#Zenigata would be away from his kid for a month or more at a time tracking lupin down across the globe

[takeiteasyonmeimstilllearning]

zenigata and Maria part 2/2

[slytherinwolf-16]

Zenipapa au

Acquired Children, part 1

His superior officer hands him a file, a case he should be able to handle on his own, according to the older officer. Zenigata is used to doing the jobs that had less risk and that the other officers just didn't want to deal with because he's fresh out of training and barely 20 years old. He isn't sure about what to make of this case though.

It seemed simple at first, just four kids that needed to be processed and put into foster homes, but the issue comes in when he reads where they'd gotten these kids.

Case 361: Arsène Lupin arrested, grandson (4) in police care. Child will not give more information than his age and refuses to give his name. No known surviving family members.

Case 365: Unknown gangster taken into custody, left son (6) in police care. No known family.

Case 367: Ishikawa Goemon XII, found beheaded in Okigahara forest. 6 month old son found bundled in nearby tent. No know relatives.

Case 368: Shiemi Mine, local prostitute, found shot dead in alleyway with toddler girl (2) crying over the corpse. No known family.

The report was giving Zenigata chills, three of these were criminals and children of criminals were often messed up from the start. These kids were apparently locked in one of the backrooms in the station because the 4yo keeps stealing random things off cops, the 2yo keeps yelling for the slightest thing and the 6yo has already outshot most of the rookies in the firing range in the basement.

Zenigata, albeit unnerved, followed the procedure as usual. He called all the local foster homes and any places that usually took children that were left at the police station, but every time when they heard who the parents were, they'd either immediately decline, start preaching about demons or just end the call abruptly in his ear.

By the time his shift was ending, Zenigata had made no progress on it and they needed a place to stay overnight.

*****

After reporting to his superior officer and getting a thorough lecture on responsibility and that if there's no one else then an officer has to take the kids for the night. Again, none of the other officers wanted to deal with the kids.

So, Zenigata made his way down to the backroom where they were locked in for the last couple hours. He needed to at least meet them if he was temporarily responsible for them.

To his surprise, the door wasn't locked as the other officers had said it would be. Even more surprising, was that all four of them were still in the room. One of the boys, his guess was the 6yo, was busy trying to get the 6 month old to eat some crumbled up granola bars. There was a couple wrappers and soda cans laying around and Zenigata found himself surprised because as far as he knew they hadn't exactly been left with snacks, not this much anyway.

When the kids noticed him, the girl ran over and hid behind the smaller boy, who was standing now and offering Zenigata a grin. The other boy didn't pay him much attention, still trying to deal with the baby.

Zeni wonders if they've already bonded or if the girl just hid by them because they're older. He'd have to find out later.

"You four are gonna stay with me tonight," he says kindly, trying to be as gentle and non-threatening as possible. This didn't seem to work though, because the girl moved further away, the older boy turned to shield the smallest from the cop and the boy that had been smiling, now crossed his arms. "Not happening! You're a cop, why should we trust you?" Seems he was gonna be the talkative one then. It was odd to him that the four, so young, already had a distrust for police.

It takes a while to convince the four he's not going to hurt them and then he's got the problem of getting four kids to his flat. The walk, which thankfully wasn't more than two blocks, started with the baby held in his arms, fast asleep, Fujiko on his shoulders, patting his head with his hat on her head and the two boys holding onto his belt loops, both refusing to hold his hand for whatever reason.

Five minutes passed with this relative peace, when Lupin gets distracted by a guy wearing a Rolex and Zenigata has to corrale him away from the stranger, only to find he has the watch anyway. Then the assumed Goemon woke up, took one look at Zenigata and started screaming. For the life of him, Zeni cannot figure out how to calm him down and soon Jigen has the baby and is somehow soothing him better than Zeni ever would have been able to. This lead to Lupin having one hand to Zeni's belt loop and the other one clinging to Jigen's coat to make sure the other two boys didn't get lost.

Thankfully they made it to the apartment without further issue, but then Zeni has to figure out what the hell he's gonna do with four kids in a flat that isn't even big enough for himself, let alone other people as well.

While Zenigata is still figuring out if he needs to give them food or a bath or where he's gonna let the four sleep, he gets stopped in his tracks.

The four kids had piled up on the couch with Jigen at the bottom, Goemon resting on his chest and Fujiko and Lupin on either side of him, leaning against the older boy.

