you and mercurial knight cookie had been dating for a fairly long time, first meeting when you became a silver tree knight. things went on, and the next thing you knew, you two were dating. dating the seemingly cold commander wasn’t what you thought it would be like. if anything, he treated you more like another knight. no matter how hard you tried to be affectionate with him. he just had trouble expressing himself, to you and others.

one could say it all “fell apart” when you got tired of expressing a love that was never returned. any time you showed fondness for him, you just felt like you annoyed him. you two didn’t even share a first kiss, how could someone call that a relationship? feeling guilty, you stopped being affectionate and instead focused on your knightly duties. since he was primarily focused on his duties, you decided it would be useless to show anything more.

to your surprise, he quickly noticed this. he was so used to being pampered by you - being showered with love, gifts, hugs, anything really; you took that away from him. then that’s when he chose to finally express himself, something he wasn’t used to at all. but for you, it was worth it. he couldn’t stand the thought of having to lose you due to his own nature.

one day, as you were talking with silverbell cookie in the city, you felt a familiar hand wrap around your waist. feeling some liquid mercury drip down onto your skin, you could tell he was stressed out. silverbell cookie left, getting the unspoken hint to leave you two to your business. soon enough, he was peppering the crook of your neck with soft kisses, slowly trailing up to your face. he softly spoke up, kissing your ear in a surprisingly sweet tone only you could hear.

“dear... did i do something wrong? why... why did you stop loving me?” he asked, his soft tone shifting into a more whiny one. for a split second, it almost seemed like he was about to crack and break down. “please... i- i can’t lose you...”