āTeddy, you didnāt have to get me anything. All I want, all I need, is you,ā says Billy softly, touched as he takes the box from his husband. āHappy anniversaryā¦ thank you.ā He beams at him before pulling Teddy into a kiss again, holding onto the man for as long as possible now that they were finally both here together. On their tenth anniversary and sharing a few minutes of private time alone with no distractionsāit was perfect timing to do something special forĀ the other one this year.
Billy stared back at Teddy. At that moment, he didnāt see the boy Teddy had once been. Time had shaped him, eroded the softness, crisping and sharpening the features of his handsome face. He wasnāt the naive boy the Skrull queen tried to kill so many years ago during her secret invasion. Teddy had grown strong and yet there was still a gentleness in his touch. A warmth in his kiss that had Billy tremble against him.
With a wave of his hand, the air above their mattress shimmers. The ruffling of fabric and the clank of metal against metal announce the sudden appearance of a folded Kree uniform and two metal bands on Teddyās side of the bed.
āWhat does one give to an interstellar emperor? I recall you once told me that our rings were all that was left of your fatherās legacy. The last piece of him you had. Thank you for sharing him with me. I wanted you to have something else of his. His old Kree uniform. Iām told it had quite a colorful history. In case anyone comes asking, I do not believe inā¦ aggressive negotiations. But I found something of your brotherās, Genis-Vell. Technically, he would have been your little brother, his Nega Bonds were lost in the battle that took his life, but I found them. Actually, ānegotiatedā with someone that found them. I tried to find something of your sisterās butā¦ no luck.ā
āWhatās in the box?ā
āThatās very nice of you to say, baby, but I wouldnāt feel good about myself if I didnāt get you something for our special day,ā says Teddy, with an adoring glint in his eye. He couldnāt just let this momentous occasion come and go without some sort of marker to commemorate it. But if all Billy had for him was this slow, lingering kiss, then Teddy could live with it.
He pulls back to admire his husbandās face, perhaps a little less youthful than it used to be, but hey ā Teddy wasnāt getting any younger, either. Growing old with him was part of the deal. But even with his slightly more aged face, Billy still had the glow of a man in the prime of his life. The same shy, awkward teen Teddy met all those years ago was still there, just with a bit more confidence now. (And one hell of an ass on him, too. All that time in the royal gym did his body good.)
When Teddyās eyes land on the uniform and bands, which he knew to once belong to his late father, he canāt help but feel a little choked up.Ā āBilly, Iāā he says, awash with appreciation he didnāt know he was still capable of.Ā āThatās amazing. I didnāt know these things still existed. Thank you,ā he says, returning his husband another kiss, cradling that cute little head in his hands.Ā
āI guess we must have been on the same wavelength then, because I talked to your mom āthe other one, I meanā about getting you something, and she had an idea,ā Teddy begins, lifting up the box to reveal a familiar trinket: a certain red headdress with ornery detailing.Ā āShe happened upon one of the first crowns she wore as the Scarlett Witch recently; she thought sheād lost it. She said this was the one she used to wear when she conceived you and Tommy... I dunno if this is something you would be interesting in actually wearing, but I thought maybe youād like to have it...?ā
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