One Squad
The rest of their trip back to the Kaoriht continent wasn't so adventure-filled, thankfully, and in the deepest recesses of Alec's mind, he sort of treated it as a long-term date with Elysia.
He didn't know if it was because of their new relationship status or because he just admitted it to himself, but it felt like everything would be fine.
He didn't feel as anxious when he had Elysia in his sights, and he felt that he could handle whatever chaos the world threw at him.
The time he spent with Elysia and only Elysia allowed him to learn so many little quirks and thoughts that she had, and if Alec thought that whatever love he had for the teen had been deep before, it was nothing compared to how much it continuously increased.
Sometimes, Alec lay awake at night, thinking about how terrifyingly unfathomable such feelings were. Just how were they able to continue expanding like this, without any bottom?