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Nitpicking & Picnicking (DA Gift Exchange 2020)
Paring: OC Female Inquisitor (Marzeyna Lavellan) x Cullen Rutherford
Word Count: 4,9k
Summary: The Inquisition overhear that Cullen and Marzeyna are courting but have yet to spend some time together outside of Inquisition hours. They decide to help them out with a picnic, much to the chagrin of Cullen. 
Warning(s): language, second hand embarrassment, Cullen nearly having a stroke, the usual Inquisition shenanigans, and fluff. 
A/N: This is a note to my future self. Future Jess, never sign up for another Secret Santa thing here again. You got so distracted by bullshit this year, you nearly forgot and then panicked for the last 48 hours of this. Nice job!
Anyways, @crqstalite this is my gift for you for the @dagiftexchange! I figured a sorta crack fic with fluff would be perfect for your Marzeyna and Cullen. And naturally, the rest of the Inquisition came with lol. I seriously hope you like it. 
I also wanna thank @dorathedestroyer64 and @callthedarknessdown for helping me a million by beta reading this and just being all around sweet friends (ily you guys <3) 
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When she wakes the sunlight is in her eyes, and in the not so far distance, the noise of the men and women of the inquisition sparring rings. Swords striking, armor crashing, and the voices of many speaking, yelling, and giving orders. 
Nuzzling the corner of her pillow, Marzenya recognizes one voice among the others.
It’s Commander Cullen Rutherford. 
Her Commander Cullen Rutherford. 
The kiss on the battlements. . . it still leaves her breathless a week later. 
It was everything she wanted and so much more. 
Yes, she had been kissed before. It was some years ago, back when she was with the clan. It was with a fellow elf and it was just a kiss for the sake of kissing. There were a few others as well. 
But with Cullen, she understood why people did it. To have him near her, hands on her cheeks, and his warm lips upon her own...it stopped her embarrassment right in its place after being caught by that scout. Jim was his name. 
Nevermind him. The kiss! The kiss was what she wanted to think about at this moment. 
When they connected, she forgot to breathe. That kiss robbed her of breath and the burning in her lungs was worth it. 
It was becoming a part of her schedule. She would always come up to see him before breakfast, before going off on her duties. To see him not yet the commander and her, not yet the inquisitor. But simply as Marzeyna and Cullen. To say his name without speaking of war tactics or about Inquisition affairs is almost like singing  a melody. She can and will say his name whenever she likes when she’s at his office. 
And when he says her name, it’s like the winds have said it, biting at her skin, and giving her chills up and down her spine. It makes the blood in her heart run warm and gives her butterflies in her stomach. She’d be lying if she denied that one of the main reasons why she runs to see him was just to hear him say her name. 
Marzeyna. . . 
And so here she was, in his office. His face lights up at the sight of her, like the sun rising. 
“Good morning, Cullen.” 
“Good morning, Marzeyna,” he smiles back at her. Oh, the butterflies are back. 
“Are you busy at the moment?” she asks. 
“Not quite yet,” he says. “But I can spare some time if you’d like.” 
“I would, thank you.” 
And so they carve out that little space and time talking to one another. Nothing about the Inquisition. That could wait for the time being. Cullen would sit at his desk and she would sit atop it, next to his paperwork. 
The moment was only that: a moment. And it had to end eventually. 
Usually Marzeyna would usually slip off the desk and give Cullen a kiss on the cheek before leaving, but this time they were interrupted.  
“Commander Cullen, we need to make preparations for today’s—” 
It was Cassandra. She entered the room with a board in hand with papers clipped on it. Her eyes, glued to the ink, failed to notice the two at first. When she did, she trailed off. 
An uncomfortable silence settled in the air. It was awkward, no doubt. 
Although caught in only a chaste moment of closeness, it felt scandalizing all the same. This time they spent together was for them alone, and to be interrupted turned the pure intimacy of conversation into an act far more compromising and less innocent than the simple poetry of their enlaced fingers. 
There were already rumors circulating around the barracks and the rest of Skyhold as it is. They just had to kiss outside for some to see, didn’t they? 
And now Cassandra knows. Great. 
Well, she already had her suspicions. Cassandra always kept an eye on Marzeyna (which she was always grateful for) and no doubt she caught the dopey smiles and doe-eyes she subconsciously made when she looked at Cullen during war table meetings. 
Yeah, Leliana and Josephine probably know too. 
