Umami (savory, meaty, hearty)

When he said that he loved her, the entire world seemed to pause as though holding its breath. Finnel could feel the beginnings of tears prick the corners of her eyes, though these weren't tears of sadness or pain, but rather, tears of happiness. Her lips trembled as she began to speak in a breathless whisper when she heard those words from his mouth, words that she yearned to hear. "You really mean it? Do you really love me, Aoto?"

Aoto chuckled as he wrapped his arms around Finnel to hold her into a tight embrace, hugging her gently and holding her against his strong, steady chest. "Of course I do. It took me a while to figure it out, but I know for sure that I love you, Finnel, We've been through everything together and I've seen every level of your Cosmosphere. If I didn't love you for you, why am I still staying despite all that we've been through together?"

"You're right," Finnel said before she began wiping the tears away from her eyes. Crybaby Finnel, all right, but Finnel didn't mind crying in front of Aoto, because she knew that he wouldn't judge her or condemn her for the sight of her tears. She took both of his hands within her own, tracing her fingers along the palms, before saying, "Aoto, there is also something else that I want to give you…"

Finnel then led Aoto towards the bedroom, in a comfortable room where stuffed animals were lined up on the shelves and bed. Before Aoto could respond, Finnel began undressing right in front of him, slipping off her dress and stockings and everything else until she was clad only in her underwear. She stood there for a few moments, taking a deep breath, before she turned around and stared at Aoto with a loving gaze. There was no time for hesitation—this was it. She was going to give Aoto all of herself, and it will be in this one final act of intimacy that their bond is sealed together and would officially declare them as lovers.

"I want you to make love to me," Finnel said, blushing as she did so while staring demurely at the ground. "Right here."

Aoto took in the sight of Finnel's body, admiring the curves and the silken paleness of her skin, before he gently ran his hands down her sides, teasing her gently. Finnel looked up to stare into his blue eyes, such pretty blue eyes that she always admired, and saw the love that shone there for her. If there was any doubt before about Aoto's words, it was confirmed right here that Aoto loved her in that warm gaze of his.

"Are you sure, Finnel? Do you really wanna go through with this," Aoto said as he kissed her on the lips gently.

"I'm sure. More sure than anything else. Please, Aoto. Take me. It'll be just like Diving into my Cosmosphere."

Aoto nodded, before he started to undress himself and take off all his clothing. Once the cumbersome articles of clothing were out of the way, he started to undress the remaining clothing on Finnel's body, first starting with her bra, and then down to her underwear. Finnel shivered in anticipation, and Aoto settled her down gently onto the bed and began kissing her neck, suckling on the collarbone there gently. Finnel let out a slight moan, before a sigh overcame her. It felt as good as she imagined that it would with Aoto.

He continued to kiss her collarbone, before his hand wandered down to the delta between her legs and began to make a tempting circle there, swirling his fingers on that one particular sweet spot that made Finnel cry out in a lustful way. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled Aoto close to her while he continued to finger her, rubbing gently and eliciting pleading whimpers from her. Finnel closed her eyes and simply allowed herself to become awash with pleasure once Aoto got into a steady rhythm with his fingers which made her sleepy with a euphoric high.

Once Finnel was wet enough, he inserted a finger inside her, then two, and this caused Finnel to gasp. She wasn't expecting his fingers to probe inside her, though the sensation of him curling his fingers inside of her gave rise to warmth growing in the pit of her stomach that extended down to the brim of her toes. Her face became flushed, and Aoto eventually inserted his entire hand inside of her, stretching and filling her out in preparation for what was to come next.

"Aoto, I'm ready," Finnel said breathlessly, wrapping her arms around his neck and drawing Aoto closer to her. "Make love to me."

"All right," Aoto said, before he positioned himself between her legs and aligned himself at her center, slowly easing himself in. "Tell me to stop if it hurts, okay?"

Finnel shook her head before hugging Aoto closer to her. "I know that you'll never hurt me, Aoto. So please…"

Once Aoto made it all the way inside, he started thrusting his hips experimentally, to get into a certain rhythm. Finnel could feel Aoto inside of her and she reveled in it, knowing that they were making love with one another and that they proceeded farther than they've ever gone with one another before. Aoto then thrust his hips, rocking back and forth, and Finnel simply hugged Aoto closer to her while he made love to her throughout the night.

Once they finished, Aoto lay cuddled beside her and the warmth of his body and the afterglow of lovemaking heated Finnel into a comfortable drowse. He wrapped his arms around her and she stirred in his arms, leaning back to kiss him on the lips, before falling asleep. It looked like she would get her happy ending after all and that was more than she could have ever asked for.