New Fic: Ring Bearer

[jackwabbit]

Ring Bearer

Fandom: Star Trek Discovery
Rated: G
Category: Double Drabble. Culmets. RickyVerse. Fluff. Love.
Time Frame: Early/Pre-Series.
Spoilers: General Series Knowledge Only.
Summary: It was just an innocent pun. Or was it?
Note: Another Ricky story, because I just can’t help myself.

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Paul had it all planned out.

Since Ricky couldn’t walk, the traditional meaning of the word didn’t work.

But ever since the idea popped into his head one night after one of Hugh’s truly terrible puns had set them on a contest that could only be described as ever-more-terrible with each exchange, he couldn’t shake it.

So he had it all planned out.

He’d have Ricky with him in bed. He’d wait until Hugh worked late so that wouldn’t seem strange. And when Hugh came home – when he came to bed – Paul would ask him to put Ricky back on his shelf in the living room so they could have some privacy.

The box would be under Ricky.

It’d be a surprise. It wouldn’t be a birthday, or an anniversary, or a holiday – just an ordinary day.

The kind of day Paul wanted so many more of.

And so he’d ask.

Hugh would say yes.

It would be the best ordinary day ever.

He had it all planned out.

But for now, he knew it was too early.

He hadn’t even bought the ring yet.

But as he rolled over and saw Ricky on Hugh’s pillow, he smiled.

One day…