“I beg your pardon,” Cassandra says, “am I interrupting something?” 
“Oh! No, seeker,” Marzeyna can feel the heat coloring her cheeks. “I was just heading out,” She slips off the desk and gives a nod to Cullen, who nods back with that crooked smile she adored on his face. Too bad she couldn’t kiss him with Cassandra here. She bids them both a good morning before leaving.
*********
The moment had to end. And so be it. 
If only it was a moment longer, Cullen sighs. He didn’t get the kiss he found himself looking forward to every morning, but it was obvious why she didn’t give him one. 
Back to business. 
The seeker steps forward and lays her board of papers on his desk. 
“I know it is none of my concern,” she says, carefully picking her words, “but I must ask. Are you courting the inquisitor?” 
“Uh-” 
It was a simple yes or no question and yet he did not know how to answer it. 
Courting. It was such a strange word. It felt too proper for him, the son of Fereldan farmers.  A word meant for royals and nobles. He was neither of them. 
But technically speaking. . . 
“Er uh . . . yes, I am courting the Inquisitor.” 
Cassandra raises a brow, a smirk pulling aside her lips.
"But I assure you, seeker! We are keeping our personal affairs away from our duties with the Inquisition. We will not shirk our duties and—"
"Cullen, that's enough."
She hides her smile with a fist and she's laughing? At him?
"I know you two will not neglect your duties and will remain professional when necessary."
Oh.
"Oh."
"Another question, if I may?"
"Go ahead."
"Have you spent some time with her?"
Cullen’s brows draw together. "Some—some time with her?"
"Yes. You are courting here." She reminds him, amused to have to elaborate further. 
"Y-Yes, I am."
Cassandra’s head tilts to the side. "Have you not spent some time with her after hours? Perhaps have taken her outside of Skyhold?"
If there were words in Cullen's head, they seem to have leaked out of his ears.
"I uh. . . haven't had the chance." He realizes. 
“A chance?"
"You do remember that we have an Inquisition to run?”
"Of course I do," Casandra scowls and crosses her arms. "But you must make time for Marzeyna if you expect this courtship to be successful."
"Excuse me?”
"Do not worry. Myself and the others shall help." And with that she picks up her board of papers and heads for the door.
Cullen was struck by a bolt of confusion.
"What in the blazes....”
****
Early evening arrived, the sun soon setting in an hour, and candles would need to be lit. 
With a familiar ache in his neck and shoulders, Cullen sits hunched over his desk with stacks of paperwork that needed his attention. 
Scout reports, operations that require his permission, requisitions, letters, etc. 
He could feel a headache coming on. The dull, slow creeping from the back of his skull. Having had so many since withdrawing from lyrium, he knows too well that it will soon spread and pulse along to the beat of his heart and grow sharp, clawing at his mind from the back of his eyes. 
A sigh escapes his lips. 
Maybe he needs to eat something. It was time for dinner. Perhaps he could find Marzeyna and have a meal with her in his office. Or maybe the garden, have a little picnic there. Watch the sunset together. 
Yes . . . that would be nice . . . 
Just as he’s about to get up from his seat, the door opposite his desk opens. 
“Commander Cullen, may I have a moment of your time?” 
It was that Tevinter mage, Dorian Pavus. 
This cannot be good. 
“Uh, you may.” 
“Wonderful!” The mage walks over and puts his hands on his desk. “A little birdie told me that our dear commander is courting our sweet little inquisitor.” 
“Was the little birdie perhaps Cassandra?” Cullen makes a face. 
“Perhaps,” Dorian says with a knowing look. “Though if I must be frank, we all had our suspicions before the little birdie came flying.” 
“We?” 
“Don’t be foolish, Cullen. We’ve seen the way you two look at each other. It’s so sweet and innocent, it makes me ill.” Dorian gives a sort of dreamy sigh. “Reminds of my youth.” 
Meanwhile the commander had grown two shades pinker. He doesn’t need a mirror to know that. 
“It-It was that obvious?” 
“I’m afraid so. But nevermind that. The same little birdie also told you that you have yet to spend some time with her outside of Inquisition affairs. Is that true?” 
It occurs to Cullen that he wanted nothing more in this moment than to bury his face in his gloved hands and scream. 
“Yes, that’s true. Look, Dorian. I don’t know if you noticed, but we are part of the Inquisition. We are in the middle of attempting to close the breach in the sky and defeat Corypheus, all while in the middle of mage/templar war.” 
