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Leaves crunched under the blue elf's shoes as he made his way through the park. He held onto the straps of his backpack tightly, eagerness in his step. He exhaled lightly, quickening his pace while thinking about who was waiting for him at their usual spot.
(Y/N).
(Y/N), (Y/N), (Y/N).
Even just hearing his boyfriend's name made Ian melt;
They had been dating for about two months now, the sweet boy he had met through his newly found friends, the one he fell for so hopelessly.
Ian couldn't help but think about his smile, his (e/c) eyes, how soft his hair felt when he ran his hands through it, how warm and safe he felt whenever he hugged him, how at peace he was whenever they kissed...
The young mage almost tripped on a tree root while distracted by his thoughts. He regained himself, making his way towards that one spot in the town's park they almost always went to to spend time together.
And there he was.
Sitting under that same tree, curled up into himself, sketching into a notebook.
Ian's heart rate increased as he came closer to the other boy. He found himself blushing as (Y/N) noticed him, his (e/c) eyes reflecting the weak afternoon sunshine, giving the smallest of smiles.
Ian practically ran the rest of the distance to get to him.
Settling down on the checkered blanket, Ian took off his backpack, pulling out his own sketchbook and pencil.
"We've been trying to draw this tree for ages with no success, I think it's cursed personally."
(Y/N) only lightly chuckled at his boyfriend's statement.
"Glad you could make it."
"You thought I would have missed out on hanging out with you?"
(Y/N) remained silent, his smile faltering. Ian noticed this, putting the pieces together.
"Wanna talk about it?"
"About what?"
"You seriously thought I couldn't tell my boyfriend was upset? I know I can be oblivious, but I'm not that dense."
There was a moment of silence before his boyfriend only sniffed in response, dropping the pencil on the blanket, hands shakily gripping the edge of his sketchbook. Ian put aside his own before gently laying a hand on (Y/N)'s shoulder while the other was placed on one of his hands, leaning into him.
A tear spilled onto the smooth paper, staining it.
Then another.
And another.
Ian's hands reached up to cup his boyfriend's cheeks, briefly moving his hair from his forehead to place small kisses on it.
He felt (Y/N) gently wrap his arms around his torso, pulling him closer as the notebook was put aside. Ian settled into his lap while looking at him directly in the eyes.
"It's bad, isn't it?"
"Worse."
"I'm so sorry love. If-If there was some sort of spell I could learn that would solve all of this, I wouldn't waste any time to learn it so I could help you."
"Y-You already help me so m-much. You're more than en-enough."
"And you, (Y/N). You're the most handsome guy in my life, you make me the happiest I've ever been. I love you. And I know this is hard, but you're strong enough to get through this. A-and, to know th-that you want to go through this journey w-with me, t-that's... I can't put it into words how lucky I feel. F-from that moment you told me all about this p-pain you felt, I... I don't know what it's like, but no one should feel this way, e-especially not you. I'm so sorry-"
Ian had teared up as well, his eyes never leaving (Y/N)'s. He ran his thumbs across his cheeks, wiping away his tears.
"I love you, so, so much. You don't even know-"
"I love you more than words can say, wizardman. "
(Y/N) tried to give off a smile, the broken look on his face was enough to send Ian over the limit and he leaned close, placing small pecks all over his boyfriend's face, his hands now on his shoulders.
(Y/N) let out a small laugh, holding his beloved tightly as Ian placed one last kiss on his lips, he smiled into the kiss, feeling Ian run his hands through his hair, twirling a small strand.
Soon, the need to breathe surged in them as they let go. Laying down on the blanket, the two clung to eachother, faces inches from the other, talking about their day, making dumb puns, thriving in the safe feeling of being in one another's embrace.
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(Y/N) wiggled lightly out of Ian's tight hold on him, trying to sit up to look at that same tree.
"I still can't figure out how to draw that darn tree."
Ian only pulled him back down, placing a kiss on his nose.
"We've got all afternoon to figure that out, grumpy."