This gives Zeni a moment to sit down on the armchair and think through what he just agreed to. It would be just one night, but if they can't get a foster home or track any relatives then he'll have to take them for another day and another day and another day.

He can't afford that on his salary, but maybe if they stay for longer than a week then he can convince his superior officers to either fund their expenses or give him a raise because hell knows he can't raise three kids and a baby this way.

He decided to think it over with a shower and since they were still asleep when he was done, he tried to get some sleep as well.

(Tbc in part 2)

[roboraindrop]

In all honesty, if Jigen and I ever did get married, I think it'd go a lot like that scene from POTC...

There's a shootout, it's dangerous. We're all taking cover, huddled beside each other. Lupin and Jigen are firing rounds left and right. Goemon is slicing bullets at lightning speed. I'm arming traps and tossing a couple flares to distract the enemies.

Goemon gets clipped. We bring him back to safety and I work on bandaging him up while the guys start taking out a few more of them. Jigen crouches down behind cover, looks at Goemon, and for the first time it dawns on him that this business is incredibly risky. He and I have been in this relationship for months. As he watches me focus on his partner in crime, he realizes that if he were to lose me in this battle, he wants it to be as his spouse, not just his partner.

He fires another round, and as he's reloading I throw a flare that momentarily blinds the enemies. He takes the opportunity to grab my arm, look me in the eye, and ask.

"Rain. Would you marry me?"

I blink, unsure if I heard him right. The enemies start returning fire and we duck again. "I'm not sure now is exactly the best time, Jigen!"

He's having none of it, watching as Goemon tries to grab his sword again, only for it to be shot out of his hands. "This may be the only time! I love you, kid. I made my choice." He tilts up his hat, looking into my eyes in the most genuine way I've ever seen him look. "What's yours?"

I don't look away. He doesn't either, but he fires behind him, hitting a man who was aiming for us. There's nothing but us there.

I don't answer with anything but, "Lupin! Marry us!"

He's ordained. Of course he is. What doesn't this man do?

Currently, though, he's fighting off a guy about twice his size. "I'M A LITTLE BUSY AT THE MOMENT!"

Still not looking away, taking my hand with the one not holding his gun, Jigen shoots the guy and Lupin takes advantage of the opportunity to retreat.

He's ready to ask if we're done playing around and want to actually fight here, but then he sees how we're looking at each other. He knew right from the start that I was trouble for Jigen, trouble in the best way possible. He'd never seen his partner act the way he does with me- not with anyone else.

He marries us right then and there.

After all is said and done and we get out alive, things calm down, the heist is finished.... We have a proper ceremony. Something small and traditional, just the gang... And Zenigata too, of course.

For the first time, Jigen's not running from the thought of 'settling down', because with me it isn't settling down. In the words of a Very Important Friend...... It's just becoming partners in crime for the long haul, now with fancy rings (':

[stealinghero]

The lupin gang + zenigata doing goofy things together in public (ex: like playing a small game of tag in a store or saying dumb words to make the other giggle)

How cute!! XD Of course, Jigen and Goemon had to make it special, but it was so much fun to write all of them!!

Lupin: Hide and seek

 You huffed and crossed your arms. Where was he?! Of course your place of choice wasn’t the best one, but even in a toy store the places to hide should be limited!!

You walked around the aisles once more, eyeing the shelves. When suddenly you had an idea. He would totally hide himself there…

Carefully you crept towards the stuffed animals, being watched by workers and customers alike.

“Gotcha!” You hugged a huge stuffed giraffe and the man hiding behind it, making him laugh.

“You walked past me four times!!”  he told you as he climbed out of the shelf to stretch.

“I thought you would be in the playhouses. And then I heard a Lego case rumble. But it was just a stupid kid.”

He patted your head and grinned.

“Let’s buy Auguste!”

You snorted at the name but nevertheless took the head of the giraffe to drag it to the checkout.

  Jigen: silly faces

 He loved you and you loved him. But NEVER in the world had you thought he would be like that.

Normally he was handsome, good-mannered and polite. But when you had woken his stubborn side, you had to live up to a competition with him.

It had begun a few years prior when you had made him laugh while drinking. You still remembered that day fondly.

But his revenge wasn’t far. He had made a face when you had eaten a cookie and the crumbs had sprayed everywhere! From then on it was war.