A moment passes for his words to settle in.
“Alright, I see your point.” Tucking a fist under his chin, Dorian appears to be deep in thought. “Have you thought about it nonetheless?” 
“Of course I have, it’s just—” Cullen sighs. 
“Just what?” Dorian prompts. 
“It’s just. . . we have business to conduct. We can barely see each other outside of meetings.”
“Have you thought about making time?” 
Wait a minute. . . 
“Making time?” 
“Yes, making time. Cullen, I know you and Marzenya are busy people. I know we are in the middle of something awful and the two of you and the rest of us are trying to fix everything. The issue here is that you need to spend some time together or your work will consume your relationship. At the end of the day, you’ll want you to remember the memories you made with her, not with all this shit paperwork.” 
For a second, Cullen doesn’t know what to say. 
“Dorian, that was  . . . incredibly touching  of you to say.” 
“I know it was. People think I like to talk just to hear the sound of my voice, which is true. I have a lovely voice. Now come on!” 
By now, Dorian had walked over to the other side of the desk and was pulling the commander up and out of his seat by the arm. 
“Where are we going?” Cullen asks. 
“To make memories.” 
“I can’t I have reports to-” 
“What did I say about making memories?” 
****
The magister ended up taking the commander to Skyhold’s own pub, the Herald's Rest. Inside, the pub was packed with familiar faces, all engaged in banter and drinks sloshing in their hands. The music was lively and there was not a sad soul in sight. 
At least the morale was looking high, Cullen thought. 
Dorian takes him near the back end of the pub where the Iron Bull and his Chargers sat and made their new home. 
“Dorian! Commander! It’s nice to see you here! Come, take a seat!” Bull did look happy to see them. As Cullen takes a seat with the group, one of them, Krem, hands him a drink—though drinking is the last thing he wants to do while this headache continues to grow. 
“So what brings you here?” Bull asks after taking a swig of his drink. 
“I did,” says Dorian, “and you can thank me for that. And also, it turns out Cassandra was right. Our dear commander is courting our little inquisitor.” 
The incredulous look on Bull’s face says it all. 
“Shit, really?! Hey Cullen, congrats, man! Didn’t know you had it in you.” The “pat” on the shoulder he gave him nearly knocks him off balance in his chair. 
“Er uh, thank you.” 
As Bull is about to say something else, something across the room catches his attention. 
“Varric! Blackwall! Get over here! We gotta talk.” 
Oh, Maker take him. 
The warden and the crossbow dwarf take with them, and Blackwall obliges to take a drink while Varric denies. 
“Curly, it’s certainly a surprise to see you here.” 
“I could say the same, commander. What brings you here?”  
“Nevermind that,” interrupts an impatient Dorian. “What matters is this: the seeker was right. Cullen is courting Marzenya.” 
The two men’s eyes go wide and turn to Cullen. 
“I knew it!” Varric had a large smile on his face. “Who made the first move?” 
The commander’s face felt as hot as a kiln. 
“I-I guess it was technically I did-” 
“Ha! You owe a sovereign, Tiny.” 
Bull groans as he digs in his pockets. “Dammit. I was hoping Zey would be the one to grow balls.”
“I was thinking the same,” Dorian hands  a sovereign of his own to Blackwall. 
“Excuse me, have you all been making bets on my personal life?” Oh, that headache is coming along quite nicely. 
“Relax, Cullen,” says Blackwall, putting a hand on his shoulder. “We mean no harm. It was just you two were quite the spectacle, even back in Haven.” 
“He’s right,” Varric nods. “I know a romance in the making when I see it.” 
“Alright now, this is the important thing. Cullen has yet to  properly spend time with Marzeyna .” 
“Oh yeah?”” Bull raises a brow. 
Cullen sighs as he feels a blood vessel near his temple about to burst. 
“There is a giant hole in the sky we need to worry about first.” He points out. 
“That can wait.” 
Now that blood vessel is really going to burst. The commander stands abruptly from his chair, nearly knocking it over. His mouth is open, ready to debate, when a hand lands on his shoulder and pulls him back down. 
“Dorian’s right,” it was Blackwall. “This is more important.” 
“How?!” 
“This is a chance of love. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity and you can’t neglect that opportunity.” 
“I don’t-” 
Dorian interrupts him.  “We need to come up with some ideas for him to spend some time with Zey, any suggestions?”
