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Was it that obvious?

[It's more of a rhetorical question at this point; Teddy hasn't felt this eager, excited and happy in a long while, not all at once at least. It's obvious and he knows it. And - Maybe in the past he was better at keeping his emotions in check, making sure the more embarrassing ones had been kept under wraps. But since meeting Billy, since he started to trust him and open up to him more, show how he felt and talked to him and just let him know things... He's been more comfortable showing it. Not fully, of course, but so much more than he'd been in years. It's yet another reason why Teddy wants to spend his life with him; he's sure he won't find that level of security and comfort with anyone else.

The thought only passes briefly through his mind as he finally, finally gets through the door. Still, he doesn't stop walking until he reaches the couch, where he deposits Billy before sinking down beside him. Immediately, his hands reach out to brush Billy's hair back and slide down to stroke his neck - Teddy's already tactile, how's he supposed to stop himself from touching his boyfriend now?]

So I was thinking of what day we'd pick when we get married - [And not if anymore, but when, wow.] It can be this year or whatever year we want it to be, but as for the day, I thought -

[Billy smiles musingly, leaning his body into the touch and sliding both hands up Teddy's shirt to his shoulders, working towards wrapping his arms around the blond's neck. When he thinks about a special date they'd both love to share, that they'd both easily remember, that doesn't interfere with birthday or holiday or anything else, there's only one day that comes to mind-]

May the 4th?

[It's them, after all. What else could it be?]

[And Teddy was just getting out the "M" part when Billy spoke up. He laughs a little as a result, helpless and so amused, and slides his hands down Billy's sternum to wind his arms around his waist.]

May the 4th. That's exactly what I was going to say.

[It's not even a solid date or any real plans - those can come later, when they actually are ready to be married. But just that, just the day and the knowledge that his new fiance is on the same wavelength, makes him so eager for the future.]

That is both super dorky and awesome at the same time.

[How very... them. Yeah, that's definitely the word for it. Though Teddy's words give him reason to pause, and he leans back a bit, eyes widening, one hand resting on Teddy's chest between them.]

But- wait- you want to do this here? Or- like- soon?

[He'd said this year or whatever year but what does Teddy want to do? Suddenly he's unsure.]

Mm? [Teddy blinks, seeing the look on Billy's face and wondering the reason for it. That fear from earlier rises up - maybe he's having second thoughts, maybe he doesn't actually want to do it after all, maybe - but mostly, the happiness is still winning out enough to make it a dull curiosity more than anything.]

Or... whenever, wherever. Here, at home, or whatever world we're pulled to, when the time is right for the both of us.

[One hand rests on the small of Billy's back while the other moves to hold his hand, thumb touching against the ring on his finger and feeling like it belongs there.]

This is my promise for the future. Life is too short to wait around until the moment we want to get married to spring the question... And I wanted to promise you here and now. I'm yours, here and when we stand at the altar and years after. In other realities, or back at home, or even if we're separated.

[He smiles a tad helplessly as he leans in to bump his forehead against his boyfriend's.]

And I didn't want to wait to promise you all this.

[Teddy just hopes this isn't Billy having second thoughts. Please be okay with this, please want this just as badly...]

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[Billy can't help but stare for a long moment - because really, really, how is it that they're so perfectly in sync about even this? - until finally he leans in again, throwing his free arm around his boyfriend and burying his face in Teddy's neck. That was the best answer he could possibly have hoped for.]

That's- that's perfect. That's exactly what I want. I love you... god, I love you... thank you so much...

[Teddy lets out a sigh, both in relief and with just how much he loves the man in his arms right now, and leans his head against him while closing his eyes. How did I find my soulmate so early on? Sometimes he thinks it to himself, sometimes jokingly when they do something like finish each other's sentences or are obviously thinking the same thing, but right now? Those words are all serious in his head, and he can't help but think that he's so, so lucky.]

Thank you. Thank you for being here... Thank you for being you.

[And quietly, in the back of his head, he thanks God for letting him find this person so early in his life. He even wishes he could thank Wanda and Mr. and Mrs. Kaplan for making such a wonderful person, but not only would that be impossible right now, but also incredibly ridiculous.

