birdsik (/birdsik/)

"You know I love you."

"And I you, but what brings that about?"

"Oh, just thinking we haven't revenge-thanked each other in a while.

"I thank you for your love."

"Tsk, tsk, you know you have to thank me for specifics, not my default mode. Especially since I all but had to harass you into marrying me back."

"You didn't harass me."

"You still have to thank me for something I do that can be tied to a specific place or action."

"I thank you for all the lovely places you take me with you to, like Moniq and ..."

"I feel used, that's a passive thing, my mother could take you to those places, it's not something I'm doing of myself..."

"Oh, you are such a fussbudget today. But I love that despite having a butler who trained as a chef, you take the effort to cook for me."

"Now we're getting somewhere. I thank you for your honest criticism, I don't always love it in the moment, it stings, but I am thankful to have found someone who's always honest with me, and I wouldn't trade you for the world."