We all know that the Primarchs aren't the best at communicating sometimes. So please imagine a situation where the Primarchs think they are all but married, while their partner is under the impression that this is simply a friends with benefits relationship used to destress.
I think during the writing it shifted from Primarchs not being very good at communication to both them and their partner being bad at it. That being said I had lots of fun writing it and I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating it.
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Lion El'Jonson
- Gave you his cloak after the first night together
- On caliban that's basically a marriage proposal
- You thought he was just being chivalrous
- He introduced you to his inner circle with "This is my beloved"
- You thought that was just a sweet nickname
- Holds your hand in public, very possessive
- You think he's just not into pda with kissing
- Three months in, someone calls you "Lady/Lord El'Jonson"
- "Excuse me what"
- Lion: "You accepted my cloak. We've been married for months."
- "I thought you were just cold!"
- He's mortified
- You're shocked
- Emergency meeting in his quarters
- "The cloak, the oaths, the introduction to my chapter..."
- "I thought you were being nice!"
- He's so flustered he can barely speak
- By the end of the conversation you're like, okay fine, we're married
- He's relieved but will never live this down
- Luther definitely knows and thinks it's hilarious
Fulgrim
- Had an entire ceremony
- It was beautiful, artistic, perfect
- "Darling, I want you to be part of my performance piece"
- There were seven veils, oil exchanges, witnessed vows
- You thought it was literally performance art
- It was legally binding
- You find out six months later
- Someone addresses you as "Lady/Lord Fulgrim"
- "I'm sorry, what?"
- Fulgrim is shocked you didn't know
- "My love, the ceremony! The witnesses! The legal documents you signed!"
- "I thought I was signing a waiver for the performance!"
- He thinks this is hilarious
- Also very romantic in a chaotic way
- "We've been married for half a year and you didn't notice!"
- "You didn't think to mention it?!"
- He's delighted by the absurdity
- Throws a second wedding so you can actually know about it this time
- The Emperor's Children think this is the funniest thing ever
Perturabo
- Built you a house
- Your name is on the deed
- Next to his name
- Joint ownership
- That's marriage, obviously
- You thought he was giving you a place to stay
- Very practical, very Perturabo
- You've been living there for two years
- Someone mentions "Your husband's fortress"
- "My what now"
- Perturabo is furious
- Not at you, at the misunderstanding
- "I built you a home. Integrated you into my life. Gave you legal rights to everything!"
- "I thought we were dating!"
- "For two years?!"
- He's genuinely hurt
- You feel terrible
- Turns out you're married in every legal sense
- All the paperwork exists
- You just didn't know
- Long conversation about communication
- You decide to actually formally marry since you're already legally bound
- He builds you a ring (it's perfect)
- Iron Warriors are all "Finally, they figured it out"
Jaghatai Khan
- Gave you a jade bracelet
- On Chogoris that's a marriage token
- You thought it was a friendship bracelet
- He took you to meet his entire legion
- Introduced you as his "Wind and Stars"
- That's Chogorian for spouse
- You thought it was poetry
- Everyone's been treating you like the khan's consort
- You thought they were just being respectful
- Four months in, someone asks about "Your marriage to the Khan"
- Record scratch moment
- "Our what?"
- Jaghatai is confused by your confusion
- "The bracelet. The introduction. The oath under the stars."
- "What oath? I thought we were stargazing!"
- "I asked you to ride the winds with me forever!"
- "I thought you were being romantic!"
- He starts laughing
- Thinks this is amazing actually
- "You've been my spouse for months and didn't know"
- He's not mad, he's amused
- "Want to actually have a ceremony you'll remember?"
- "Yes please"
- The White Scars think you're both idiots (in an affectionate way)
Leman Russ
- There was a feast
- You drank from his cup
- He gave you furs
- You shared his bed
- On Fenris that's marriage
- You thought it was a really good party and hookup
- He's been calling you his "Heart" in Fenrisian
- You thought it was cute
- His entire legion treats you like their Jarl's spouse
- You thought they were being friendly
- Two months later someone mentions "The Jarl's marriage"
- "Wait what marriage"
- Russ: "Our marriage! The feast! The furs! The cup!"
- "That was a marriage?!"
- He's baffled
- "How did you not know?!"
- "You didn't use the word marriage!"
- "It's tradition!"
- Space Wolves are all dying laughing
- Russ thinks it's hilarious once he gets over the shock
- "You've been my wife/husband and didn't even know it!"
