Dont bother with my first ask 😭 I was uhm- my brain was scattered—
Anyways 4 words.
Vyntem. Old married couple
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hullo hullo!! will now be tagging u as egg!anon :DDD and no worries about the first ask
your 4 words are VERY ENTICING and i think (?) u meant it to mean as in literal grows old together and married which is very sweet and cute and makes my heart wanna explode but sadly i cannot think of the concept of aging past 40 without crying hjHJVJKHSD so my brain went a different route where like
vyn and artem, canon age range and in the mutual pining stage (that came after mutual we are close friends now who shittalk each other stage which came after the mutual fine i tolerate and care for you stage WHICH came after the mutual i dont like you stage), completely unaware that theyre already giving off We've Been Married For Years vibes
i mean, think about it. in canon, the lighthearted bickering moments between vyntem already comprise of hilarious low blows (2 doctorates, vyn's sleep schedule)
that paired with the newfound closeness (an inevitability as the team continues to work together)
ADDITIONALLY SEASONED WITH an intimate knowledge of each other's idiosyncrasies and quirks
and also the fact that the NXX Lounge is arguably on vyn's property and thus artem is hanging out at his place on a regular basis
will end up with shit like
[at the farmer's market in front of a stall selling plants]
artem: no
vyn: i hadnt even said anything yet
artem: youre looking at the mint plant
vyn: and? is that a crime?
artem: we cannot get a mint plant
vyn: you use quite a lot of it in your dishes, i use quite a lot of it for baking. honestly i do not see the downside to welcoming another plant into the estate
artem: and i knew this would happen so i researched mint and i know you won't just want to get one, youre going to get several kinds and...we will end up with Too Much Mint. there isnt enough space in the garden for this
vyn: fiend
artem: Vyn.
vyn: Fiend.
old lady storeowner who has been there the entire time but vyn and artem just forgot to notice this: //chuckles. how long have you two been married?
vyn: what?
artem: im sorry?
vyn, looking away from artem, looking mint-wards to avoid eye contact with any human: we are...not...
artem, looking plant-wards but a plant thats not a mint because he doesnt want to somehow subtly reinforce mint purchasing: we're just
//artem pauses, not really knowing what on Earth he'd even label their relationship right now. close friends who sometimes mutually tread the line of that relationship but neither of them seem to be stepping Past the line? thats a bit of a mouthful. also, saying that would make artem want to spontaneously combust
storeowner: oh! had i---sorry, sorry, you two just remind me of me and my wife after the honeymoon period
vyn: oh
artem: hm
storeowner: anyhoo, would you like to buy spearmint, apple mint, peppermint---we have all sorts!
artem and vyn at the same time respectively: no / yes










