>>66665895You keep asking for this so here ya go. Also sorry for the delay nature called.
>Good lord above that's a big family. I brush my tux down one more time as I look at myself in the mirror, a few male aquilops standing nearby.>"Ay, mijo you clean up real nice, eh?" Extremely thick Rexican accent spills out of a tall aquilops man, Rosa's father. I can see where she got her hair curls from. Tall and lean, farmer strength.>" 's a shame your papa y mama aren't here." I get a pat on the back that moves into a shoulder grab. I made my peace with that a while ago but it still pulls at my heartstrings to see how much Rosa's family accepted me as part of their own.>Tears choked back down and I ready myself one last time. Game time.>I step away from the mirror and the tall aquilops gives me room to pass by, pushing open the door to the changing room and marching down the hall to the altar. Excitement firing off in my limbs. I push open the main hall door and peer out to the crowd. My god there's probably over a hundred people here. I was never a public.>I swallow my anxieties and stick to the plan. Vows are written and stowed away just in case the worst comes to pass. I step out and notice many many pairs of eyes now on me. I do my best to tune them out and imagine my bride-to-be.>"An-on they're not staring on purpose, just curious and excited." I play her voice in my head, instantly calming my nerves.>I take my place at the front and calls start to be sent out. The ceremony starts soon. I look over to the priest, younger than I'd expected but no spring chicken. Some sort of Ptero man, ashy blond hair, late 30s to early 40s likely. He is busy thumbing through a small book. Wonder how much he gets paid.>My idle thoughts are shut off as the final notice is rung, a shushing and silence thrown over the crowd of saurians. cont.