“Have you thought about having drinks with her here?” Varric asks. 
“This isn’t the most romantic or intimate place for us,” Cullen rubs the back of his neck. 
“Have thought about having dinner with her in her quarters?” gestures Blackwall. 
The room is suddenly warming up. 
“That’s far too intimate for the time being.” 
“Mm!” Bull wipes his mouth after taking another swig of his drink with the back of his hand. “Have you thought about having sex with her?”
The room is now on fire. 
“I-! We’ve barely started!” Cullen says through his teeth. 
“No no, that’s a brilliant idea,” oh Blackwall, please no. “Sleeping with her will give you a good outlook on how your relationship is and will be.” 
“Hell yeah!” Spilling his beer, Bull is adding fuel to the metaphorical fire. “Take those damn gloves off for once and show her a good time!” 
Cullen knows his face is as red as apples and he blames the blood vessel that has surely now burst and his hemorrhaging underneath the surface of his skin. 
“Knock it off, the both of you,” hisses Dorian. “You know damn well the two of them are not like that. They can barely kiss as it is. We need to keep coming up with ideas. Cullen, have you thought of any yourself?” 
Rubbing his chin, the commander gives himself a moment to think. 
“I was thinking about having a picnic with her in the gardens.” He divulges. 
“Hey,” Varric crosses his arms, “that’s not a bad idea. A little fruit, cheese, and some wine and there you have it.” 
“Now that,” Dorian puts a hand on Cullen’s shoulder, “we can do.” 
“We?” That doesn’t sound good. 
“Yes, we shall aid you in your romantic endeavors.” 
“I don’t think-” Bull shuts him up with a wave of his hand. 
“Please, it’s just a picnic. How hard  can it be to set up?”
Dorian leans over in his chair toward the commander. 
“Just ask her to have a picnic with you tomorrow morning and we’ll have everything set up by evening.” 
It was honestly difficult to trust these men with personal affairs. Considering his schedule, to have everything set up tomorrow was a gift. 
So he sighs and agrees. 
****
It was barely mid-morning when Marzeyna’s heart burst out of her chest. 
Alright, not literally, but still!
When she went to see Cullen, he had just asked her to have a picnic with him in Skyhold’s garden this evening. 
Yes, they’ve shared a fair share of kisses and warm embraces. . . but everything was still so new and so precious, like a newborn babe. So full of love. 
She is still in the state that she was in when they first talked at Haven, long before the kiss. Now, her affection is acknowledged by the weight of his own affection. 
Marzeyna said yes to the picnic, of course. 
Much still needs to be done today and the picnic lingers in her mind in the meantime. 
She needs to seek some consultation. And she knows the perfect person. 
****
“Oh Vivienne, I’m so glad you have the time to help me.” 
“For you, my dear inquisitor, I’ll always clear my schedule.” 
They were in Vivienne's room above the court near the library. Evening was in a few hours and Marzeyna wasn’t exactly calm about this. 
It was just a picnic with Cullen. No big deal. Noooope. 
Oh, there goes her imagination. 
“I’ve never properly courted before. I’ve shared a few kisses back when I was with the clan, but nothing as serious as this. I’m afraid I’ll say or do something and he won’t be interested in me anymore.” 
Vivienne chuckles as they take a seat on the settee together. 
“Oh my dear, you’ve only just started. Do not worry about making mistakes. In fact, this is the perfect time to make mistakes. It shall aid you on how to improve both yourself and the relationship.” 
“Really” 
“Of course, really. Besides, I doubt a few ‘mistakes’ would deter the commander away.”
As the inquisitor spoke about her conversation with Cullen from earlier, their heads swiveled towards the sound of the door opening. 
“Did you two really think you could make plans without us?” 
It was Leliana, and behind her were Josephine and Cassandra. They walk over to them and take seats on Vivienne’s bed and a stool. 
“What are you three doing here?” Marzeyna asks. 
“We thought we’d come and help you with the picnic with the commander,” Josephine said with a smile. 
“Help me? How do you all know?” 
Cassandra clears her throat.
“We overheard Dorian speaking with Varric about the picnic and gathering things for Cullen. We three thought we would do the same for you.” 
Marzeyna swears that though her heart has yet to burst from her chest and out her ribcage, it certainly swells right then and there. 
“Oh, you lot are going to make me cry.” 
The five of them start to converse and throw ideas of what to do. 
