods and as someone who wouldn't be a good partner or father. He watched her lift the bracelet he had brought to her and slip it onto her leg and a moment of relief washed over him. She could have not said a single word and he would have understood. A smile pulled across his lips and he felt like his heart might find a way to soar out of his chest. When she moved closer to him he didn't hesitate in letting her wrap her forelegs around him. He lifted his own forelegs so that hers could wrap around his sides and he could wrap her up in his embrace around her shoulders. He had begun to grow used to the feeling of her head resting on his chest, but somehow it still made his heart skip a beat every time. Tears were incredibly rare for him because of the way he typically locked down all of his emotions and let very little of them actually show through to the surface, but this overwhelmed him with joy to the point that he couldn't help the tears that collected in his two toned eyes. He peered down at her, only able to see the top of her head for a few moments as she spoke, and he listened to every word she said as if they were the most important thing he would ever hear. When their eyes connected again and he saw the tears there through his blurred vision that matched his own he had the solace of knowing that they were tears of joy. That would be the only tears he would ever allow her to experience for the rest of her life. If anything dared to ever upset her again he would personally see to it that they were destroyed and punished for what they did. Once she confirmed that she wanted him to be her family his smile widened to a point where he wasn't sure he had ever smiled this widely before. He squeezed her tighter to him and he dipped his head to lovingly nuzzle his cheek against the top of her head once she rested her head against him again. His Yurei. She was all his. He kept her wrapped possessively in his embrace and he wished he could just keep her held there forever. He never wanted this perfect moment to end. He only leaned back from her enough to let his paw shift to her left paw, lifting it up so that he could admire the way his gift sat perfectly around her wrist - as if it had always been meant to be there. The leaf shaped gems matched her eyes and stood out brilliantly against her perfectly white coat. It was a physical, visual representation of his love - one that beautifully adorned her rather than physically marked and flawed her. He was proud of his find and was fully convinced that fate had led him to it to give him a solution to his dilemma of how to make her his. "My Yurei... Yurei Praetor... my mate," he said softly, another giddy smile pulling at his lips when his eyes shifted back to hers. He leaned down a bit till his muzzle met with hers and he left a gentle kiss there - the first of what was sure to be many, many more over the course of their life times. Even just that small little taste of love and affection made his heart flutter in his chest. He let his paw slip away from hers so he could hug her tight again with a content, happy sigh. He had accomplished the one thing that had been lingering on his mind nearly since the day they met and he honey couldn't imagine being any happier than he was right in this moment. |
