This little Harkstiel marriage ficlet popped in my head as I was falling asleep last night:<\/i><\/p>\n
Jack held Castiel\u2019s hand as they listened to the judge. Jack had been to plenty of weddings, participated in a few too. But this was different. They both knew that \u2018till death do us part\u2019 had a whole \u2018nother meaning in their lives. Jack knew this wasn\u2019t another mortal that he would love and lose. Their lives might take them far from one another but for this moment, in this place, they were joined.<\/p>\n
They hadn\u2019t planned on the day going this way. They were in the States, working on a case, when the decision came down. Jack had been glad for the changes over the past years; it made his male partners less wary, less fearful of the consequences.<\/p>\n
Their work had taken them into downtown and suddenly they found themselves in the middle of a celebration. Jack had been grinning since he heard. Castiel had observed, both the others and Jack and finally pulled him aside.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou and I have a different view of eternity,\u201d he\u2019d said. \u201cBut I do believe you would like to make a commitment. We already have, in a way, but would you like to make it here?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re asking me to marry you,\u201d smiled Jack. \u201cThen yes.\u201d He leaned in to kiss him, glad that no one would look twice at them here.<\/p>\n
Castiel met his gaze as they broke apart, then took his hand and led him into the courthouse.<\/p>\n
It had been easy enough for them to forge their way into a marriage license. They got in line with the other couples and Jack struck up a conversation with the two ladies in front of them. They\u2019d been together almost ten years and were raising an adorable little boy that clung to one of his mom\u2019s legs in the crowd.<\/p>\n
Which led them at last to here, standing in front of a judge, making their vows. The people behind them clapped as they kissed and they barely dodged the photographer on the way out. Jack wrapped an arm around Castiel\u2019s waist and kissed him again. \u201cI promise I will love, honor and cherish you,\u201d he said quietly. \u201cFrom here to the far corners of the universe, in whatever stolen moments we might share.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I will do the same,\u201d said Castiel, weaving his fingers into Jack\u2019s. \u201cLove, honor and cherish the man you are, wherever we might be.“\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This little Harkstiel marriage ficlet popped in my head as I was falling asleep last night: Jack held Castiel\u2019s hand as they listened to the judge. Jack had been to plenty of weddings, participated in a few too. But this was different. They both knew that \u2018till death do us part\u2019 had a whole \u2018nother … <\/p>\n