- Throws another feast to make it official
- You're definitely married now
- He won't let you forget this ever
Rogal Dorn
- Gave you a room in his quarters
- Your names are both on the door
- That's marriage in his mind
- Clear, practical, obvious
- You thought you were just staying over a lot
- He introduced you as his "Partner"
- You thought he meant relationship partner
- He meant life partner
- His Imperial Fists treat you with spouse level respect
- You thought they were being formal
- Three months in official documents list you as married
- "Rogal, why does this say we're married?"
- "Because we are."
- "Since when?!"
- "Since I gave you quarters and updated the records."
- "That's not how marriage works!"
- He's genuinely confused
- "The cohabitation, the shared resources, the legal documentation..."
- "Those are roommate things!"
- Long pause
- "I see. There has been a miscommunication."
- He's embarrassed but won't show it
- "Do you... Want to be married?"
- "I mean, yeah, but I'd like to know about it!"
- Formal proposal immediately
- Legally you've been married the whole time though
Konrad Curze
- Oh this one's complicated
- He carved your name into his flesh
- You thought he was being dramatic (he is)
- He killed someone who disrespected you
- You thought he was being protective (also true)
- He considers you bound to him
- Forever
- By blood and darkness
- You thought you were casually seeing each other
- One day he refers to "Our bond of matrimony"
- "Our what?"
- "We are married. In blood. In darkness. Forever."
- "Konrad, we never had a wedding!"
- "I carved your name into my skin!"
- "That's not a marriage!"
- He's having a crisis
- "You don't... You don't consider yourself mine?"
- "I mean I care about you but..."
- He's spiraling
- You have to calm him down
- "Okay, let's talk about this"
- Turns out in his mind, the moment he decided you were his you were married
- That's not how it works
- Long conversation about consent and communication
- You agree to an actual relationship with defined terms
- He still considers that first moment "The real marriage"
- You let him have that
Sanguinius
- There was a beautiful ceremony under the stars
- He gave you a feather from his wings
- You exchanged vows
- You thought it was a romantic gesture
- It was a wedding
- The entire Blood Angels legion was there
- You thought it was just a party
- Everyone's been calling you the Angel's Consort
- You thought it was a title
- Six months later legal documents list you as married
- "Sanguinius, beloved, why do these papers say we're married?"
- His beautiful face: pure confusion
- "Because we are? The ceremony? The vows? My feather?"
- "I thought that was just romantic!"
- He's shocked
- "My love, that was a wedding"
- "A what?!"
- He's heartbroken you didn't realize
- You feel terrible
- "I thought you knew!"
- "I thought we were just dating!"
- The Blood Angels are all stunned
- How did you not know
- Sanguinius wants to do it again properly
- "So you know this time"
- The second wedding is even more beautiful
- You're definitely paying attention now
Ferrus Manus
- Made you a ring
- With his own hands
- Put it on your finger
- "You're mine now."
- You thought he was being possessive (hot)
- That was a wedding ring
- He integrated you into his legion completely
- You have full access to everything
- You thought he just trusted you
- His Iron Hands call you "My lady/Lord"
- You thought it was respect
- Four months in someone mentions "The gorgon's spouse"
- "The what?"
- Ferrus: "My spouse. You. Obviously."
- "We're not married!"
- "I made you a ring. You accepted it. We're married."
- "That's not... That's not how..."
- He's confused and offended
- "I forged that ring myself"
- "I know! It's beautiful! But that doesn't make us married!"
- "It absolutely does."
- Turns out in medusan culture it does
- You're legally married
- Have been for months
- He's hurt you didn't realize the significance
- You feel bad
- "I love the ring, I just didn't know what it meant"
- He softens
- "Do you want to be married?"
- "Yes, but I want to actually know about it"
- He accepts this
- You're still wearing the ring though
Angron
- This one's tragic, I am sorry in advance
- In a moment of clarity he gave you something precious
- A token from before the nails
- "You're mine. I'm yours."
- You cherished it but thought it was symbolic
- In the few moments he's lucid he calls you his wife/husband
- You think it's the nails making him confused
- It's not
- In his broken mind you're married
- You're the only good thing
- One day someone mentions it
- "Angron's spouse"
- You correct them: "We're not married"
- Angron overhears
- The look on his face
- betrayal, confusion, pain
- "You... Don't consider yourself...?"
- "Angron, we never... We didn't have a wedding..."
- "I gave you my heart. What's left of it."
