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[The teleportation magic is a thing that Jusis is eternally grateful for every day of his life. That being said, the inevitable question does get a small, rare blush from him.]

Well... that would be....

[Hrk, suddenly he wishes he could teleport away from this situation, but. It's fine. It's fine! They're both adults and it's. Going. To. Be. Fine.

Probably.

Jusis sighs.]

The Moogles were delivering a set of wedding rings. Apparently, one of the employees at the Goodwill decided that "the stars" have decreed... marriage... for the three of us. And I believe they may have sneakily made us sign for a marriage license as well.

[Elliot listens. Then his eyes go very wide.

And then he stares, his mouth agape. Trying to process what Jusis just said. He looks at the box in Jusis's hand, then back to Jusis. No way Jusis would be the type to pull a prank like this. So this means...

...

... ]

What in the fuck?

[Oh, it's a bad sign when Elliot goes quiet.

It's even worse when he actually drops the F Bomb. Jusis opens the box like he's handling an explosive. Inside are a set of silver rings innocently sitting there on the black velvet cushion. They're real. And they're magical. In a literal and metaphorical sense.]

For the record, I don't know if this is legally binding or not, but....

[He pauses.]

... What do you think of this?

[A quiet Elliot was a worrisome Elliot alright. Craigs weren't exactly known for their quiet disposition. he was mostly lost in thought, trying to process the truck he just got hit with. Marriage. M a r r i a g e.

Jusis's question snaps him out a little of it at least]

W-What do I think?

[He glances at the rings, feeling like he's suddenly been handed a live explosive. ]

I-I don't know! [He holds up his hands in surrender] Look, I'm someone who needs like 30 minutes minimum to decide what I want to order for dinner. I thought we had at least five years to think over the m-marriage question, so this is a little sudden-

Gah- [He's rambling. He can tell he's fumbling this]

I mean, to be clear, I do love you and hoped we'd spend our lives together, but--

[He trails off into a noise of anxiety. He's doing great here]

[💧

Honestly, this is going about as well as Jusis expected. He doesn't really know what to do with the rings without making it look bad, so he just... awkwardly... keeps the box in hand. If he could throw this thing out the window without it looking like he doesn't want to spend the rest of his life with the people he loves, he would.]

I'm still willing to wait until we all feel ready to take that step, I promise. You and Rean both make me happy, indescribably so, and I know I'd be even happier to spend the rest of my life with you. And that's why I'm fine with this not being an... immediate change in our relationship if we're not ready to commit to it. [A beat of silence.] Especially when this is being dictated by a sentient, furry softball with bat wings.

[Oh thank god he didn't accidentally crush his boyfriend (husbands?) heart. He breathes out, or rather remembers to breath.]

Jusis...

[He is about to try to respond when one of the moogles taps on a window and yells through it]

You need to kiss, kupo!

[Elliot gives a heavy sigh]

I reaaaally don't like those guys.

[The moment is ruined by a Moogle. Jusis glares at the offending creature before turning away from them. He almost says something as well, but then the Moogles begin to chant:]

Kiss, kiss, fall in love, kupo!

[Jusis looks deadly calm by this turn of events, which is probably more frightening.]

I will give them sixty seconds before I call Zhongli to take care of them.

[He doubts these creatures are immune to the psychic damage of a millennia-old dragon who doesn't know when to shut the fuck up.]

[GOD he hates these moogles. Elliot's looking around for a curtain or something he can pull to block the window.]

-- What?

N-No! Surely we don't need to call him! Do you really want to break it to your really old and traditionalist relative we got eloped by moogles?

I could tell him that we weren't told this would happen when signing for delivery, and there was no prior consultation before signage.

[It's not like that's inaccurate, but also the poor Moogles. Maybe.]

... Do you think they'll follow us if we leave?

[The answer is an immediate:]

Of COURSE we'll follow, kupo!

[ 💧 ]

What if we kiss? Will you go away if we do that?

[It's a chorus of Moogles that say:]

Yes, kupo! Seal it with a kiss, lock lips, or even just a kiss on the cheek, kupopo!!!

[Jusis sighs deeply and looks at Elliot.]

... I'm fine with it if you are.

[He's never going to say no to a kiss from his partner. He'd just rather there wasn't such an avid, chattery audience.]

[When Jusis says that, there is a bunch of cheering from the moogles outside along with "kiss kiss kupo!!!"]

...This really isn't how I expected our first kiss to go, but...

[Well, since when was life ever perfect? He takes a deep breath before he decides to just go for it, putting his hand on Jusis's shoulder, standing on his toes and gives Jusis a kiss on the lips]

[That gets a rare chuckle out of Jusis.]

Neither did I, but it seems to fit our luck.

[Which is hilariously ironic considering that he's supposedly the luckiest person on the Kaisou team. Maybe Eizen and Jinwoo's bad luck are finally catching up to him.

He places his hands on Elliot's hips and kisses him back without the slightest hesitation. Honestly, part of him is kicking himself for not doing this earlier. On the other hand, he's... really not the most affectionate person. Still, he's enjoying it.

Even if the Moogles are ruining the mood a little by their raucous cheering.]

Ha- that's true.

[He had intended it to be a quick kiss, just to get the moogles to go away, but when he feels Jusis not hesitating? He chooses to linger with it longer, letting himself savor the moment he'd been imagining for a long time. It's nice, really nice.

... Even if the Moogles are very unwanted spectators. You can hear their cheers and some even pop more confetti.]

[Eventually he'll pull away, lowering himself back on the souls of his feet. He's certainly blushing now, with a small smile on his face.]

Well, that was really good, eheh-

[But right. The moogles. He'll look over at the window]

Now will you go?

[Or he will end them. Yes.]

[Jusis is happy to savor the moment, and let Elliot do the same. He may be painfully oblivious, but he won't hold back or hesitate when he finally gets into gear.

Although he straightens up when his boyfriend pulls away, he'll keep an arm around Elliot's waist. The Moogles cheer, and then abruptly stop when the redhead gets that dangerous tone with them. After a few seconds of awkward silence, their "leader" says:]

Of course! Congratulations once again to the newlyweds, kupo! SCATTER, KUPO!

[Just like that, the weird creatures flee the scene.]

Hopefully, that's the last we'll see of them.

[As the creatures scatter, Elliot will let out a huge sigh of relief.]

No kidding. I'll be happy to never lay my eyes on a moogle again after this.

[Just so much happened. ]

You don't think...they're serious about it being legally binding, do you?

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