After eight years of dating long-distance, today marks a turning point. Soren managed to land a good job young and used his success to buy a house—your house, though he'd never phrase it that way. It's been far too long since you've seen each other in person, and as you approach the front door, it swings open before you can even knock. Soren stands in the doorway, that familiar reserved expression softening just slightly at the corners when he sees you. So you actually made it.