In light of the recent Gilbert JP takeover, I am….thinking of Silvio (sorry Gil)
Specifically, Silvio dressing down at night. I can imagine he gets down to his regular shirt and pants before taking off his jewelry, and I imagine that he'd used to the routine of taking it off himself.
But I am imagining that after months of being together, there is now the routine of you gently taking his rings off his fingers. He presents his hands to you with a soft smile, watching you slide each one off, rubbing at the indents some of the harsher ones leave. How you set those down on the vanity, where you've learned he keeps them in what order.
Then, you move to any bracelets he might be wearing. Being extra careful with the one he truly cherishes, a bracelet he got out at sea- its woven with special memories.
You move onto his necklaces, but he doesn't turn around for you. Instead he watches you still, taking chances to lean down and press a kiss against your forehead, your cheek, closing the distance between you.
You do your best to ignore it, so when you move onto his earrings, he clasps your hand and presses kisses against your wrist, leaving a mark if he's feeling cheeky.
There's giggles between the two of you, but when you finally finish, he takes your hands in his and begins to do the same process.
Methodically slipping off the jewelry he's given you from your fingers. The routine is ingrained at this point, that its past the small discussion on what jewelry from back home is important to you, and why. So he doesn't need reminders as to why the pinky ring you keep needs to be handled carefully lest the gem falls out again.
But when he comes to your necklaces, you do turn around for him. Because he loves to press kisses against your neck when he finishes, leaving teasing hickies as a soft reminder of how you're still his, beneath the jewels and clothes.
You'd argue that you don't need ‘reminders’, but you can't deny the way your heart pumps with each one.
