"Pragmatic as always," Jayce says dryly. But he knows that Viktor wouldn't want them to dedicate themselves in that way to Free Cities. Even if Jayce is resolved to consider this world his home and find lasting purpose in it, it doesn't mean he's patriotic or that interested in Free Cities itself. They do plan on making the faction better for the people for their own reasons, not out of loyalty to the Prime Minister.
He hasn't given much thought to the situation involving the kidnapping spell. He knows that Viktor hasn't given up on all of that because he knows him, and he's fine with it. If at some point a discovery is made about it, Jayce is open to talking about it, his line was just that he isn't going to spend all his life here focused on that. He is dedicated to making a life worth living here and all that entails, living in the present as he promised. And proposing to Viktor is following that same path. The future he sees for them here.
They may disappear at any moment. One or both of them, and that is a reality, but they also may be dead back home, so there are a lot of mays and ifs and uncertainty. And while that used to terrify him, at this point he found that it only froze him in place before. He won't let it hold him back from the things that matter now.
He laughs when Viktor said he made a compelling argument, and while he wasn't really nervous about Viktor saying no, it's still a thrill and a relief when he says yes. Jayce feels a surge of adrenaline and he smiles so wide it practically hurts, cupping Viktor's face in his hands and kissing him deeply right away. All his planning turned out to be worth it, but Viktor would always be worth it.
Jayce goes a step further by sliding his hands over Viktor's legs and to his backside, sweeping him right off his chair as he stands. He never does this in a public place, it's very much a 'in our apartment and in passion it's fine,' but he feels like sweeping Viktor into his arms is absolutely a reasonable reaction to them being engaged. Viktor may be getting healthier but he still practically weighs nothing compared to his boyfriend's biceps.
He doesn't carry him bridal style but he does hug him and spin him around a little bit, like he wanted to do the first time they reunited. "I will marry you, Viktor."
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He hasn't given much thought to the situation involving the kidnapping spell. He knows that Viktor hasn't given up on all of that because he knows him, and he's fine with it. If at some point a discovery is made about it, Jayce is open to talking about it, his line was just that he isn't going to spend all his life here focused on that. He is dedicated to making a life worth living here and all that entails, living in the present as he promised. And proposing to Viktor is following that same path. The future he sees for them here.
They may disappear at any moment. One or both of them, and that is a reality, but they also may be dead back home, so there are a lot of mays and ifs and uncertainty. And while that used to terrify him, at this point he found that it only froze him in place before. He won't let it hold him back from the things that matter now.
He laughs when Viktor said he made a compelling argument, and while he wasn't really nervous about Viktor saying no, it's still a thrill and a relief when he says yes. Jayce feels a surge of adrenaline and he smiles so wide it practically hurts, cupping Viktor's face in his hands and kissing him deeply right away. All his planning turned out to be worth it, but Viktor would always be worth it.
Jayce goes a step further by sliding his hands over Viktor's legs and to his backside, sweeping him right off his chair as he stands. He never does this in a public place, it's very much a 'in our apartment and in passion it's fine,' but he feels like sweeping Viktor into his arms is absolutely a reasonable reaction to them being engaged. Viktor may be getting healthier but he still practically weighs nothing compared to his boyfriend's biceps.
He doesn't carry him bridal style but he does hug him and spin him around a little bit, like he wanted to do the first time they reunited. "I will marry you, Viktor."