The rules were simple: no sounds, no touching – just making faces and gestures, sometmes involving the others. The more embarrassing the situation is you’re in, the more points the other gets. After a certain number of points you could get a prize, ranging from a simple kiss to some very naughty things.

And you would never win. He was too good.

Right now you had looked right and left and he was nowhere to be seen. Relaxed by that, you finally let down our guard and sipped on your milk shake. A message rang on your cellphone and you wondered if Lupin was already done with the planning.

Cream, ice and milk were everywhere when you saw the picture attached. Lupin was sleeping on the couch and had several things stacked on him with a face full of sharpie paintings. On the side of the photo was Jigen giving you his thumbs up.

This way he would surely win his points to make you beg for him…

  Goemon: touching

 You felt his fingers on the back of your thigh and you didn’t dare to move. A normal day, a meeting with the gang to talk about the next heist. And here was your lover, making you blush with a simple touch. The game was easy: make the other beg you to stop. Well, or something else. The rules weren’t that strict.

You had him begging you to take your hand away in a restaurant once, letting your hand rest on his crotch under the table and slightly pressing it. And he made sure he had his revenge. It had started like that and now you two were masters of small touches without rules.

You placed your foot a bit to the left and let your knee rub against his inner thigh. The glance he shot you was enough to make sure he was getting on with the game and didn’t think about giving up yet.

Slowly his fingers wandered up to cup your ass, when they vanished as Lupin watched you two, asking if you had any questions.

You two shook your heads and he continued to talk about the plan, not aware of your knee wandering a bit lower, bringing your ass closer to Goemon. You wiggled your hips a bit, grinning as he lowered his head in defeat.

“Could you two please get a room?!” Lupin asked, massaging his temples.

  Zenigata: scavenger hunt

 The shop was Heaven for your game! You strolled through the aisles, shopping for groceries and keeping an eye out for hints.

The leeks all pointed to your left and you turned left. Slowly you made your way through the sweets section, buying this and that and finally finding the next hint: an arrow made of the packages of your favourite chocolate. You followed the direction and grinned as it took you to the sanitary aisle. Packages of condoms were re-arranged as a heart, making you blush and grin like an idiot.

Your cell phone vibrated and you opened the attached picture.

Your lover Zenigata was standing in the fruit aisle with a heart-shaped potato in his hands. He had found his end of your scavenger hunt. You made a photo of your heart in front of you and sent it to him, taking one box to place it in your shopping cart before Zenigata joined you and kissed your cheek.

“Another round?” he asked but you shook your head.

“We’re done here. But how about we go for book shopping in the afternoon?” You had seen a thriller he may be interested in and you wanted to play with him a bit more.

“Sure!” As always, he was full of energy when he snatched your cart from you and brought it to the checkout.

His cheeks turned a bit pink as the cashier scanned the condoms. Dating you for 5 months now and he was still blushing buying something like that. So cute!

[stealinghero]

Can we get more lupin crew + zenigata dad headcanons because they make my heart swell (also can you do iida and stain from BNHA since its hard for me to find some)

*___* Of course!! those are always fun!

And I think I will “specialize” in the rare characters. I love the “outsiders” very much and I know the problem of finding anything about your favourite character.

  Lupin:

- loves to create own stories, wrote a whole book with them. “The brave thief and the mean Inspector”, he even drew the pictures himself.

- when his kid cries, he cries. It’s purely instinct, he can’t help himself. His kid fell down and is now crying, he also cries

- if the kid has his brain, he will do a lot to get them the education they need

- will do homework with them and will curse a lot, because he remembers fractions a bit different

- will try to show his kid a lot of things, not only the ones he is interested in

 Jigen:

- is the only one his kid needs in the evening

- because he watches Sesame Street or any other bed time show with his kid and brings them to bed

- his s/o shouldn’t be jealous, he’s just a big teddy bear in the eyes of his child

- will definitely show them how to defend themselves, but as mentioned never how to shoot

- at first is a bit reluctant to let the gang meet his kid, he doesn’t know why

- is, to be honest, the WORLD’S NUMBER ONE in: looking for monsters. He tells his kid a different story every night as he watches under the bed, in the closet, in the darkest corner of the cellar, wherever his kid wants him to look. Only one rule: there will be just 3 spots checked every night.

