#what’s a lil slight manipulation if it’s all for the greater good??? if it’s rly just him showing you how wonderful he is???

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Clari you’re so right about arranged marriage with Ayato tho 🥹

He takes you as his wife after politely declining so many potential brides for years, and maybe you’re a little unsure as to why exactly he wants you specifically. But he’s so kind and welcoming, insisting that he wants his manor to feel like yours, since this is your home now too; offering to have your rooms moved to ones with a better view or lighting, or schedules adjusted to your liking. Just so polite and….not nearly as pushy as you thought a husband would be.

Kisses your knuckles demurely at your door the first night after your vows, promises then and there that he will not step foot into your rooms unless explicitly invited by you. Deep down he probably recognizes that you had little say in the arrangement, and he’s more than ready to take things at your pace.

But he yearns for your company after you bid him goodnight. He knew upon seeing you that first meeting that you were the one for him. Hopes to gain your affection soon, but refuses to force anything upon you. He is a patient man, and perhaps is a little ashamed at how eager he is to be with you intimately. Your happiness is his, he will be content with that for as long as necessary.

All in good time, he tells himself. He’ll prove himself as a good man first, before showing you how good a husband he can be too.

ANDYYYYYYY oh my gosh i am hollering from the rooftops i am screaming at the clouds this is so CUTE (ㅅ´ ˘ `)

but also,, also,,,, ayato can play the long game. ayato can wait, with an unyielding persistence, when the situation calls for it, when it is beneficial to do so, composed and tolerant even in his tenacity; always gracious, never shameless. ayato can wait when he knows the reward will be worth it, and ayato will bide his time and nurture the relationship, mildly and methodically, carefully and compassionately, in perfectly measured doses, so it grows into exactly what he wants—exactly what he believes is best for you. he will not falter in his quest to demonstrate just how impeccable the two of you are together, even if that means a little manipulation is required—is it really ‘manipulation’ if he’s guiding you toward the truth? is it really all that ‘wrong’ if he’s merely illustrating how perfect he is for you, and you for him, and how beautifully you fit together?