For SKM. In response to a fill asking for Vilkas to write love letters and... other things.
Dagny,
When you first said that you were off to Riften, and that you would be back soon, I must admit that I did not think much about it. And then the months dragged on, and a loneliness I have never felt before beset me. I realized that it was because I was missing something. There was a piece missing from my very soul, and I had to discover what it was.
I have tried everything; I have taken on more jobs than any other Companion, I have read every book I could get my hands on. I have spent time at the Skyforge learning to smith. I have studied a thousand skills that I have never needed and would never have missed. I have dulled more swords upon the frozen canvas of the hapless training dummies than any one man has a right to. Anything at all to fill the void.
But even with all of that, I could not discover what was missing. So I began to think, and my thoughts kept returning to a single person. And when I spoke to others, I always brought the same person up in conversation. It was apparent to everyone but me what I was missing.
It was my brother who finally told me what I had been too dense to realize on my own. That what I was missing was someone special.
It was you.
You have taken a part of my soul with you, and it has left my heart aching. You are the one who is missing in my heart.
I miss your charm, and your wit. I miss your sparkling smile, and your infectious laugh. I miss your fiery temper, and the way your eyes spark when you argue with me and call me a hulking brainless milk-drinker. I miss sparring with you, even when you beat me. I miss everything about you, more than I can even begin to explain.
I need you in my life more than I need air to breathe, and every moment I am without you is pure agony. I want to be by your side until the Divines take us, if you'll have me.
I love you, Dagny.
I await your reply with bated breath.
Yours,
Vilkas