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(Suletta’s vows are messily written in pencil on several loose sheets of folded-up notebook paper, the evidence of countless revisions and changes visually apparent on each of them.)
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Miorine --
I want to tell you that
The day that we
It's hard to know what to say here, but
Putting my feelings for you into words is REALLY hard. No matter what I say, I don't think it's ever going to be enough to convey just how much you mean to me. Trying to think of all the things I love about you is a daunting task, because I love EVERYTHING about you.
I love how passionate you are about the things you care about, and your drive to always do what's right. I love your smile, your laugh, your voice, because you're the one they belong to.
People who don't know you might think you're a little scary. Though, it is true that you can be sometimes. But you're also so kind, so smart, so funny, so gentle and caring. You're probably going to get mad at me like you always do for pointing this out, but it's true! You're the most amazing person I've ever met, and I want everyone to know it!
I didn't fall in love with you all of a sudden, like you did with me.
<—(future suletta: look up at her when you say this, it'll probably make her blush)
It happened slowly for me-- so slowly that I didn't even notice at first. But by the time I finally realized, I was in way too deep to ever go back.
XX It's probably a bit embarrassing for me to admit this here, but I didn't even know that I liked girls until I met you. XX
<—--DONT SAY THIS
You've changed my life in more ways than I can even count. I wouldn't be who I am today if I hadn't met you! You're a constant fixture in my life, my north star, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
I can't tell you how often I think to myself, "I wonder what Miorine would think of this!" Or, "what would Miorine do if she were here?" You're on my mind more often than not, whether we're apart or together.
Sometimes it's still hard for me to believe that I'm lucky enough to have you, and that you love me too. But I'm grateful that we found each other, and that despite everything, we're here together now.
You're the strongest, bravest, most resilient person I've ever met. I'm so excited to get married to you. I'm so excited to be your wife. I'm so excited to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you so much, Miorine, and no matter how many times I say it, it'll never be enough.
I promise to protect you and believe in you. If everyone else turns against you, I'll still be on your side.
I'll always ask you before I adopt a new stray cat, even though I know you'll say yes.
I'll text you three times a day no matter what.
My bride, my guiding light, my Miorine. You shine brighter than every star in the sky. Becoming your groom is the best thing that ever happened to me. I love you, Mio-Mio.
(I don't know if you remember, but a while ago, you told me I got to call you that again Once, and only once, so I saved it for here.)
Love you again.
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(Miorine’s vows underwent even more changes and revisions than Suletta’s did, yet the evidence of this isn’t nearly as apparent - her vows are are neatly typed, printed out onto several index cards, numbered, and secured together with a metal loop through holes punched in the corner– all to ensure she doesn’t inadvertently read them out of order. She’s determined to not let anything go wrong on her wedding day, after all.)
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Suletta --
When I first met you, I thought you were a bit of a pain in the ass. And to be fair, you sort of were back then.
But as I got to know you, and learned what sort of person you were, I very quickly found myself growing more and more enamored with you.
It's not a secret that I fell for you fast and hard. I know you well enough by now to know that you're probably going to tease me about that in your own vows.
I’d grown up being used to being treated as nothing more than my duties to the Benerit Group, or like a prize to be won. But you treated me like a person. You cared about me for me, not because of who my father was, not because of my status, and in spite of how coldly I treated you at first. It's like my world was covered in a layer of frost, which only began to thaw after I met you, my Suletta, radiant and warm as the sun.
And so my feelings for you grew, and grew, and even still only continue to grow more and more.
I love the sound of your voice. I love the feeling of your hand holding mine. I love looking into your eyes. I love everything about you, from the big to the small, and I always will.
Being kind is difficult, but you do it so effortlessly, without even needing to think about it. You just ARE, to your core, a kind person. Your unwavering loyalty, endless compassion, frankly reckless sense of optimism, and steadfast hope in the face of overwhelming odds – all are traits that I endlessly admire.
Even to people you don't know – some random girl floating in space, for instance – you worry for them, and offer them your deepest compassion. You always give people the benefit of the doubt, regardless of if they deserve it or not. And you extend a comforting hand to those who may need it. I know that I certainly did.
You amaze me, you dazzle me, from the grandest gestures to the most minor. I'm starstruck by you, and I hope to never stop.
I’m a better person because I met you, and you continue to make me a better person every day that I know you. I wouldn't be the person I am today had I not met you, my love, and I would never want to be anyone else.
I can’t imagine my life without you in it. Loving you is entrenched as a part of my being, an immutable aspect of myself that I could never change. I'm never happier than I am with you by my side. Nothing else even comes close.
Since we first met, it's been the greatest honor of my life to watch you grow as a person, from an immature bud to a vibrant blossom, to the woman who I'd follow to the ends of the Earth and beyond. I'm so unbearably proud of you, my love. Of the person you've become, of the person you've always been, of the person you're going to be. I can't wait to see you grow more and more as we spend the rest of our lives together.
I vow to be your staunchest ally, from now until the last star of the universe fizzles out, and beyond.
I vow to support and care for you no matter what.
I vow to bring you as much comfort and joy as you bring me every day.
I vow to be a woman worthy of calling myself your wife.
I vow to believe in you from the bottom of my heart, forever and always.
I vow to text you three times a day, every day.
I love you, Suletta Mercury, with every fiber of my being. Stay by my side forever. Rest assured that no matter what, I'll be at yours.
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"Those vows made me want to freakin' throw up," Chuchu deadpans at the reception.
Nika sniffles, dabbing a tissue at the corner of her eyes. "Oh, hush."