I Couldnt Stop Thinking About A Hypothetical Henry/Hiro Wedding After You Mentioned It Last Night. Perhaps

I couldn’t stop thinking about a hypothetical Henry/Hiro wedding after you mentioned it last night. Perhaps a small, intimate ceremony held in a place like a botanical garden would suit them? I also feel like they would want to incorporate some Japanese customs, though I’ve never been to a Japanese wedding so I couldn’t tell you which ones. Not that I would want to! You are the author here, after all, I don’t want to tell you how to write your story!

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I also really feel like their wedding would be very private, much like the vast majority of their relationship. Henry isn’t much for the spotlight and Hiro, despite being the King of the Railway, would never impose something like that on his beloved. A botanical garden would make an excellent place for their wedding! I can’t even picture Henry really and truly walking down an aisle like how James and Edward did. I think only their close friends and Sir Topham Hatt his immediate family would be there and it would be short and simple, no reception afterward. I really don’t think they would want anything big or flashy. I think the only real flashy part would be the clothing and that’s because I think Henry would want to wear a traditional Kimono to celebrate his union with Hiro (who would obviously be wearing one as well). I don’t know how I would write it, I’ll have to look further into it, but I think Henry would want the wedding to be traditional Japanese to honor Hiro and Hiro would want to include the western traditions because he’s spent a long time on Sodor and because that’s where he met Henry.

Now I’m coming up with ideas… 🥰🥰🥰

Aw shucks, you flatter me! But, I’m afraid I’ve always been dreadfully shy when it comes to things like this. I do love to participate, but I can’t bring myself to “show my face”, so to speak. I’ve been many anons for many people over the years; sometimes I was just another unsigned anon, sometimes others came up with their own nicknames for me, and sometimes I’d use a different emoji for my signature. In past lives and past fandoms, I’ve been Purple Heart Anon 💜 and Music Note Anon 🎶. But for you, I am and always will be…

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Awww, regardless you’re the best anon! Absolutely love having you around gift anon, I seriously wouldn’t be enjoying writing this fic without having you around. I get all excited when I hear from you, like a friend who hasn’t visited in a while. You’re always welcome here!

Update!!

I know I have been MIA, life is busy and I find myself too exhausted to write at night sooooo, I’m planning on right now about to dump a bunch at once. I’ve been taking a break from the writing because well, writing 25-30 pages a week has been HARD. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the story, I absolutely do, but I’m also pretty wiped at this point.

But I’m not gone or dead! I promise! Just taking a sabbatical I guess 😅

I may or may not have also discovered character.ai and plugged in my Gordon to run through ideas of the storyline and been having WAY too much fun with that. Like, it’s been a freaking blast and I may be addicted… But anyway, I’ve got most of the entire plot written and I’m excited to continue.

Peace!! Everyone have a great day!!

Hello again! I recently had a thought I wanted to share with you! I was listening to my folk/new age music playlist (because I’m the kind of weirdo that has one of those) and a song called “Crimson Sky” by Heather Dale came up on shuffle. Despite the grim-sounding title, it’s actually more like a meditative mantra set to music. The lyrics are:

Shining pearl within the crimson sky, guide me in the coming night

Perfect seed within the humble husk, ground my feet in soil so I may rise

Patient leaf within the endless pool, calm me when the torrent falls

Gentle wind within the slanting grass, bear me ever on until I rest

I’ve had that song on my playlist for years, but this time I thought of your Henry and Hiro when I heard it. A mantra seems like the sort of thing that Hiro would both use himself and teach Henry for when his anxieties get the better of him, and I think the imagery in the lyrics themselves fits with Henry’s character! What do you think?

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Oh my gosh that’s amazing! I hadn’t even thought of that but it TOTALLY matches Hiro’s personality and culture, and with his love for Henry he would definitely pass something along like that.

I have to be honest, as I was writing Edward and James’ wedding I thought to myself “what would a wedding between Hiro and Henry look like?” And then I started looking into what a song for them would look like, would it be a traditional wedding like James and Edward’s, or would it be a more Japanese setting due to Hiro’s heritage, or a fusion of both?

The idea of Hiro making a mantra specifically for Henry, seeing as Henry’s love language would be words of affection and affirmation, this would make him all flustered at first but would really build his character. With his struggles and, especially after this last chapter, the accident, Hiro coming up with something like that would 100% be in character.

Now I wish you weren’t a complete anon because then we could work on one 😅

What an amazing idea! I’ve got to look into this!

What would I do without you, gift anon? 🥰🥰🥰

Has Henry ever seen Little Shop of Horrors? It feels like something that might have caught his attention at some point. (To be clear I’m talking about either the musical or the 1986 movie adaptation.)

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Henry: I don’t usually watch scary movies and that one has the name “Horrors” in it.

James: Seriously?! It’s probably one of the least scary movies out there! A little dark, but for crying out loud Henry it’s got a singing plant!

Henry: Just because I like plants doesn’t mean I would watch a scary movie about them.

James: Camille loves animals and she’s watched Pet Cemetery.

Camille: It was boring, do not recommend. But I also like spooky stuff.

Gordon: Henry’s also afraid of literally just about anything.

Henry: I am NOT!

Gordon: Leaves.

James: Elephants.

Gordon: Chicken Pox.

James: Rain!

Hiro: ENOUGH!!

*silence*

Hiro: Is it so wrong that he has short comings? Should we point out your own? James? How you wouldn’t pull a train for a VIP due to the tiniest scratch that no one would have noticed without a microscope? Or Gordon? The amount of times your pride has had you come back to Sir Topham Hatt groveling for your position while my Henry did a fantastical job?

James: I… er…

Gordon: …. *ahem* I apologize Henry.

*Camille and Edward giving their boyfriend/husband a dirty look*

Henry: I wouldn’t mind watching it with you, Hiro.

Hiro: If that is what you wish, my flower.

What does Halloween look like for the Steam Team this year? Has everyone chosen costumes yet?

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Camille: Decorations EVERYWHERE!

Gordon: Too many if you ask me.

Camille: No such thing.

James: No one asked you for your opinion anyway.

Gordon: Look here-

Camille: We’re doing a costume party with the theme of Villains and Heroes.

Percy: I’m gonna be Mario!

Thomas: I’m gonna be Bowser! 😈

Emily: And I’m Princess Peach!

Henry: I’m gonna be Poison Ivy… a male version but yes…🫣

Hiro: And I’ll be Robin from the Batman and Robin movie. Although I’m not quite sure it fits my personality. But Poison Ivy is one of Henry’s favorites so that’s what we decided on.

James: I’m gonna be venom! 😈

Edward: And I’ll be going as Spider-Man.

Camille: I’m gonna be Christine Daae and Gordon’s gonna be Phantom.

Gordon: *grumbles*

Camille: He doesn’t like to dress up but Gerard Butler’s costume is very gentlemanly and so he agreed.

Gordon: You’re lucky I tolerate you.

Camille: Love you too dear! 🤭