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𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟬:𝟬𝟭 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
leaning back onto the small couch, amandla looks up at the camera. ❝ okay, hello everyone. today we're back on my little couch and we're going to talk about— ❞ she stops talking and glances at something off-camera. ❝ shit, emma and tessa are eating my slippers... i'll be right back. let's try this again. ❞ getting up from the couch, amandla quickly turns off the camera.
𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟬:𝟬𝟳 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
。゚・ amandla // tom ・。゚
❝ look at this fashionista! ❞ tom shouts from behind the camera, laughing as amandla looks up.
❝ oh, yeah. today we're sporting an entire outfit i stole from keilah and then this fluffy jacket i stole from my mom. we love borrowed clothes, ❞ she laughs, spinning around in a circle before kicking one of her heels up behind her.
a hand comes into frame and gestures for her to come closer. ❝ so, what are we doing today, love? ❞ tom asks once amandla has walked to him.
taking his outstretched hand in her own, she kisses the back of it and gazes up at him. ❝ we are going to pick up your mom's christmas present and thennnnnnnn, well i don't know what then. ❞ she confesses, biting down on her lip.
❝ thennnnnnnn we are going on a cute date in downtown london and i'm going to kiss you under the Christmas tree at the Covent Garden piazza. ❞ tom beams, turning the camera to face the two of them as they begin walking.
a bright smile spreads across amandla's face and she glances over to tom. ❝ how'd i get so lucky? ❞ she asks.
❝ i ask myself that every day. ❞ tom breathes, smiling over at her.
𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟬:𝟭𝟲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
before the camera cuts on, a deep breath and shaky sigh echoes. ❝ hey, amandla, ❞ tom greets, and the camera turns on. ❝ oh wow, this is so peculiar. for once i'm the one making a video while you're watching this after everything already's happened. hopefully, things went in our favor. ❞
leaning forward, tom adjusts his seating. ❝ today, it is december thirty-first, twenty-twenty-one. which is also our two year and almost eleven-month anniversary. ❞ tom pauses and leans back. ❝ part of me feels like since i'm filming this, i should give a bit of a backstory to what's going down. that's what people do in these videos, right? ❞
𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟬:𝟮𝟱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
。゚・ amandla // tom ・。゚
❝ good morning, ❞ amandla smiles from behind the blanket, giggling.
a slightly raspy chuckle echoes from behind the camera. ❝ good morning, mandy, ❞ tom replies, and the camera focuses on the brown-haired girl. ❝ why'd you make me start filming again? ❞ he asks curiously.
❝ i wanted you to capture this moment, ❞ she huffs, pushing back the covers and standing up on the bed.
❝ what moment? ❞ tom questions, moving the camera so it's back on her.
getting down on one knee, with her hands, she mimics opening up a box. ❝ this is me proposing, ❞ she giggles again, a bright grin spreading across her cheeks. silence follows her grand gesture and she raises a brow. ❝ i'm going to take your stunned silence as a yes, ❞ amandla nods, plopping back down on the bed.
staring at tom behind the camera, she laughs. ❝ you look like you're about to faint, babe. i was joking, ❞ she says, reaching out and grabbing his hand.
❝ what would your answer be? ❞ tom asks, clearing his throat.
furrowing her brows, amandla props her head up with her hand. ❝ to what? ❞ she replies.
❝ if i ever proposed to you. ❞ tom clarifies, shifting the camera. ❝ would you say yes or no? ❞
amandla smiles. ❝ i mean, we've talked about getting married for over two years, ❞ she shrugs. ❝ we both want to spend the rest of our lives together, so i think my answer's quite obvious. ❞
𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟬:𝟰𝟭 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
❝ on june third of twenty-sixteen, you tweeted... a thirst tweet about me, if you will, ❞ tom laughs, shaking his head. ❝ that tweet, from that day on, started a chain reaction of events that would inevitably change both of our lives. the moment i clicked on your tweet and discovered who you were, i knew i was screwed. here you were: a beyond stunning girl with bright hazel-green eyes and raindrop-like freckles that were scattered everywhere across your face.
