'Dear Dave,
Meet me in our special place, you know where that is <3
-John'
Dave smiled, it was a Tuesday, he had just gotten home from work, and arrived at the front door to find a note from his wonderful boyfriend of almost 4 years, written in his cute handwriting. He wasted no time dropping off his briefcase and changing into a casual pair of jeans and a tshirt. Heading back out the front door, he heads to the woods their house were surrounded by. making his way past a couple trees, he found the path that he and John had been using since they were 13, where they'd had their first kiss, Dave still remembered it today, it was one of the best moments of his life.
The two boys had been 16, it was the night after prom, their dates had ditched them for some other after party. They found themselves walking on the back path of John's neighbor's woods, talking about life after high school. Dave mentions going to a college several hours away and John begs him not to, stepping in close and taking him by his hands. Dave was completely in the moment, feeling his love so close to him, they could feel each other's heartbeats. Without thinking, Dave leans in and kisses him, John is shocked, but at the same time has never felt more at home. Pulling away, Dave whispered something neither of them would ever forget, just 5 simple words. "I think I love you." John smiles happily, whispering back "I think I love you, too." And kisses him again.
Dave smiles at the memory, walking down the path. After John and Dave had bought that old neighbor's house, and decorated the sides of the path with flowers, specifically daisies and sunflowers, they had decided that the daisies stood for John, and the sunflowers stood for Dave. He remembered all the time they had spent buying flowers and planting them, and yet that summer had been another beautiful memory that stuck in his head and never failed to make him smile.
Finally, Dave reached the meadow, to find more flowers of the same kind, and John standing there, a nervous blush on his face. Dave smiles and walks over to John, he's in a tux and Dave feels underdressed, but it didn't matter. "What's the special occasion, darling?" He asks in his cute deep voice that makes John's heart skip a beat. John's flush grows brighter with nervousness and he stutters out "well, uh, I... uh" He shakes his head frustratedly, and drops to one knee, taking a small black box out of his jacket pocket. His beautiful, big, baby blue eyes looking straight into Dave's bright red ones with a new stroke of confidence, he says in a strong voice "ahem, Dave Strider, I have loved you since we first met, I always knew that you were the one for me, my one and only, and my perfect match. I want that forever, so, will you please marry me, and love me forever?"
Dave has tears of joy in his eyes and he places his hands over his mouth excitedly, he nods and holds out his left hand for John to put his ring on, John happily does just that, and stands to hug Dave. Finally, he knows what true happiness is and this moment has never felt more perfect. '"I'm so fucking in love with you, John Egbert" Dave says through his stream of happy tears. John smiles into Dave's shoulder, and replies "I am so fucking in love with you too, Dave Strider."
