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John sets it all up on top of the mountain where they had their first kiss. He starts it up with the table including the two chairs, pulling them in close to it. There are candles on top of the table to keep the mood lighting in place. It's the time of year in Teleios where it's fall so the light is dim, but all the candles, it warms the area. It fills it with this low light, which sets the mood exactly like he would want it to.
They've been through so much.
Elena has gone off on her own to answer Hades request, and in that time, John had been sent back to hell in his own world. He returned without powers, and then eventually Elena returned. They fought. They made up. They took time to rebuild the trust which had been broken between them, and now John has this moment all built up.
He bought the ring a long time ago. He bought the ring before Asgard, before she was killed, before she lost her humanity, before she went after Hades to fulfill her debt, before he was sent home. He bought this ring, because he loves her, because he is hers, and he couldn't imagine a world where the two of them weren't husband and wife one day. Where he didn't ask her to marry him despite not knowing what marriage is or what a wedding means or any of that.
John has his powers back, and he teleports them both to the spot on the mountain. She has no idea what to expect, and he reads that in her expression. It reaches to him.
When she appears wearing the outfit she picked out, John stands there, waiting for her. His hand presses against the box in his pocket. God, she looks beautiful. It takes his breath away, and he debates saying a hundred different things but his mouth parts and no words come out. Instead- Instead John sinks down on one knee, and he pulls the ring out of his pocket to hold it out to her.
"Elena Gilbert"
Her name is like a praise, like wonder. He loves her so much, and he breathes her in as he looks at her.
"Will you marry me?"
She looks like she wants to say a hundred different things but she nods as her eyes burn. She nods, because of course. Of course she will.
They've been through so much.
Elena has gone off on her own to answer Hades request, and in that time, John had been sent back to hell in his own world. He returned without powers, and then eventually Elena returned. They fought. They made up. They took time to rebuild the trust which had been broken between them, and now John has this moment all built up.
He bought the ring a long time ago. He bought the ring before Asgard, before she was killed, before she lost her humanity, before she went after Hades to fulfill her debt, before he was sent home. He bought this ring, because he loves her, because he is hers, and he couldn't imagine a world where the two of them weren't husband and wife one day. Where he didn't ask her to marry him despite not knowing what marriage is or what a wedding means or any of that.
John has his powers back, and he teleports them both to the spot on the mountain. She has no idea what to expect, and he reads that in her expression. It reaches to him.
When she appears wearing the outfit she picked out, John stands there, waiting for her. His hand presses against the box in his pocket. God, she looks beautiful. It takes his breath away, and he debates saying a hundred different things but his mouth parts and no words come out. Instead- Instead John sinks down on one knee, and he pulls the ring out of his pocket to hold it out to her.
"Elena Gilbert"
Her name is like a praise, like wonder. He loves her so much, and he breathes her in as he looks at her.
"Will you marry me?"
She looks like she wants to say a hundred different things but she nods as her eyes burn. She nods, because of course. Of course she will.