“For starters,” Leliana speaks, “We need to figure out what you will wear.” 
“Wear?” Marzeyna shakes her head. “This is just a picnic, not a ball. Isn’t what I’m wearing right now just fine?” 
“Sure,” said Josephine, “but it doesn’t hurt to dress up for a small occasion like this. It will show the commander that you care and that you want to look good for him.” 
“I guess. . .” Humans are a weird race sometimes but that line of reasoning doesn’t sound absurd. 
Josephine continues. 
“I think I might have some simple skirts in quarters you could try on if you like.”
“I believe I may have some blouses you borrow as well,” Cassandra smiles at her. 
“I also have some jewelry if you’re interested,” Leliana said. “Something light like small earrings and a simple necklace. Maybe even a bracelet.” 
“And I shall aid you with a little hair and makeup,” Vivienne already had compacts of face paint ready for her. 
Okay, now she really is going to cry. 
****
Cullen made his way to Skyhold’s garden as the sun was about to set. Soon the sky would turn to different shades of colors and the stars would make their way in the dark. 
And to have Marzeyna with him when that happens would simply be a gift for him. 
When he arrives, the gardens are eerily empty. Nobody is there except for Varric, who holds a small basket in his arms. 
“Curly! I was wondering when you were going to show up. Got everything set up for you.” 
Walking over to him, Cullen spots the display before the both of them. 
On the grass lays a plain worn blanket, threading at one side. There’s a plate in the middle that holds fruits, cheeses, and sweets. Varric sets the basket down and reaches in and pulls out a bottle of wine and two glasses. 
“There’s also candles and matches in here in case you want to stick around past sundown.” 
For a moment, the commander loses his words. 
“You alright there, Curly? We didn’t forget anything, did we?” 
Cullen snaps back to reality. 
“N-No. No, this is . . . perfect.” 
“Good ‘cause it’s not gonna get any more perfect then this.” 
As Cullen takes a closer look at the display, he expects Varric to walk away, giving him the much needed space and quiet he’d like to share with the inquisitor. Instead, the dwarf walks over to the ledge a couple feet away. 
Just as Cullen is about to call out to him, he hears the sound of one of the doors opening. 
“Dorian, what are you-” 
“Oh, I’m just here to take in some fresh air,” the mage brushes off. “I’m also meeting Cassandra here for a game of chess. Don’t mind me.” He walks past him to the chess board where he once shared a game with the commander not far too long ago. 
Again, why is he here? Cullen goes to open his mouth to say something when the door opens again. 
“Good evening, Commander.” 
“Er uh . . . good evening, Cassandra.” 
The seeker walks past him to join Dorian at the chessboard. They speak in hushed tones that he cannot decipher. 
And then the doors open again. 
It’s Leliana and Josephine who also say “good evening” before rushing towards one of the garden benches and sitting themselves down. 
And then Blackwall walks in and utters his good evening and joins Varric by the ledge. 
And then another door opens, but it’s not from either entrance to the gardens. Instead, it’s from the upper level where the bedrooms are. There stood the tall forms of the Iron Bull and Vivienne in her headdress, arm and arm taking what appears to be...a stroll?
The blood vessel from last night suddenly wants revenge. 
“What in the Maker’s name-!” he starts but then the door opens again. 
Oh . . . 
It’s her . . . 
“Good evening, Cullen,” Marzeyna says, “I got your note.” 
Oh, that's right. He left a note for her in his office that told her to come meet with him in the garden at her earliest convenience. 
“Good evening, Marzeyna. . .” he breathes out. “You look beautiful tonight.” 
It’s true. He rarely saw her outside of her armor and indoor inquisition clothes that she wore to look the part. But tonight, she wore something else. Her hair is done up with strands of wavy hair outlining her face, showing off the earrings with red gems adorning her ears. Her face itself is painted, her eyelids swept with a glittery yellow, almost gold dust, and her mouth painted a brilliant shade of red that complimented her vallaslin. Her blouse hugged her exposed shoulders and from her neck hangs a simple gold necklace. The sleeves are long and rolled up below the elbow. Below that is a long skirt that exposes her ankles, revealing bare feet half wrapped in cloth. 
It wasn’t much, and yet it still steals his breath away. 
“Thank you,” she says and walks closer to him.
Their hands meet and he leans over to her to give her a kiss. 
Until that is when someone coughs and reminds him they aren’t alone. 
Without speaking, Cullen gently pulls her over to their little picnic and sits themselves down on the blanket. 
