Foggy laughs again, leaning in to kiss Matt once again just because he can. Then he takes Matt's hand, sliding the ring onto his left ring finger. He doesn't let go, running his thumb over the smooth metal as he describes it.
"It's a claddagh ring. It's, uh, an Irish thing - it's got two hands holding a heart, with a crown on top. Usually the crown extends a little past the band, but it's just a little strip of metal and I didn't want to risk it cutting into your skin if you punched someone, so it's pretty flush against the band. Uh, it's silver, and there's alternating rubies and diamonds set in the band. I thought I'd go red to match."
He's rambling a little bit, and his voice is a lot more heated than it usually is when he's describing how something looks for Matt. It's just - Matt said yes, and he can't stop staring at the ring on his finger. He takes Matt's other hand, threading their fingers together and giving a brief squeeze before he shifts his hand to guide Matt's fingers over the shape of the heart in the ring.
"If you wear it with the heart pointing out, it means you're looking for love. With the heart pointed in, it means someone's captured your heart and your taken. The hands represent friendship, the heart is love, and the crown is loyalty, so, uh. Even without the whole Nelson family tradition, I figured it was perfect for us."
engagement thread continuation
Foggy laughs again, leaning in to kiss Matt once again just because he can. Then he takes Matt's hand, sliding the ring onto his left ring finger. He doesn't let go, running his thumb over the smooth metal as he describes it.
"It's a claddagh ring. It's, uh, an Irish thing - it's got two hands holding a heart, with a crown on top. Usually the crown extends a little past the band, but it's just a little strip of metal and I didn't want to risk it cutting into your skin if you punched someone, so it's pretty flush against the band. Uh, it's silver, and there's alternating rubies and diamonds set in the band. I thought I'd go red to match."
He's rambling a little bit, and his voice is a lot more heated than it usually is when he's describing how something looks for Matt. It's just - Matt said yes, and he can't stop staring at the ring on his finger. He takes Matt's other hand, threading their fingers together and giving a brief squeeze before he shifts his hand to guide Matt's fingers over the shape of the heart in the ring.
"If you wear it with the heart pointing out, it means you're looking for love. With the heart pointed in, it means someone's captured your heart and your taken. The hands represent friendship, the heart is love, and the crown is loyalty, so, uh. Even without the whole Nelson family tradition, I figured it was perfect for us."