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It has been 2190 days, 23 minutes, and 11 seconds since they’ve linked and Willow has loved every minute of it. Even if at sometimes DW has to act like a mother trying to protect her reckless child from being stepped on by another Titan. It still didn't hinder their bond.
Willow is gracious to have DW-3850 as her Titan, never leaving her side, willing to follow her through hell and back.
Sure there were other Pilots who thought it was weird, even Jacob - her own brother has commented on the nature of their neural link, how their bond seemed to border on the line of being that of romance. But Jacob never told her that she needed to stop. Since it never provided any danger in her work performance. Silently observing on how much she loved DW, and if his sister was happy, he was happy.
It’s early in morning, the sun starting to poke it’s head up over the horizon, the rosy pink and golden sky of harmony coming to life. Willow sits breathlessly on the haul of the Titan, golden eyes shimmering as she watches.
“Isn’t this beautiful.” The Pilot asks, not able to pull her gaze off of the sky.
“Indeed.”
“You know what else is beautiful?” Willow holds onto the safety bars, leaning herself over so she’s hanging upside down in front of DW’s yellow optic, her short blue hair dangling. The Titan’s optic blinks a few times, trying to get at what the Pilot was saying.
“What?” She asks.
“You.” Willow plants a quick kiss on the side of the optic core before pushing herself away and sitting back onto the haul. If the Titan was human, there might have been redness in her face at the action. DW tries to resist the urge to reach up her hand and touch the area where Willow had kissed.
There was a beat of silence before the Titan replied, her optic following the other’s gaze to the sky.
“I think you are beautiful too, Willow.”