Oh hey, what's this in the mail? A wedding invite?
(Template by @/bunnwich)
A lot of the pieces for this were stuff I feel I spent WAY too much time thinking about. The flowers for example:
Sea Holly: Loyalty, stability, endurance
Oleander: while poisonous, can symbolize deep and complex romantic relations
Lavender: Devotion, calm
while I'm not great at designing cake, I hope it could be seen the tiers all having frosting waves crashing against the lil sandy patch on top, with a Sturgeon Scale, Gold Coin, and Pocket Watch tucked in.
The lil faint image of Georgina in there is more of a joke:
The notion that Jade would be the one to propose I thought would be almost unheard of. All three had passed around the idea, but never overly committed to kickstarting it. Georgina is a very observant woman. She can see the pining from miles off. So she gives them the world's best excuse:
"It just makes good Business sense," She crooned. "The next head The Family Business needs strong connections. We and the Ashengrottos are already well acquainted with each other, and we adore Azul already. Add onto that, Mr Eastwind is such a willing and eager boy, who I'm sure would have no issues helping us establish a better foothold on land. It just makes for good business all around."
Their biggest 'tradition' they've enacted as newly weds is maintaining their professional appearances and reserving -most- affections (especially ones when two gang up on the third) behind closed doors. It keeps business and pleasure separate, but also helps keep such gestures special. 'For Your Eyes Only'.
(special smooch image inspired by 'The Kiss' by Gustav Klimt)
NOTE: This meme heavily features themes of weddings, pregnancy, and birth as well as the normal themes of zombies, radiation, bandits, & usft! Please beware if you're triggered by any of those themes!
As many of these rely on certain requirements, feel free to add '&' to reverse the action!
[RING?] - sender proposes to receiver
[RING] - receiver proposes to sender
[IMPULSE] - receiver proposes to sender while in active danger
[ELOPE] - sender and receiver exchange vows while in danger
[WED] - sender and receiver have a wedding at their camp/settlement
[HONEY] - sender and receiver have a "honeymoon" in an abandoned cabin
[PANIC] - an attack by zombies interrupts sender and receiver's wedding
[CROWD] - an attack by bandits interrupts sender and receiver's wedding
[REJECT] - sender refuses to marry receiver because of the state of the world
[PITTER] - sender and receiver discuss starting a family in this apocalypse
[PATTER] - sender tells receiver they want children
[NAH] - sender refuses to have children with receiver because of the state of the world
[LATE] - sender tells receiver they're pregnant
[BUMP] - sender and receiver feel their baby kicking
[UNSAFE] - receiver refuses to let sender leave camp
[BIRTH] - sender gives birth in a makeshift infirmary
[SPRING] - sender gives birth in the wild
[BONES] - sender gives birth in an abandoned building
[NEW] - sender gives receiver their baby to hold
[LIFE] - sender and receiver introduce their baby to its siblings
[ROUGH] - sender recovers from difficult delivery in a makeshift infirmary
[ROCK] - sender and receiver protect their family from zombies
[FIST] - sender and receiver protect their family from bandits
[WHAT?] - sender and receiver's child picks them a mutated flower
[HELP] - sender and receiver seek cure for their child's radiation poisoning
[HAPPY] - sender and receiver introduce their child to members of their camp
[YELLOW] - sender and receiver watch their children play in camp
[TEACHER] - sender and receiver teach their child to hunt
Bonus: QUOTES
"I thought you'd be happy."
"We're finally alone."
"I don't think they're here to congratulate us."
"Do we even get a happy day in all this shit?"
"I love you. Be brave."
"I won't bring a child into this."
"We can't protect the kids we already have."
"This isn't a world for children."
"I can't give up on this world."
"Our life has room for one more, right?"
"Isn't it our job to rebuild humanity?"
"If it will make you happy."
"A shack? Some honeymoon."
"We'll make the most of it like we always do."
"We're finally a family, see?"
"We fucked up."
"I didn't mean for this to happen."
"It isn't safe for you out there."
"Why can't I go with you if I want to?"
"Are you sure?"
"How do you know?"
"We need to move camp."
"They're pushing the walls down!"
"I'll always protect you."
"Please, we need medicine."
"Is there a doctor here?"
