He did not necessarily like when they fought, despite that some times he did enjoy when the anger turned into heated passion, but this didn’t feel like one of those moments. It was a relief to feel like that proverbial elephant was finally out of the way. He didn’t want to have to constantly question her, and likewise, didn’t want her to constantly question him. They were married and though talking about things wasn’t very comfortable he wasn’t going to parade around, ignorantly, like everything was perfectly fine when he knew something was bothering her and when something was bothering him. The ability to communicate with one another was an invaluable one and in a way the Viking felt like it made them stronger; because they could talk about things with one another. “If something bothers you, my love, I want you to tell me, you know that, right?” He couldn’t promise he would be a gentleman about it (in fact he recalled promising what he wasn’t a gentleman by any means of the word) but he could at least promise that he would listen. Even if he didn’t like what she had to say (they weren’t perfect creatures after all!) it did not mean that he wouldn’t consider her words. Thistle was important to Ragnar, potentially the most important thing in his life and he wanted her to know that.
She closed the distance between them, the touch of her muzzle sliding against the curve of his throat caused him to growl lowly in it though the sound was hardly an aggressive one. “Envy is apart of being canine, love, we all feel it. I do, but I don’t want it come between us.” Preferably, he wanted nothing between them (oh Gods that was really dirty, aha). “I love you.” He mimicked her words, though he really didn’t need to say it. If he didn't love her he wouldn't have cared, and wouldn't have put so much effort into making sure they talked through their problems. No relationship was perfect, their world was not an ideal one where everything was fantastic for every single creature in it. It was a chaotic world and their relationship, odd as it was, fit the bill.
