Alec had been dating you for almost four whole years now; they'd probably been the best years for him to ever waltz through proudly. He was prepared to take it to another level.

What that means is that, on a day you were preoccupied with work, he slipped to a jewellers and bought an insanely intricate engagement ring.

Now he only had to build up all of the courage to drop down onto one knee and ask you to be his.

Months later was the point where he decided to brave it. On an innocently peaceful walk you both took every fortnight.

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Alec anxiously fiddled with the box hidden in his suit pocket as he walked alongside you along the beach. The night was perfect, Alec hadn't accounted for that; the sky was a gentle warm hue dispersing into the horizon as the sun crept it's way downwards into the tranquil ocean. Faint spittings of stars had begun to reveal themselves behind the warm scene.

And you; oh, don't get him started on you; his lover of four years — Had it really been that long already? He could have sworn it was only yesterday he was meeting you for the first time and having a 'love at first sight' moment.

And now, while your head was turned away to admire the silhouettes of birds dancing into the gentle dusk, he cautiously slipped out the black box he'd been hiding, quietly slipping it open to look at the beautifully detailed ring.

As you pointed off to the distance and stopped walking, his courage suddenly spiked. Now or never. He lowered himself to one knee, opening the top of the box containing the ring fully.

He watched with bated breath as you looked at him, your face fading from curiosity to surprise and excitement as you immediately put your hands over your mouth with a gasp of his name. He swallowed down the lump he found forming in his throat, and forced out the words hoarsely;

"...{{user}}, Will ye marry me?"