wish granted; meredith j (affects neil d)
[The wish grantor really tried to add enough outs here for some serious wiggle room, including adding a time limit, but the wish is still unintentionally strong, emotions heavy behind it, and it isn't a very happy wish. As a result, it's more compulsion than wish, more hunger than just a simple desire.
Come the morning after Valentine's day, and for a full 72-hours (or maybe more, if things go wrong), Neil Donovan really, really, really, really, really wants to marry the woman he loves. Ache in the belly, itch under the skin, cold sweats and all the twitching of a drunk on his first dry days. It can be resisted, but it's like an addiction, always there, always present in his thoughts, even if he manages to keep from following through, which he can do. But it'll take a lot of willpower, Neil. A lot of willpower.]