[Barry sniffles a little, already feeling the tears pressing at his eyes, searing hot in the cold winter air. That does sound amazing. Spending every single day with her, not worrying about migration, about what her people would think, what his people would think. They could live somewhere far away, far removed from others. She could teach him to hunt, and he could teach her gardening, making a life outside civilization completely sustainable. He's too old for kids - doesn't know if having a family with her is even possible - but maybe they could raise animals together. Build a home. A life. Together.]
Yeah, s-somewhere warm. That-- That sounds nice.
[Heedless of the tears slipping down his cheeks, Barry grins, pressing into her body, his hands finding her waist, thumbing the scattered scales dotting her skin like glistening freckles. It's a good thing she's so playful about it, confident and resolute, or Barry might have been bawling by now.]
I wanna go swimmin' with you. [He assumes she swims, anyway. With a tail like that, she's probably an excellent swimmer.] I-- I wanna sunbathe with you a-and watch the sunset together. I wanna read you to sleep.
[He takes a deep, shuddering breath, pulling her body close, delighting in her tail curling around his feet - tender instead of teasing.] I wanna spend th'rest of my life with you, Lup.
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[Barry sniffles a little, already feeling the tears pressing at his eyes, searing hot in the cold winter air. That does sound amazing. Spending every single day with her, not worrying about migration, about what her people would think, what his people would think. They could live somewhere far away, far removed from others. She could teach him to hunt, and he could teach her gardening, making a life outside civilization completely sustainable. He's too old for kids - doesn't know if having a family with her is even possible - but maybe they could raise animals together. Build a home. A life. Together.]
Yeah, s-somewhere warm. That-- That sounds nice.
[Heedless of the tears slipping down his cheeks, Barry grins, pressing into her body, his hands finding her waist, thumbing the scattered scales dotting her skin like glistening freckles. It's a good thing she's so playful about it, confident and resolute, or Barry might have been bawling by now.]
I wanna go swimmin' with you. [He assumes she swims, anyway. With a tail like that, she's probably an excellent swimmer.] I-- I wanna sunbathe with you a-and watch the sunset together. I wanna read you to sleep.
[He takes a deep, shuddering breath, pulling her body close, delighting in her tail curling around his feet - tender instead of teasing.] I wanna spend th'rest of my life with you, Lup.