𝓣𝓸𝓶 𝓗𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝔁 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓻 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 - 4

Accidental Proposal

𝐀/𝐍 - All credit goes to the writer duskholland on Tumblr

https://www.tumblr.com/duskholland/181385406671/accidental-proposal-tom-holland?source=share

Parings → Tom Holland x Reader

Warnings →none

Summary →You accidentally propose to your boyfriend Tom.

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It's a chilly December evening and you're tucked away at your sister's house, settled into one of her comfortable sofas with a large bowl of salty popcorn resting on your lap. The fire's on, the lights are dimmed, and on the carpet is your boyfriend Tom, playing with your one and a half year old niece. In the background, a scene from Frozen plays out, but you can't bear to keep your eyes on the screen.

Instead, every part of you is fixed firmly on Tom. He's freshly showered with air-dried curls covering his head, a large red hoodie bunched over his torso and a pair of loose-fitted grey sweatpants pulled over his legs. But your attention isn't necessarily on how cute he looks, no, rather it's on the way he plays with your niece as she squeals happily. She watches him, enthralled, as he flies her toy plane around the room, making various ne-aww noises. Her chubby fists go into the air as she tries to snatch it back, only for Tom to move it out of her reach, and the both of them dissolve into fits of giggling nonsense on the carpet together.

Seeing Tom and your niece interact so well together... It does something to you.

You've known Tom five years, been dating for just over three, and if the way your heart feels like it's drowning in love as you watch him, you know he's The One. When he leans down to press a soft kiss to her forehead, you feel a sudden rush of unfiltered gratitude, appreciation and love swell over you, and you find yourself blinking back sudden tears from your eyes as he scoops up your niece and swings her around the air, his focus on her entirely.

You love him. You love him in a way you've never loved anyone before. It's all-consuming, all-encompassing, and absolutely fulfilling. And you know you never want that love to fizzle out, or fade away, or be taken away.

"You alright up there, sweetheart?" He murmurs, soft voice breaking your trance. You blink suddenly, shifting your gaze until you notice that he's stood up, your sleepy niece wrapped up in his arms, her eyes closed. The teasing smile on his lips causes you to grin as you nod quickly.

"Yeah, yeah," you reply, stretching out your arms. You reluctantly get up from your comfortable position on the sofa. "You guys are adorable together." You settle beside them and peck his cheek, your body feeling more alive the nearer you are to him.

"You're cute," he returns, a slightly rosy tinge to his cheeks. "I love her." The soft brown warmth of his eyes shifts down as his gaze falls onto her soft ringlets, and you find your breath being whisked away as you notice how fond his gaze is. "She is probably the cutest child ever."

You giggle. "Don't let my sister know, I'll never hear the end of it." When he raises an eyebrow, you roll your eyes. "She's already on about it, you know, whose kids are gonna be cuter, and all that." You pause to chuckle, vivid images of how your future children might look blurring your mind. "Anyway," you continue, "You gotta reserve that kind of praise for our kids." Your hand drifts up to your niece as you run a finger through her curls. "She is incredibly adorable, though."

Tom takes a moment to reply, his voice sounding a little distant when he manages a meek, "Uh, our kids?" His eyes widen as he looks at you straight-on, gaze dipping down to your stomach.

You snort. "No, no," you quickly say, shaking your head as you pat his arm. "I'm not pregnant." When an expression of...perhaps disappointment passes over his features, you bite your lip. "Maybe just...in the future?"