kitae couldn’t keep his eyes off jaehyun, and seeing his hands shake made him want to just reach over and hug him. everything he said was exactly what he felt, and he was nodding his head in agreement now and then. he laughed along with everyone else at his jokes, feeling so proud of him in that moment. he placed a hand over his heart, mouthing ‘i love you too’ back to him. “gosh, that’s way better than what i’ve got.” he muttered as he took the paper he’d given to taeil, glancing over it for a moment.
“if i loved you less, i might be able to talk about it more.” kitae started, folding up his note and looking into his soon-to-be husband’s eyes. “i think that quote fits perfectly for here and now. i tried to write these vows for weeks, and nothing was right. nothing was grand enough, or accurate enough, or gentle enough. i think it’s true, that if i loved you any less, the words could be enough. but i simply adore you more than any language can express.” he chuckled, shrugging his shoulders. he reached out take jaehyun’s hands, smiling softly at him. “we weren’t so young when we started talking, but i hadn’t experienced much. i never really knew what love was, in any capacity. and i definitely didn’t know what to expect from relationships. but i knew that whenever i spoke to you i got butterflies, and whenever i heard you laugh on the other end of the line, it was like nothing bad in my week mattered. you were always on my mind, and i think you had a piece of my heart from the moment we met. you’ve taught be what it is to love, and to be loved. it’s laughter, it’s being brave when you’re scared, it’s loyalty and honesty. and it’s about growing together, and never holding each other back. i learn new things about you all the time, and i love it. i want to learn about you for the rest of my life. i want to see you develop and thrive and change your mind. i will love every version of you.” it was hard to speak like this in front of others, and kitae knew his cheeks were pink, and he wished he was some of poet for a change. “loving you is the best thing i’ve ever done. you’re the best friend i’ve ever had, and i get to kiss you, which is pretty neat.” he laughed. “all i want is a lifetime of crying with laughter until 3am, and cuddling on the sofa the next morning with our coffee feeling the regret of no sleep. i want our deep conversations, i want picnics in the spring and our family christmas. i want forever. my little artist, i hope you know you’re the most beautiful work of art i could ever lay eyes on. you’re the real masterpiece.” he let out a heavy breath, eyes brimming. “so, yes. of course i vow to love you and cherish you until death do us part and long, long after.”
jaehyun couldn’t lie, the quote confused him at first. he didn’t understand what he meant until he explained it in his speech, and that’s when his smile appeared and his heart started to race. it was different this time. he wasn’t nervous. he was just so excited to hear what kitae would say. he held his hands, squeezing a little as he smiled softly, head nodding every now and then. he didn’t realize just how red his cheeks were. and if he were to look behind kitae, he would see taeil cringing with a little smile on. if they weren’t having a ceremony now in front of so many of their friends and family, jaehyun would’ve kissed him already. but he knew he had to wait for a little longer. and before he knew it, the officiator was asking him if he would take kitae as his husband. “i-i do.” he said simply with a wide smile, stuttering out of excitement.
