Thanks RB, and everyone else who commented. And yes, you're right, I think it was the Valentine's stuff that threw me off. It calls for an element of light-heartedness that just didn't fit. Snarky black humour, yes. Fluff/romance -- no.

But now that the mini-Promptathon is over, I can just cut that bit out, and hope that Anuna doesn't mind I still cling to that intriguing prompt ... :-)