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[ It's a profound relief, to be embraced so wholly – physically, spiritually. Maruki's entire body sighs into it. There will be more moments together, hopefully many more, but there will never be this moment again. He wants to commit every bit of it to memory: Their hands resting gently on one another's cheeks, the warm summer air hanging still around them, Venat's radiance poured into every tender moment of that kiss.

He's smiling as they part, a flush sprawling across his cheeks. He feels giddy, weightless and breathless, and utterly content. ]

Venat.

[ Said quietly, reverently, like a final seal placed over his heart.

He tips his head up, presses another kiss between her brows, then backs off just enough to be able to see her properly, still grinning.

For once, he doesn't have more to say. ]

[She is smiling, of course. How could she not be? But her expression has yet to catch up with her thoughts, as that quick mind of hers catalogues, sorts, analyzes, and decides.]

[Thus, after a moment, her smile goes from bright to blinding, a delighted joy in her eyes.]

I say... I begin to understand what all the fuss is about.

[ Every time he thinks Venat looks as joyous as she can, she somehow manages to ratchet that elation up exponentially. There may be no upper limit to her warmth, her delight in new experiences, her love for the world. It soothes in a way that little else can.

Maruki laughs at that – certainly not at her! – and his brows shoot up past his messy flop of fringe. His hand drops to rest against the side of her neck, tucked into the cowl of her robe. ]

Is that so? Like I've said before, there are some things that us mere mortals got right.

[How could she possibly have any limit to her delight? The world is amazing, people are amazing, and with each moment new and amazing things happen afresh. And that does not even account for the old things she is just now discovering -- this being the most obvious case in point.]

I think I might be able to meet those standards you've set... with sufficient practice, of course.

[Of course, one must not forget that Venat also has a capacity for mischief.]

[ If there is one thing that first drew him to Venat, there are a hundred, but that mischievous nature of hers is high up on the list. Maruki is a man who can and will drown himself in his own sorrow if given half the chance; he has always needed, will always need people around him who simply allow him to have fun instead. It's always been easy to laugh with her, to flirt, to be teased. And it's no different now.

He flushes brighter at that, exhales a stunned little laugh. ]

You really are unbelievable...

[ But dear god, he won't waste a second of this opportunity given.

He leans in close again, brushes their noses together, smiling, whispering: ]

Practice all you like. We have nothing but time.

I like many things about you. [Close as they are, her smile is more heard and felt than seen, but that makes it no less distinct.] But in this moment, chief among them is how often we share the same thoughts.

[And that? That spells the end for words, at least for quite a while.]

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FRANKLY THIS THREAD COULD GO FOREVER IN MY HEART but we can wrap on yr reply if you want :3ccc

It WILL go on forever in our hearts!