[He's quick to return that, wrapping his arms around Wesker's back and pulling himself closer as he does.]
I'm so glad... I'm so pleased this is something you want too, I... I told myself I wouldn't even consider until we hit the year mark, but exchanging our heart stones like that made me wonder... I'm so happy, I don't know if I can ever put it into words.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought about it! The heart stone really is the most precious thing I've ever been given. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it!
Oh, don't worry about that! It's proof that you made it through all that, ja? Things were very difficult, but you always manage to find a way. It's a good reminder of that, I think.
[He sounds entirely confident about that much; he'll return the nuzzling after a moment, even if it's something he's probably always going to be awkward at.]
While I'm not opposed to doing this more traditionally eventually, I imagine that those serve the purpose even more than engagement rings would, at least for the time being.
Well, you seemed convinced that I would say no, so I can't exactly fault you for it...
[He doesn't seem bothered, though.]
I do want to discuss that in greater detail at some point in the future - why you thought that, and where my concerns actually are. Because there are aspects of it that concern me.
At the same time, I'm content to just enjoy this for now, and there isn't any rush.
[It's around the usual time when Jaeger arrives home, and just like the past few days, he's in an almost alarmingly cheerful mood. He hasn't been able to calm down very well since his discussion with Wesker on the first, and even if he's tired after work he's always excited to return home to see Wesker.
His first stop is the study, as always. Are you in here...?]
[He is! He's sitting at the desk today, and he appears to be going over notes of some sort again - some in his handwriting, some that are not; there's a photograph nearby as well, though it's off to the side and not seeming to warrant being studied very intensely for the time being. He has his sunglasses off, though he'll reach for them when he hears Jaeger come in; he has to make himself stop and set them down again before he puts them on.]
[That gets him to smile! Wesker's eyes are still pretty creepy, but he's gotten a lot better at being able to look at them without wanting to look away. It really is important to him that Wesker can feel comfortable, with or without the sunglasses.
He'll approach, glancing over the notes and photograph without actually looking too closely at them. If Wesker wants to show him, he will.]
Oh, it was fine! But I did miss being around you~!
[...he's just going to be Like This for awhile, maybe eventually he'll settle...]
It wasn't as though it was much longer than usual.
[He sounds amused, though.]
I received some things from Retrospec, obviously; I've been sorting through them a bit. They're a bit more surreal than usual, so it's been an interesting time.
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