Heya! First I wanted to say I absolutely love your work! May I request an awkward Goro proposing to his s/o scenario? I wish only happiness for this precious boy Thanks!

imaginedeliciouspancakes:

AAAAAAAA THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! You guys are really too kind… ;;w;; I don’t know why I haven’t been motivated for the past few months. You guys are giving me so much support!! I hope I can be back for a bit longer soon! :’p

Anyways, here it is!! I’ve been thinking about this scenero a LOT lately so this is really long and self-indulged ahsdjak;;;; Enjoy!! ❤

– Mod Blake

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– Marriage is something both foreign and a big decision to him. His parents were never married nor truly loved one another; saying “I love you” to S/O for the first time was a hard enough decision.
– But, regardless, he knows in his heart that they’re the one he wants. S/O saved his life, after all. He wouldn’t be alive today if they hadn’t spent so much of their time and energy helping him recover and discover what it means to live.
– He’s deeply in love with S/O and S/O are deeply in love with him, so he knows that there’s not a chance they would reject him. The love between the two of them is as strong as ever and can only get stronger from here.
– …But he cannot help but be a nervous wreck.
– He thinks he’s ready and buys the perfect ring for S/O, one that he knows they’ll love (not as much as they love him though), but once he’s home with his purchase, nerves are already starting to kick in.
– He’s doubting himself. What if they say no? What if they don’t actually love me? What if this was all just a dream? What if this was all fake? So many doubts. This boy cannot calm himself.
– His nerves are so strong that S/O see his behavior change and you question it, only making him more on-edge and suspicious to the surprise he had waiting for them whenever he got the guts to make it happen.
– He wants the moment to be perfect. He wants it to be a moment they’ll remember. And even if S/O would say things like “it doesn’t have to be perfect” and “i’ll always remember it no matter what” if they heard his doubts, he still cannot help but want to make it that way.
– It’s months after he bought the ring. He has it hidden away in a place S/O would never think to look, one they wouldn’t think of being a hiding place for something so important and special. Even so, he hasn’t forgotten about it. Not even for a moment.
– The proposal has gotten into his head so much that it interfered with his detective work. He couldn’t focus on anything at all. So he put his foot down, that winter day, that he was going to finally do it.
– The weekend rolls around and he tells S/O that he’s got something planned, just for the two of them, Sunday evening. This is out of the blue to S/O, since he has been swamped with work, spending long hours at the precinct, ever since he re-entered the police force a few years back. But they don’t mention it to him and keep their suspicions a secret.
– What he decided on was a bit cheesy but endearing. He took S/O to Tokyo Tower, a place neither of you had been despite having been in Tokyo for around a decade now. A decade since you two met. He then takes you to the park, despite the chilly, frozen winter air.
– By the time you two reach a serene, romantic spot in the park, Goro’s heart is pounding in his chest. He’s surprised they hadn’t said anything yet, since they were in his arms and very close to his chest. He wasn’t going to back down. It was time and he was going to do it tonight.
– The two of you share each other’s warmth, kissing under the clear night sky, far away enough from the busy city that cars could hardly be heard. It was as if everyone else in the world just disappeared and it was only him and you.
– He wasn’t planning for the time in the park to be so long, but they letting out a soft sneeze made him realize: it’s been 20 minutes since they arrived. It was getting late and cold. S/O were definitely going to catch a cold at this point.
– The tremors in his body grow, going from what was just a reaction to the cold to the nerves about to boil over. S/O bring it up, suggesting that you two should head home before you both freeze. But a yelp of disagreement from him makes them jump and stare at him.
– He’s got their attention and curiosity. He has to do it now. He cannot just let this slip by, rack in his mind any longer.
– He unwraps his arms from S/O’s body and takes both their hands into his, standing before them with a constantly shifting expression. He doesn’t know where to start since there is so much he wants to say, so much he wants to tell them. But he just lets the gate of emotions open and pour out his true feelings.
– “S/O, I…” His trembling increases and he messily intertwines his fingers with theirs, stage fright kicking in. “I-I… I, uh.. I…!” He cannot keep his hands still with theirs, constantly fidgeting and moving.
– “Yes, Goro?” S/O urges him to continue speaking, showing him that their attention is all his, but they have no idea how hard this all is for him.
