"I think it's coming along great." Grey Worm smiled as he tucked away his notes from his lessons in the common tongue. "Remember, if you have any questions, don't feel scared to come and ask me. I may only be a cook, but I know over four languages." He had been visiting you at the end of your shift a lot recently and you couldn't be more grateful for the pleasure, especially from somebody you liked as much as him.

A joyful smile spread on his face as he stood with his arms grasping themselves behind his back. "Thank you y/n." He confidently reamed off the common tongue now but there were still a few words and phrases that he either struggled to remember, or Daenerys hadn't seen the point of teaching him. "I am grateful for being taught how to speak something other than Valyrian, it isn't too useful a language in most places of the world."

"Grey Worm, can you come and walk with me for a few minutes? If you don't want to it-"

"I want to." He stepped forward eagerly and pushed the door wide open, letting a flood of sunlight wash over the otherwise quite dank kitchens. "Do you feel unsafe? Do you need protection? I can arrange somebody to keep guard outside of your kitchen all night if you would like." You began your stroll through the gold sanded streets.

"No, I just wanted to spend some time with you." Your comment took him by surprise and his cheeks turned a rosy red. For somebody else you may attribute it to the harsh rays of the sun, but Grey Worm was more than acclimatised so this was merely a blush. "Do you like walking with me?" He struggled to answer your question, he stopped in the street and you saw his brain trying to put the words together.

"I... love you." He stared up and smiled anxiously.

"Sorry what?" You too found yourself stuck on the ground, this time the red cheeks belonged to you. "Can you say that just one more time?"

"Yes, I love you."

"You know what that means?" He pulled you over to a bench, the hard wood slats shaded from the sun by a towering, leafed tree.

"It means I... like you? But more than like. I don't think I can explain it, but I know what it means."

"Well I know what it means, and I love you too."

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Written by Aaron.