HE WORKED FOR months on that ring. Finding the right shop. Choosing materials that meant something. Perfecting the design with the jeweler. At the end of it all, how could he possibly let Kyle give it back to him? Especially not after it had become such a lifeline in the months between his last breath and the one after it.
So Kyle goes down on one knee and ends up with the ring, and Max thinks it couldn’t possibly be more perfect than it is right now. The sun shines through verdant trees surrounding the gazebo in the middle of town, and Kyle throws his arms around Max’s shoulders to kiss him.
He’s as helpless as he ever was, even in the summer heat holding Kyle close to him and kissing back for all he’s worth. His fiancé, his partner, his life.
When the kiss breaks he pulls back to look at him.
‘Did you really mean it? Today? You askin’ me to elope with you, Valenti?’
is max still questioning him? sure, kyle is a bit of a planner. he likes to know what’s happening from one moment to the next. it’s the reason he USUALLY plans date night, and the reason he felt so completely lost when he found out ALIENS ARE REAL and his world turned upside down.
but tonight? after the year they’ve had? there’s nothing stopping kyle from turning his personality upside down to disappear into the wilderness with the man he loves for a few days.
“ i’ll call my mom in the car. i’ll ever let you drive the jeep. ” and just pray it doesn’t break down while they drive all night.
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