Taken from IMs with BeigeDoctor (
thecricketer) and posted here to live on in The History of Adorable.
(Nyssa has asked for permission to kiss Five. He consents, not without much blushing. This comes immediately after their first kiss. Which I lost. *kicks AIM's logging*)
[BeigeDoctor:] Five: *pulls his head back, speaking rather shyly* Would you...like to do it again?
[The Trakenite:] Nyssa: *pause* ...May I?
[BeigeDoctor:] Five: *softly* I'm sorry, no. *tilts his head down to catch her lips in a second, more thorough kiss*
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(Nyssa and Five are being content and snuggly after their kiss. Nyssa ventures to say she could die content in that moment, but that she would rather stay with him for as long as she was allowed. Touched, Five tries to convey how much Nyssa means to him.)
[BeigeDoctor:] Five: *cups her cheek, gently coaxing her to look at him* *softly* I would give my lives for you again in a beat of my hearts.
[The Trakenite:] Nyssa: *soft look* Don't, Doctor.
[BeigeDoctor:] Five: Half a beat
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(And Nyssa says the three magic words. She has before, but in discussion. This is direct and confident.)
[The Trakenite:] Nyssa: I love you.
[BeigeDoctor:] Five: *draws back to gaze into her eyes, tentative and cautious and just shedding it for once* And I you.