Sunbeam Lair so they asked why

The moment at which they'd met, the two had been linked together in a way that perhaps neither could have ever foreseen. With Asterr, it was something new entirely, for love had existed in her upbringing, but never so strongly. Only had it ever been familial, and so to feel something even greater that that for another being was, without a doubt, the most peculiar of things to have happened in her life thus far. She knew not what to do with the emotions that she felt. She could not figure out in what ways they might be labeled, nor could she decide how she might show them to the world around her. What she did know, however, was that they were feelings not meant to be lost to the universe. They were hers to keep, hers to nurture and witness the growth of, for it had been from something magical that they'd been birthed.

As the softness of his tongue met her cheek, she'd gone rigid, surprised by the gesture at first, before quickly relaxing into his touch. Against his body did hers melt, fitting what felt like perfectly against him, and sharing in his warmth. Never before had she truly wanted anything for herself, as selfish desires were barbaric things never to be welcomed by her conscious. Yet, in the moment, she could feel the desire for something to be hers—for someone to be hers, and she theirs. For the future she did not see, but hoped so desperately that Noctura was there at her side within it. The thought of losing him made her chest ache, almost as if some incurable sickness was inching its way through her system. She could not bear the thought of him ever being pressed so near to someone that was not herself, nor could she fathom the notion that she might be able to move past what she felt for him. Though it remained so new and so strange to her still, she could deny nothing. Further was her desire to voice what she felt resolved when he'd spoken, too, the words said to her that night being ones that she would never forget. It was because the soul that she cherished so strongly had said them to her, as well as because she had done something unbelievable that day. For naught but a moment later, she'd voiced that which brewed deep within her chest, every ounce of emotion felt coming out in a single sentence:

"I love you, too."