Why don’t we have that ‘pretending to be a couple and thrown into a Newly-Wed game’ trope thing for Sabriel yet? Hear me out…
Sam and Gabe are undercover, right?
They’re on a cruise ship (there’s a kraken or mermaid or something targeting cruise ships?)
And they have to pretend to be a couple because the only cruise in the area that was available was a couples only one so they figured they could just pretend and it would be fine
And it’s all fun and games until they’re on the deck one night and a Newly-Wed style quiz game starts and their names happen to get called to participate
And they’re panicking because they can’t blow their cover and get kicked off, they haven’t even found the monster yet
So they have to say yes and Gabriel’s all smiles and jokes on stage but Sam has to go first so Gabriel leaves and Sam’s nervous and alone now in front of all these people and he’s wishing Gabriel was back already
And the host asks the first question and it’s Gabriel’s favorite food which he knows is candy, and the audience laughs at his fast response and Sam’s kind of embarrassed but glad he knew the answer unlike the guy on the end who blurted ‘water’
The next question is what’s their favorite animal and Sam isn’t sure at first but then he laughs and says moose since he knows Gabriel will make that joke too
And Sam has to explain his response since it’s not a typical favorite animal so he does and the audience is equal parts laughter and awe at the pair of them with their height differences and their adorable pet names
Sam’s all WTF?!? these are all easy and he breezes through the rest of the quiz until Gabe comes back and they have reveal their answers
And Gabe’s nudging Sam, all smiley and dimpled and Sam’s like ‘omg why haven’t I seen this before’ while they’re on stage
And Gabe keeps telling little stories about them that aren’t even lies and he’s looking at Sam with sparkles in his eyes like he’s thinking the same thing
Surprise, surprise Sam and Gabe get a perfect score in the end and they beat everyone else by a landslide
Yes, even the old couple celebrating their 50th anniversary
Gabe’s all “Suck it Tina and Rory” in Sam’s ear and they’re laughing and the audience just thinks they’re the cutest couple
And Gabe’s pressing a kiss to Sam’s cheek in celebration
And Sam turns his head and kisses him for real in front of everyone and has to force himself to pull away
And they win the honeymoon suite as a prize and somehow it’s not uncomfortable when they fall into the heart-shaped bed that night
And Gabe looks over and he’s all “hey maybe we should do this for real?”