He can't help it, though. He just so, so happy.]

Shockingly, I can't be anyone else.

[And neither can you, he doesn't say - since Teddy does have something of a cheat for that one, but shapeshifting doesn't make it any less true - so he hopes the way he starts to press his lips and tongue against Teddy's neck in a pointedly sensual manner conveys his intent: that he wouldn't want Teddy to be. He's agreed to marry this man, one day, shape-shifting and super strength and big nose and Adonis hair and dimples and all. He wants all of this and more, forever, till death and all the usual stuff.

And he'd very much like to prove it yet again, pulling himself up and winding his legs around the blond's waist. He's here to stay.]

Mmm, good.

[And... oh. Teddy is liking where this is going. He drifts his eyes shut, a soft and pleased smile on his face as he tilts his head enough to give Billy more room. One hand drifts to the small of his boyfriend's back once he feels those wonderful legs wrap around his waist, and the other winds into Billy's hair to encourage him further.]

You think it's too early... to think of a color theme?

...You want to talk about this now?

[Like- okay, he doesn't think it's too early, not really - and now he'll be thinking about it too, oh, dammit - but he definitely has other ideas for what he'd like to be doing with his tongue at the moment. And none of them have anything to do with themes or colours or the bells and ribbons of running a wedding. That's... later-stuff. When his engagement boner isn't going to pop right out of his pants, maybe.

Still, if Teddy has some ideas, he's perfectly willing to listen...]

[You know one of the things that can really get Teddy to laugh?

Him trying to be flirty in a sentimental way and Billy having absolutely none of it. Hell, it's one of the reasons he does it - Although he did have an idea or two for colors, ever since he started thinking about what it'd be like if Billy said yes.

But he laughs instead, head tipping back as a result to let it out. When he's finished, he lowers it back down to bump his forehead against Billy's shoulder, still chuckling a little.]

Okay, okay. Better question. You think it's too early to wonder what engagement sex is like?

[Billy snorts indignantly, though he gives himself a moment to listen and appreciate that sound before he responds to Teddy's much more satisfying suggestion.]

I think that if we're not about to find out the answer then I'm going to flush this ring down the toilet, because I couldn't possibly marry someone so cruel.

[He wouldn't - probably - just like Teddy wouldn't - hopefully - but he's fairly certain that he could not be less subtle about this if he tried.]

Who's the cruel one here?

[There's a grin on his face when Teddy says it, though, and the expression turns more mischievous as he moves in to press a line of kisses along Billy's neck.]

You'd make me have to tear the building apart... just to find the ring and propose again...

Nnn...

[Billy shifts a little to give Teddy more space - and in the process, more access to his skin. Now he's glad that the collar on this shirt of his isn't too high. Nice pick, Bulla.]

Don't say that. You just make me want to do it... you proposed so well the first time I'd love to see you do it twice.

Yeah, yeah... propose to you with the ruins of the apartment building behind me. Romantic.

[When Teddy reaches Billy's jawbone, he gives it a light nuzzle with his nose before lowering his head again, down to the side of his neck once more for something heavier. He licks the spot where he kissed, then grazes it with his teeth before he closes his lips around it, sucking and nibbling and ensuring that people know just what they did after the proposal.]

I'd... ha. I'd still say yes.

[Billy can't hold back the smile now, one hand sliding up to stroke through Teddy's hair, affectionate and encouraging. He's perfectly content with being marked- between this and the ring, there should be no doubt in the fact that he's Teddy's.]

Mmmm...

[Hold on, still busy. When he's satisfied enough to pull away and slide his tongue appreciatively against the developing mark, he finally decides to answer by tilting his head enough to murmur in his ear.]

Maybe in some villain AU... I think I'll take the first time I asked. [He presses a few gentle kisses just below his ear - ] I got you by surprise... and that smile you had...

[Billy shivers slightly against him, his grip tightening; his body is taut and eager, and he wants to be closer, as close as possible.]

I'm amazed you let me say yes... I must've looked like such a spaz.

