spamalot } { wedding bell blues

[impetere]

[♫ Say Something ~ Pentatonix]

[The wedding had been lovely.

Not that she wouldn't expect it to be, considering how long it had been coming. Allison and Lydia's planning was perfect and she and Scott couldn't be happier, which is really the important thing. Add to the fact that Tyler had been an awesome date stand in, and the evening had gone a lot more smoothly than she expected.

(It still hurt, even though she'd been prepared. It still stung a little more sharply than she thought it would, seeing him with another girl, but for the most part she was keeping it together. She's always been good at that, burying her emotions where no one else could see them.

The funny thing is, he's always the one who managed to see through them.)

But Tyler's spending some time talking to Nadia and her mom, and she needs a little air, so she makes her way out to the patio near the dance floor, hanging out with her drink. Allison and Scott are dancing together like the rest of the world had fallen away and it was just the two of them there, just like always. They always were perfect together, always so sure of what they wanted, and she envied them for that.

Malia and Isaac too.

And now she's standing, alone, on the side of a dance floor at a wedding where she should be happier, but she's not. There's still that nagging feeling of something being missing. She just wishes she wasn't so sure of what it was.]

Comments

[fadingspark]

[Scott, of course, is happy for Stiles, squeezing his shoulder and smiling like the puppy he is.]

Won't tell a soul. But congrats, man.

[Stiles nods, then stands up, looking at Malia a moment before holding his hands out. It's what he always did when asking for a hug]

I'll make sure the date doesn't interfere with yours.

[wildkingdom]

It better not.

[And she'll give him that, wrapping her arms around his shoulders tightly. It's not what she wants, but if it's what he wants, then she'll try to be supportive.]

She better make you happy, or I'll kick her ass.

[fadingspark]

I'd warn her, but she's in the dark on the whole werewolf thing. Not really ready to give her the whole "werewolves are real" speech and all.

[wildkingdom]

She doesn't have to be in on werewolves to know that I can kick her ass.

[Because Malia's a brawler, even without her wolf.]

[fadingspark]

Alright, then if things ever go bad, you're first in line to kick her ass. But Things aren't going to go wrong. I promise.

[wildkingdom]

I hope not.

[She pulls back with a smile that was closer to a genuine one.]

Really. I want you to be happy.

[fadingspark]

I know. And I am. Especially with you guys as my friends. Can't really get any better than that.

[wildkingdom]

Good.

[She doesn't fully buy that she's happy, but she'll take his word for it for now.]

[fadingspark]

Alright, we should probably get back out there. I mean, Scott, Allison's probably ready to shoot me. And if not her, Lydia's going to have my head.

[wildkingdom]

[Malia nods in agreement, before pulling away and heading back towards the ballroom and they all segue into the Tyler/Cora thread because yay continuity!]