Mathias

That warms him, too, and with his eyes closed, he smiles against her mouth. Anywhere else in the world, they would look like any other normal couple with all the highs and lows of any other normal relationship and he's glad for that. Even with all the things that aren't normal about where they live, he's glad they have this.

"I am happy," he says in return. Pulling back, he brushes her hair back, letting it slide through his fingers and he says, "I just hope your father trusts me as well, should we decide that living together is a good idea."