"Grateful Heart, thankful for you, by my side through all my life, giving me the courage to be myself."
Before the song had even reached its halfway point, Umar probably stopped listening to the lyrics and melody altogether. She was completely captivated by Olini's beauty, even reaching out several times as if trying to catch the invisible little hearts flying through the air.
Naturally, she only wanted to catch the hearts Olini sent her. She had subconsciously screened out the other four ugly bastards, as though she could not see them at all.
Su Ming was also admiring the stage effects. With the universe as their backdrop and a brilliant starry sky below them, the five flaming pumpkins sparkled with their own special effects. It looked quite good.
The original music video needed candles, but they did not need any here. They were brighter than candles themselves.
Judging by Umar's reaction, she had taken the bait. Having never been baptized by the idol era, she had no resistance at all.
That was normal. After all, in comic universes 616 and 1610, Olini was Umar's official spouse. Su Ming had merely moved up the timing of their meeting and changed the way they came to know each other.
Olini had suffered terribly in comic history. Faltine had been devoured by the Dark Dimension, and the Faltinians had become eternal pets. He had essentially been a disposable breeding tool Umar grabbed and discarded afterward. Clea did not even know she had such a father until she was fifty.
It was always easier to pair up an original canon couple. But if that failed, Su Ming had a backup plan. He had his humanoid teddy bear Little Cousin. Umar might be a villain, but Wade only cared about looks. He would surely be