– “I love you!!” He blurts out and they let out a giggle, causing his face to turn even redder. “I love you, too,” They reply, oblivious to everything going on in his head at that very moment.
– He’s silent for another minute, eyes averted from them and his body still unable to keep still. But he’s gotten this far. He’s got to keep going. For the both of them.
– “S/O, I… I didn’t know there was anything… any chance in this world that I would be loved as much as you love me, l-let alone be alive today…” Tears are threatening to streak down his face, but he sniffles and lets it come out as snot.
– “I didn’t think much of myself. Not ever in my life. It wasn’t till you came into my life that I started to realize… M-My life meant more than just getting revenge on my father, more than being worth something to a world that didn’t cared regardless, more than just- m-more than just a waste of space…”
– “It was you who made me realize what I wanted. I… I wanted to live. I wanted something beyond my revenge, beyond my days as the high school detective prince. I-It… It was scary, thinking about how my involvement with you could’ve made your life a living hell. How someone could harm you. How much I would hurt you if I just, one day, left without a word or…. o-or even died…”
– “For once, I knew someone not only needed me but wanted me. Someone in this dark, cold world actually loved me, someone who’s own parents didn’t care to love or… or raise… In a world that rejected me just for being who I was, despite not asking to be the me they had so much hatred for.”
– He gives a short laugh and sniffles. “I’m dragging this on and on, saying things I’m sure you already know and have heard me say before. But… I wouldn’t believe in any of this or myself if it wasn’t for you. If you had given up on me like everyone else had, I don’t think the world would have remembered me after I was gone… I would have… died without knowing my true worth…”
– “S/O…” Their name from his mouth puts them further on the edge of their seat. “From the moment you saved my life and stayed at my side in the years that followed, helping me recover, helping me find myself and find happiness, I knew that I… I…” The stumbling was returning and his tremors from before returned immediately.
– “I, hmm… With this life you saved, I… I…!” He squeezes their hands tighter than ever and looks them straight in the eyes.
– “I want to spend it with you!” He blurts out, practically shouting at them as the tears finally started to come down. S/O’s eyes widen in shock at the words but isn’t sure they heard him correctly, so they stare at him, completely surprised.
– He didn’t care that there was an inch or two of snow on the ground, he was going to do it the traditional way. He got down on one knee before them, the snow and cold seeping into his leg and knee, stumbling at both the sudden drop in the temperture of his skin and his nerves completely controlling his body. S/O steps back, hands covering their mouth and staring at it him with water in their eyes.
– “S/O…” He murmurs, his breath visible before him. He pulls out the special item from his pocket and opens it up for them to see. “Will you marry me?” Inside was the ring he bought those many months ago, shimmering in the moonlight and park lights.
– S/O is beyond elated, murmured under their breath “Oh my god,” several times. Tears were now pouring down their face as well, looking into Goro’s deep red eyes that too watered and cried.
– “Yes! A thousand-! No, a million times, yes!” They start making small jumps, kicking up a bit of snow with their boots. “Oh Goro…!”
– Goro’s eyes immediately go wide, more tears pouring out as a wide, joyful smile spreads across his face. He stands up and they jump into his arms, catching him by surprise and almost making the two of them fall into the snow. They squeeze him tight, wrapping their arms as much as they could around him.
– They pull apart and Goro slides their glove off their hand. Their hand was cold, despite being protected from the cold with the wool of their glove. It probably wasn’t very smart of Goro to choose such a cold, winter night to pop the question.
– Their foreheads are basically touching as Goro removes the ring from its box, takes their hand in his, and, with a shaking hand, delicately and slowly slides the engagement ring onto their ring finger.
– The two of them, still in happy tears, give an awkward yet endearing laugh as they both stare at the ring that now adorned their finger. It’s a perfect fit.
– Goro looks up at S/O as they cover their mouth with their other hand, trying to muffle their crying of joy, and his heart just soars.
– He cannot believe it. S/O is going to be his for the rest of their life. For the rest of time.
– S/O places both hands on his cheeks and pulls him in for a smooch, causing him to give a muffled gasp, followed by a chuckle as he kissed back, wrapping his arms around them and putting his hand on their back.
– They stood there for a few minutes kissing, the cold no longer a bother to either of them. It was just as he wanted: Just him and S/O.
– Of course, the two of them got sick days after. But that just means they can cuddle and share each other’s company as they sipped soup and watched trashy crime shows.