Request by Guest, this one gets mushy

"There's a wonderful legend about the Goddess Tower. If a young couple goes there and make a wish, they say it will come true!" He coughed shyly into his hand and glanced away

"Anyway Professor, was there someone you were hoping to see there tonight?"

The pretty professor tossed her head to the side in thought and he felt himself straighten

"Where are you stationed tonight, NPC?"

His voice hitched in his throat and he croaked out his response which earned a small frown from her in return

"Then I don't think I'll be exploring any legends tonight." Byleth nodded to her own satisfaction and left the stunned guard staring after her.

He was just a regular boy, his family had been able to afford the tuition to Garreg Maach with a little assistance from the church, and when he had graduated he had been welcomed on by Lady Rhea and placed by the gates for his jovial personality. That's how his infatuation had started, he would frequently greet the returning parties and report events to the new Professor, Byleth, who he was careful to inform of local customs as he knew she was unknown to Fodlan. The young woman was very kind to him and would chat to him at length rather than the usual acknowledgement he would receive, and on a few occasions he had gotten lost in her exuberant eyes

He was somewhat distant for the rest of the day, only offering a friendly smile and casual greeting to passersby, his mind caught on her smiling face

The sun sank lower into the sky and the ball commenced, he could hear music pouring through the halls until a shake on the shoulder brought him out of his day dream

"Shift change." Came the gruff voice and NPC-kun stared hard to recognize the unfamiliar face

"I'm not supposed to change off yet " He inspected the man with an air of suspicion

"Orders from the top." The knight briefly pulled away his helmet to reveal a familiar face

"Knight Capt-" his voice was muffled by the larger man's hand

"I don't need you attracting that kind of attention. Now I know for a fact my daughter will be on patrol in the goddess Tower, she volunteered for some reason. Maybe there was no one she wanted to dance with." Jeralts gave him a quick wink before pulling the helmet back on

"B-But…"

"Look kid, my girl… she's shy. She's never really interacted with normal kids let alone rich noble kids. I want her to have the chance to be happy, to have a normal life." He shook his head and scooted the young man along

In a bit of a daze he wandered into the Goddess Tower where she was seated on a low stone structure, kicking at rocks with the tip of her boot. As he approached she looked up, his wistful eyes filling with shock when they laid upon him and she hurried to her feet

Taking a step closer NPC-kun opened his mouth to speak but hesitated and scrambled to remove his helmet, tucking it under his arm and combing his fingers through his hair to neaten it

He didn't notice as color crept through her cheeks, her eyes following his fingers closely as they ran through his dark hair. She rose a hand reflexively to her chest only to learn her heart didn't share in her inner turmoil

"Professor.." he took another clumsy step, "w-would you like to have dinner sometime?"

She beamed up at him, moving forward to take his free hand in hers

"I would love to, on one condition."

He sweat, eyeing her nervously having heard of her beastly training sessions

"I want you to call me Byleth."

He nodded sheepishly, not yet feeling brave enough to call out her name, just in case it would wake him from this dream

"Well… you know where I'll be." His voice was low and gruff as he answered her, his eyes staring endlessly into hers

She felt her face grow hotter as she noticed how slight the distance really was but nonetheless she leaned into his helmet bearing arm and pressed a chaste kiss against his olive cheek

"I certainly do." She assured