It had been quite awhile since Tom and Tord told Edd about their relationship. After the initial shock (and embarrassment), Edd and Matt seemed comfortable with it. It also meant that they could be open about their relationship, and, despite the occasional tease from the other two, Tom enjoyed the kisses Tord would give him in front of them.

Honestly, it all felt like a dream. Tom couldn't believe he had a healthy relationship with someone who genuinely loved him.

Which led him to this night.

The gang had their weekly movie night. For once, Tom and Tord got to sit next to each other, Tom resting his head against Tord's shoulder, and the Norse's hand around his waist. They binged some of the Marvel movies, and Tom originally wanted to get through more, but now Edd and Matt were asleep.

"I have no idea how they're tired after watching mother fucking Iron-Man," Tord joked, making Tom snicker and close his eyes.

"They obviously have shitty taste."

They went quiet once more as Tord slipped his hand under Tom's sweatshirt, gently rubbing his waist. Tom let out a sigh at that, digging his face into the crook of Tord's neck.

Once more, Tord decided to speak.

"Tom?"

"Hmm?"

Tord hesitated to speak, letting out a breath. "I, uh..." He swallowed, making Tom look up at him with curiosity. When he noticed the blush on Tord's face, he couldn't help his raised eyebrow. "I really wanna make this work."

At that, Tom sat up straight. His breath caught in his throat as he stared at Tord with wide eyes. "Okay."

"I want us to go to couple's counseling," Tord rushed out, before letting out an awkward cough as he pulled his arm away from Tom. "I mean, you have your problems with your... past relationship, but I have things I need to work out, too. I have some... obvious boundary issues, and I don't want to fuck this up if I do something stupid, and--"

"Tord," Tom interrupted, catching his attention. "If that's what you want, I'll definitely go with you." He grabbed Tord's hands, giving them a squeeze. "I really wanna make this work, too."

Tord opened his mouth to respond, but he found that he couldn't muster any words. Instead, he wrapped his arms around Tom, squeezing him rather tight. "I love you. I love you so much."

"I love you, too," Tom murmured, hugging Tord back. "But we might wanna quiet before we wake up Edd or Matt."

Today marked their third year anniversary. Time went by so damn fast.

The two of them were settled on top of Tord's bed, binging some YouTube videos together. Tom rested his head against Tord's chest, the Norwegian's arms wrapped around his waist. Edd and Matt were out somewhere, leaving Tom and Tord alone.

The video blasted something about kids--Tom wasn't paying too much attention. However, it did make him curious.

"Do you like kids?" he asked, glancing up at Tord.

Tord shrugged, gently rubbing Tom's waist with his thumb. "Eh. I'd be happy to have them, but I'd be happy without 'em, too." His eyes stayed glued to the screen. "What about you?"

With a pinched face, Tom said, "Hell no. Kids aren't my thing."

A soft laugh escaped Tord. "Yeah, that does sound like you." He couldn't help his smile. "What's your opinion on public proposals?"

Tom's eyes widened, glancing up at Tord. "They're fine, I guess?" he mumbled, cheeks slowly going pink.

"What would you say if I asked you to marry me right now?" Tord glanced down at him, pulling his hand up to rub at his stubble.

"I mean, it's not very romantic, but..." Tom joked, though he found it hard to hide his ever growing excitement.

"I'll give you a romantic proposal later." He let out a chuckle. "I just want your permission to do it publicly. Then it'll be as romantic as I can make it."

Tom pulled himself up so his face matched Tord's. "Of course you have permission." He pressed his lips against Tord's, kissing him until they found each other undressed.

Another year had passed, and now Tom sat in the front seat of Tord's car, the Norse right next to him. Tom twiddled with his wedding ring, smiling down at it. Only two weeks ago, they had gotten married.

"We're here," Tord said, making Tom perk up as he pulled into the driveway. Tord turned the car off, and Tom hurriedly hopped outside. He turned to the house in front of him.

The walls were a mix of stone and blue wood, accented with bright, acacia wood. The two stories of it seemed to tower over him, and he couldn't help his excitement. The bright sun sat above it, but a large, nearby tree offered shade. Other trees littered the front lawn, but none were quite as big as the weeping willow tree.

Tom could imagine installing a small hanging bench on it, sitting there with Tord. The tall fences around the property would give them a sense of privacy.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Tord asked, making Tom jump. He hadn't realized Tord walked up next to him. "We should go check out the hot tub in the back."

Unable to help himself, he turned and practically jumped into Tord's arms.

"Woah!" Tord let out a hearty chuckle, and he swung Tom around in a circle, like some stupid romance movie.

"Stop!" Tom cried out, only to let out a laugh as Tord put him down. "Jesus. I still can't believe you can lift me up."

Tord just rolled his eyes and flicked Tom's nose, the man making a rather cute face in response. "The moving van will be here any minute. Do you wanna go check inside?"

"Hell yeah!" Tom pulled away from Tord and practically ran ahead as Tord watched in amusement. With a roll of his eyes, he started walking towards the front door as Tom looked back at him, eyes shining.

He could get used to this.

so uh,,, yeah it's really short. I just wanted to do a small timeline of their life events. i feel like this ending would fit best over anything else, ya know?

ugh i'm such a fuckin clown,,, deadass i'm crying,,, i can't believe it's over,,,,,

i'm so happy you guys enjoyed it. this whole this was just like,,, a hobby! it started from like me just goin "let's just do some smut chapters except! plot twist. they're <em>related</em.>" i mean i deadass didn't start planning this fic until mf chapter seventeen. only half of this fic was planned, fuckin wild

hgdsjhklj i'm like so sad this is ending

but uh like i think i'm gonna ditch the fandom for a bit. i might still occasionally upload my one shot book, but i want to take a break from like big stuff. idk if i'll ever actually do more major stuff.

y'all i legit am so shook rn it's ending after being such a big part of my life for two fucking yearsbut like still feel free to hit me up. that's mostly for the people on wattpad but whatever. just bc i'm outta here doesn't mean i won't like rp with anyone--rp'ing is much more fun than writing to me lmao

ugh this a/n is all over the place. i'm just legit so sad,,,

just. thank you guys. a lot of y'all have really helped me through some dark shit, even if nobody realized it. about have way through this book, somethin just really fucked me up, and i've never told anyone about it bc it's deadass super personal, and the first thing i did was post tf out of ofh. and i remember getting such positive comments and it just made me go <333. esp because only recently i've started to like get over it,,, this wasn't supposed to turn into a vent but yk. there's just a lotta people i want to thank, and it's a bit too many to fit in this a/n.

i love you folks. i really hope you're all having a great day<333

also the spaces are time skips. but idk if the spaces are gonna be there when i post the chapter so good luck bros