❝ how was i not going to respond to your tweet? so, i did, and from that day onward, my world was flipped upside down. sure, becoming spider-man changed my life, but not in the way that you did. the day we met in person was the day that caused me to question everything. during that time, i wasn't looking for a partner or a careless fling. i wasn't looking for anything, honestly. until you entered the picture.
❝ looking back on all the years that have passed since we met, i'm just blown away by how much we've been through together and how much we've learned. not just about the other but life in general. i'm also blown away by how ingrained in my life you've become. i never thought that i would be lucky enough to be with someone that, not only i love, but my family loves. the relationship you have formed with my parents and siblings is surreal. from playing video games with paddy and helping him with his homework to teaching harry how to play apex legends and cooking with sam to going to running the most random of errands with mum and helping dad with anything — you've quite literally become another member of the family.
❝ even when we were broken up, you still talked to my parents regularly and were pen pals with my mum. you didn't allow what happened between us to wither the relationship you'd formed with them, and i always admired that. you put a lot of effort into getting to know my friends, co-workers, and extended family. never have i ever met anybody so eager to genuinely get to know me and my life. the amount of time and energy you have poured into our ever-growing relationship is gobsmacking and i will forever be grateful for your efforts.
❝ i know i'm not the easiest person to be with considering my hectic schedule and inability to always be there when you need me. yet, you've stuck with my dumbarse for a little over five years now and i sometimes find myself questioning why, but then you look at me with that glow in your eyes and i know it's because you love me, just as i love you. ❞
𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟮:𝟬𝟭 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
a clip from august 1st, 2016 plays.
。゚・ amandla // tom ・。゚
❝ he's like, trying to hide in your sweatshirt. ❞ tom laughs from behind the camera. ❝ that's so cute. ❞
❝ awww, ❞ amandla says, glancing over to the camera with a smile on her face. ❝ he looks like a nicholas to me. ❞
tom hums. ❝ all right, i can see that, ❞ he mumbles, and amandla kisses the top of the dog's head. ❝ this is the cutest shit i've ever seen. ❞ tom sighs, laughing as the puppy buries himself into amandla's neck, causing her to giggle.
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the video cuts to a clip from august 26th, 2016.
gusts of wind can be heard against the camera microphone as amandla's hair flies. ❝ i was going to try and film a pretty video of the ocean for you, but it's not working, ❞ she laughs. ❝ okay, well, i tried. i miss you! i hope filming is going well! ❞
𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟮:𝟭𝟳 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
❝ for years, i could never pinpoint the exact moment where i knew i needed you in my life forever, ❞ tom began; his voice shaky. ❝ it wasn't until i was talking to your mum the other day that i figured it out. the night that you stayed up until three in the morning, just to watch Tangled with me — that night — was when i knew. the movie had nearly thirty minutes left when you'd fallen asleep. your head was laying on my chest and our hands were still intertwined. your hair was in its naturally soft, curly state and there was a slight smile on your lips as you slept.
❝ right before the movie ended, i was near the verge of sleep when your name came to mind. this wasn't the first time that you'd crossed my mind before i'd fallen asleep, but it was the first time i vividly and consciously remember the massive grin that broke. i can still recall how fast my heart began beating and the butterflies that flew around in my stomach as we laid on the bed, cuddled together. my muscles relaxed and after a moment, i could feel a difference in the way i was breathing. my breathing pattern was becoming longer and smoother as it synced up with yours.
❝ it felt that as long as you were happy and alive, then everything would always be okay. that's how i felt at that moment and that was when i knew i needed you in my life forever. ❞ tom breathes, smiling sheepishly.
𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟯:𝟭𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
a series of clips of amandla begin playing with soft music in the background.
