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Re: Good news!

[abrightboy]

Malcolm kisses him again... and then again...... and then looks up into his eyes again.

"Come back at five o'clock? I want to celebrate properly. I want to..." He glances around. "I want to get some stuff ready and celebrate properly." He looks up at Will again. "Just us."

Re: Good news!

[empathicfault]

Will looks at the time- and then hates that he did. Because he's actually going to be a little late for his shift. He didn't think this had taken up that much time.

"Just us," he agrees, pulling back enough to squeeze Malcolm's hands in his own. It's intended to allow him to separate, but it ends up merely resulting in another kiss.

He finally breaks away with a groan and tells Malcolm. "I should go. Don't want to leave the whole thing up to Steve. I'll be back at five. On the dot. Maybe a couple minutes early."

It's unsurprising when the rest of the day seems to take forever. But the dogs at the kennel seem to pick up on his enthusiasm, and he's able to run the giddy energy out on Deck with them.

Re: Good news!

[abrightboy]

Malcolm spends the day busy enough that he almost - almost - feels rushed as he puts the finishing touches on the room. He puts on romantic music, sets up the large bouquet of daisies and lillies in the middle of the kitchen island and hides the chamomile plant in the linen closet. He puts the bottle of good champagne he got from Neal in a bowl of ice and lays two place settings with champagne flutes at the two middle stools at the counter. Then he takes the covered dishes from the kitchen counter and sets them out on the kitchen island as well. He's bouncing on the balls of his feet as he straightens the fork at one of the place settings, waiting for Will to get home, practically vibrating out of his skin.

He feels like he's bursting with happiness. He feels like he literally might explode from it.

Re: Good news!

[empathicfault]

Will doesn't know what to expect, but it isn't this. The atmosphere in their cabin feels almost fantasy-like in its pleasantness, and it feels like every detail hits him at once.

It's a couple of minutes early, but...well, he did warn Malcolm. He takes the leashes off the dogs with a practiced ease. They run off into the living room, chasing each other.

"Hello, fiancé," he says, smile wide on his face and lights in his eyes. "I'm finally home."

Re: Good news!

[abrightboy]

Malcolm, standing by the kitchen island, attempts decorum for approximately twenty seconds, until Will calls him 'fiancé' and he grins, throwing himself into Will's arms, wrapping his arms around his neck to give him a very enthusiastic kiss.

"Welcome back," he says when it breaks. "I missed you."

Re: Good news!

[empathicfault]

Will's lucky he's got lycanthropic strength, because it lets him catch Malcolm far more easily than he would've otherwise. He laughs and kisses him back, enjoying the electric feel of joyful desperation to it. This...this feels like a storybook event. It actually feels like it's everything he wanted, and that he can let himself have it.

Surely, some of that has to do with his graduation, somehow.

"I missed you, too. The shift felt longer than it's ever been," he replies, once his lips are free. "I was probably driving the reptiles nuts, I kept tapping on things."

He does allow Malcolm down, then, if he wants. It probably wouldn't be too appreciated to just carry his fiancé around his own place. As Will moves, he turns just a bit to look at the bouquet. It makes him smile even wider. "Daisies...symbols of joy and new beginnings. And lilies? Commitment, faith, rebirth. Beautiful choices, Malcolm. This whole place is perfect." And well worth the wait, as tough as it was. "Were you working on it the whole day?"

Re: Good news!

[abrightboy]

Malcolm practically vibrates at the fact that Will is pleased. He nods eagerly.

“I cooked dinner!” he blurts out like he just can’t contain it anymore.

He takes the cover off the spinach and strawberry salad with goat cheese and a mild vinaigrette.

“I made… well, I cut up this stuff. And…” He takes the cover off a rectangular casserole dish with scallops baked in a homemade cheese sauce. “I put this in the oven and took it out.” He looks at Will.

Re: Good news!

[empathicfault]

Malcolm's enthusiasm would be infectious, even without Will's condition. He smelled something on the plates but wasn't sure what it was. Now that it's revealed, his grin is almost as wide as Malcolm's. He never expected Malcolm to be involved in the creation of the food.

Hannibal was right, that there's a purity in the satisfaction of providing a meal for the people you value. And now Malcolm knows that joy.

"Malcolm, that's fantastic. It smells delicious...I haven't had scallops in ages. How was it? Cooking dinner?"

Re: Good news!

[abrightboy]

“Neal helped me, so it was pretty fun. Well. I helped Neal, more accurately. Put some on your plate. Oh! Wait. I got you a present.”

He gives him a quick kiss because he has to walk a few feet away to retrieve it from the linen closet. When he turns back towards Will, he’s holding out a potted plant.

“It’s chamomile!”