ofcgenesisā:
genesisĀ is miserable. āi donāt know. i guess i just really want her to like it, you know? and sheās not here which makes it harderāā though always critical of genesis, her mother has been through alot. now married, genesis sympathized with how traumatic the divorce mustāve been. more so, how awful it is to see her ex-husband with someone else. now, her mom has to watch her daughter get married to someone (she thinks) wonāt last. while genesis claims she doesnāt need her motherās stamp of approvalā¦ she obviously sort of does. somewhere deep down she really does. sheās second guessing herself. again, something pretty out of the norm for genesis. sheās a woman with a plan. knows exactly what she wants and when she wants it. the dress seems to have put her out of her depth.Ā
she looks at the gown he picks up.Ā āit is pretty wildā¦and blush. sheād have a heartattack if i walked out in a pink gown.ā she murmurs, touching the soft tulle fabric.Ā Ā the soft pout on her lips being ironed away as a smile starts to form. a princess. finally someone who wasnāt hal truly gets it. she lets out a little chuckle, though a few stray tears escape her.Ā filled with bittersweet emotion. of course, sheās so glad she brought alek. she needed his advice. but, she couldnāt help but feel just a little sad. her own mother wasnāt there to cheer her up. she swipes them away quicklyā thank god for waterproof mascara.Ā āitās gonna be at a literal castle so, yeah iāve gotta go all princess.ā she replied.Ā āyeah, iāll try this one on. but can you pick out something that isnāt this ugly next time?ā she teases.Ā Ā
Alek has always been extremely empathetic. From the time he was a little kid, he couldnāt watch those commercials with the pictures of puppies or starving kids. The second Sarah McLachlanās In The Arms Of An Angel started to play he was gone. As heās grown older though, his empathy has only doubled. The amount of people he loves has too. As a kid it felt like it was Hal and him against the world. These days it feels a lot more like theyāve been welcomed by the world. Itās a nice feeling, but every so often those old feelings come back. Especially when someone he loves is going through it. Genesis may technically be his cousin in law, but if you asked Alek, she was his sister. Knowing what itās like to feel abandoned or not accepted by a parent--- He hates seeing her go through it too. He can imagine that going through it during the most important time of your life only doubles the pain. His mother hasnāt visited him in so many years, but he hopes that on his wedding day, sheāll be there.Ā āI know. We all want our moms to love us no matter what and to be proud, you know? But I bet she is. Youāre a new member of my family but Iām proud of you. You know? I bet sheās just scared and itās hard to see the love even if itās there.āĀ
At the end of the day. Alek may not be the smartest person. He never got into advanced classes or finished at the top of his class. Sometimes simple things go over his head. But when it comes to affairs of the heart, he knows what heās talking about. Thereās no way a mother could feel anything less than love and pride for a daughter like Genesis. And if she did, then she wasnāt a very good mother at all. But he hoped it wasnāt the second option. Even if he was wrong, at least he got her to smile. A wedding shouldnāt be planned with a frown on your face.Ā āAlright deal. You put on the ugly peppa pig dress and Iāll go find something worthy of a Disney princess.ā Heās grinning from ear to ear as he runs off, leaving her behind with the dress. Thereās a million options in the store. But his focus is on something big, elegant, incredible, and over the top without looking cheesy. If it doesnāt scream Disney Princess then he doesnāt want it--- Until of course he sees a dress that screams Disney Queen. A huge white lacey gown with jewls that sparkle in the light. They arenāt cheap imitations but the real deal. Along with the low cut, the maximum poof, and the long train, heās certain that itās perfect. Taking it carefully from the rack, he makes his way back just in time to see Gen try on the first dress.Ā
