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blodreina's eyes close as she feels ingram's gentle nudge to her crown, reveling in his touch. her heart flutters in her chest at his touch, still, and the smile that tugs at her lips now is softer, perhaps more demure but genuine in its entirety; but it's ingram's declaration that followed soon after that causes her breath to catch in her throat. i love you. her gaze rises to him, studying him as she processes the words, embarrassed to admit how long it's actually been since someone had said those words to her. ...had anyone ever? surely gyda had, at some point or another. or maybe she hadn't and blodreina just knew her shieldmaiden mother loved her without her ever having to say it.

they're profound, those three little words. they make heat rise to her cheeks and fill her with so much giddiness and warmth that blodreina isn't quite sure what to do with it for a few seconds. ai hod yu in. wanlida replies coyly then. it means 'i love you' in trig. she explains to him after a beat.