[ Warmer than any other tea cup, Cloud's hand over hers provides so much comfort and safety. Ayaka smiles softly, staring at their hands first, whispering a heartfelt "thank you".
Ayato would probably say the same thing, if he were here. But maybe he doesn't have to know. He can have a silent supporter, someone rooting for him and making sure he has nothing to worry about without him being made aware of it. That would make things easier for him, too.
Finally, when Ayaka looks at her beau, lacing their fingers together, it's to reaffirm her commitment to him. ]
I love you, Cloud.
[ And she'll be as devoted to him as he is with her. He needn't even ask. ]
🍵
[ With the tea consumed, the serving remaining in the pot having gone cold, close to an hour has passed already. It's late, and Cloud should get some sleep, but Ayaka doesn't wish to go back now. Offering to wash their cups and the pot, she seems to have cheered up some. It's just a few pieces to wash, so she doesn't take long to retire with Cloud to his bedroom. ]
My Love, may I ask something? [ She's just seated in bed, her legs already under the sheets, but she hasn't slipped down to rest her head on the pillow just yet when she remembers something Ayato had mentioned.
This isn't meant to be serious talk about the future, but she can't help but wonder... ] What qualities are you looking for in a wife?
[ This is exactly what he wants to see from her. To have the faith and hope that she'd instilled in him be felt right back. He doesn't say anything to her whispered "thank you", simply squeezing her hand before it becomes an enlacement of their fingers. The moment she says those three oh-so-powerful words, he briefly lifts himself out of his chair to lean over towards her. To reciprocate those words with a kiss on the cheek before he sits back. ]
Love you too.
🍵
[ Cloud had just come back from splashing his face with some water, a cool refresher before he hits the bedsheets with her. Just as he was coming back into the bedroom to sit down on his side of the bed, she asks. ]
What's up?
[ And just as he parks his butt down on the side of the bed, looking back over at Ayaka behind him, she pops that question. And his eyes just go wide. A tiny little noise behind sealed lips akin to a huffed "mm-" as if his brain was in need of rebooting for a second there. The problem wasn't about who. They're still far off from that, but deep down he knew. It's just getting that sprung on him so boldly?!
His face is turning red, and the night lights on either side of them weren't helping his predicament any. Especially as he shyly swings his legs up on the bed, slowly lifting his sheets until he can slip his legs under too. ]
I, uh...didn't get that far yet- [ "Yet". He realizes he just ousted himself. Hoooooooo boy has he thought about it?! ] ...
Well...?
[ His arms fold. He's blushing so much, but after letting out a sigh? He doesn't feel so much pressure anymore. Even if he's...drawing a blank. Someone who can cook? Whose organized? Strong willed? Tender hearted? Perky rack? Blowjob Queen? Stop— It all feels so...simple. But more importantly, it feels like things that someone he was looking for already did. ]
[ If Ayaka was asking in earnest what qualities he was looking for in a wife? His next words come about as abruptly as her question to him did, eyes on her. ]
[ Ayaka was prepared to start talking about how she wants to work harder to become the kind of wife that he'd like to have, especially since she told him when they arrived here that there's still room for her to grow. Even she doesn't think she's wife material yet, but. . . she would like to be. His wife.
She watches him with utmost curiosity, hoping for enlightenment with his answer, but when he says that? ]
Ah— [ That may have been considered a proposal as any. With a hand on her cheek that's beginning to heat up, she looks away in a bid to calm down. ] That's...
I will work hard, Cloud. [ These aren't the words of the Shirasagi Himegimi. This is yet another promise by a girl named Kamisato Ayaka— a girl who has found love for the first time and has no intention of letting it go. A girl who may have to be the one responsible for continuing the family name. And if her brother is happy in the end, then. . . it would be a responsibility worth bearing. ] When you come to Inazuma... and when you are ready. . . I will be, too.
[ She takes a deep breath. There's a lot of pressure on her right now!!! It would be unwise to tell Cloud now about what else her brother said earlier. One step at a time. ]
[ As for Cloud? He'd only recently begun to feel as if he was coming into his own as a person. Ever since Ayaka helped him regain his memories, and Zack filled in the final pieces. There was still so much to cover and do, not just back home, but across worlds as well. If he has it his way, he's going to see to it that everything is set right everywhere. His mother would talk to him about the kind of girl he should be with. Someone he should find. Older. More mature. Someone who can keep him on the straight and narrow and stop him from being a silly goose.
Who would have thought Cloud would find everything he could have ever asked for, and it wasn't under his own set of stars?
The talk of marriage? He'd be doing her a disservice if he rushed and said he was ready to tackle that. He knows she still has things she wishes to improve on as well. So much was up in the air right now in their lives, and this fairytale they were living could go up in smoke with the snap of a finger if some higher power deemed it so. That was something they needed to prepare themselves for. Not to accept it. But to defy it all just as he and the others defied destiny once before.
But...now that they were talking about it? He may still be blushing red, and his heart may be hammering away, but there's still a shy smile across his lips. He means what he said. No "examples" to be found. ]
We both will. [ He nods. This wasn't a one-sided effort. ] At the end of everything, I'm coming for you.
[ They're already next to each other, and Ayaka now knows she'll be able to sleep properly with him by her side, but. . . she can't help it! After he says that? She inches closer to his side, so that she can hold him when they lay down and go to sleep. But before anything else, because she missed it earlier? She kisses him. Warm and sweet, full of promise and hope for their future together.
Cloud will have a home with her. ]
I apologise for keeping you up so late.
