Hey guys, I'm really busy atm. Here's a WIP for the time being with eventual lemon

It was time. He never believed this day would come, it didn't really feel like it was happening now, but he knew he had to try. Dedue approached Dimitri, kneeling before him in a flourish

"Your Highness."

"Dedue? What's with the theatrics all of a sudden? And I've asked you before to please call me Dimitri, we're friends first." Dimitri chuckled down at his friend, offering him a hand to stand. As Dedue stayed crouched in ceremonious duty he felt a nudge of concern. "What is it, Dedue?"

"Your Highness… Dimitri, I'm afraid I've come to inform you I must leave your service."

"My service? This is your home what is… oh." Dimitri chuckled again, giving his dear companion a smile. "It's the professor, isn't it?"

Heat rose through his cheeks and he nodded slowly, looking up to meet the king's gaze

"All that time you two spent in the garden… Dedue you scoundrel, I considered you a brother but I didn't even know which girl you liked."

"I-It's not like that." Dedue rose quickly to his feet

"It's not? I could have sworn you at least had a crush on her."

"I mean… Byleth is unaware of my feelings."

Dimitri's voice carried through the arched ceiling and around the room

"You're truly hopeless. I trust you at least have flowers?"

Sheepishly Dedue reached into his pocket, producing a modest ring with a green set stone

'Cute.' Dimitri grinned down at the precious object

"Well then, it sounds like that's all settled. I wish you both the best, you're both always welcome in Faerghus."

"Thank you, Dimitri." With a final hug to seal their farewells Dedue raced off to find his bride to be

"Here you are." He was panting slightly when he came across her, sitting amongst the rubble of the Goddess Tower as she had been half a decade prior. She turned to face him, a small bouquet of various flowers in her hand, he recognized a few smaller Duscar blossoms clustered in the center

"I thought you had already left." Her voice was soft and fragile, a stark contrast to her usual commanding resonance.

"These are for you." She offered the bouquet to him timidly, jade eyes flitting away from his

"I'm not leaving." His voice spoke on it's own, his eyes bore into hers. "I needed to talk to you."

"To me?" The way her eyes lit with joy or curiosity was enchanting, his resolve redoubling

"Yes. You. Byleth, you know already I am a straight forward man, I wanted to give you this." He withdrew the ring from his pocket, brandishing it before him. Her eyes widened in surprise, the bouquet slipping between her fingers and thudding inaudibly against the stone

"I completely adore you. I didn't think of a future for myself, I've only ever wanted Dimitri to fulfil his goals. But seeing you there, tending so sweetly to the flowers I knew I had to see it for the rest of my life."

They stood for a moment in silence, both faces burning with brilliant color before finally she spoke, her hands wrapping around his tenderly

"I love you, Dedue. I was afraid I would never see you again, but this… I certainly wasn't expecting." She rose up on the tips of her toes, her soft lips pressing against his cheek

"Of course I accept." In an instant she was swept into his arms, his lips finally claiming hers. He lifted her into his arms, her legs wrapping around his waist to support herself in a gesture that enticed him further. His hands traveled down her waist, testing his luck as his palm cupped the swell of her ass. Her tongue flicked across his lips in response, slipping into his mouth to wrap and writhe around