#except pete is fighting beside him - deadly and beautiful - and vegas thinks 'fuck it'

[stormyoceans]

i apologize for being an absolute sap today but i can’t stop thinking about vegas and pete getting married

and im sorry but i KNOW vegas would be a nervous mess about it. he asked tawan to marry him once and it was the easiest thing in the world to say those two words and slide the ring on tawan’s finger, just another lie in his game of manipulation, so he doesn’t understand why his hands start to tremble and his mouth dries out at the simple thought of asking pete. he talks to macau about it once and macau just looks at him and says ‘isn’t that normal, though? this is pete we’re talking about’ and just like that vegas gets it, because yes, it’s pete, and vegas is in love with him, this time is real, and he means it, and he’s not exactly afraid pete will reject him, but. he wants to do it right

he asks macau if he’s okay with it even if he already knows the answer, and it’s worth it just to see his little brother pull him into a bone crushing hug and then launch into a list of all the things they’re gonna need for the wedding. then he goes to pete’s grandmother to ask her for her blessings, which she gives him with a pat on his cheek and a smile so similar to pete’s that makes his heart ache. the last he does is visiting his mother’s grave: he apologizes for not visiting more often, updates her on everything that happened, and most of all tells her about pete and how, for the first time in his life, he is happy. vegas only has one thing left from her, a necklace that he managed to steal before his father threw away all of her things the same day she died. he plans to turn it into an engagement ring and hopes she understands. before leaving, he promises her to bring pete along if he says yes, so she can meet him properly

im not sure how the actual proposal would go, mostly because i still have to decide if i want them to stay as far away from the mafia world as possible or if i want them to go back and reclaim the minor family for themselves, but i know that vegas WOULD go down on his knee. and pete says yes, of course he says yes, and when vegas puts the ring on pete’s finger and kisses it, he already knows what his vow is gonna be: to be together with pete in this life, and the next, and all the ones to come

#ngl i do kinda want them to be covered in blood when vegas pops the question #just to tone down the sweetness and because it also feels very them #like vegas plans this entire perfect evening to finally ask pete but then mafia stuff happens and all his plans go out of the window #except pete is fighting beside him - deadly and beautiful - and vegas thinks 'fuck it' #after pete shoots the last guy he turns around to check on vegas and finds him already down on one knee #vegas only gets halfway through his speech before pete is kissing him senseless #they can taste blood on their lips (theirs. someone else's) and there are dead corpses all around them it's still absolutely perfect #ANYWAY #i had the most dreadful day at work and this is how i cope #vegaspete #m: txt