 Goemon:

- will fight for his kid if he thinks someone treats them unfair

- is a big fan of building pillow forts with his kid, against the evil dragon (his s/o)

- knows whatever happens, his kid will look up to him, but also knows that he needs to be a good human to be a good father

- teaches his kid a lot about the Japanese history, but even more about the spiritual world like natural spirits and those things

- manners are a MUST! Warrior or not, a human being without manners is nothing like a savage beast. His kid learns quick to be independent, to have manners and to behave around others

- his s/o needs to stop him, because sometimes he gets a bit paranoid about losing his kid/ his kid getting hurt

  Zenigata:

- just where to start with the cuteness that’s his family life?

- will always be there for his kids to talk to, no matter the topic and time

- gives his kids 3 times to do a thing. If there has to be a 4th time, he will get pissed at them and ground them for a certain time or take away precious things like the computer

- knowing that his family is safe is his priority number one. Either his s/o can protect them or he will ask colleagues to keep an eye on his family

- normally never gets loud, only when he’s scared himself, like when his kids ran in front of a car and he could pull them back in the last second. He will shout and cry and hug them. But after that he will talk with them why he raised his voice

- raised his kids to be honest and trusts them to a quit high degree

  And now the first dad head canons for BNHA! Stain made me cry.

 Iida:

- has a pretty baby girl with his eyes and her mother’s hair

- his girl needs a leash, because she’s got his quirk and typically he “loses” her around 1 or 2 times a week in the supermarket or in the city

- he’s got a nice family himself and if his s/o has something like that, too, his kid will grow up with a lot of love in a huge family with a lot of uncles, aunts and grandparents

- loves kids, but his daughter is more than enough for him to raise

- values family quite high, will take time off to be with them

- his greatest nightmare is to loose his daughter to a villain attack

- will teach his kid everything he knows. When she’s 3 months old. Please, hold him back. He means well, but he’s a bit overeager

- has a hobby he and his daughter live out as much as they can: Ice skating. The two love to glide across the ice as fast as they can, and his daughter even can do a few tricks on the ice

 Stain:

- is a fair dad to his three kids, doesn’t have favourites

- his meanest dad-moment is when he kneels down to eye-level of his kids and saying: “I’m disappointed of you.” That hurts more than being shouted at and gives his kids a reminder that they will have to play a certain role in society

- would love to see his kids as heroes, but REAL heroes, not those fakes he normally takes out

- his kids are raised to be fair, unprejudiced and help people in need, they’ll learn not to follow trends that easily or to be swayed by money/fame/beauty

- if he weren’t their dad, his kids would live a great life and become three of the greatest heroes the world has ever seen, but now their future is unsure and Stain hates himself about that

- it breaks his heart, when his kids visit him and tell him, that they understand his reasons and don’t hate him, that they will have a great future no matter what society thinks about their father (he’s so damn proud of those three)

[stealinghero]

Can we get more lupin boys and zenigata dad headcanons, they put me in a good mood this month

Sure thing! I love writing about them as dads. I still think about who of them would be the best father, but it’s a very close race to the top.

  Lupin:

- can do all the balloon animals

- will get up in the middle of the night to care for the baby, has a vibe of a zombie around him when he does

- fell down the stairs with his kid once, held them high and out of danger, but broke his ribs pretty badly, brought the kid to the mother and collapsed then

- will read to his kid. Stories, fairy tales, even the newspaper because he knows it’s important for the kid to hear his voice

- will do absolutely everything for his kid. They want a piggyback-ride? They want a painted face? They want to break into Zenigata’s house and steal his coat? Fine.

- touch his kid and you’re dead. No fun here, simple as that. Insulting his kid may be overlooked or “just” made fun of, but lay a finger on them? Lupin will be on you like the Angel of Death in person. Even if someone “just” slapped the kid? His Walther is at your temple, ready to shoot. (He even visits some therapy lessons to be calmer about it). The only exception are other kids, but even there it’s hard for him to hold back

- is the only of them to have a plan B worked out if anything should happen to him (a will, a plan to all of the safehouses, a last letter, enough money and gold, personal belongings). He keeps it in a safe that only he and the kid know of

- actually worries a lot if he’s a good father, even when his partner and kid tell him he’s the best

 Jigen:

- will not teach his kid to shoot. He wants his kid to grow up with a “normal” life and won’t tolerate it if they want to be a gunman or a soldier because he knows the pain behind such lives. When the kid really want a career like that there will be a verbal fight and Jigen will regret it for a long time

