"I guess I...wasn't sure if it was even a thing we could do. I mean, a god marryin' a human sounds like tempting fate somehow. But I already set things up so if somethin' happened to me you'd have whatever I left behind. 'Cause I know you don't need that, but I wanted to be someone who at least tried to take care of you."

His fingers keep moving, slow and gentle, not even trembling now. "I just want to be here for you as long as I can."

Leaning in for a kiss, he's quiet for several moments, sinking into the contact and tenderness, but at length he says, "Gotta ask one question, though, and any answer you give me is a'ight, won't change a thing. But do you ever want us to have kids? Adopted or not, I don't care. Just wanna know what you're thinkin'."