Two years

[justice_is_blond]

WHO: Nate and Anders
WHAT: A second anniversary for some people who are surprised to still be alive
WHEN: Closer to the beginning of the month
WHERE: Val Royeaux
NOTES: Schmoopy sap warning at the very least.

He's visiting a city for leisure. Anders is rather certain he hasn't ever done something along those lines before, but the excitement of being out on a trip to the city is outweighed by the reason they're here. They've made it two years, and Nate no longer has a looming death sentence. Granted, Anders might still if people figure out who the blond man is, but for once he's not dressed like a mage. His jacket is pretty, sure. His hair is braided also. But he's wearing a grin and not carrying a staff and thus doesn't look mage-like at all.

"Well. I thought the restaurant was here, but I might be lost." And he's not in the least bit concerned.

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Nathaniel is still rather stunned that this is their second anniversary and they still haven't morphed into his parents. Fortunately no one can pass around particularly accurate renditions of Anders, nor is there immediate call to do so now that the mage-templar war is over, so they are left at peace.

"Then we will have an adventure," he muses, steering them both into a restaurant they have not researched. They are shown to their seats promptly, and Nathaniel beams across the table at his husband.

[justice_is_blond]

He gives the waiter a startled look as he's handed a menu, but it melts into a soft smile once he sees the way Nate's looking at him. This doesn't have to go to a specific plan. When "Marko" and "Ettrick" don't show up for their reservation at the other place it won't matter because they aren't real. Anders can simply breathe.

"It's nice to be out of the Free Marches," he says quietly. Kirkwall is what he really means, though he has no real fondness for anywhere in the Marches. They're cold, one's run by Sebastian, another marks a lot of personal failures, others he doesn't really care about. "And it's a little warmer here."

Anders picks a wine out of the list, one that seems like it would fit into his budget, and shows it to Nate to get his opinion. It's not like he's the one with any sort of knowledge of wines.