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lover’s expression remained endearing and sweet, and encouraging, and the words she expressed caused Cian’s heart to beat in double-time. ”I knew it!” was soon followed by, I wanna stay with you too…” But this was more, much more, than what best friends did.. . right? Cian’s tumbling thoughts threatened to distract him from his purpose, and his uncertainty, like a plague, threatened to reemerge if he became trapped in his mind again. And just a normal, regular best friend wasn’t supposed to make him feel so – so nervous but certain, like his body was on fire like the skies overhead.

The youth truly seemed at a loss for words now. His hypothetical rehearsals had never made it this far. Were they on the same page now? It seemed like it, but Cian was not about to fill the space between them, just in case it was not what Clover wanted. Thankfully, though, the Eamonn boy did not have to – all he had to do was not shy away when Clover came to embrace him. ”It’s more than okay.” He was certain she could hear his heart pounding like mad within his ribcage. ”It – is?” He could no longer see her beloved face, as she nuzzled him, and he gave her forehead a gentle kiss. ”I – I think so, too, Clover."

Though the night the two would share would be a warm one, together, the couple would wake to a wintry world of freshly fallen snow and frigid temperatures. It was no place to spend the winter, no matter how beautiful it was to admire. They would return to Tir Na Nog when the sunshine returned, when spring came – only they would no longer be merely a duo, as Clover and Cian were that night. Naturally, Cian guessed nothing of this unexpected future, knowing only that he was happy – more happy than he could ever recall being, and things would only get better. In the morning, he would suggest traveling down, down to the valleys, and to a forest that was entirely familiar to Clover and her kin. But for now? He was content to be even closer to Clover than he had hoped for.

Fade to black.....



@Clover

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