Found this in my in progress fic folder and decided it was good enough to post as-is, even tho it was originally supposed to be longer.
Dedicated to the anon on who commented "STOP WRITING" on all my Worf/Troi fics. No ❤️
Deanna sat sideways on the couch, her legs draped over Worf's lap, her back against the armrest. The Betazoid looked at her lover with a small smile playing at her lips, watching him read reports on a padd in one hand, the other absently tracing circles on her thigh. "Worf," she interrupted his focus with a soft entreaty, shifting her legs and leaning forward.
Lifting his gaze from the padd, Worf stilled his hand on her leg and asked, "Yes, bangwI'?"
Deanna's smile grew at the endearment and, after a moment of thought to remember the proper words, said in hesitant Klingon, "jIHvaD Saw."
Eyes widening, Worf tossed the padd onto the table with a clatter. "Deanna... Do you know what that means?"
Deanna laughed softly, tilting her chin down and looking at him through her lashes. "Well unless I've completely messed up my Klingon, I believe I just asked you to marry me... and you're taking a very long time to reply."
"I did not expect this," Worf admitted, turning to face her. Her legs started to slide off his lap with the change in angle, and he wrapped one hand around her outer thigh to keep them in place.
"Oh?" Deanna cocked her head to one side, dark eyes wide and curious. "Why not? Do you feel that our relationship hasn't deepened enough?"
Worf shook his head, watching her intently. "That is not it at all. It is simply that you... that is, Betazoids... seem to have a more... casual perspective on relationships than Klingons do. I did not expect you to consider marriage so soon."
Deanna chuckled again at that, and shifted so she could lean into Worf, arms coming up around his shoulders. "It is true that most Betazoids, myself included, view sexual relationships as experiences to be cherished for a time, rather than a life-long commitment. But that's when it's just sexual. When a relationship is more than that, it doesn't take long for us to know if it will last a lifetime. You and I have that, Worf. I want to be with you, for as long as we both live."
"Deanna… 'Iw tIqwIj," Worf replied in a low voice, his eyes burning as he met her gaze.
Drawing up on her knees, Deanna slid her nose along his cheek, nuzzling as she nipped at his jaw and repeated, "jIHvaD Saw."
"HIja'," Worf growled in return, pushing his hands into her hair and capturing her lips in a firm kiss. "SoHvaD neH joqtaH tIqwIj."
Deanna didn't know what Worf had said, but could clearly sense the passion, love, and sincerity from him, and so kissed him again with just as much strength as he'd kissed her.
Translations:
bangwI' = beloved/lover
jIHvaD Saw = marry me
'Iw tIqwIj = my heart's blood
HIja' = yes
SoHvaD neH joqtaH tIqwIj = my heart beats only for you