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9 - union ; the second waltz | andré rieu

was george rejected by clay? he doesn't know. it's all unclear, confusing, and after crying on darryl's shoulder, with darryl trying so hard not to be mad at clay for unintentionally messing with his friend's head. but he doesn't know clay's side of the story yet, he can't be mad yet, and he just did what he can - offer george his company, to which george gracefully accepted.

darryl stayed over, taking the couch. and george went up to his bedroom to sleep -- a very long sleep, he hoped to be in his dreamland, reliving his past life where dream-clay? whoever the man was, reciprocated his feelings towards him.

today was the day dream and george were to be wed, they've been together for about three years now, they were going to be wed in a forest and everyone was invited and free to come - the people in dream's nation and people from other nations. they weren't opposed to the idea of two men being married, well, they can't speak up - they're all too intimidated by dream's cold exterior, techno's swordsmanship, philza's dark, mighty wings and sharp talons, as well as wilbur's ghostly aura.

the maids were fixing george up, he was wearing a plain ruffle shirts with brown pants, a flower crown resting on his scalp, along with a veil covering his face - embroidered with different flowers, with a vast array of coloured threads. dream was wearing almost the same thing with minor differences, as well as his iconic white masquerade mask.

many people showed up at the event, taking their seats while conversing among themselves. dream stood at the right side of the pastor, with phil and techno by his side. tubbo was their ring bearer and tommy, he threw flowers aggressively at everyone. wilbur, was sat on the left side with his guitar - playing songs dream and george adored.

earlier this year, george met delilah - a sorceress with brown, curly locks and one green eye, the other was a milky white, permanently blinded. she also had a peculiar mark on her neck from the flavus kingdom, though she burned most of it off, it was barely visible.

before george walked down the aisle, delilah have him a bone crushing hug.

"your parents would've been so proud of you." she whispered, wiping a tear away from george's cheek. she adored the boy like his own son, and she was also very proud of him.

dream was nervous, and phil smiled at him in hopes to comfort him. wilbur then looked up to see george at the entryway, he smiled and started to play the song he caught dream humming when he was eating george's pastries, or adoring george in general. dream looked at the aisle and saw his future husband walking down with delilah, and tears welled up in his eyes - george looked absolutely beautiful.

"dream." techno quietly handed him a white handkerchief, and he gracefully accepted - wiping his eyes with it.

delilah handed george over to dream, and they stared at each other in awe as the pastor said the stuff he was supposed to, dream snapped out of his daze when he was asked to recite his vows.

"george, i remember that day i found you in your small cottage. you looked absolutely ethereal, i was starstruck." dream started, "i was so starstruck that i even pretended to be lost, that i didn't know the area." he chuckled.

"then you treated me with kindness, feeding me a plethora of pastries and sweets, sharing stories underneath the clear blue sky, that was when i knew it wasn't infatuation anymore - what i felt for you was more than that." dream held george's hands tighter than ever before, and george squeezed in return, comforting him and urging him to continue.

"you are my north star, my polaris, you encompass the way home, and you render the thoughts of aimless wandering to be obsolete. you're my home and i hope i am yours." dream continued, and george smiled at him, mouthing a 'you're my home' to him, making him chuckle.

"lord knows that i love you with every fiber of my being; i love you as you are, because i know that you are mine and i am yours." dream paused and took a breath, "you exist underneath my skin; the cause of stardust running through my veins, of my bones shattering to pieces as stars and supernovas spilled out of the sharp, hollow pieces of collagen and calcium phosphate. you're the creature my heart sings hymns and lullabies to, the reason why the flowers in my lungs bloom brighter than they ever did in the past few years."

george's eyes were full of tears, and they were threatening to fall at any moment, all he felt for the man before him was nothing but love and adoration.

"and so, george. i vow to protect you from the world, allow them to go through me before hurting you. i vow to be with you on your constant trips to the forest, looking at flowers and different sceneries. and finally, i vow to love you forever, and ever - until all of our hairs turn gray and more than that, i will love you for eternity, and i promise that this love will last for lifetimes." dream stopped, encouraging george to start.

"dream, i remember when you took me out on our fourth date, you wanted to hold my hands, but i was hesitant - my hands were abnormally cold and sweaty and i was scared you'd pull back. but no, you just smiled and held my hand anyway, wrapping them with your warmth, and just like that, you've melted my frozen heart." george said, smiling at the end, "i know i always lean on you, but i vow to let you lean on me when times get tough, lean on me as we sit on the rooftop, like we used to. you can stare at me with your sleepy eyes and i'd joke about you having a staring problem. and when the moon is bright enough, we'll come home together and fall asleep to the crooning lullabies of sheet music."

as the townsfolk watched the scene unfold, their hearts were filled with warmth and joy. no matter how cold or stoic the king was to them, what they're witnessing was pure love and even the most ruthless king was capable of it.

"i remembered when i realized that i loved you, i couldn't - i just can't let you go. you are sweet and compassionate, and a genius. you were out of my league but you loved me, you were this mythical being that crashed into my life and i love you so much." george took a breath, "and so, i vow to love you forever, to love you as you are, and to stay by your side till the end of time, for you took me to a different universe where no one could find me as my feet left the ground, you took me somewhere peculiar; a place where flowers bloomed and the birds sang pretty songs on tree tops. you took me to a place so special because it was just you and i."

they admired each other, zoning out, the pastor's voice becoming nothing but white noise, and as tubbo handed them the rings, they were asked the same question, their answers the same.

"i do." dream smiled.

"i do." george stared at dream with a twinkle in his eyes.

and so, they kissed. with george taking dream's mask off to cover themselves the view.