He's already sitting, so he just shifts somewhat nervously. "...I've been thinking about this for awhile now, since Shabon at least... Maybe it's just me being hasty and rushing into something I don't understand, but... With the time we've since spent together through all of this, I... at least feel more certain about the whole thing."
Yuusei gently grasps Carly's hands in his own.
"You showed me this place and welcomed me here, and I got to witness so many wonderful things while I've been contracted here. I've... been through a lot since I joined this carnival, and I've gotten to meet so many people whom I never would have dreamed of the chance to see... I've been irreversibly changed, for better or worse.
"And I met you, too, truly met you for the first time here. You let me get to know you, gave me some familiarity in this world of change, and because of you I've become something more than regular human me ever could have. This, I know, is for the better. And in this time I like to think we've gotten close, close enough to where I feel so many things for you. I like to think you feel the same.
"I knew about your want to stay here forever for awhile - I remember you told me about it sometime in the past - and I don't want to stop you from doing that. Above all, all else, I want you to be happy, and I know you'll be happiest here. And I... I could handle that, I think.
"But now... we're going to be immortal?"
He offers a shaky smile, shaky but sincere.
"I don't know where specifically I want to end up in the future, if I want to be at home or in the carnival or some other place I don't know of yet... But I... I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you, or at least be by your side wherever you went."
His hold tightens. "I know an eternity, though, is a long time... And I know you've been interested in others, and I understand if one day your interest in me fades, because eternity is such a long time... And I don't have a ring or any sort of thing to offer you for the sake of this. I have my name and my body and my soul, and I would give you all of these just to have the chance of being in your presence for your eternity. No fae or cosmic force could rend my love for you, and time certainly won't either. I want to be by your side no matter where you go, no matter what you go through. I want to be a part of your immortality."
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Yuusei gently grasps Carly's hands in his own.
"You showed me this place and welcomed me here, and I got to witness so many wonderful things while I've been contracted here. I've... been through a lot since I joined this carnival, and I've gotten to meet so many people whom I never would have dreamed of the chance to see... I've been irreversibly changed, for better or worse.
"And I met you, too, truly met you for the first time here. You let me get to know you, gave me some familiarity in this world of change, and because of you I've become something more than regular human me ever could have. This, I know, is for the better. And in this time I like to think we've gotten close, close enough to where I feel so many things for you. I like to think you feel the same.
"I knew about your want to stay here forever for awhile - I remember you told me about it sometime in the past - and I don't want to stop you from doing that. Above all, all else, I want you to be happy, and I know you'll be happiest here. And I... I could handle that, I think.
"But now... we're going to be immortal?"
He offers a shaky smile, shaky but sincere.
"I don't know where specifically I want to end up in the future, if I want to be at home or in the carnival or some other place I don't know of yet... But I... I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you, or at least be by your side wherever you went."
His hold tightens. "I know an eternity, though, is a long time... And I know you've been interested in others, and I understand if one day your interest in me fades, because eternity is such a long time... And I don't have a ring or any sort of thing to offer you for the sake of this. I have my name and my body and my soul, and I would give you all of these just to have the chance of being in your presence for your eternity. No fae or cosmic force could rend my love for you, and time certainly won't either. I want to be by your side no matter where you go, no matter what you go through. I want to be a part of your immortality."
His eyes, steady at first, divert to the ground.
"That is... if you would want that too."