Birdwatching Is Great Because You Get To Be In Touch With Nature And Learn Something About Your Surroundings,

“What do you mean you’re afraid of heights?”

Your new husband stares at you in utter shock. His inhumanly large eyes round into saucers as he searches your face for answers.

“I didn’t think it would be a problem.” You admit with a shrug.

Your husband groans and hides his face in his clawed hands. The feathers that coat his body, long, black and elegant like a raven’s, rustle with each anxious shift of his body. He’s mumbling something under his breath, but you can’t make out what he’s saying.

“It’s…not a problem is it?”

Your own anxiety begins to swell. Surely something so insignificant as you being afraid of heights wouldn’t lead an annulment of this marriage. Not after everything you’ve sacrificed to make it to this village in the first place.

Your new husband sighs, returning his gaze to yours. His expression softens, he’s heard the fear in your voice and despite being little more than a stranger to you, he wants to help. Slowly, he reaches over to gently brush a talon along your cheek. His touch is kind and warm.

“Not to me. I think you’re lovely the way you are. But…it could prove to be a problem to the consummation of our marriage.”

“How?”

“In my culture, partners mate for life and consummating a marriage is taken very seriously.”

He raises his arms, gesturing as he explains.

“We do this by taking flight into the sky together, saying our vows to no one but each other, and then dropping back down to the earth. Sort of like a trust fall but with much more dire consequences should either party fail.”

You swallow down the nervous ball forming in your throat.

“But, I’m a human. I can’t fly.”

Your humanoid, feathery husband smiles tenderly.

“I would carry you, and I promise that I’d never let you fall. But you will have to stay calm during the ceremony. Any sign of doubt or fear is equated to doubt in your partner. Then the marriage will be null and void.”

You’re silent as you digest his words. To overcome your lifetime fear of heights just like that is a tall order, but you’ve come much too far to give up.

Now the real question is…can you trust him?

Nanami Kento is a man of honest practicality. He's never been one to dabble in fawning or flattery, preferring instead to speak his thoughts candidly. Those who know Nanami professionally, would never have imagined in their wildest dreams that he was capable of buttery sweet talk. That is until one of those said coworkers snuck a peek at the birthday card Nanami had written for you on his desk.

You see, despite his stern, no nonsense exterior, Nanami Kento loves to shower you with doting words of affection. In fact, he'll take every opportunity he can get.

Whispering sweet nothings into your ear as you doze off in his arms on movie nights, hiding cheesy little post-it notes in your lunch to remind you how wonderful you are, murmuring how much he loves you against your kiss-chapped lips, cheering you up with soft praise and even softer touches after a particularly rough day at work...

Indeed, Nanami Kento may not be a man who is confident in his honeyed words, but for you he'll always endeavour to try. He'll coat you in them, envelop your each and every insecurity in lavish sweetness in the hopes that one day, you'll finally see what he sees when he looks at you.

nerds + the bigger nerd:

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mister "my family crest is a demon of death"

single dad vergil is my fav kind of vergil

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Wow. Nintendo's greed truly knows no bounds.

To be fair though, most video game companies have been flushing consumer friendliness and accessibility to their games (both past and present) down the toilet for years now. And let me tell you, nothing takes the wind out of my sails more than these gaming companies that want to bleed you absolutely dry just for a base (and sometimes even limited) experience of their games. Shame on the lot of them.

Nick Valentine ❤️❤️

Binged Castlevania Nocturne in two days and ngl it made me miss the hot mess that was Alucard, Trevor, and Sypha's fantastic little murder trio.

“The essence that you bring to me continues to slowly restore my power…Living in this form has certainly been an adjustment”