Room 614, the Arms Hotel, Sunday morning

[momslilassassin]

It was positively decadent, sleeping on a soft mattress without worrying about mosquitoes, bickering teenagers, annoying co-workers, or potential planetary eradication...

So Ben was sleeping in today. Mmmm. Sleep.

[OOC: For Ender!]

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Ben laughed. "They were pretty pushy about that," he agreed, "but at least the bishop knew what do with 'married', even if I'm not exactly a blushing bride."

[endsthegame]

"I don't know," Ender teased, "You still blush nicely."

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Ben, of course, blushed. "Shh."

[endsthegame]

"There we go." Ender kissed his cheek. "I'm also pretty sure that by Lusitanian standards, I'm not allowed to divorce you. So you've got that one in your back pocket."

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Ben did not make a comment about Novinha's sham of a marriage, which, he felt, was quite big of him.

"Well, whoever leaves has to take the children," he teased.

[endsthegame]

"Now that would probably start a war," Ender mused, "So let's not."

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Ben kissed him again. "Fine, but only because you asked nicely, and I love you."

[endsthegame]

"I get a lot done that way," Ender said, kissing his jaw.

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"You really, really do," Ben said, sounding fond. "Stop making other people fall in love with you."

[endsthegame]

Ender sighed. "Ben..."

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Ben kissed his nose. "Kidding, love. I know you don't do it on purpose. They just see what I do, and can't help loving it too."

[endsthegame]

"Just as long as you remember," Ender said, kissing his jaw again, "There's only one co-dad among that number."

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Ben closed his eyes and just allowed himself to feel. "Sorry if I've been forgetting lately."

[endsthegame]

Years later, and Ender still didn't quite like this language-- but it was true in the sense that Ben's lizard brain would comprehend.

"I'm yours," he said softly, soothingly. "Okay?"

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Ben nodded, clinging tightly.

[endsthegame]

Ender hugged him close, too. "All yours," he murmured, sliding his fingers back up and down Ben's spine. "For the rest of our lives."

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"And that better be another few thousand years the way your galaxy counts it," Ben mumbled into Ender's neck.

[endsthegame]

"Won't be for our lack of trying if it isn't," Ender said softly. He pressed a kiss on top of Ben's head. "I've got you, love."

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Ben shivered. "And I'm so grateful you do," he said, "even when I'm being ridiculous."

[endsthegame]

"If you feel the need to leave any bite marks, or make sure I can't walk properly when we get home tomorrow," Ender teased softly, "Now's the time."

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Ben grinned back. "Who says it has to be 'or'?"

[endsthegame]

"Why did I know that was going to be your answer?" Ender chuckled.

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"Because you've been married to me longer than ten minutes?" Ben replied, leaning in for a long, slightly possessive kiss.

[endsthegame]

"There is that," Ender sighed. He sank into the kiss, physically capitulating.

He wasn't particularly fond of the possessiveness, but he knew that it sprang from Ben's insecurities, and he was willing to indulge it if it would help soothe them.

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Ben knew that and generally didn't wallow in this kind of behavior, but Novinha had been getting under his skin and he'd internalized most of it (though not as well as he'd thought...). Here, in a safe place well away from Lusitania, he was fine with marking Ender up a little bit.

Lizard-brain was clearly leading what little thinking was happening right now.

He broke the kiss to suck a bruise into the hollow of Ender's throat.