his eyes were so stuck on his fiance that his brain didn’t register that he tripped on the stairs. jaehyun was about to help him when he had gotten up and laughed, and he was relieved to see that he was okay. “you’re cute.” he mouthed back, his smile wide as he took kitae’s hand.
before he knew it, he was told to say his vows, and the anxiety started to rise. jaehyun took a deep breath and tried to keep himself together as he took a small piece of paper out of his jacket’s pocket, which was visibly showing how shaky he was. “kitae park, m– my best friend… i can’t even begin to describe how– how much i love you and how thankful i am that you slid into my life. literally. sliding into my messages on one lonely night and telling me i was cute.” he smiled a little wider at the memory, glancing up at him for a moment. “i thought someone was pulling a joke on me. this attractive guy was talking to me and he’s real? fast forward a few months of chats and calls, and i was in love. i know every kid’s parents tell them not to talk to strangers on the internet, but who cares? i met someone who truly was my best friend.” he took a deep breath, trying his best to get through this with a smile. he hated how awkward his voice was coming out; he wasn’t the best at public speaking. “and now i’m– i’m marrying my best friend. my beautiful and funny best friend who made all of my days so much brighter, who would listen to me rant about my favorite things with interest, who would talk to me through the night about our troubles. i love you, and i promise to give you the future that you deserve, and the family we’ve always wanted to have together. i promise to be your best friend, to have your back no matter what, to let you fight your own battles, but i’ll tap in when you need help. i promise to experience new things with you, as long as it doesn’t include cheese.” he chuckled, having decided to add a little humor to ease his own nerves. “and i promise to hold your hand every chance i get, to believe you when you compliment me, and to not hog the covers again. but most importantly, i vow to be by your side for the rest of our lives because, kitae park, you own my heart. i love you.”
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.”
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