Arranged Marriage

[bostonhowler]

It's a trope near and dear to our hearts. Arranged marriage.

Maybe it's for the family. Maybe it's for a friend. Maybe you know the person and have been expected to marry them for years. Maybe it's the wedding day and you have no clue who it is you'll be tied to for your natural life. Maybe you've been married a while, and you're just now starting your life, away from the expectations of others. Or maybe, the "others" are watching, waiting, making sure this marriage sticks.

Prompts for those who need them:



Reasons:

1. Station → You come from a royal, noble, or otherwise distinguished family who has chosen a suitable spouse for you.
2. Feud → You are being married to put an end to the bitter enmity between your two families.
3. Economics → Your economic state and/or your station will improve through the union, though one of you may be marrying down.
4. Empire → You and your spouse are merging your businesses and/or property to create something more influential or profitable.
6. Tribute → You have been offered as a gift or appeasement, alternately you're the spoils of war.
8. Bloodline → Carrying on your distinguished family name has fallen to you and the equally well-bred spouse of your family's selection.
7. Disapproval → Your marriage has been arranged to keep you away from the person with whom you truly wish to be.

Scenario:

1. First meeting → This is the very first time you're meeting your future spouse.
2. Courtship → To get to know each other and encourage affection, your family has approved of you going on dates.
3. Engagement party → Be it a huge, formal affair or a small, intimate get together, you're celebrating (or pretending).
4. Wedding day → The big day!
5. Reception → The big party!
6. Wedding night → Every meme needs a smut prompt, right?
7. Honeymoon → Where will you go with your new spouse and what will you do there?
8. Been at this a while → Just starting to get to know the other person

Comments

[goingthroughaphase]

"Oh really?" She hadn't noticed the garment bags. She'll have to check and see - really, any of the girls probably could have packed something for her.

"What time's the reservation for?"

[southernreaper]

"Eight. So, we've got time to get there, get changed, and make our reservation." He shrugs and puts the phone down, finally truly digging into his omelette. He's hungry, but he's been so focused on her, that he hasn't been eating.

"Unless you just want to get a pizza again?" Smirk.

[goingthroughaphase]

She laughs, lightly nudging him with her shoulder. "We'll see what they have on the menu," she replies.

[southernreaper]

He grins. Actually, full-on grins. "Well, if you insist I let you put on fancy clothes and eat at a restaurant." A sigh. "What's a poor husband to do but concede?"

[goingthroughaphase]

Her smile brightens at seeing his; it's a good look for him.

"Well," she says, her voice dropping so only he could hear her, "maybe you'd like taking off my fancy clothes afterwards?"

[southernreaper]

Yes! Yes he would. He chuckles, soft and low, so only she can hear it. "I would." He agrees, digging into his omelette. "Come on. We should get on the road soon."

[goingthroughaphase]

With a giggle, she nods. She only gets about halfway through her omelette - if that - before she gets full, but she finishes her iced coffee at least.

"Do you want any of this?" she asks when she decides she's done. "With the pizzas we still have, I don't want to take it with us."

[southernreaper]

He shakes his head. His own omelette is probably only 3/4 of the way finished. He probably should've gone for the pancakes, though he needed the protein this morning. "Nah. We'll tip well, and just head out."

Kevin flags down the waitress and gets their bill, leaving a ten on the table for her. "Ready?"

[goingthroughaphase]

She nods. "All set," she answers, slipping out of the booth.

Heading to the car, she looks over at him. "Do you want me to drive for a while? You seem to like driving, but I just thought I'd ask."

[southernreaper]

He stops. "Do you mind if I drive?" He has to remember, she's not Josh. Josh hated driving, and was glad to let Kevin do all of it. But if she wants to drive, he'll try to hide his anxiety and just let her do it. But she's right, he loves to drive. He loves it. If he weren't a mutant, he'd drive for a living.

[goingthroughaphase]

"Nah, I don't mind," she says with a wave of her hand. "I just thought I'd ask, in case you were tired of driving the whole time. But if you're okay with driving, that's fine."

It's probably just as well. She's gotten better since learning to drive, but she's still not the best driver.

[southernreaper]

"I really like driving." He says, opening her door for her. He enjoys driving more than he enjoys about anything else. Well, except forging. He climbs into his seat and buckles up. "Why don't you take that nap? I'll get us to Florida, no problem." He says taking her hand.

[goingthroughaphase]

Buckling her own seat belt, she takes his hand as well. “I can’t really sleep so soon after eating,” she says with a small laugh. “But I might fall asleep later.”

[southernreaper]

"Well, don't feel like you have to keep me company, all right? If you need to sleep, sleep." He says gently. He can entertain himself on a long car ride.

But he does stop for gas before they leave town, and gets a full tank before they head out on the freeway for Disney.

[goingthroughaphase]

She nods, though she does try to stay up a little while longer during the trip. A little conversation, some songs on the radio. But eventually, she does start to drift off during the long drive.

With an arm pillowing her head as she leans against the passenger door, Kitty is lulled to sleep.

[southernreaper]

When he stops, he pulls a coat over her. But, then, he gets right back on the road and heads south. Finally, around mid afternoon, he pulls into the resort where they'll be staying. "Kitty?" He reaches out a gloved hand and strokes her hair. "Kitty, time to wake up."

[goingthroughaphase]

"Mm...?" she murmurs sleepily, stirring slightly as she's roused awake. She yawns and rubs her eyes, glancing around as her mind tries to catch up.

[southernreaper]

Kevin smiles, taking his hand away. "We're here." He says, gently. "Disney's Kidani Village." He smiles crookedly, watching her. "I dunno what's waiting for us, but hopefully it won't be too horrible."

[goingthroughaphase]

She gives a sleepy giggle, stretching as best as she could to wake herself up more.

"It shouldn't be too bad," she says. Then she smiles playfully at him. "And if it is, we can just stay in the hotel room."

[southernreaper]

He chuckles and squeezes her hand, his gloves creaking. "Come on. Time to get out of this car. I need a shower and a nap." He checks his phone. "Alright, not a nap, because we've only got an hour until dinner, but definitely a shower." He finally gets out of the car and stretches hard. That felt good.

He goes and opens the door for her. "You wanna check us in, and I'll get the bags?" He asks.

[goingthroughaphase]

With a grateful smile, she steps out of the car and stretches again, this time having more room for more of a full-body stretch.

“Sure,” she says with a nod. “Is it under your name?”

[southernreaper]

He smirks a bit. "Well, Miss Ororo made the reservation so try Mr. And Mrs?" He's not sure whose name the reservation is under. It could be under Xavier's for all he knows. "If not, try the Professor's." He says, walking around to start gathering bags.

[goingthroughaphase]

With a playful salut, she heads into the hotel to get them checked in.

It really only takes a few minutes, and soon she returns, holding up a key card with a grin.

“It was under the Fords. Apparently we’ve got a nice honeymoon suite waiting for us.”

[southernreaper]

He chuckles, swinging the last bag over his shoulder. "Can you grab the garment bags?" He asks, loaded down. While Logan had packed light for them, letting them get the hell out of the Mansion - thank you Logan - Josh and whoever had packed for Kitty had not. They'd packed for a two week plus stay at a resort, so there were all sorts of things that had been packed.

Right now, he wouldn't be surprised is Mimsy is in one of the bags.

[goingthroughaphase]

Honestly, neither would she.

With a nod, she grabs the two garment bags still left before closing the trunk. Then she leads them to where the concierge had told her their room would be. "We have one of the villas, with a view of the Savanna," she says with a smile. "I'm kind of excited to see some of the animals they said are roaming around."