- He's breaking
- You realize he's been considering you married this whole time
- "I... I didn't know that's what you meant"
- "Of course you didn't. Why would anyone want to be bound to this."
- He leaves before he hurts you
- You're crying
- Later you find him
- "I do want to be yours. I just didn't understand."
- "The nails won't let me... I can't even..."
- "I know. But I'm still here."
- You can't have a traditional marriage
- But you are his and he's yours
- In whatever way the nails allow
- It's heartbreaking but it's real
Roboute Guilliman
- There was paperwork
- So much paperwork
- "Standard cohabitation agreements"
- You signed without reading (mistake)
- One of them was a marriage contract
- Legally binding in 42 systems
- You find out three months later
- Official documents list you as his spouse
- "Roboute, why does this say I'm your wife/husband?"
- "Because you are. You signed the documentation."
- "What documentation?!"
- He pulls out a file
- "Form 2847-B, section 3, subsection 12, paragraph 4"
- "I thought that was a lease agreement!"
- "It was a comprehensive civil union with full legal benefits."
- "Roboute!"
- He's genuinely confused
- "It was clearly labeled"
- "It was 58 pages!"
- "I assumed you read it before signing."
- "Who reads all that?!"
- "Everyone should!"
- You're married via fine print
- The Ultramarines think this is peak Guilliman
- He's flustered that you didn't realize
- "Do you... Not want to be married?"
- "I want to be married! I just wanted to know about it!"
- He makes you sign a new form
- You read this one
- It's a renewal of vows basically
- You're definitely married now
- He adds "Verbal confirmation of understanding" to all future documents
Mortarion
- He doesn't do traditional anything
- But he gave you his respirator
- Let you breathe his air
- On barbarus that's everything
- You thought he was showing trust
- He was binding himself to you
- He carved protection runes for you
- You thought it was sweet
- Those were marriage runes
- You've been living in his quarters for months
- You thought you were just staying over
- One day Typhon mentions "Your union"
- "What union?"
- Mortarion: "Our union. Obviously."
- "We're not... Are we married?!"
- "I gave you my breath. What more do you need?"
- "An actual wedding?!"
- He's confused and hurt
- "You accepted my air. You wear my runes."
- "I didn't know that meant marriage!"
- Long, painful conversation
- He thought you understood
- You had no idea
- "Do you... Want this?"
- "I want you. I just didn't realize it was official."
- He's relieved
- You're married in every way that matters to him
- You agree to make it official-official
- Death Guard are unsurprised
- This is very on-brand for their primarch
Magnus the Red
- Psychic bond
- He linked your minds
- Permanently
- "So we can always find each other"
- You thought it was romantic
- It was a marriage bond
- On Prospero that's the ultimate marriage
- More binding than any ceremony
- You've been psychically married for months
- You find out when another psyker senses it
- "Oh, you're bonded! Congratulations on the marriage!"
- "The what?!"
- Magnus: "Our bond? The joining of minds and souls?"
- "You said it was so we could communicate!"
- "It is. It's also a marriage bond."
- "Magnus!"
- He's shocked you didn't realize
- "I thought you understood the implications!"
- "I'm not a psyker, how would I know?!"
- The Thousand Sons all knew
- They thought you knew too
- You're psychically married
- It's permanent
- Can't be undone
- "So... We're stuck married?"
- "I... Yes? Do you not want...?"
- "I want to be married! I just wanted a choice!"
- "You did choose. When you accepted the bond."
- "I didn't know what I was accepting!"
- Long discussion about consent and communication
- He feels terrible
- You forgive him
- Actual ceremony so it's official in non-psychic ways too
- You're very married now
- At least you can literally never lose each other
Horus Lupercal
- Threw a massive celebration
- Introduced you to everyone
- "This is my beloved, my heart, my everything"
- You thought he was being dramatic
- He was announcing your marriage
- The entire Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus witnessed it
- You thought it was a party
- There was a ceremony
- You thought it was ceremonial (it was but also legal)
- Two months later you're listed as Warmaster's Consort
- Official title
- "Horus, why do I have a title?"
- "Because you're my spouse?"
- "Your what?!"
- He's shocked
- "The celebration! The vows! The witnesses!"
- "I thought it was a party!"
- He starts laughing
- Can't stop
- The mournival is dying
- "You've been the Warmaster's spouse for months"
- "And nobody told me?!"
- "We thought you knew!"
- Horus is delighted by this
- Thinks it's the funniest thing ever
- Also very romantic somehow
- "We've been married and you didn't even know"
- "How is that romantic?!"
