#;hugo

"...So do I prepare a eulogy for Phaethon or gift something anonymously to make things easier? Decisions decisions..."

He can't even remember what the argument was about, maybe it was his resentment he still held towards Lycaon or maybe his own stubbornness about taking care of himself, but it all fades away when he kissed her in the midst of their argument.

Hugo just couldn't help himself, he loved her too much to stay mad and it led to each kiss growing more and more intense until he's pulling their bodies closer together. When she warns him, he ends up giving that bratty little laugh.

"Is that so wrong, my darling?" Putting her onto the bed, his hands prop himself up over her.

"Robin Hood...Ah! The story from the old world? Haha, I never did. Far too heroic. Even when his ideals fit mine!" Laughing at the thought of himself in the typical Robin Hood costume, Hugo flicks his blond bangs away from his face.

"No...I consider myself far more with Arsene Lupin. A phantom thief, charming and cunning, who steals the greatest treasures from under the noses of the snobby elite! Oh how Lycaon despised when I would make him act out scenes from the novel~"

Propping himself up with one elbow while the other lovingly embraces Kaguya, Hugo's lips softly kiss her cheek. "Why would I regret one of the greatest experiences of my life?" His voice softens, sweetly and breathlessly laughing as his forehead nudges against her own.

"I love and adore you, my darling, why would I ever regret how incredible we are together?"

She had thought long and hard about sharing why she and wise were doing what they were doing. About her eyes, about the attack on the school and her teacher, about the hand. Had spent hours arguing with wise because this wasn't like miyabi. Miyabi was an ally and a friend and had been willing to work with them to find the truth....and that had been a spare of the moment thing. A choice she made because trust had been formed while on the battlefield. No this was hugo-

Hugo who made her heart skip a beat whenever they were able to spend time together. Hugo who she could see something genuine with, a future maybe. Hugo who she knew more about then he knew about her and that hadn't been fair.

Belle knew he might have suspected something, might have even come across information about that day or heard the version of events that were spoken so callously. Maybe it was because this was Hugo that she wanted to be just Belle with him. Wanted him to see her, a haunting past and an uncertain future included.

"so.....that's everything....the truth"

Blond hair, normally in a low ponytail, was let down and sprawled over his shoulder and back as he lay on Belle's lap. He really did love the feeling of just cuddling up to Belle, feeling the warmth of his beloved proxy as her hands so tenderly showed her affection for him.

It's then that Belle tells him that there was something important to share, worrying him enough for him to sit up and close to her. To be honest, he didn't expect to ever hear of Belle's past. Did Belle love and trust him? Yes, of course, but he knows better than anyone about how hard it is to live with a past not many would want to hear or understand.

Then again, he entrusted her in knowing his full past - from his childhood with his mother to when Lycaon abandoned him and Mockingbird. Even to why he holds such a familial attachment to Vivian, Belle truly did know it all. Yet he never pressured to know more, not until she was ready to tell him like tonight.

It's why he's quiet to let her say it all, from the calamity, their teacher and Hollow Zero. "It seems your past is just as tangled as mine, my beloved proxy." Hugo's voice is soft, pale hand cups her cheek so she can look at his relaxed face. Is he a little surprised by the tangled web Belle is involved in? Yes, but then again, he knows Belle and Wise seem to have a natural habit of being pulled into tangled webs already.

"Thank you, for telling me, because I know it means you trust me as much as I trust you." That's when he leans forward for a gentle kiss, thumb running across her cheek. "I know I already told you that Mockingbird will always be by your side, but I mean it. Mockingbird will gladly help you with whatever you need, and of course, I'll keep my eyes open for intel now that I know what you're looking for."

Laying in bed wearing black pajamas pants and a puffy white night shirt, he was reading the news in New Eridu when he hears the sound of his door opening. The bat thiren looks up, only for cheeks to blush. Oh goodness, she looked so stunning that it's honestly a miracle he isn't biting his lip.

"Of...course." Offering a gentle smile, he puts his tablet away. "As usual, I'm a gentleman, I promise~" Even though it's hard when even he stares at the way her nightgown makes her curves all the easier to see.