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Fairy tales had been Momo's childhood. The magic, the adventure, the happily ever after— all this and more helped shape her into the hopeless romantic she was today.

Yet her favorite part had never been the once upon a time, the end; the acquisition of the plot-saving magical item; not even the moment Prince Charming would save his damsel in distress. All those were well and good, if a little cliché and formulaic at times, and she loved those bits and all, but from the first time she heard one, the part of fairy tales Momo had loved most was very near the end, when all the kingdom cheered for their new queen. That was when all was right and good in the world: everyone was where they belonged, and the happily ever after-ing could begin.

For some reason, all this came to mind as she stood dressed in white with her love, Shoto, before her in front of an audience of, well, the world. She smiled to herself; when you were both pro heroes getting married, everyone wanted to see.

Shyly, her very soon-to-be husband smiled slightly back at her, and Momo had to hold in a laugh. Not because it was particularly funny, but she was practically bubbling over with happiness. They'd been waiting a long time for this day, and with the sheer number of their hero friends around, no villain would ever dare even think of ruining the moment.

"…and to enjoy life's simplest pleasures with, for as long as you both shall live?"

Both blinked. Momo panicked; she had no idea whom the officiant was addressing, she was so caught up in her own little world.

"I do," both she and Shoto blurted in unison, and they shared a look of surprise. Judging by his expression, he had probably zoned off as well, and judging by the audience's tittering laughter, they had probably been able to tell.

The officiant gave them an amused smile. Instead of correcting them, saying who it should have been, he simply told them, "You may kiss the bride."

[…]

Her face flushed red from exhilaration of the kiss, Momo slipped her hand into Shoto's, and together, they faced their cheering audience for the first time as husband and wife.

So began the happily ever after.

Author's Note x. school's out n happy pride month~ thanks for reading, follow/fave if you're new, drop a review if you'd like, and as always, have a greaaat daaay~~~