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War of Hearts - Russell Taylor

WHO ||Dean, Rose, Sam, Alainn [closed]
WHAT || Dean & Rose spontaneously tie the knot
WHERE || The French Quarter 24/7 Wedding Chapel, New Orleans
WHEN || A couple weeks post LA, after the Rafael rescue (2017)
HOW || Actionspam (single thread)

[ No one probably ever thought this day would come, probably least of all the bride and groom.

But a surprise proposal (of sorts) from Rose has led them both here, as the clock clicks close to midnight, to one of the only 24/7 wedding chapels there is, conveniently located right here in New Orleans, where they happened to make the decision.  Neither one of them seems to want a big wedding, so much as they just want to get married already, although everyone is a little concerned that Dean is going to develop cold feet as the time draws nearer.  With a nat 20 will save though, he's actually eerily calm about the whole thing as Sam drives him to the place and they fill out the paperwork, while Alainn gets Rose ready in a nearby room.  Dean takes a moment to slip the guy running the place some cash money under the table not to put their name up on the public registry that they keep on their website, to at least not flagrantly advertise their location.  By the time anyone traces them here from the actual signing of documents, they should be long gone.  Once all that's done, Dean and Sam have a few moments alone while they go to process everything, and he steps into the chapel room, walking slowly down the aisle with his hands shoved in the pockets of the suit that Alainn picked up for him and Sam talked him into actually wearing, studying the kooky decor with a pensive look on his face. ]

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[attollores]

[It's like Rose's understanding is all that is needed before the clouds clear from her eyes completely, and then she's hugging Rose fiercely.]

Aye. Forever. [her own emotions threaten to overwhelm her (Will save 23), but she pulls back from the hug with a shake of her head and another airy laugh as she swipes the moisture from the corners of her eyes.]

Ack, enough of this emotional crap! Let's get you hitched! [who are you kidding Alainn, you're gonna bawl like a baby as soon as those doors open up.

As they stand and wait for the musical cue, her arm threaded with Rose's she thinks back on Katie, her first friend in this world, aside from Colleen. So much of her personality, so many of her views on life had come from her, and so much of her sorrow had been caused by her. Katie and Rose were so different from each other, so fundamentally other that comparing the two was impossible.

Katie had been weak, frail in a way that made even Alainn look like an Amazon compared to her. Delicate not only in her frame but her mental and physical health. But there had been such a spark to her, such a melancholy demeanor that was so tragically beautiful it was hard to stay away.

But Rose? Rose was so much stronger, so much abler and equipped to live in this world, to live period. And she didn't run away from her problems, didn't hide from the difficult, or take the easy way out. Alainn could only hope to compare to Rose in some small way, in any way, to be able to mimic even a fraction of her strength.

And the best way to start would be to make it through this wedding without embarrassing any of them.]

[littledhampir]

[ The hug is returned with a restrained ferocity - look you don't want Rose to let go of said restraint. We love her but she's scary - her chest expanding and tightening as the waves of emotion roll through her and despite Alainn's attempt to put the emotional crap to bed, she can't allow this moment to pass without making sure the other woman knows exactly how much she matters, how much a part of this day, of her life that she is. ]

I'm the person I am because of you.

[ The person who was still capable of love and more than that of trust. Because Rose had so many reasons not to trust the people in her life, to always expect betrayal from the ones you least expect it but Alainn... it was never a question with her and the fact that she could have that? In spite of everything they'd seen? That was more than she could even begin to express in words. ]

And I wouldn't change that for anything.

[ Her gaze flits to the side, a brief moment of eye contact before traveling over her shoulder. Rose needing to reassure herself that this was the one moment in their lives that the four of them could have something good without Hell or Heaven or an apocalypse chasing them down.

(Spot 36 - IDK what you were expecting here she's long been embracing that Winchester paranoia. ]

[attollores]

[It's only through sheer force of will that she is able to keep herself from bursting into a fit of tears at Rose's words (Will save 25). That doesn't mean her face doesn't twist up, bottom lip quivering and eyes scrunched as the hug ends. She scrapes together the last remaining shreds of her emotional restraint, taking in and releasing a huge breath of air before her smile comes back as the music cues.

