Valentine’s Day is coming up, so I thought I’d have fun with pairs.
A heavy metal pair.
![Stainless steel Sharpie and Nakaya Titanium Piccolo](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0204-600x600.jpg)
A hardworking pair.
![Waterman 55 and Waterman 7](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0103-600x600.jpg)
A sentimental pair.
![Baby Wahl and Baby Balance](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0207-600x600.jpg)
A your-pen-is-nothing-without-us pair.
![Platinum Pigment Ink in Blue and Platinum Carbon Black](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0202-600x600.jpg)
A who-cares-if-there’s-no-ink pair.
![Platinum Pro-Use 1 in 0.7 mm and Platinum Pro-Use 2 in 0.5 mm](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0105-600x600.jpg)
A separated-at-birth pair.
![Nakaya Decapod in AO tamenuri and Nakaya Decapod Twist in heki-tamenuri](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0100-600x600.jpg)
A pair of seasoned travelers.
![Midori Traveler's Notebook and Midori Traveler's Notebook, passport size](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0201-600x600.jpg)
A sunshine pair.
![Waterman 52 in Cardinal Red and Nakaya Long Piccolo in Araishu](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0107-600x600.jpg)
A pair fit to be tied.
![Nakaya Piccolo String-Rolled in Black and Shiro-tamenuri](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0131-600x600.jpg)
My favorite pair.
![Nakaya Chinkin Karakusa Tortoishell and Platinum 3776 Kuro-ringu](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0120-600x600.jpg)