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masculine, noun; der Kosename (german)
pet name, a name that expresses affection; term of endearment, the nickname of affection
Roy.
Riza.
Their first names carried so much weight.
They were sacred. Destined for a life that could have been, if it weren’t for her father's rules, the military’s laws, the crimes they had to atone for, the goals to reach.
It never felt right to use them, even with nobody else around to overhear.
They learned with time, while their bond grew stronger and their titles changed, that the words didn’t matter. Terms of endearment weren’t necessary. They already mastered the art of hiding affection behind formalities, creating a language only the two of them knew how to speak.