“I am sorry,” he says while pouring her a glass of wine. “But apparently the Inquisition wants to witness our little picnic.” 
“Inquisition?” Marzeyna looks around, her eyes widening at every angle. “Oh hell, almost everyone is here. Why?” 
“I don’t know,” Cullen rubs the back of neck. He’s seriously going to rub it raw one day. “I was about to tell everyone off when you arrived.” 
“Oh shit,” she murmurs into her wine. “They expect some kind of show from this, like a play. Maybe if we just sit here and whisper they’ll eventually get bored and leave.” 
“Let’s hope for it.” 
Conversations were attempted, but just as they really get into the meat of it, someone whispers, someone coughs, someone giggles. A near dozen pair of eyes were on them and Cullen could feel them burning into him in all directions. 
“They really are a persistent lot,” he mutters mostly to himself. 
“I’m afraid so,” Marzeyna replies as she takes a bite from a sweet tart from the plate. 
Time passes. It feels like an hour, but it’s really closer to twenty minutes. 
“Any minute now,” she says, her smile waning away, “they will all pick up and leave and it’ll be just the two of us.” 
They both sigh. 
Another moment passes. Nothing happens. Cullen’s pretty sure now that Dorian and Cassandra have yet to even make the second move in their game. Varric and Blackwall pretend to be interested in both the sky and ground. Leliana and Josephine appear to lean against one another, ready to fall asleep. The Iron Bull and Vivienne have long since gave up pretending to walk up and down the balcony and now lean against it. 
Cullen and Marzeyna no longer stare at each other as they space off into the distance, near tipsy on wine and full of fruit and sweets. 
“Alright, I give up.” Marzeyna takes in the rest of her wine and stands up. Cullen joins her as well. “Have you lot gotten bored yet? Nothing’s gonna happen. I don’t even know what you all expected.” 
“Honestly, neither did I,” says Dorian getting up from his seat to stretch his legs. “I’ll be off now.” 
“Dammit Cullen, take the gloves off already!” Bull yells from the balcony while making obscene hand gestures that Vivienne does not approve of. 
“I am not taking my gloves off!” Cullen yells back, his face quick to turn red. 
“Prude!” 
With that, everyone got up and made their way out, some laughing along the way. 
When silence finally fell and the two of them were the only ones there, they sat back down with a sigh of relief. 
The silence is broken when Marzeyna starts to laugh. 
It starts off as a small giggle and then it builds up to a good chuckle and soon enough, she’s cackling like a child does at inappropriate jokes. 
And he laughs with her. They laugh hard and loud until Cullen can feel another headache off in the distance. One he won’t complain about too terribly much. 
“I have to say, Cullen,” she speaks as she winds down, “this was the worst picnic I’ve ever had.” 
“My apologies,” he replies, clearing his dried throat. “I had a much better idea in my head. It was much more romantic and intimate and not full of witnesses.” She scoots herself closer to him and puts a hand on his shoulder. 
“It’s alright, it’s the thought that counts.” 
The commander puts his hand over the Inquisitor’s and holds it closer to him so he can kiss the knuckles of her hand. 
“I appreciate that very much.” 
Marzeyna leans towards him and he wraps an arm around her shoulders and holds her other hand in his. 
“Let me make it up to you,” she says. “Let’s have breakfast in my quarters tomorrow morning. Just me and you. How does that sound?” 
Just me and her . . . 
“Dearest, that sounds lovely. . .” 
“Good, I prefer the sun rises than sunsets, to be honest.” 
“And why is that?” 
Marzeyna shrugs. “It's something I've always enjoyed since the clan. I like watching the world wake up with me. It’s a beautiful sight that reminds me I am alive and have a day ahead of me to live. And it reminds me of you, when I see you in the morning before breakfast. You are the first thing I think of when I wake up with the sun in my eyes.” 
She’s robbing him of words and breath again. He can’t help himself. 
Taking a hand to cup the side of her face, he leans in, closing his eyes, and catches her lips with his. 
With her, everything is perfect. With her, everything he’s been through is almost worth it. 
They part and she starts to laugh again. 
“What is it?” He can’t wipe the dumb smile he knows he has on his face. 
“Nothing,” she shakes her head. “It’s just that my lip paint is now all over your lips.” 
“Is it now?” 
“Yeah. Here, let me help you make it worse.” 
And she kisses him again. 
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