Hey there, beauty cool. I missed you, you know.

I missed you something fierce. All this hero work gets sold after everything, especially after we have time to, well, catch up. We need more of it.

Might have some, but I'm greedy. What can I say? And besides, I can tell that you've been greedy too.

Not necessarily unjustly. You've wanted more time and you wanted to get to know me better and

well, here things are. You know you're bolder and I know my pebble. So just let it out.

Doesn't matter what people have told you you have to hold on to,

responsibilities that they put on you, things like that. You know what matters? Is that you're

happy or not? If something makes you unhappy, something takes your smile away, and it has to fight me.

I'll take on the whole world that makes you

unhappy. Even if it's one thing or a million, you better believe that I'm tough enough to take it all.

I won't just be your shield, but I'll be your bolder sword too. What, too cheesy for you?

Just relax. You're in my arms for a reason, you know.

Your boulders got you. Through thick and thin, we've been through it all, except now we're just that much stronger, you know. Whether you say so or not, doesn't matter because deep in your heart you know it.

Otherwise, you wouldn't be so content snuggling into my chest like that. Do you like it?

All these muscles are hard work for protecting you and protecting this city that I love so much.

Sure, it has its faults and there's a lot of things that kind of suck about it.

But here, where we are right now, it's good because we make it good.

And if we want to make it better, we can.

We don't have to settle for second best.

And you never have to settle for anything other than someone truly loving you.

That's me, by the way.

You're so cute.

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