[Anyone but Teddy might've run for the hills when he started freaking out and crying the way he had. He's lucky Teddy knows him as well as he does, or it could've implied the wrong message entirely.]

Psh... You looked amazing.

[And he means it - Billy calls it freaking out and crying, but Teddy feels it ranked in the top three happiest expressions he's seen on his boyfriend's face. And with everything that happened in the last few months, Teddy can't call it anything less than amazing to see.

He slides a hand under Billy's shirt, needing to feel his skin under it, though the buttons make it hard for him to slide it up too far without causing some damage. Nnngh, buttons on clothes when he's already an impatient guy...]

You looked happy.

[...Happy... he can understand Teddy being glad of that. He knows what it's been like the last several months, with his ever-changing mood and the depression he's been struggling with ever since he'd been pulled out of the dark. He's still fighting it, and it's not like Teddy's proposal is some magical cure-all for his woes and uncertainties and a plethora of fears that could engulf him if he let down his guard too much.

But it's a shield, at least, a balm and a balance. A reminder that even in his worst moments, there's still someone rooting for him. Someone to pull him back from the edge and keep him from becoming the sort of monster they'd wanted him to be. The ring, the arms around him, the smile on Teddy's face... it's all proof of that.

He's safe. He's good. And... Teddy's right. He's happy. So he smiles, to let it show, and nuzzles gently against Teddy's hair, kissing the crown and smoothing it down, if only so he can ruffle it up again later.]

I felt happy. And I still do. I'm really glad you asked, Tee... I don't know when I'd have had the courage to do it.

[He wants to believe that he would, eventually - he's not that pathetic - but it wouldn't have been now, or even soon. This worked out so much better.]

Well... here we are now. [He shuts his eyes with a shudder, reveling in the near overwhelming emotions all of that brings up - Billy's words, the gentle affection, the knowledge that he would ask, even if it'd take time, all of it. It leaves him feeling warm, happy, and even safe, wrapped up in his boyfriend's arms and having their future secured like this.

But, well. There is that whole engagement boner of Billy's and all. Teddy smiles to himself, happy yet playful, as he slides a hand up the buttons of Billy's shirt and starts to undo the top one, the other hand still under his shirt and stroking up and down the side of his waist.]

But you've got the courage for this, right?

[Billy scoffs quietly, arching his back to rub himself eagerly against Teddy once more. His body ought to provide ample response to that question, though after a moment he breathlessly answers it aloud, if only because he knows Teddy likes to hear it.]

If it isn't already obvious. After all, the hard part's over.

[He's got a ring on his finger. What's there to be afraid of now?]

[That earns a little snicker, because lol. "Hard part". Like that's not the thing Teddy's going to work on in a moment.

... Or longer, with all these buttons. He peeks his tongue out as he works on the bottom two, then glances up at him helplessly, though his fingers still work.]

No, these buttons are the hard part. [And this is just the vest.]

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[Billy chuckles softly, his hand dragging down to toy with the edge of Teddy's shirt, or at least as far back as he can reach in his position. He can't just stretch his arms the way Teddy can, but he likes to think that he does alright on his own.]

Do you need some help? Sadly, you're not allowed to rip off one birthday suit to get to another.

[As much as it is a blow to his pride to not get something done himself, he knows that this shirt is special, and he knows he tends to get a bit. Careless with clothes, once he gets impatient enough. Not to mention the fact that buttons are needlessly delicate...

But if there's one thing he loves to watch, it's Billy undressing himself when they're like this, because his boyfriend always manages to make it one of the most sensual things he's ever seen. So he'll relent - but not before working on those last two buttons of the vest.]

Let me at least get this one. [Because there is something about taking each other's clothes off and all. He slides the vest off of Billy's shoulders and, once it's down to his elbows, he leans in to press several kisses against his neck. He meant to stop when he got the vest on the floor, but, well... Billy's neck is pretty irresistible.]

Mmm... okay, okay. [Finally, Teddy leans back, hands up to indicate surrender as he leans away enough to lie on his back, intent on watching the show.] You can handle the rest.

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