CS ff: “See That Smile” (Part 1/3) (au)

lifeinahole27:

Summary: After Milah dies and his own marriage is buried in the ground,
Killian steps away from being a wedding singer and switches over to other
events. It’s during those that Killian meets Emma, and a friendship is born,
and maybe something a little more along the way.

Rating: T (for now)

A/N: So listen, if you ever prompt me for something, I will eventually write it. If you take a picture I love and photoshop out a piece of string that DRIVES ME NUTS, I’ll write it sooner. For @timeless-love-story, who is a gift to all of us in this writing community for her never-ending support, it’s going to come in three parts, but this is my take on the bartender Emma/musician Killian prompt, with some “The Wedding Singer” vibes thrown in. 😉 (Song used for today’s title is O.A.R.’s “Peace”)

AU Week Posts : Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7

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In a small town, being in a band willing to play for any events that
are booked at the local reception hall is kind of a big deal. Especially when
word of mouth marks you as the best reception band in a fifty-mile radius. That
fact keeps Killian and his band, The Buccaneers, pretty busy through the year.

“You can’t sing at your own wedding. Who will you get to play, if not
us?” Robin asks him one day.

“Who says?” is Killian’s first response. “Listen, I’m not going to book
another band and let them get even a corner of the market we have here. If they
want shows, they need to work their way up like we have.”

“Whatever you say, mate,” Robin says, shaking his head as they walk in
to set up for the latest wedding reception.

There’s a reason they’re so good. Killian is the ultimate champion of
love. He’s there to give the exact right vibe to the entire hall, to get them
dancing, to make them happy, to make them seem like anything beyond the walls
is unimportant. With good music, dancing, the right lighting, and the right
amount of drinks being poured, wedding receptions are always his favorite.

Just a month before his own wedding, however, that all changes.

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