Marvel Imagines pt. 5

Heavy weighs the crown (3) ❤️‍🔥 Royal!AU

Song: Secession Studios - Poetry of Madness

Series warnings: character deaths, trauma, angst, fluff, betrayal, fantasy, dragons.

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You don't see the same person staring back in the mirror, you haven't for a while. Especially in this dress you don't recognize yourself, only in the colour of it which is a deep black.

It is custom for women who remarry to wear black, white dresses stand for innocence, purity, the black stands only that the dress and the wearer of it have been tainted by the loss of the first husband.

'You look beautiful, your grace...' Lena tells you. 'Absolutely...' Sharon adds.

'How are you feeling?' Sharon asks as she signs Lena to leave you and her to it. So Lena closes the door behind her until she is needed again.

'I do not want to do this...I am far from ready... Steve is a good man, kind and loyal but...'

'Anthony would've wanted this for you, you know this..' she lays a hand on your shoulder. 'Better Steve than someone who does not share your values..'

'And what if he comes to pass? There are not many princes or Kings that remain that share those values... what if I fail to protect him as well?'

'Your grace, you cannot think so negative, you haven't even married the man... you can not predict the future, but it shouldn't dictate the present... you can do this and you will...'

You take a deep breath before gathering most of your dress in your hands and nodding. 'Let us go now, before I change my mind...'

'It is finally happening Mary, our son is to be wed to the queen...' Joseph tells his wife. 'It is not like he loves the girl...but they can make that work... especially after all the effort I put into this.'

'He confessed differently to me...' the smile on Mary's face tells Joseph enough. He looks up to where his son stands with his two knights.

The doors open revealing you in your black dress, a dark vail and a big crown on your head, clothes fit for a queen. You ooze royal and yet you look so normal as well.

The whispers slowly fill the room as you step towards the altar, everyone bows their heads as you pass. But the only thing Steve is focussed on is how beautiful you look, your confidence makes him swoon almost.

When you reach the stairs, Sharon supports you by offering her hand, which you gladly take, afraid the nerves will make you take the wrong step.

Soon however Steve is the one to take your hand and guide you up. You give him a small smile and he chuckles silently. He can feel the trembling of your hand in his, remembering the words you spoke to him about being nervous.

'You've made it..' he whispers in High Valerian which makes you frown at him and then give him another smile.

The ceremony goes well, it's long and your feet are starting to hurt but somehow, standing opposite of Steve, your clammy hands in his equally clammy hands, it's not that bad. Maybe this all isn't that bad.

There's many rituals to go over in your kingdom, for high horned it's even more complicated, but somehow for Steve, it comes with ease. Just like the language of the high born people here.

You feel yourself drifting off into a comfortable space. The nerves drift away the longer his hand lays against yours. The final ritual having begun.

Your hands are palm to palm, just like the people do to compare hand sizes. You're is significantly smaller than his making you chuckle a bit.

'I now pronounce you husband and wife, king and queen... till death do part...' the priest announces and you can't contain the huge smile you've been keeping down.

Later that evening you're seated next to your new husband, talking and celebrating the marriage with those around you. Everyone is smiling at the two of you except one..

Someone in the crown is not smiling, Steve noticed his best friend being on guard this entire time. Even during the wedding he seemed off. It's like he knows something that Steve should know but is unaware of.

He quickly shakes the feeling, James probably doesn't have a good day. He has those sometimes where he can't even bring a smile to his face if his life depended on it, yes it must be one of those.. but then why is he talking to Steve's father?