You Are My Sunshine

Shul was almost sad summer was going to be over soon enough and he wouldn't be able to wear t-shirts outside in the evening anymore. He loved almost all the seasons, but summer was and would probably always be his favourite because he didn't have to worry about hypothermia in almost any situation. Almost.
Shul was walking along the beach boulevard with Sark, holding hands and talking this and that and making stupid jokes about Incredibles 2, which they had gone to see. And Shul didn't know why, maybe it was the sunset above the sea, but he was feeling sentimental but floaty and happy, all at the same time. Shul always had a constant smile on his face, but today ever since the date had started Shul had been smiling even wider than normal. Somehow he just felt things were right in the world, with Sark making real progress with his therapy(Shul was so proud of him for that), Shul deciding to start scout training soon and also getting a new dog and Shul's family appearing on the island, one by one. Shul sometimes acted like they were a bother but in reality he couldn't have been happier that he could see them all again, with new family in tow.
Shul really was happier than he had been in a long time.

"Where are you taking me, Sark? You know I would trust you with my life but should I be worried for my fluff?"
Shul joked, since Sark had been leading him somewhere ever since they left the theatre, and peered over at Sark's vizor, grinning a bit. Sark had been in his fleshy form before and during the movie, probably to eat the popcorn they had shared(or more like fought over), and afterwards had taken the charm off in the bathroom. Shul hadn't asked why, since he presumed Sark had just felt like being in robot form. And it was Sark no matter the form so Shul didn't give two shits about it, if he wanted to use crude language.
Shul looked around and noted that the scenery was starting to look familiar. They were near the part of the beach where Shul and Sark had decided to start dating. Wow, that was almost 5 months ago now. Shul felt his sentimentality levels rise and walked a bit closer to Sark, squeezing his hand a bit.
That had definitely been one of the best decisions he had made in his life.
"You know what Sark? I love you."

When Sark leaned onto him a little and returned his confession Shul let out a small happy sigh. Though he did note that Sark's tone was different from usual, not in a bad way but still. Shul turned his head a bit to look at Sark, question in his eyes. But Shul didn't have time to ask before Sark came to a stop and Shul stopped as well, their hands still linked. Shul turned to face Sark, making the notion at the back of his mind that they were by the beach strip where they had been on their first date. But the rest of his thoughts were confused and then panicky when Sark said the words we have to talk. Those words, even though it was a stereotype, were rarely followed by something good. Shul could say that from experience. But he kept his face calm and his usual small smile on it as he tilted his head a bit.
"Talk? About what? Is everything okay?"
Shul let his worry creep into his voice and he looked at Sark keenly, though there were no expressions to read on Sark's vizor. But Shul had become very good at reading body language after starting to date Sark.

Shul looked down as Sark took his other hand as well, all kinds of scenarios racing through his head. From a breakup to Sark telling Shul that someone had died. But the one thing Shul did not expect was that Sark would start singing You are my sunshine. Shul blinked and let out a small delighted laugh as Sark kept singing, rather well he might've added. All the negative images Shul had conjured disappeared, because no bad news would start with this song. Shul felt so moved, not caring one bit if someone looked at them funny. He just wanted to hug Sark and confess his love a thousand times over. Shul didn't even stop to wonder why Sark was singing to him, he was too relieved that it wasn't anything bad.

Sark, towards the end of the song, let Shul's left hand go and...oh dear lord, he went down on one knee. At this point Shul's mind was starting to speed up and he slowly lifted his released left hand and covered his mouth with it. Shul didn't dare speak as Sark let his bag fall down and pulled out a box. Shul's right hand was now free too and he pressed that against his chest as Sark revealed a silver ring. Shul blinked again, this time because his eyes were getting a bit moist. And the words Sark spoke did not help with that, and a couple of tears escaped Shul's eyes. He wiped them off as he looked down at Sark in shock. It was clear on his face that Shul was very surprised by this, but the happiness was clearly discernable as well. Shul opened and closed his mouth a couple times before he just gave up on words. Shul took a couple of steps back in order to get a boost and tackle hugged Sark with all his strength, starting to laugh from pure joy. Finally his words came out, though they were kind of a hysterical, happy mess..
"There are no words to describe how big of a 'yes' my answer to that question is!"

Normally Shul would've been surprised he was actually able to tackle Sark with his feeble body. But this moment was far from normal, Sark was proposing for heaven's sake, so that thought was faaaaaaar away at the back of Shul's mind when he lay on top of Sark, in seventh heaven. Shul just kept hugging his precious robot hero and sob-laughed together with him. Shul wasn't even trying to hold his tears back, he was way too happy and euphoric for that. When Sark held Shul tightly Shul squeezed him back and shook his head a bit, giggling hysterically and tears flowing.
"I'm so happy I can't even tell if this is a dream. But don't pinch me. If it is I don't want to wake up."

As Sark nudged him Shul sat up, wiping some of his tears away with the biggest happy smile on his face. And Shul could tell Sark was grinning like crazy too, which made him feel even better. Sark actually wanted to marry Shul. Shul knew Sark loved him but the thought of marrying Shul made Sark so happy he would've cried if in human form. Shul had obviously thought of marrying Sark, he was a dreamer like that, but had thought it would take a while. But for Sark to propose to him was a dream come true. Just these thoughts made Shul cry again and he laughed a bit.
Sark offered the ring to Shul and he grinned and reached out his left hand.
"Put it on me?"

Shul couldn't help but answer Sark's laughter with his own, and as Sark moved his hand to poke his cheek Shul took it in his own and squeezed, smiling from ear to ear. He didn't know if his vision was blurred because of tears or just sheer joy. But when Sark leaned on him briefly Shul blinked rapidly and looked at him lovingly and gently touched his forehead against Sark's.
"No, it really doesn't."
Shul looked down at their adjoined hands and felt himself tear up all over again. Had he ever really stopped crying? Shul couldn't tell anymore, and he was too giddy with happiness and affection to care. Shul looked up at Sark and smiled gently, squeezing his hand back just a bit.
"I always saw myself doing this, I dreamed of it. And I couldn't be happier that it's with you."
Shul watched Sark but ring on his finger and he felt something inside him just...click. Like something had been out of place and finally returned to its proper position. Shul let out a breathy laugh and tears of happiness started falling from his eyes all over again.
"I didn't know it was possible for me to love someone this much. My chest feels like it's overflowing."
Shul laughed again and used his right arm amd hand to dry his eyes as he looked at Sark.
"I love you, so much."