Stahl I ~Never Take my eyes off you~

"My Lady, I may never take my eyes off you again!"

"Stahl? Do you have something you need to say?"

"E-Eh?"

A man who even admitted that he was very average in every way. That was Stahl. He didn't find himself extraordinary in any way. While Robin found him wonderful in every way. He had helped her so much and he did his best teaching her about body language and even teaching her how to make vulenaries. He was a wonderful man…

But, she was beginning to pick up on his own body language. So, he was basically being betrayed by his own little tricks.

"You keep scratching your nose. Over time, I've noticed that you scratch your nose when you have something you need to say to someone."

"Wow…you're definitely getting good at reading people, Robin. I'm happy for you!"

"Yes, but…do you have something to say?"

"Well, usually…but, I have something important to say to you. I've been really happy being with you since you joined the Shepherds. You're so much fun to talk to and you're a wonderful woman."

"Where is this coming from, Stahl?"

Stahl couldn't help but chuckle as he noticed Robin's face had turned red from the sudden barrage of compliments from her friend.

"Sorry, sorry. Well, I'm just speaking my mind. I'd like to think I'm good at that!"

"W-Well, clearly you are…Really, though, what has brought all this on?"

"I'm happy. I mean, you've been around me a lot lately. I love being around you. I love…a-ah…oh, NOW I get nervous…haha…"

Gods, now Robin was starting to see what was happening. Stahl was trying to confess to her…she REALLY wanted to tell him to stop, but she just…couldn't bring herself to stop him as he chuckled to himself, messing with his armour a little.

"Your nose twitched a little. I know you scrunch up your nose or let it twitch when you figure something out. It's adorable. But, I know that means you've already figured me out."

Betrayed by her nose...she never thought she'd see the day…

"S-Stahl…I don't think I could stop you speaking, even if I tried. I'll…let you speak. You keep scratching your nose, anyway."

"Looks like we both have little tells with our noses, huh? Haha! Thank you, though…well, I'll get right to it, then."

Blinking in confusion, Robing quickly caught onto what Stahl was about to do as he took hold of Robin's hand, gently, keeping hold of it while he dropped down, onto his knee as he smiled up at her (it didn't help that he was way too tall, so she was practically at eye level when he knelt down…I'm exaggerating, but you know what I mean).

"S-Stahl! T-This is-!"

"Am I going too fast? Well, I'm down here, now…this armour is hard to move in…besides, I'll burst if I don't ask you right here and now. Robin…" She could only gulp down any fluids that were collecting in her mouth and throat, nervous about everything that was happening, feeling all the pressure building up. "I've fallen for you. Quite quickly, to be honest. It's embarrassing to admit, but there it is. And now…I want to ask if you'd stay by my side for the rest of our days. Would you marry me, Robin?"

This really was happening so fast. A quick question of 'do you have something to say' had Stahl on one knee, asking her to marry him as he attempted to dig in his armoured pockets for a little, black box, only to wonder where he'd gone and left it…

"Well…I know I have a ring for you! I must have left it in my room. Sorry about that…It's a great ring, I swear! Sumia helped me find the perfect one!"

"Oh, Stahl…I…I don't care about any ring. I-I just…G-Give me a moment…"

"Woah, there."

Rushing to his feet, Stahl could only chuckle at the flustered Robin as she fanned herself a little, embarrassed. At this point, she gave up and ended up throwing her hood up, covering her red face, but this only seemed to amuse Stahl more, as he leant down so he could see under her purple hood.

"Just a little embarrassed, huh? Well, if you'd have expected me to propose, it would have been a terrible proposal…I'm almost glad I shocked you!"

Gods, he was so wonderful…

"Stahl…I-I'll…" Her voice had started off strong, but slowly faded to a mumble as she tried to look anywhere else, attempting to avoid Stahl's gaze, only to fail as she was brought back to staring into his brown eyes. He clearly wanted an obvious answer…

"Y'know, I won't be sad if you say no. I probably jumped the gun, so-" "N-No! I-I mean…Stahl, I…I want to be your wife…" "Hm? Really? You mean it?"

He resembled an excited puppy as he softly held her hands, holding them to his chest with a soft smile gracing his masculine features.

"Yes, Stahl…I mean it. If you can read my face, then I'm surprised you couldn't read how I feel about you."

"I guessed how you felt about me. You didn't hide it very well."

"Y-You knew?!"

"Yeah, just a little hunch, anyway. You don't help your case when you stare a lot. I noticed that you stare at things you're 'interested' in."

"Oh, Gods…I'm so embarrassed…"

"Don't be! I'm so happy right now."

The woman let out a squeal as she was hoisted into the air by her, now, fiancé, who just held her there, softly pressing his forehead against her own.

You didn't have to be an expert at reading faces to know just how happy he was.