- has no problem teaching his kid about anything there is, like sexuality. But if the kid comes to him with a personal thing (“Dad, there is this girl I like…”), he’s completely clueless how to help or what to say

- will nudge his partner when the baby cries at night, but will care for it during the daytime

- quick-style diaper change IS a thing with him

- loves to take baths with his kid

- pretty chilled about dangerous stuff. The kid wants to touch the stove? Go ahead. The kid got into a fight in kindergarten? So what? They are bullied in school? Will try to talk first (before he simply threatens the bullies)

- will put away his gun when he’s with the child. It’s hard for him at the beginning, but he couldn’t put the blame on himself if anything happens

 Goemon:

- proud dad. If he were to drive a car, he would have on of those bumper stickers “My kid is better than yours”. But not because he wants to mock other kids but he genuinely believes in that fact

- will endure anything with his baby. It threw up on him? He doesn’t even flinch. Changing a diaper is still impossible for him.

- will listen to any problem from his kid and tries to be helpful in his own way

- can’t stand to see his kid hurt, will never let them touch the oven, stands next to the swing or the slide or anything else that might be dangerous so to catch his kid before anything happens. This phenomenon will only last the first 4 or 5 years.

- wants his kid to be raised, dressed, feed traditional Japanese style. Festivals are quite nice for him because all of his little family are dressed in yukata and enjoying Japanese food

- has a photo of his partner with his kid as a background on his phone and looks at them when he’s alone or in doubt about himself

- will gladly teach his kid about the way of the samurai, but will accept if they’re not interested

  Zenigata:

- just adores this kids whatever they do “Look, he opened the drawer on his own!” “Those are the kitchen knives, Zeni.” “He will be a great cook!” “Darling, no!”

- will get up in the middle of the night with an energy that’s unfailing, feeding the kids, changing diapers, reading them a book, doing it all again an hour later

- is quite laid back about success at school or any future plans of his kids, wants them to have a good future but doesn’t make them study until they get a good grade. A solid middle grade will be good enough

- will try so hard to be there for them, his cell phone is always in his pocket when he’s working, even when chasing Lupin he will answer the calls of his kids

- loves sleeping in the same room with his kids, their small peaceful breaths in the middle of the night bring him to an easy sleep

- has two photos of each of them: the very first and the latest. He keeps them with his badge to remind him what he’s fighting for

[stealinghero]

i don't think you've done this, but maybe a scenario where zenigata's s/o is jealous because of how much time zenigata spends chasing lupin? Preferably have it be kinda fluffy cuz I don't think I could handle angst lol

And another two requests combined. It makes me laugh how similar two people can think. Such a great thing.

I still had to work with a bit of suspense but I hope it’s okay. No fight this time, only Zeni being his stupid and clumsy self. This man is 100% husband-material.

Another day without him. Another boring day full of work and household chores and eating alone. After two weeks it didn’t really matter to you. What really got your nerves shaken was this letter.

Stupid you. You had wanted to talk to him. To tell him your feelings. But whenever you were beginning to talk to him in a more serious matter, he pretended to have to work, to be tired, to have a headache. And you never had a chance to talk. So you had written it all down. All of your concerns, your worries, your… well, there was no other word for it: jealousy. It was stupid to be jealous of a thief, yes. But what if the man you love would mutter his name in his sleep and not yours? Spending more time with him than you? Forgetting your birthday, the anniversary of your first date, Valentine’s day… he had been on the chase all three dates. And even if you got hold of him and finally took a stroll through the park? He didn’t relax, he watched out for possible signs of Lupin. And if a call  from work should come, he wouldn’t hesitate to leave you alone in the park. That had hurt.

But now you had written it down and told him to read it when he had arrived. And since he was gone? No call, no letter, no life sign. Normally he would send you a text or even call you after landing. Normally he would even send you a card from around the globe. Nothing.

 You shook your head to clean your thoughts and worries and began to cook some noodles. On a good day, he would casually stroll into the kitchen, hug you from behind and just tell you how much he loved you. Even this had ceased over the time. He often was just too tired, too injured or whatever.

Gritting your teeth, you grabbed your vibrating phone and were surprised when you read his name.

“Hello?”

“Pack a few things. Tomorrow at 8 get into the taxi.”

“What’s up?”

“The plane’s here.”

