You shine brighter than the stars

Even with the liquid courage he had in the form of the wine they shared managing to finally tell her the feelings that had been sitting on his heart for a while had been a feat in of itself. Watching her face as he spoke made him question if he had done the right thing, her shocked reactions difficult to distinguished between this being a good surprise or not. It wasn't until he finally told her that he loved her and he felt her squeeze his paw as she returned the words back to him that he knew he hadn't gone wrong. Hearing her repeat back that she loved him made his heart soar out of his chest and made every bit of anxiety and nervousness that had built up around this evening melt away. A wide grin pulled across his lips as he listened in utter disbelief as she expressed what he had done for her in return and how she felt that he made her better, still reeling form the fact that this was all real. She was the princess of a powerful pack, beautiful, talented, smart... She could have had any number of wolves and instead she decided to love him.

He was speechless as he grinned like a fool, his tail wagging like crazy behind him as his wine-muddled brain started to catch up with what this meant for them and how their future together would change. It was everything he could have possibly dreamed of and he just couldn't believe he could possibly be this lucky. Words completely failed him in that moment and instead he did what he had wanted to do since they settled into their secluded nook under the stars. His paw lifted and gently rested on her cheek, guiding her muzzle to his as he kissed her tenderly and passionately with all of the emotion that was making him feel like he was flying. He had been fairly reserved in his affections with her up until now, not wanting to push too far or make her feel like this was the only reason he was interested in her, but now he couldn't help himself. There were no words to describe how Ike made him feel and where words failed him he relied on actions.

When he finally pulled back from his kiss it was with a good bit of reluctance. He wasn't necessarily a stranger to these things, but he knew that Ike was and he didn't want to make her uncomfortable or push her too far. He pulled back just enough for him to blink open his eyes and find hers, a lopsided grin pulling across his lips with a breathless chuckle. His paw that had been resting on her cheek stroked over her cheek and the side of her neck lightly, feeling her soft fur against his coarse paw pads. He looked at her with more love than he thought he could ever feel for one wolf, in absolute awe over the fact that it was possible to be this happy. "You've made me the luckiest guy in the world," he told her softly, tipping his muzzle forward to give her another, lighter kiss. "I love you so much."

"Remus Armada"