He starts and stops, leaving her looking up at him in confusion as she tries to work out what it is he's not saying. The thought of the safety that being married would give them was admittedly something that passed through her mind only to return once they were reunited, but at present, that's not at all where her thoughts go - at least until he continues.
"Yes." Her answer comes immediately on the heels of that question, her heart pounding against her ribs as she nods up at him in earnest.
"You've been my husband for a long time already, yes, yes." Aerith's arms tighten around Balthier as she pulls him close for another kiss, a few more yeses slipping out against his lips. This has always felt so wonderful and right, and he's never made a secret out of how he feels that too.
"Marry me Balthier." It's only right to ask him back, she wants him to feel the same rush of love and acceptance that's swept over her too.
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Date: 2023-04-16 10:13 pm (UTC)"Yes." Her answer comes immediately on the heels of that question, her heart pounding against her ribs as she nods up at him in earnest.
"You've been my husband for a long time already, yes, yes." Aerith's arms tighten around Balthier as she pulls him close for another kiss, a few more yeses slipping out against his lips. This has always felt so wonderful and right, and he's never made a secret out of how he feels that too.
"Marry me Balthier." It's only right to ask him back, she wants him to feel the same rush of love and acceptance that's swept over her too.