“Okay,” the officiant said nervously while glancing between: demon royalty, crying cult members, and supernatural family members. “I have absolutely no training for… any of this.”
“We believe in you,” Nina called supportively.
“You should not,” Anderson muttered.
Meanwhile, my demon still hadn't looked away from me once, not even for a second. Then, quietly, soft enough that only I could hear, he admitted:
“I think I’ve loved you since the moment you summoned me while you were drunk with vanilla candles ”
The warmth in his voice nearly destroyed me right there in front of everyone.
The officiant finally cleared his throat awkwardly. “Right. Vows.”
Then, unexpectedly, my demon spoke first with no hesitation and no fear anywhere in his voice. Just complete honesty.
“I come from a world where love is treated like weakness,” he said quietly while holding my hand tighter. “Then you walked into my life and made me understand why people destroy kingdoms trying to protect it.”
The rooftop went completely silent. Even the city noise below felt far away. His gaze never left mine while he continued softer this time:
“You challenged me. Fought with me. Choose me even after seeing the worst parts of me.” Tiny pause. “And if you let me, I want every version of forever with you.”
I heard Nina crying somewhere behind me. The younger brother whispered: “I hate how good he is at this.”
Meanwhile I was trying very hard not to collapse in front of the entire rooftop. Then finally everyone turned toward me. I stared at him for one long second before laughing softly under my breath.
“Honestly,” I admitted quietly, “this all started because I bought stupid candles.”
Several cult members sobbed harder.
“But somehow,” I continued while squeezing his hand gently, “the best thing that ever happened to me came walking into my apartment acting emotionally constipated and terrifying.”
The younger brother choked laughing.
My demon stared at me in utter betrayal. “In front of witnesses?”
“Yes.”
“Cruel.”
“But true,” I whispered softly. Then quieter this time: “And I’d still choose you again.”
Silence hit the rooftop hard after that. Because everybody understood: this wasn’t a drunken mistake anymore. This was forever.
The officiant scrubbed quickly at one eye. “Okay wow. You may kiss before I cry professionally.”
My demon kissed me very carefully. And somewhere behind us, Nina screamed dramatically, the cult members collapsed into dramatic breakdowns, my mother started crying, and Anderson was finally relieved for the first time in weeks.
Then things got even worse because Nina and the younger brother decided to do THEIR vows immediately afterward. Which turned into complete chaos.
“I wasn’t planning to fall in love with you,” Nina informed him while holding his face dramatically.
A delighted grin spread across the younger brother's face. “You threatened me with a spear twice.”
“That was foreplay.”
Several human relatives gasped. His mother looked proud. Then unexpectedly the younger brother lost the teasing smile entirely before speaking quietly:
“I would follow you anywhere to the corner of earth to centre of hell.”