She sees the paranoid glance Rose casts over her shoulder, looking around them too (Spot 38) for anyone who would dare intrude on this moment. The fire of emotions swirling through her, the ache of the past and the pure joy for her friends and their future lights dangerous in Alainn as she assesses for a threat as well.

Let anyone, or anything, interrupt this day. She would kill whatever stood in their way. did I ever mention that Alainn um...well she kinda cray cray sometimes??.]

And I am who I am because of you, Rose. Let anyone try to change that, or to stop this. Just let them try. [murder would happen.]

[littledhampir]

[ It's just another reason Rose is grateful to Alainn. She doesn't judge her paranoia, she embraces it, understands it without even knowing all the reasons behind it. Because she trusts that if Rose feels there's a reason to check, then there simply is a good reason. It's not the kind of acceptance or understanding that comes easily, Rose knows that. She doubted she'd ever get that same level of faith and trust from the members of the rest of her team and while she got it? She loved Alainn for being the one person who gave her that trust and faith anyway.]

Three Winchesters and you? They'd have to be suicidally stupid to try. [ Relaxed now that she's at least, confirmed with her own eyes that danger isn't visibly looming around the corner.

There is still something missing, however, something she can't make perfect about this day and that's the simple fact, that Wynn isn't here. Because while she'd never given marriage any serious thought until now, there had been some part of her that had just expected, he would be the one to do this for them. He'd been the first person to see the same thing in Dean that she had. The first person to truly believe in her. The first to support them, to try and understand them even when they were bringing insanity right to his doorstep and she missed him. Not just his leadership in a time when everything was falling down around them, but the way he always made her feel like whatever she was doing was right, even in the face of everything being wrong. ]

I wish Wynn could be here... [ Voice quiet, not quite melancholic but there's that hint of sadness there as she squeezes Alainn's arm. ]

I think he'd get a kick out of this. [ A soft smile playing at the corners of her mouth as she tries to conjure the expression she liked to imagine him making if he could have been here with them. ]

[attollores]

[No, she really wouldn't judge her the paranoia she expresses. Rose, Dean, Sam, all of them had readily earned that paranoia, and if there was one thing Alainn had learned through the years was that a healthy dose of the stuff was something real survivors shared. Her trust of Rose was implicit, and that wasn't about to change on the day of her wedding where paranoia should be the furthest thing from any bride's mind. She knows too much to believe it was unwarranted.

But she will let her own paranoia pass at Rose's comments about Wynn. She misses him too, more than she thought she would. He was the one who had found her and brought her to the Knights, after all. She had always been a Wynn-stan, and just because he was currently missing didn't mean that either of them was going to give up on him.]

Well, we'll just have to make sure he shows up for the killer reception that Mark and I are going to throw for you and Dean. [cuz yes, he really would get a kick out of this. And yes, he is going to be there for their happy endings, no matter what it took.] Remind me to tell you the story of the first time I met Wynn, I think you'll get a kick out of it.

[littledhampir]

[ Well if anything was going to distract Rose from her Wynn lament, it was that and she double takes, a look of exasperation on her face that is completely ruined by the smile that breaks through anyway. She'd fight her on it, if she thought it would help but considering she'd just thrown together a pretty incredible wedding with literally no time to even worry about her own appearance? Maybe this one time she could just, suck it up and remember that it wasn't just about her.

Besides. The world could literally end before that happens. It's the little things? ]

Yeah? [ Grin widening. ] Then remind me to tell you about the time that I surprise hugged him.

[ Aren't you glad this is the image you're going to have in your head as Rose is about to walk down the aisle, Alainn? ]

[attollores]

[She catches the look Rose casts before she is smiling again, and that causes her to chuckle in triumph. Just try to argue her out of a party, not gonna happen. Not even the end of the world would stand in her way.

That mental picture though, Rose hugging Wynn the un-huggable. That gets her a loud burst of laughter.]

We'll swap stories after. [she gives her friend a kiss on either cheek, then heads to the front of the chapel to stand opposite of Sam, grinning at him and Dean in unrestrained glee. She can't wait to see the look on his face when he sees Rose.]