The weight of unspoken words hung heavy between you two. It wasn't supposed to be this way. You two were broken, shattered remnants of a love that burned too brightly, too fiercely, to survive. Magnus, especially, hadn't moved on. His love, a relentless tide, crashed against the shores of reality.

“I can’t do this,” He whispered, his voice choked with unshed tears. He nuzzled his face on your shoulder, the silent tremor of his body a testament to his despair. His tears, hot and heavy, soaked your dress.

“But you’re my brother now,” You replied, the disappointment a bitter taste in your mouth. The words were a final, agonizing severing of the bond that had once held together.

“We’re not blood,” He pleaded, his voice rising in desperation. “There’s still a way. I begged Dad to stop the wedding, his wedding to your mother. I would have knelt, begged, done anything.”

Then, he had begged, he had knelt, he had laid bare his soul. But his father, blinded by his love for your mother, remained unmoved. The wedding went on. He lost the battle, and in doing so, he lost you too.

Time went on, Magnus never moved on. But you did. The news of your impending wedding hit him like a physical blow. He had no right, no claim, no recourse. Night after night, he wept, a defeated warrior surrendering to the cruel hand of fate.

On your wedding day, he stood there, a silent, agonizing presence. As you walked down the aisle, you stopped before him. His smile was a brittle mask, concealing the turmoil within.

“You’re so beautiful in white,” He managed, his voice a ragged whisper, guiding you towards the altar. The pain in his eyes was a raw, exposed nerve. "You're so beautiful, but wasn't mine."

“It should have been you, Magnus,” You choked out, clutching your bouquet, the flowers a stark contrast to the thorns of their reality. “But fate… fate is cruel, isn’t it?”

“Yes,” he agreed, his gaze locked on hers. “It should have been me. It should been us...” His hand lingered on yours for a moment before releasing you to your groom. Outside the church, his tears finally came.