Summary:
"I'm proposing to you, dumbass!"
Or, the one where Liam and Theo take a walk around town and through the preserve and the night ends in a way Liam didn't expect.
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Word Count: 1386
Independent Work
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The night was warm and beautiful. There was a slight breeze that caressed their skins and moved their hairs a little. The full moon was high and beautiful in the sky, seemingly smiling at them, and surrounded by little shining stars. It was the perfect night to leave the house and take a walk, it was the perfect night to relax and not worry about anything, it was the perfect night to forget about everything that clouded their minds and be free.
They had done exactly that. They left the house and their problems behind and walked around town together. It was peaceful and calm, it was exactly what they needed considering all the stress and danger that came with living in Beacon Hills, it was a nice and much-needed change.
At first, they had walked around town, not really paying attention to the streets they were in, just letting their feet take them wherever they felt like. They walked mindlessly for a long while, both of them eventually losing track of time.
They walked, hands clasped together, fingers intertwined and shoulders touching. They talked about nothing and everything, random things and serious things. They laughed and enjoyed each other’s company and care.
At some point they left the Beacon Hills streets and walked into the preserve, maybe it had been their inner animals asking to go there, or maybe it had been Theo planning it all along, Liam wasn’t sure, but whichever it had been he was glad they had gone there.
If the night had been beautiful in town, then it was magical in the preserve. They could still see the moon and the stars through the trees and that, along with the soothing noises of the night creatures, made them feel as if they were one with nature. It put not only their human selves at ease, but also their wolves. It was a full moon night, but it wasn’t affecting them negatively at all.
“I missed this,” Liam mumbled, a part of him telling him that he would disturb the calmness of the environment if he spoke any louder.
“What?” Theo tilted his head slightly to look at him while they kept walking through the preserve.
“Walking around with you, just talking without any worries,” Liam shrugged. “Life is far too complicated nowadays.”
“It’s called growing up,” Theo let go of his hand to put an arm around his shoulder and pulled him closer.
Liam didn’t answer, he didn’t need to. He knew that Theo felt the same way, he knew that he too was tired of all the worries and danger that was thrown into their lives all the time, but he also knew that none of them would trade the life they have for anything. He was way past the point where he still doubted Theo’s feelings, he wasn’t the kid that was scared of what would come with their relationship and he wasn’t the kid who tried to hide what he felt because he didn’t want anyone to know just how important to him Theo had become. He wasn't afraid now.
Both Liam and Theo had grown up as individuals, learning with their own mistakes and with other people, discovering things about themselves and following their own path, but they had also grown up together, their feeling progressing from cautious to undeniable love, their relationship grew into something sensual, beautiful and mature. Growing up was full of surprises, but Liam’s favorite ones were, without a doubt, all the surprises Theo brought with him.