❝ anyone can buy someone chocolates, flowers, jewelry, go on spontaneous dates, and cuddle while watching a movie. anyone can do that and call it love, but i don't. ❞ tom begins in a voiceover. ❝ that's not what love is to me. love to me, is you, amandla evangeline jones. you are my definition of love.
❝ it's the little things you do that define love. every morning, you make sure you're awake before i am and make me coffee or tea, despite my insistent protests that you don't need to. to wake me up, you, emma, or tessa shower me with kisses and make sure that i start every day by smiling. the way you go out of your way to make me happy and show that you care, even if in the smallest of ways, is love.
❝ whenever my anxiety spikes, you can immediately tell and you hold my hand tightly, silently reassuring me that you're there and everything's going to be fine. you kiss the back of my neck and hum a random song under your breath to help distract me. the way you know how to be there for me and calm me down is love. the way you cradle my hands when i'm upset and how tightly you hold onto me is love. ❞
❝ you are always encouraging me to do what is best for myself and never stop supporting me and my decisions. even if they're ones you don't agree with, you still support me. you're my number one supporter, as you've claimed, and i agree. the way you are always cheering me on is love.
❝ whenever i'm in a bad mood, you give me space and wait for me to come to you — knowing that i always will. you don't push me to talk if i have a bad day at work and you don't allow me to push you away when i'm in a bad headspace. you're the first one to call me out when i've done something wrong and are the first one to put me in my place when i need to be. you don't allow me to get away with shit and hold me accountable — in my eyes, that's love. you know me and you know when i'm acting out of character.
❝ you are always going out of your way to be kind to others and treat the people around you with the utmost respect. you are selfless and constantly put others before you. you're always taking into consideration the lives of those in your life and how your decisions could impact them. never have i ever seen you treat someone badly or allow others to treat someone else rudely. you pay attention when someone is speaking and you listen to their words—making sure that you understand them and where they're coming from. you do your absolute best to be there for your family and friends and drop everything when one of them is upset. the way you treat people and act towards them is love.
❝ and lastly, the way you look at me is what defines love. even though you know all of my deepest, darkest, secrets, regrets, and actions — you still stare back at me with love shining in your eyes. you don't think any less of me and that's something that astounds me. after everything you know and after everything we've been through — you're still in love with the person i am and i am very much in love with the person you are.
❝ you laugh is the most beautiful sound in the world and your smile is the brightest one i've ever laid eyes on. the first time you kissed me, there was this surge of electricity that i could feel all over me. every time we touch, hug, or kiss, it's magic and i get chills. i never want to go a day without you and so, every day, i hold on to you a little bit tighter. ❞
𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟳:𝟱𝟳 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
staring at the camera, tom sighs. ❝ i feel like i'm speaking out of my arse right now. i'm so nervous for today that i could barely sleep the past few nights, ❞ he confesses, running a hand through his hair. ❝ today is the day that officially marks the beginning of us spending the rest of our lives together, and that fact hit me like a brick this morning when i looked over to see you staring at me with a smile on your face. i just... i feel like i'm living in a dream. every day i wake up and you're mine. i still don't understand how i got so unbelievably lucky. ❞
𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟴:𝟯𝟯 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
。゚・ amandla // laura ・。゚
❝ hey! ❞ amandla greets, smiling at the camera as her hair blows in the wind. ❝ i was just sitting here on the beach with laur when we both remembered that today, exactly four years ago, i tweeted out that i would let you top me any day, ❞ she laughs, covering her face with her hands.
laura pokes her head into the frame. ❝ and we all know that came true, ❞ she sings.
immediately, amandla shoves her away, laughing. ❝ shut up! anyway! it just made me reflect on everything we've overcome and how everything that has happened has brought us to where we are today. i mean, my eighteen-year-old self never once thought that we would ever meet — let alone live together and begin to start our family by adopting our first dog. i don't know, i just never thought i would ever meet someone who truly understood me and loves me as unconditionally as you do. i always saw my future as a lonely destination. i'd live alone with all the dogs i adopted and read fashion magazines every day. never did i ever see that future including anyone other than myself, until you.
