Regretfully, the photo they could use for the marriage license was not the one where his twig had been locking lips with him. Instead, what was accepted was the shot taken after they pulled away from each other.
Riley seemed to like it a lot because he picked it right away without hesitation. Kael, on the other hand, didn't quite understand the need to pick when obviously all of them were going to look good, anyway.
So why not just use them all?
It was probably the benefit of being a magical being who had no idea that he looked vaguely murderous in the other shots. Those had been deleted immediately, for the sake of someone's continued existence. The remaining images showed expressions that were unmistakably pleased, amused, and undeniably close.
The great dragon lord shook his head faintly, something wistful settling in his chest.
His twig liked him. A lot.
