(Jaeha really feels like calling Nam Hee-seo "Ren Swan's "opposite number" is a bit much.)

(...wait, hold on.)

("Is Nam Hee-seo-nim hyung's mum?" Tae-hwan asks Woo-young in the softest whisper he can muster.)

("Yes. And his dad is Kang Jaehyuk.")

(WHAT THE FUCK)

"Oh, he basically raised himself after the first few years," says Ren, "I don't know if I can take much credit!"

(And everyone? Is just?? Talking???? To one of the most powerful people in Korea????? Like she's just some guy??????????????????)

(Pat pat pat.)

Jaeha and Haru weave between people a bit as the other guests want to congratulate them and wish them well and talk about how beautiful the ceremony was. Jaeha manages to not cry at all, which he feels is a victory, and he will hold onto it for the rest of the day. That was enough waterworks, thank you.

Charlie comes up and gives Haru a big wordless hug.

Aww that's nice. He's feeling a bit guilty that it took them so long to get to Haru's dad but in their defence there are so many people here and they were all trying to get attention and they mostly don't speak English so it was a bit hard.

And then Charlie lets Haru go,

and hugs Jaeha too.

oh

oh he's crying again okay

Charlie pats his shoulder and releases him.

"U-um. Thank you. Uh." That's a stupid thing to say. "I'm really happy you came." That's a less but still somewhat stupid thing to say. Sorry his brain is a little bit occupied by that hug.

"Wouldn't miss it for anything."

"Yeah.

"...I know this is really obvious and might be a cliché and repetitive but I really, really love your son. I want to make him the happiest man in the world." At least this time he isn't actively sobbing.

Charlie smiles. "He looks it."

Dinner is, of course, delicious. Jaeha wasn't the one to cook because are you fucking insane he would not be able to keep his hands steady while holding cooking implements but he did supervise and make sure it was going to be delicious. Sushi, bulgogi, bibimbap, various vegetarian options, stuff with meat and fish and bread and meat and fish specifically because Charlie likes that, and for dessert there's of course the wedding cake plus plus rice pudding plus tiramisu, and also a few different kinds of coffee. Nam Hee-seo has to excuse herself early, but most of everyone else stays until the end, and Jaeha feels like he's in some kind of fairytale, his life is so fantastic right now.

Haru feeds him cake. Just like on their first ("first") picnic date.

He is sooooooo in love. So in love. It's unreal how much he loves his Haru.

His Haru loves him too. And kisses him about it occasionally between bites of wedding cake. That they are having because it's their wedding and they just got married.

They diiiiiiid and fuck Korea actually. They can't say shit about any of this. Jaeha and Haru are so married. So, so married. The marriedest.

And at night, quite very late, they eventually say bye to the last guest and can finally be by themselves in the honeymoon cottage Jaeha rented them nearby.

"Ho hum, yawn, bedtime."

"Oh really? Well, I suppose I should do my husbandly duties and tuck you in, then," he says, picking Haru up in a bridal carry to take him to the bedroom where a bed with rose petals spread in a heart pattern on top of it awaits them.