[With Diarmuid - wedding anniversaries.]

[unknownrival]

[This time of year was always a special one, and had been for the last twenty years. Issei smiled almost uncontrollably as he broached the subject in their bedroom.]

Do you have any plans for the near future, a rún?

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[unknownrival]

How long has it been?

[croibhristeoir]

Ah, let me think...

[Time is a fickle bitch, my friend.]

About...twenty years?

[unknownrival]

Mmhm. Exactly.

[croibhristeoir]

Exactl-...?

...oh. Oh, right! O-of course!

[The penny dropped.]

[unknownrival]

You forgot, didn't you.

[croibhristeoir]

I-I didn't forget...!

[He has not gotten any better at lying, clearly.]

[unknownrival]

Are you sure?

[croibhristeoir]

[Kicked puppy look is go.]

I-I'm sorry. I must have lost track of the date.

[unknownrival]

It's alright. I know few people are as organized as I am.

[croibhristeoir]

I hope you're not upset.

[unknownrival]

I've been married to you twenty years - do you think I could be upset?

[croibhristeoir]

No, I suppose you likely couldn't.

[unknownrival]

I won't try to, at least.

[croibhristeoir]

I'm sure your patience with me has long since reached its limit.

[unknownrival]

Never. [Cheek kiss.] Twenty more, I think, would be well worth wishing for.

[croibhristeoir]

I would love that, Issei.

[unknownrival]

In fact, I could go for 'for the rest of my life'.

[croibhristeoir]

Do you really mean that?

[unknownrival]

Of course.

[croibhristeoir]

[Hug time!]

[unknownrival]

[Yaaaay, hugs~!]

[croibhristeoir]

I love you.

[unknownrival]

I love you, Diarmuid.

[croibhristeoir]

I'm glad to hear it.

[Kiss~]

[unknownrival]

[Kiss kiss~]

I should hope so.