❝ i don't know. i'm rambling a lot but i just wanted to say thank you for changing me and my life for the better. so, thank you. i hope preparation for uncharted is going well and i miss you loads, but i know you're working your ass off and doing what makes you happy. i love you so so much, i'll see you soon. ❞
𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟴:𝟯𝟯 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
❝ so, if you haven't figured it out by now — today, i'm proposing to amandla. ❞ tom says, rubbing his hands together nervously. ❝ i-i don't know if she's on to me, but at the beginning of this video, there was a clip of her fake proposing to me a couple of weeks ago. so, i-i kind of feel like she is. regardless, we've been planning our dream wedding for the past six months now, and little does amandla know, i've been making the arrangements for the actual wedding.
❝ i'm not the sneakiest and most subtle person in the world, but i've been very strategic in making sure that she's settling on what she wants, for sure, for the wedding. that way, i can go ahead and make the arrangements. that's the only thing i'm fairly certain she hasn't suspected or realized. i want this to be everything she's ever dreamed of and make it the most special day of her life.
❝ however, in order to get to the wedding, there has to be an engagement. i didn't want to do something big and flashy, especially since i know that amandla prefers smaller and simpler romantic gestures. i wanted to do something small and with the permission and help of val, amandla's mum, zendaya, rowan, and keilah, i think i've come up with the perfect plan. so, today is new year's eve, and my family, harrison and keilah's, and amandla's mum are all throwing a party tonight at my parent's place. during the countdown to midnight, i'm going to ask amandla if we can go outside.
❝ in the backyard, my parents, sam, and i are setting up a trail of candles that will be lit and leading from the house to the middle of the yard, white rose petals, and lanterns in the trees. there's going to be a carpet leading to the middle of the yard as well and at the end is where i will propose to her. it's simple, but i think she's really going to like it. ❞
𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟭𝟭:𝟰𝟭 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
a series of clips begins playing.
❝ my mum, dad, and val went with me the day i finished designing amandla's engagement — marriage, forever, eternity — ring. ❞ tom says, and a clip of him at the jewelry store plays. ❝ by the end of it, i was super shaky and anxious, but also excited to see her reaction. the place i bought and designed the ring at is the same place my dad went to buy my mum's engagement ring years ago. i wanted to go to the same place just to sort of make it a tradition. ❞
a clip of nikki holland trying the ring on plays. ❝ amandla and my mum actually have the same ring size so i had her try it on to make sure it fit. i didn't want mandy to have any idea or suspicion that i was proposing or planning on proposing soon. hence, why my mum tried it on rather than amandla. normally, i wouldn't film things or moments like this and post them online, but i thought it would be sweet to document this entire process and make a video. after all, most of amandla's life is all documented online or in videos, and i wanted to add this memory and moment to the mix. ❞
𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲⠀⠀𝟭𝟮:𝟭𝟯 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀
a series of clips of amandla begins playing with soft music in the background again.
❝ amandla... ❞ tom begins in a voiceover. ❝ you are my best friend, my human diary, and easily my other half. there is no me without you and i can't wait to spend every second of the rest of my life with you. no matter how many times i say i love you, it will never amount to how much i truly do and i will always love you more than words can describe. this video is for you. here's to us, my love. ❞
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hey everyone!! i hope you all enjoyed the one-hundred-and-ninth chapter!
this chapter/epilogue has been split into two parts. originally, i was going to have the video just be the last chapter, but then i decided i wanted to actually write the proposal instead of having tom describe it. so, in the next chapter, you will get to read how the whole shebang goes down. after everything you all have done for me, i thought you deserved a proper tomandla proposal.
i know we've time jumped a lot, but it's important to the story and i felt it was appropriate so :))
SIDE NOTE: i couldn't do my entire usual author's note layout because of the number of gifs i used in this chapter. (it was more important to me to have the gifs than have my usual layout.)
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