☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- It would make sense if we had just started dating, but I think it's too late for that; we already live together like a married couple. And frankly, I'm not familiar with the usual order of things – you know, I haven't been married before.

—"Technically," our living together didn't start because of a romantic development... —flexing his impressive abs, he sits up abruptly: —...But after we went through hell together, and I mean that literally, I think we can drop the "like" from "married couple." Because, gods be my witness, I don't want to wake up in the unknown future and not be sure that I haven't tied the knot with my soulmate. —He gently strokes the captain's cheek with the back of his hand. —So, leave the church stuff and the rings for the bonuses to me, and once we restore Crideria, I'll arrange a beautiful, traditional folk wedding for us, if you want.

He lowers his feet to the wooden floor and stretches again, this time not from fatigue. —And how did you sleep? I hope I didn't snore or hog all the blankets...