#pssst the engagement ring is aquamarine bc that’s what bas always gave bon after exploring the mines 😔

[isaacgetspegged]

oh my god okay so i’m just gonna get this off my chest and go to BED LMAO IM A MESS

1) bon proposes to bas during bon’s 5th and final year in pelican town. year 4 was kind of rough: bon was beginning to get emotional bc they knew their time in the valley was coming to an end, and bas kind of questioned their relationship and if it was strong enough to last while bon went back to finish uni. ultimately, bon knows how much bas wants to leave for the city and has complete faith that bas is the one for them. during spring of year 5, bon orders a custom mermaid pendant — a medium-sized shell painted to resemble a purple galaxy with a big, bright full moon, decorated with little rhinestones to represent the stars — and holds onto it until fall. after the spirit’s eve festival, bas’ favorite holiday, bon invites bas to the summit for an ~impromptu date~. the two share s’mores and gaze out onto the valley together, talking about the future yet again, and just as bas is about to ask if bon is absolutely sure they want to leave for the city and not just continue to finish school from pelican town, bon removes the mermaid pendant from their hoodie pocket. “yeah,” they say, looking directly into bas’ eyes. “but I’m not leaving without you.”

2) bas in turn proposes to bon in the most stereotypical romance way LMAOOO, it’s a big surprise for bon since they weren’t expecting A) such a big romantic gesture from bas and B) being proposed to at all. it’s about a year after bon graduates from grad school and 2 years since they moved to the city. they live in a really nice apartment together, just them and their dog, two lizards, and three frogs. bon now has their doctorate and master’s since they did their big dual program and bas is a second-year CS student, since bon inspired him to go back to school. bon comes home after a long day one day to see bas all dressed up — not a full suit ofc, that’s too stuffy for him, but a nice dress shirt and hair slicked back — and holding out a big bouquet of violets. bon throws their head back and laughs, embracing bas tightly and thanking him. there are violet petals scattered everywhere (Bon lightly teases Bas for this, about how much of a pain in the ass it’ll be to clean up) and they share a nice candlelit dinner over takeout from a local restaurant bon really likes. bas asks about bon’s day, and the conversation gets deep. bon talks about how glad they are to have met bas and how bas is 100% the only person bon’s ever loved, not just been sexually attracted to or felt forced to love. bas then gets out of his seat, kneels to his knee, places his right hand on top of bon’s and uses his left hand to remove a black box from his pocket and open it up. there’s a little silver ring, a simple band with a small hole where a glittering aquamarine stone is. bas has this whole speech prepared and bon is trembling, can’t stop smiling, freaking the fuck out and STILL has enough humor to playfully correct him. “bronwen malakai price—” “it’s mal-ah-kay, bas, not mal-ack-eye” “you want this engagement or not?” “god yes, yes, yes of course” (“i haven’t even asked yet” “i know i’m just excited”)