august 28

[youfeelluckypunk]

Wedding planning is more stressful than he or Luke had imagined. It's not that they're having second thoughts, no, there's no chance of that. It's not even that they're worried they'd picked too soon a date, it's really more that there are so many more options in terms of things like cakes and suits and venues and catering and color schemes that they hadn't really been prepared for it. That's not something he's used to, being unprepared, but Reid hasn't had much exposure to weddings in the past so he supposes he should be fair to himself and admit he wouldn't have had a reason to do much reading up on the subject.

Still, he's on a mission today to come to a more conclusive decision about where he and Luke are going to get married. They've been trying to decide between two options since the day they'd gone cake tasting, and they haven't found anything to trump either of them so far. Granted, neither of them have really been looking for anything else because the two places they already have in mind seem so perfect but that's the trouble right there. In their respective ways, Kagura and the library suit them in terms of what they mean to each other, of what's special about their relationship, and Reid is having trouble deciding. Luke has promised whatever he chooses is going to be just fine with him, so it seems Reid is the one in charge of making the final choice. Luke, on the other hand, has been tasked with finding the rings, so they're just about even.

Today, he's enlisted help from the only close friend of his who's actually been married. T.J.'s supposed to meet him soon, at a cafe they both like, and Reid taps his foot against the ground as he waits. His coffee has remained untouched but for one sip so far and for the first time in maybe ever, Reid wonders if maybe it's a better idea not to drink it.

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[inablur]

It's strange sometimes to think about himself as being married. Not in any sort of a bad way, not at all, but even after a six month engagement, and all the planning and the wedding ceremony itself, the fact of actually being married is a difficult one to wrap his head around. This was never supposed to be his life, after all. Anywhere else and it wouldn't have been. When T.J. stops to think about it, it's a big fucking deal. When he doesn't, it just feels normal, like nothing's really changed all that much, which he figures is probably how it should be.

With all of that being the case, he's almost surprised when Spencer asks him for assistance, but he doesn't hesitate to agree. Wedding planning was a lot more work than he'd expected, and as bizarre as it is to be the married one in the little group of friends he's carved out for himself here, he might as well try to pass on some of what he knows.

Stepping through the door of the café, he smiles when he sees Spencer already at a table, lifting one hand in a slight wave as he makes his way over. "Hey," he says. "You haven't been waiting too long, have you?"