[ She'll reach for his hand so she can sink down into the sheets with him. Cuddles before bed!! ]
[ Every time she kisses him, it's sweeter than the last. As he closes his eyes, embracing the promise and hope she instills in him likewise, he hums contently without the heated urge to deepen it. This wasn't what tonight was about. He would always be in the mood for her...and if it weren't so late? He might have kept kissing her. Kept touching her. Kept letting those strong hands of his wander to shower her with the affection she so rightfully deserves. ]
Nah, don't.
[ Sinking down into the sheets with her, his thumb strums along the side of her hand in his as he pulls the sheets up more over them. ]
You just made my night better.
[ Now he can sleep in peace, lying still for her whilst slowly making his way that much closer to her in bed. Cuddle time!! ]
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Date: 2023-04-27 06:25 am (UTC)Ayato would probably say the same thing, if he were here. But maybe he doesn't have to know. He can have a silent supporter, someone rooting for him and making sure he has nothing to worry about without him being made aware of it. That would make things easier for him, too.
Finally, when Ayaka looks at her beau, lacing their fingers together, it's to reaffirm her commitment to him. ]
I love you, Cloud.
[ And she'll be as devoted to him as he is with her. He needn't even ask. ]
[ With the tea consumed, the serving remaining in the pot having gone cold, close to an hour has passed already. It's late, and Cloud should get some sleep, but Ayaka doesn't wish to go back now. Offering to wash their cups and the pot, she seems to have cheered up some. It's just a few pieces to wash, so she doesn't take long to retire with Cloud to his bedroom. ]
My Love, may I ask something? [ She's just seated in bed, her legs already under the sheets, but she hasn't slipped down to rest her head on the pillow just yet when she remembers something Ayato had mentioned.
This isn't meant to be serious talk about the future, but she can't help but wonder... ] What qualities are you looking for in a wife?
[ so she can work on those 💦💦💦 ]
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Date: 2023-04-28 07:12 am (UTC)Love you too.
[ Cloud had just come back from splashing his face with some water, a cool refresher before he hits the bedsheets with her. Just as he was coming back into the bedroom to sit down on his side of the bed, she asks. ]
What's up?
[ And just as he parks his butt down on the side of the bed, looking back over at Ayaka behind him, she pops that question. And his eyes just go wide. A tiny little noise behind sealed lips akin to a huffed "mm-" as if his brain was in need of rebooting for a second there. The problem wasn't about who. They're still far off from that, but deep down he knew. It's just getting that sprung on him so boldly?!
His face is turning red, and the night lights on either side of them weren't helping his predicament any. Especially as he shyly swings his legs up on the bed, slowly lifting his sheets until he can slip his legs under too. ]
I, uh...didn't get that far yet- [ "Yet". He realizes he just ousted himself. Hoooooooo boy has he thought about it?! ] ...
Well...?
[ His arms fold. He's blushing so much, but after letting out a sigh? He doesn't feel so much pressure anymore. Even if he's...drawing a blank. Someone who can cook? Whose organized? Strong willed? Tender hearted?
Perky rack? Blowjob Queen? Stop—It all feels so...simple. But more importantly, it feels like things that someone he was looking for already did. ]Don't quite have a list yet, but...
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Date: 2023-04-28 07:14 am (UTC)I'm looking right at them.
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Date: 2023-04-30 03:06 am (UTC)She watches him with utmost curiosity, hoping for enlightenment with his answer, but when he says that? ]
Ah— [ That may have been considered a proposal as any. With a hand on her cheek that's beginning to heat up, she looks away in a bid to calm down. ] That's...
I will work hard, Cloud. [ These aren't the words of the Shirasagi Himegimi. This is yet another promise by a girl named Kamisato Ayaka— a girl who has found love for the first time and has no intention of letting it go. A girl who may have to be the one responsible for continuing the family name. And if her brother is happy in the end, then. . . it would be a responsibility worth bearing. ] When you come to Inazuma... and when you are ready. . . I will be, too.
[ She takes a deep breath. There's a lot of pressure on her right now!!! It would be unwise to tell Cloud now about what else her brother said earlier. One step at a time. ]
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Date: 2023-04-30 07:04 am (UTC)Who would have thought Cloud would find everything he could have ever asked for, and it wasn't under his own set of stars?
The talk of marriage? He'd be doing her a disservice if he rushed and said he was ready to tackle that. He knows she still has things she wishes to improve on as well. So much was up in the air right now in their lives, and this fairytale they were living could go up in smoke with the snap of a finger if some higher power deemed it so. That was something they needed to prepare themselves for. Not to accept it. But to defy it all just as he and the others defied destiny once before.
But...now that they were talking about it? He may still be blushing red, and his heart may be hammering away, but there's still a shy smile across his lips. He means what he said. No "examples" to be found. ]
We both will. [ He nods. This wasn't a one-sided effort. ] At the end of everything, I'm coming for you.
No matter what.
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Date: 2023-04-30 09:49 am (UTC)Cloud will have a home with her. ]
I apologise for keeping you up so late.
[ She'll reach for his hand so she can sink down into the sheets with him. Cuddles before bed!! ]
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Date: 2023-05-01 12:52 am (UTC)Nah, don't.
[ Sinking down into the sheets with her, his thumb strums along the side of her hand in his as he pulls the sheets up more over them. ]
You just made my night better.
[ Now he can sleep in peace, lying still for her whilst slowly making his way that much closer to her in bed. Cuddle time!! ]