the night is lovely as a rose

"And you assumed, even though the two of us are so far beyond being lovesick teenagers that it's a distant memory, that I was waiting for you to propose?" Vai can't help the smile that brightens her words and blooms across her face; it's delight and amusement and warmth all in one. Because honestly, what he's said is better than either proposal (and that's saying something, because she was the one doing the proposing the last time it happened), and she really wishes he hadn't blurted it out so quickly, because then it would be easier to remember. Still, he at least repeats what he said, and obviously it's about Safrin's tits, and obviously she grins and moves over to smack his arm for that - his good arm too, because Vai is a gem like that. "They are pretty excellent, but I couldn't give two fucks about them right now," she says, still smiling as she scoots close enough to rest her head gently on his shoulder. "I love you, Zeph," she says quietly. vervain I am always on your side