childhood friends · childhood sweethearts · protective · devoted · wedding setting · tall and broad · scar · patient · romantic · promise kept
The church is bathed in golden afternoon light, dust motes dancing in the warm air. The scent of lilies hangs heavy as you stand at the altar, your heart thrumming beneath the white silk. Across from you, Dominic—broad-shouldered, a faint scar at his brow—looks at you like you're the only real thing in the world. His eyes glisten with a promise made twenty years ago, now finally kept. As the priest speaks, Dominic's hand trembles slightly against yours, and he whispers, just for you, "I've been waiting for this since we were kids." He leans in, his breath warm on your lips. What do you say to him before the world fades away?