This Door Does Not Separate Us
"Eliza?" Lovino asked, knocking on the shut door. His clock said that it was time, but she said she would come and get him. Hearing someone outside the door made him wonder what she was doing while making him wait. "Is that you?"
"...sorry! I'm not Elizaveta! Though if you'd rather marry her I think we have a problem~"
Antonio could hear the air practically stir up on the other side of the door. "Antonio! What the hell are you doing over here right now?"
"I was just fixing something, Lovi, no worries~"
If it had been anyone else saying 'no worries', Lovino would have been worried. As it stood, he was not. He rested his hand against the door. "Francis kissed me earlier."
"I know," Antonio responded, doing his best not to burst into laughter. To think of what his reaction would have been if he had only heard about this now! Maybe it was for the best he had gotten that over with ten minutes ago. He would have been crushing Francis' toes with his heel up at the altar and that would have been no good. "He told me what happened, but not before I gave him a black eye."
"A black... You hit him?"
"Ah... twice." Antonio's voice was hesitant, but Lovino was staring at the door as if it had just sprouted limbs and was trying to open itself. Antonio... hit Francis? Because of him? Maybe he should have expected this? Maybe? They were best friends though, Lovino had no idea that sort of thing had extended that far. He had to hold back his tears. "Don't worry though, Feliks touched it up! You can't tell at all!"
"You're so stupid, Antonio. I already did that. You didn't need to hit him again."
"Well, I didn't know that at the time!" Antonio reminded him cheerily, leaning his forehead into the door. That was interesting, Lovino was right there on the other side. If only the door was not there... This is the man I am going to marry.
"Yeah, yeah..." Lovino shook his head, resting his cheek against the door. "You shouldn't be here, should you? Where's Mr. Black Eye now?" This is the man I'm marrying.
"I was just passing by when I heard you, I couldn't resist~"
"Resist for a little longer, dammit."
I love you.
I love you.
Both of them rested were they were for a little longer, face and hand pressed against the single barrier between them.
Then Antonio left to his place.
Lovino waited one more minute.
It was time.
