"Don't cry--" His throat was already tightening from the thought of how badly he'd love to have his dad and uncle here, how he'd like to meet Hermann's siblings, on the most important day of his life (twice over!). And how he'd like to punch Lars Gottlieb in the nose and tell him how he didn't deserve a son like Hermann. He wanted Pentecost there, so he could thank him for years of never splitting them up, for knowing what they wouldn't themselves admit. Qubit and Joaquin and Hiro, all of whom knew and encouraged... Kang and Jo and Miles and Miles' entourage, and maybe even Captain Sexypants.

So many of those people were gone, or had never arrived, and they still had months to go...months where more could arrive or disappear...including Hermann.

He was not crying, damnit.

"I swear to god, Hermann, if I'd have known planning a wedding would turn us into weepy messes, I'd have just said fuck it and eloped with you."