Written for TrueBeliever831's Freeverse Challenge
Pairing: Teddy/Rose
Prompts: snow, freckles, wait(ing/ed)
The Bells Chime for Them
They rise and watch as she enters the room
and the organ starts playing that well-known melody.
Her grip tightens on Ron's arm as they start the slow walk.
Step after step; don't trip, Rose, don't fall.
All eyes are on her, but hers are on –
him.
He's waiting at the altar, her brothers lined up by his side.
Adorned in navy and a joyful grin, he looks like a homecoming,
all handsomely packaged up in twenty-seven-year-old flesh
and hers to return to forevermore.
As she nears him, his myriad freckles come into beautiful focus,
but even they do not outnumber the reasons she loves him.
Then her father steps back as she steps forward
to take Teddy's hand and his name, to love and to cherish.
Solemn vows are earnestly made and sealed with a heated kiss.
The promise of a lifetime shines in both of their eyes.
All eyes are on them, and theirs are on
each other.
Bells chime in delight as they leave the little hillside church
and emerge into the winter wonderland December has offered them.
They run towards their hippogriff-drawn carriage
with rings glittering on their hands.
They're both filled to the brim with joy and wedding night anticipation, and
snow falls like scattered confetti; nature's way of joining the celebration.
A/N: Thanks to The Rose in Death's Garden for pointing out that I'd forgotten the age difference between them. I've changed it so they are both actually adults now!
