Max stared at the door in front of him. He couldn't believe he was about to meet Starling; the Interceptor was his personal hero, after all. He would never admit it, but he had developed a crush on the human. Ugh, the very thought of it nearly made him gag. But, something about this young woman enticed him. He simply couldn't deny her even the most ridiculous request. That's how he knew...
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"Hold on, hold on!" Starling said impatiently. She'd been reviewing her mission report before sending it to the Council, and had wanted to make sure it didn't have any errors in it.
"Yes?" She finally answered the door, which slid open with a soft whoosh. There, standing in her doorway, was a nervous young Onyxian, looking around skittishly as others nearby turned to stare. She smiled when he turned to see if she'd answered. Apparently, he hadn't heard her door open, and yelped a bit when he saw her, nearly losing his balance in the process. He nervously cleared his throat, and tried to speak. Unfortunately for him, nothing came out.
"Max?" She finally pieced together who he was. He nodded, still unable to speak. She pulled him into a soft hug, which nearly made him melt. As she pulled away, his ability to speak still hadn't returned.
"Don't be so nervous, hun... come on in... I think we need to talk about a few things..." She said enigmatically. He dumbly followed her in, his eyes alight with awe as he looked around. "I'm in Starling's home!" He thought to himself. He was greeted to an understandably impatient Sky Knight staring at him when he failed to take a seat. He nervously sat, hands shaking a bit as he fumbled in his cloak pocket.
"I-I wrote something you should read..." He finally spoke, softly but clearly. He handed her a piece of crisp paper, which she promptly opened and began reading. After several minutes of silence, she looked up to speak again.
"Max, this is so beautiful! How did you-" She finally noticed he was gone, her door strangely open again.
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Max panted as his knees shook. This was the beginning of something wonderful. He just... didn't know it yet...
Author's Note: In case you couldn't tell, this is how Max and Starling fell in love...