[AU RL - nothing within is game canon.]

[unknownrival]

Issei hummed softly to himself as he sat on the top step of the stairs to the temple. It really was a beautiful day outside - the sun was shining, the breeze was blowing, his boyfriend was coming over for a visit and would be arriving in a few minutes - everything he could have wanted out of the day.

"But I'm sure Archer will surprise me with something I didn't even know I wanted," he remarked. "Even after a few months, it's rare that what he says doesn't make me blush."

Oh, well. Some things never changed. And Issei would have been lying if he said that he didn't enjoy it.

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[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Archer smiled and said, "Well, I've known you longer than you've known yourself."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Issei raised an eyebrow. "You've known me... what, twelve, thirteen years? I'm eighteen. Close, but not quite."

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

"Remember, I was 28 when I died," Archer pointed out, "so I've known a version of you for about . . . twenty years."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"...except we met when we were sixteen, not when we were eight," Issei replied. "I know it's not a quality generally required of heroic spirits, but you remember how to do simple arithmetic, right?"

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I remember how to do simple arithmetic," Archer grunted.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Issei chuckled. "I was just checking."