It was late and Kuta was both tired and still a bit drunk. Normally they didn’t drink much, but they were busy celebrating. Well, up until a few hours ago when Kuta got very sleepy and decided to have a nap. Right now though, there was something very heavy on top of them.
“Hello, dear.”
“Hello!” Ret was sleepy too but he seemed awfully cheery. And he was basically sitting or lying on top of Kuta. “How are you?”
“Tired.”
“Aw. My lovely little partner is tired…”
Kuta thought for a moment. “I am not that much shorter than you.”
“No, not really, but you are silly my lovely little partner!” Ret’s eyes lit up. Kuta noticed, ever since they became Decaylings, Ret’s eyes always seemed to glow slightly. This wasn’t exclusive to Ret either. Nyssi, Tenuk and Kayel all had softly glowing eyes too. And out of the older Decay Lords, only the non-Decayons were seen with glowing eyes on the regular.
“Is there something you need, Retvik?” Kuta asked between yawns.
“Not really. I just wanted to sit on my beloved, freshly married partner and tell them that I love them and that I am so happy we are married. Because I am so happy. Insanely happy! Words do not really explain how happy I am! Also I am admittedly rather turned on right now. I drank a lot of that very nice punch Teekay made.”
Kuta wanted to be a little annoyed, but looking up at Ret, all they really felt was… love. Love for Ret, for how beautiful and innocent he was. How perfect he was in every single way. This utterly perfect person had promised to spend his entire life by Kuta’s side.
“You are so wonderful…” Kuta muttered. “Wonderful and a bit heavy.”
“I am, yes! And so are you! Well, maybe not heavy. I am admittedly rather heavy because I am overly muscular and strong. Not to say that you are not muscular and strong too!” Ret gently rubbed and massaged Kuta’s arms. “See, you are big and strong too! It was hilarious, you catching Kyr Letharus off guard in the silly arm wrestling contest we did.”
“You are correct, my dea-oof!”
Ret suddenly squished Kuta, embracing them in a very big, warm hug. Kuta didn’t mind, they just didn’t expect it.
“I love you so, so much!” Ret exclaimed, clinging on tightly. But the tone in his voice had changed a little. “I love you more than anything. You are literally my universe. I do not think I could live if you were not around.”
Kuta sighed, then patted Ret on the back. “You are drunk and overly sentimental right now.”
“Maybe, but I feel weird. I need you. Not your body or anything. I am not horny, I need… I do not know… reassurance?” Ret paused, then sighed and hugged Kuta tightly again. “I am not a good drunk.”
“Aw, you are perfectly fine, my darling Retvik!” Kuta did their best to be reassuring, as Ret needed. “You are drunk, yes, we both are, but you are a perfect person. You are MY perfect person, Retvik. You and I made a promise. We will be together for our entire lives. Also, we are married now.”
That last sentence definitely cheered Ret up. “Yes! We are married! We are partners!”
“Indeed. It was a very nice ceremony. I am glad we had Arkay officiate the wedding. Would have been weird had Litvir or big Retvik done it.”
Ret settled down, then rolled off of Kuta, onto his side. But he kept his arms wrapped firmly around Kuta. “It all went so nicely. Nothing went wrong. Even little Reksi was well-behaved, she did not try and escape again… That baby is so cute.”
“You are thinking about things again?” Kuta asked.
“I am, a little. But… I still feel like it is too soon…” Ret trailed off. “Also… this sounds… selfish, I think… but I want more than one kid.”
“What do you mean?”
“I would like us to both get egg-ridden together. So we have two kids. So they are not alone. But I think that may be a problem.”
“Why…” Kuta blinked in confusion. “Why would that be a problem? I actually quite like the idea. I mean, I have a slight… concern about myself getting egg-ridden, but that is perfectly natural because I am an older Rethan. But as long as we do things within the next two decades, my body should be fine.”
Ret glanced downwards, towards Kuta’s crotch. “I thought you had a… an… uh… a thing that stops you from getting pregnant.”
“Oh. You are correct, I do have a IUD. That would in fact get in the way of me getting egg-ridden. But I suppose it would not be too hard to get it removed.”
“But it is inside you.”
“Dear, you go inside me all the time. One just needs to go a little deeper. I am certain we could just speak to Sini and she would remove the device. Apart from that though, are you alright? You seem out of sorts.”
Ret didn’t answer at first. He thought to himself for a bit. “I… I think I need to learn more about our biology and reproductive systems.”
“Well, my dear, I am happy to teach you!” Kuta smirked. “Both with literature and practical examples.”
Ret remained silent for a bit longer, then sighed. “I would appreciate the knowledge, but I do not think I am in the mood to learn right now.”
“Are you in the mood for sex?”
“Hm. No. I am too drunk. I do not think I can manage a door right now, let alone a condom. I can barely manage the blanket I am somewhat lying on.”
Kuta smiled, then hugged Ret some more. “That is fine. Are you in the mood for snuggles, at least?”
Ret’s eyes lit up again. That beautiful red glow from those beautiful ruby red eyes. One of the things Kuta loved most about Ret.
“I am always in the mood for snuggles.”
With a grin, Kuta rolled on top of Ret, then pulled a blanket over them both. “Wonderful. Your wish is my command, my dear forever-partner…”