And with nothing else, the call was ended. What the fuck? He had sounded stressed. Tired? Not a word about the letter. Not one explanation. In the news today you had heard that Lupin had escaped again. Did it have something to do with it? Or… your tears welled up in your eyes, did he want to have you gone from his life?!

 You had packed two outfits into a sports bag and were surprised to find a taxi waiting for you.

“Good morning. Just get in and we will be going,” the driver said after he had helped you with your bag.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t know where to,” you admitted. Should you get into a hotel first? Until you had found a single apartment?

“Don’t worry, my client already gave the instructions.”

With a sinking heart you sat in the back of the car and wondered about the whole situation. Of course, throwing you out, he had at least the decency to get you a hotel room, right? After all, it had been his decision, right?

After a night without sleep because of your worrying, sleep finally caught up to you and you succumbed to it on the backseat of the taxi delivering you into an unknown future.

 You woke up something on your lips. A soft thing, gently gliding over your lips, wanting to be eaten. With half-closed eyes you took a bite and shrieked as sweetness filled your mouth.

“Delicous!” you proclaimed, fully awake, sitting up in a bed. Laughter was heard and the rest of the strawberry disappeared.

It was replaced with a known face and lips almost as sweet as this strawberry had been.

“Good Morning,” he whispered into the kiss, making you smile.

“What is all this?” you asked him after the kiss, scooting to the edge of the bed, looking around. What kind of hotel was this? It looked like… for a kid? Disney figures were everywhere.

“I have read your letter.” Zenigata stretched a bit and held the bowl with strawberries in front of your face. They must have been expensive, you thought, as you took one. You silently munched on it, letting him talk.

“And I made up my mind. I love you. You know that I will never give up my work. For no one. But…” he scratched his cheek.

“I talked with my boss and I got an assistant. So that I’m not alone in this thing anymore. He’s quite capable and smart enough to be a great Inspector someday. That’s why I didn’t call. I had to work to make sure he would have a good first case.” With a shaking hand he took a strawberry and ate it in one bite.

“But he will be better and he’s for now doing all the paperwork, leaving me with more time,” with these words he sat down next to you, eyes looking at the floor.

“And if you can forgive me, I would want to spend it with you.”

Without a word you just leaned on his shoulder, placing the bowl half on his, half on your thigh. You still loved him. Of course you did. With a cute blush on his cheeks, he continued:

“But I have done terrible things to you, and I have to atone for my sins.” He grinned at you, kissing your forehead.

“Welcome to Disneyland, my love.”

You scooted away from him, staring at him, staring at the room, staring back at him.

Despite living only a few hours drive away from it, you had never been here before. Mostly because of the expensive prices and your lover’s constant work. But this? And the strawberries?

“How can we pay for this?!” you asked him, already calculating how deep in debt he would be because you had pushed him so far. But another laugh relaxed you.

“Don’t worry. The last case in Florida? The manager there had pity with me and got me some cheap tickets. The strawberries I got from our neighbour because you helped her so much around the house,” he admitted with a cute smile.

“But nevertheless, we have a full week here just for us two…,” he hesitated.

“And I wanted to do it otherwise but I am a nervous wreck and will just do it right here and now!”

You stepped back from him, tears in your eyes, as he got on one knee in front of you.

“I am not the best man and I am far away from being the man you deserve. But I love you with all my heart and will forever do so. I know I am an idiot and make you cry and worry more than you should ever do. I promise, I’ll be better. I can’t stop here. I won’t stop here. But I want to continue with you by my side. I want to know that I have someone out there that truly loves me so much as I love them. Please, would you marry me?”

You nodded, falling to your knees in front of him, crying as he placed the ring on your finger with tears of joy in his eyes.

 Hand in hand, you strolled through the gigantic park as a thought came to you.

“Why didn’t we talk about it earlier? Whenever I wanted to talk to you, you had an apology.” It wasn’t an accusation but more a curious question.

He laughed and swept you from your feet, kissing your face a few times before placing you back on the ground.

“I thought you would scold me for not asking you for marriage,” he answered truthful.

“Why?!”

“I had this ring in my pocket for two months! My nerves were gone. I was too nervous to ask and there wasn’t the right time. So I tried to…. Well, wait for the perfect moment.”

“You are an idiot.” You had to stand on your toes to kiss him on the lips. He held you safe and close in his arms.

“But I am your idiot.”