I don’t ever wanna have to let you go.
a hadestown meme because i am musical theatre trash
“you’ll have to, because eventually, i’ll need to go poo and i’m not sure you wanna be there for that.” he snickers, his arms around her, her face pressed against his chest. they’ve been lying down like this for what feels like hours. when you’re used to life throwing you into danger every day, you take those small moments and make them last as long as humanly possible
his smile falters away, as he lowers his nose into her hair. she smells so strongly of flowers usually, but today, it’s a faint fresh scent of... primrose, he guesses. kiba closes his eyes, breathes her in, his embrace getting tighter on her.
“i wish we could stay like this forever,” he whispers, after a while. “like we’re the only ones in this world and no one can come and disturb us.”
he knows it isn’t possible; in a day, he heads back out onto the field, she goes back to her bright and cheery office in the somber and secretive T&I building. their lives will forever be pawns in a chess game much bigger than they ever will be. intertwined to their village’s destiny. never completely free.
his much younger self loved the idea of dedicating his very existence to konoha. but that was before the war and all the grief he witnessed his friends go through. and that was before ino.
he drops a kiss on her forehead, softly, gently. she doesn’t hear the silent promise he places in it. one where he swears to himself she will always come before anything else.
