this is my favorite tape!

I love you, crowsfeet; I love you, gray hairs; I love you, sun spots; I love you, smile lines; I love you, crinkle between my eyebrows; I love you, crooked smile; I love you, visible signs of a life lived

Ilya being committed to the bit on their wedding day and very seriously insisting that they can't see each other in their suits before the ceremony ("Ilya, we quite literally bought these together" "Does not matter, the rules are the rules, Shane"), but it all backfires when Ilya low-key has a panic attack because he's about to marry the love of his life and he knows Shane would never chicken out, but he can't help this sudden anxiety, so Sveta goes and gets his man and Shane carefully walks into the room and Ilya just "No, you can't be here, not before the ceremony" and Shane gently wraps his hands around his upper arms and his voice is so soft when he says "It's okay, I don't care. All I care about is that my husband needs me right now" and Ilya looks at him, teary-eyed, "I'm not your husband yet" and Shane smiles "Exactly. That's why I need you to take a deep breath so we can fix that, okay?" And that earns him the most adoring smile and nod, and Shane leans in for a kiss and when he pulls back he whispers "Don't worry, I will pretend to see you for the first time when I meet you outside" and that's when Ilya helplessly, joyfully laughs, realising once again why Shane was the person he wanted to spend the rest of his life with

me giving my pet chihuahua two kisses: chimuahmuah

going out the airlock with mama