Altair’s tail swished back and forth eagerly as Clove admitted this was the best day for her, and he couldn’t stop smiling. He turned his body slightly as she did the same, their faces leaning in close. He felt her hand curl against his chest and he was convinced she could feel his heart thundering against it if she didn’t hear it somehow. When she began speaking, he felt his face heat up and it extended throughout his body. There was no controlling his tail which began to more or less wag of its own accord. He couldn’t remember the last time anyone had said something like this to him all at once and it was entirely genuine. For once, he had no doubt it was genuine. There was no ulterior motive because Clove was just like that to a fault.
“Clove..” Altair whispered softly as he stared into her eyes. His hand came up to gently cup the side of her face, “For the longest time I didn’t think someone like you would even look at someone like me,” He said with a sheepish smile, “You are so beautiful and the kindest person I ever met…. Sometimes to a disastrous degree,” He chuckled quietly, “I fell for your smile, but especially the way you smile just for me. It’s different and the way your eyes light up. I wanna be the reason for it. I wanna be the reason for your adorable little giggles and never…never the reason for tears..” Altair said quietly as a thumb brushed along her cheek, “You make me forget everything else in the galaxy..you make me wanna give everything else up because I got everythin’ I need to be happy right here,” His hand traveled down as he wrapped his arm around her and tugged her even closer as if she would simply float away if he didn’t.
“I just wanna forget the war, Jedi or Sith..” Altair sighed quietly, “I just want you to be mine and I wanna be yours,” He knew the fatal flaw of what he was saying, but he couldn’t help it at that point. He almost didn’t want to hear her response to it so he simply closed the distance to kiss her again.
@LilyNion