“But... But what?” Kurt asks, desperate to make some sense out of this situation.

“But... not like this,” Blaine squeezes Kurt’s hands. Kurt blinks, and he looks shocked, so Blaine starts to feel the panic rise. They just got back together and now he’s messing it up all over again.

In a rush of panic, he starts rambling. “I love you, so, so much and I do wanna marry you. You know I do. I asked you to marry me and I still want that for us, but our time apart made me realise that it’s okay to take things slow-”

“Blaine.”

“-because I am sorry for rushing us earlier, I was just so afraid to lose you again and I am feeling the same anxiety but I also-”

“Blaine!”

But Blaine’s shaking his head and his eyes are closed. He can’t bear to see the heartbreak that he’s causing.

“-don’t want to to this because I feel like we have to, or because Brittany wants us to, because we should get married because we want to-”

“Blaine! Open your eyes.”

Blaine does and that’s when he sees that’s Kurt gotten down on one knee. He’s smiling and turns to Sue.

“Can I have one of those rings?”

“Gladly, Porcelain,” Sue takes one of the ring off her pinkies. Kurt gladly takes it and then he lets out a shaky laugh.

“Blaine Devon Anderson, will you marry me one day? Not now, but another time?”

“Yes... Always, yes!”

Once, Kurt and Blaine told April Rhodes that they enjoyed a long engagement and it’s true. Every time people asked them for the wedding date, they said after college.

And they kept their promises.

Kurt’s looking at himself in the mirror. He can someone move behind him.

“Dude, you look fine,” Elliott says.

“Jitters,” Kurt says and he sprays more hairspray to perfect his quiff. It’s silly that he has those jitters. He’s never been more certain of anything. This day has been years in the making.

The door opens and Mercedes’s head pokes in. “Knock knock?”

“You’re already here,” Kurt says with a smile. 

Mercedes extends her arms and she comes in for a hug, but Kurt has to stop her.

“Mercedes, you know I don’t want to wrinkle my suit!”

“He’s jitterish,” Elliott chimes in.

“Well, as the maid of honour and the best man, I think it’s our job to make sure you get to the altar in once piece,” Mercedes says and Elliott nods eagerly.

Kurt turns back to the mirror to smooth his suit again. He knows it’s ridiculous, but sometimes he can’t believe it’s happening. It’s... well, it’s going to be everything. And he’s so glad that they waited. They’re older now. They’ve learnt to communicate better. They’re more secure than ever.

Brittany and Santana obviously went through with their wedding five years ago, despite Brittany’s disappointment when it became clear that Kurt and Blaine weren’t joining them. It was a lovely ceremony, but one part stuck out to Kurt. It’s when Brittany and Santana exchanged their vows and they both said that they were a work in progress.

When they said that, Kurt squeezed Blaine’s hand and they looked at each other. 

They really felt that. They’d just gotten back together and it was only the beginning. This marriage will show how much they’ve grown.

“Alright, it’s go time!” Mercedes’s voice pulls Kurt out of his thoughts.

“I agree,” they hear. Kurt’s dad has arrived. Kurt smiles widely when he sees how proud his dad looks and the ceremony hasn’t even started yet. His dad holds out his arm and Kurt links their arms.

The two of them walk to the wedding hall. Kurt and Blaine picked a wonderful location outside of New York. It’s decorated over the top, just as Kurt would’ve wanted. When Kurt and his dad arrive at the door, he sees Blaine. He’s also standing at the entrance with his mom to walk down the aisle.

Now, they did a first look, so they know what the other looks like, but seeing Blaine again takes Kurt’s breath away.

The music starts and their wedding parties go in first. Then it’s time for Blaine and his mom. Kurt’s dad gives Kurt’s hand a squeeze and they follow suit.

Kurt and Blaine couldn’t escape Sue Sylvester, so they let her be the officiant. She makes some weird jokes, but overall, she’s doing a great job. Kurt and Blaine hold hands as they say their vows.

“And now by the power invested in me, by me, I pronounce you married!”

Kurt dips Blaine for a kiss and everyone around them cheers and hoots. When they’re done, they’re running back to the aisle, hand-in-hand. Some wedding guests throw confetti as they pass.

It’s the perfect wedding.