“ I will never ever stop loving you. ”
★・゚: *✧ THE BOOK OF LIFE.
her eyes are closed, head leaning against his chest nuzzling slightly to get comfy – she could fall asleep right now but refrains from doing so, wishing to spend more time awake with the angara in this moment. the two of them sit there mindlessly; slightly detached from reality in their own little bubble. there’s no kett reports, no initiative updates ——- just the two of them focusing on nothing else but each other. it’s comforting to take a break from everything when it seems the cluster will never be free from chaos.
tonight is PERFECT —– the stress of pathfinding had been catching up to her, weighing her down & bringing her waves of anxiety that sara just couldn’t seem to kick; or so it was until jaal noticed and pulled her away from work to relax.
she swears he’s too good for her.
when she had entered andromeda it had been for adventure. now for once in her life she feels she might want to settle down ( or at least take a well deserved holiday, pathfinding is truly much harder work than expected yet still extremely rewarding ) and relax, something she hadn’t even thought about until she met jaal. he’s managed to become a calming sensation to her, much like snowflakes falling on christmas morning where the streets are empty from everyone spending time indoors with loved ones.
to think that the first time they met it hadn’t been a very good start, yet now they’re here in each other’s arms. sara had no idea this was how it would turn out — but she wouldn’t change it for anything. this feeling in her chest has never been this strong with anyone else except him. jaal’s adoration sure did rub off on her, more and more often she finds herself actually happy to be in a relationship with him, a stark comparison to her behaviour in the milky way. it’s better this way though ——- it feels like she’s truly found HOME.
the confession of love makes ryder hold her breath, as it’s still a little bit of foreign concept to her that someone can love her this much. for a moment she thinks about it ( this would be the moment where she normally runs, ending the relationship then and there; but jaal’s DIFFERENT ) and something tells her this:
her feelings on the subject are —– for once in her life —– mutual.
with her hand holding his, she brings one hand closer to her mouth; placing a small kiss on the back of his palm and letting it linger there momentarily.
———- ❛ i love you too. always and forever. ❜