For so long, he'd been afraid that letting anyone this close, this very close, would be a sort of terrifying monotony. The first because-- well, everything about himself and the shine. The second, he's come to realize, has far more to do with Jack and Wendy, the former fighting what domesticity and partnership would really feel like.

But no, Dan sees, with perfect clarity. That his thoughts so neatly fall in line with Marcus's mind, that their trains of thought run side by side, no sense of mystery or romance is lost. It's gained, in watching the way the twin lines of their souls move toward endless horizon.

"Any honeymoon with you is going to be a proper one," he answers. "But I do like the ocean very much." He glances back to their small party. "Dance with your husband?"