- "It just is!"
- Throws another ceremony
- This time you know
- You're definitely married
- He won't let you forget this story
Lorgar Aurelian
- oh boy
- There was a ritual
- Very intense
- Very spiritual
- "Binding our souls for eternity"
- You thought it was religious, not legal
- It was both
- He's been calling you his "Eternal companion"
- You thought it was poetic
- It's a spousal term
- The Word Bearers all treat you like lorgar's spouse
- You thought they were being reverent
- Three months in official documents say you're married
- "Lorgar, beloved, what is this?"
- "Our marriage certificate, my heart."
- "Our what?!"
- "The ritual! The binding of souls! The eternal vows!"
- "I thought that was a religious ceremony!"
- "It was! A religious marriage ceremony!"
- He's confused you didn't realize
- You're shocked it was legal
- "We bound our souls"
- "I thought that was metaphorical!"
- "It was literal and metaphorical!"
- He's heartbroken you didn't understand the significance
- You feel terrible
- The ritual was beautiful
- You just didn't know what it meant
- "I want to be married to you"
- "You are married to me"
- "I mean knowingly"
- Second ceremony
- You understand every word this time
- He explains everything
- You're very married
- Spiritually and legally
Vulkan
- Oh no, vulkan
- He told everyone you're married
- His entire legion knows
- He made you a ring
- Forged it himself
- You thought it was a gift
- It was a wedding ring
- He calls you "My spouse" constantly
- You thought it was a cute nickname
- It's been a year
- A year
- You find out at a legion celebration
- "To the happy couple!"
- "What couple?"
- Everyone goes silent
- Vulkan: "...Us?"
- "We're not... Are we married?!"
- His face falls
- Pure heartbreak
- "The ring... Calling you my spouse... You didn't...?"
- "I thought you were being affectionate!"
- He made that ring with his own hands
- You've been wearing it for a year
- Everyone thought you knew
- Vulkan is devastated
- "You didn't know you were my spouse?"
- You feel horrible
- "I thought we were dating!"
- "For a year?!"
- You immediately clarify
- "I want to be married! I just didn't know I was!"
- He's relieved but still sad
- "I should have been clearer"
- "I should have asked"
- Lots of hugs
- Renewal of vows
- This time you both know what's happening
- The Salamanders are emotional
- You're definitely married
- That ring means everything
Corvus Corax
- Very quiet about it
- Gave you a raven feather
- "You're mine. Forever."
- You thought it was romantic
- It was a vow
- He integrated you into his life completely
- You have access to everything
- You thought he just trusted you
- His Raven Guard treat you like their Primarch's spouse
- You thought they were being respectful
- Six months later someone directly asks about your marriage
- "What marriage?"
- Corvus is there
- "Our marriage. The vow. The feather."
- "That was a marriage?!"
- He goes very still
- "You... Didn't know?"
- "No!"
- He's crushed
- Thinks you don't want him
- "I gave you my feather"
- "I thought it was symbolic!"
- "It is. Symbolically and legally."
- Raven Guard have a whole thing with feathers apparently
- You didn't know
- He's retreating into himself
- "Corvus, wait"
- "You don't want..."
- "I do want to be married! I just didn't realize I was!"
- He stops
- "... truly?"
- "Yes!"
- Relief
- You have an actual ceremony
- With words you both understand
- You're married
- He keeps the feather though
- That was the real wedding to him
Alpharius/Omegon
- Oh this is complicated
- You thought you were casually seeing one of them
- You're married to both
- You don't know when it happened
- There might have been a ceremony
- You might have been there
- You're not sure
- Official documents list you as married
- To both of them
- Somehow
- "How am I married to two people?!"
- "You're not married to two people"
- "The document says..."
- "You're married to one person who happens to be two people"
- "That's not how that works!"
- "It is for us"
- You genuinely can't remember agreeing to this
- They might have tricked you
- Or it might have been genuine and you forgot
- Who knows
- Alpha Legion thinks this is hilarious
- You're definitely married though
- To both
- Or one
- Or... you're not sure
- They're not clarifying
- "Do you want to be married to us?"
- "I... Yes?"
- "Then what's the problem?"
- "I'd like to have known about it!"
- "You did know. You just forgot."
- "Did I?!"
- You're never getting a straight answer
- You're married to them
- Probably
- Maybe
- Definitely
- Who knows
















