Ad Infinitum

Date/Timing: 10 June 2010
Setting: Edan's family home; Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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After /floating down Ben Lomond without feeling the chill at all and the drive back to the city—which probably should've been hair-raising given Edan's 'skill' behind the wheel—Hermann and Edan giggle their way back into Edan's darkened house.
"Should we wake them?" whispers Edan.
"We'll tell them in the morning," replies Hermann, tugging him toward the stairs.
Edan digs in his heels. "What about your family? Isn't it still daytime for some of 'em?"
"Well ... Karla's probably at work ...."
"Call her!"
Hermann raises an eyebrow. "Why're you so set on me calling someone?"
"'coz I need to call Trinity—she made me promise—and I don't want my side of the family to have a head start on partying."
Hermann digs for his mobile, sighs, "I'll call Karla."
"Thank you~!" Edan punctuates with a kiss.
Hermann glows red-hot at his center, pokes his way to Karla's contact.
Beside him, Edan fumbles with his mobile, seemingly having sprouted extra, disobedient fingers.
""What do you want?"" growls Karla.
"Is this a bad time?"
Karla sighs. ""It's always a bad time on internship days.""
"Your supervisor—"
""Is still a motherhumping asshole, yea.""
Hermann chuckles.
""Why're you calling?""
"Edan proposed—"
A gasp.
"—and I agreed to marry him."
Karla squeals—
A clatter and distant German profanity.
—huffs, ""It's about goddamn time.""
"Wha?"
""He asked Dee for permission to 'court' you /ages ago.""
Hermann looks to Edan.
He's curled around his mobile, hissing down the line.
"He what?"
""Asked permission to seek your hand, like he was in a romance novel.""
Hermann looks at Edan again.
Who's now flailing and squeaking.
"What?"
""This wasn't an impulse. He's been planning it for a while.""
"Edan?" he squeaks.
""Yes, Manny, your new fiancé actually /planned this thing he just sprang on you.""
"That little ...."
""I believe the word you want is 'sweetheart'.""
"Yes—" Clears his throat. "—that's exactly what I was thinking."
Karla snickers.
Hermann sighs.
""So, tell me about the ring.""
He turns his hand to and fro and melts a little again. "It's a thin bit of titanium, twisted into a Möbius strip—"
""You two are such nerds.""
"I'll have you know it's quite a lovely piece."
""Of course, of course.""
"He had an inscription added ...." Trails off into a giggle.
""Which says?""
"'Ad infinitum, et ultra'."
""What is that? Latin?""
"Yes."
""And it means?""
"'To infinity and beyond'," titters Hermann.
""Oh good God, you're made for each other.""
Hermann glows.
""I'll let you get back to you betrothed and I'll resume plotting ways to use design tools to end Mr Fuckernoodle's reign of stupidity.""
"Alright."
""'night, Manny. And congratulations.""
"Thank you. Goodnight, Karla."
He disconnects, tucks the mobile into his trouser pocket.
"It's done?" asks Edan.
Hermann grunts an affirmative.
"So ... what should we do now?"
"Sleep?"
"Sleep. Sleep is good." Edan yawns. "After you, fiancé."
"Why thank you, fiancé."
They giggle and Hermann leads the way upstairs to Edan's bedroom.
Category:Ficlet
Category:Glasgow (setting)
Category:Hermann
Category:Hermann's POV
Category:Hermann (ficlet)
Category:Edan
Category:Edan (ficlet)
Category:Trinity (mention)
Category:Karla
Category:Karla (ficlet)
Category:Conversations via mobiles
Category:Dietrich (mention)
Category:Toy Story (reference)
Category:Ficlets with images
Category:Starcrossed are engaged
Category:CM: Absolute Magnitude
2010 06 10
Category:Celestial Mechanics