unauthorized cute happenings

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Who: Ryuu and Manabu...manayruu..
What: book date
When: early April
Where: Crenshaw to the Archive

Content Warnings: It's a bunch of cute date shit, beware



So...

So it's for real and for certain...certainly a date. Confirmed. Manabu did not sleep well before this, that's for damn sure. Manabu couldn't help it! He's antsy by nature even without some big, unknown event looming ahead of him, and there's only so many times he can re-sort cutlery in the kitchen before the worry of error comes creeping up.

He can't help but wonder: Was asking the easy part...or the hard part?

He'd been too young when his father died for those kinds of talks. And by the time he was a teen, he was already so engrossed in trying to get enlisted in the SDF to even look at anyone as a romantic prospect! Here, though? After everything he's been through, seen...

Eugh. He really hopes he doesn't mess anything up. He knows nothing can be the same anymore after this: Pretending to just go back...how would that even be possible after this?

If Bruce were here, he'd surely be sick of the handwringing and just boot him out the door already, saying something like the longer you get into your own head, the less energy you have to do a good job. You're not a thinker, you're a doer. So go.

So when he gets that lunchtime text, he stops fussing with the cuffs of his jacket and goes.

I'm outside

Magnet sniffs around Manabu's boots while they wait under a lamppost in front of the apartment, taking all that nervous energy from his person as cause to be more curious and investigative. Said person finds himself fiddling with his slightly-too-long sleeves on the jacket Wu bought him a couple days ago, frowning down at it. It's nice enough, but he's not really a fancy kind of guy...is this saying too much? He isn't really fluent in fashion, but showing up so clean...says something, right? Hopefully nothing too strange...

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"It's all right!" He smiles softly. "I mean, you probably needed some."

Logical. At least that's what Ryunosuke is thinking at that moment. He doesn't think Manabu meant to fall asleep, that much he could tell by how startled he was. There were still some fading thoughts, some what ifs about Manabu being bored of him but he waves them off. No, logically, Manabu was just tired, and he should have seen that before. He pushes back from the table and moves to stand, stretching his arms above his head with a groan. Fish watches, waits, and then decides to stand up himself and stretch out as cats are wont to do.

"I didn't want to keep you waiting, but I uh... guess I got caught up reading." He says before he moves to set a hand on Manabu's shoulder before he gets up. "Did you still want to get something to eat? You might actually need the sleep..."

And as much as he wants to spend time with Manabu, he doesn't want him to sacrifice sleep to do it.

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From his skin, steam rises and persists, embarrassment really emanating off of him in a real way. All he had to do was sit...how does someone mess that up?!

(By not sleeping for a day or so, probably, but still...!)

As Ryunosuke trails off about the subject of sleep, of dismissing any other plans, Manabu hops upright overly quick, nearly headbutting the guy in the process.

"N-no way!" he pipes up, his remark backed up by a small bark from the floor. "I mean! I just slept, right? So there's no way I would now...!"

What a disaster. He has to make it up to him!

"You're hungry, right?" How long had it been? It's dark twenty-four seven! Who even knows! "I, I can eat, too! What're you hungry for?"

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He laughs lightly, taking a moment to just look over Manabu. The steam rising from his skin was a clear sign that he was feeling a certain way, and as much as he thinks it's endearing, he probably shouldn't point it out.

The topic of food comes back up and he nods.

"I'm really up for anything, to be honest. I mostly cook at home so I don't really know the local food."

The last time he really went out was ...well after the Tower, when Manabu took him somewhere to ease his nerves.

"What do you say? We could grab lunch. ...dinner? And see where it takes us?" He has no idea what time it is with the way the endless night is going, but either way food sounded good.

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"Yeah! Yeah, of course!" Eagerly, he grabs up his satchel and swings that over his shoulder. Magnet bounces a bit, nails clicking on the floor. "We can go to the Roost and--"

...And Diluc can see them there.

NOPE.

"Er, well, that place is...noisy. Um. There's...a, a tea-place? They have some food. I mean, I don't know if it's...meal-food so much as...snacks, so uh..." Oh no. Options. Manabu, think of options QUICK.

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"Manabu..." He reaches out to take his hand, smiling gently. "Relax. We can go anywhere and I'm sure that we'll have a good time. So why don't we head to Cellar Door and see if we can't find someplace to eat."

The Roost, the tea shop - it didn't matter as long as they were together, right?

"I'm still having a good time, you know." He's trying to be reassuring.

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Another hand-hold, another fluttery feeling. It stays Manabu's fidgeting for a moment as he's set to processing that remark and...enjoying said remark.

Sheepishly, his other hand reaches up to rub the back of his head.

"Oh, good...eheh...I...I hope you won't...hold it against me. Falling asleep. I don't! Really...sit in one spot for too long very often without getting sleepy...But even so! I didn't really...sleep much beforehand. So! So it's on me, okay?" He tries to laugh a little, ducking his head. "I mean, I even...fall asleep trying to study journals here on my own, so..."

He hesitates, then clears his throat, straightening up.

"A-anyway! Food, right? Let's go see what's open!"

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"I don't hold it against you." He chuckles, shaking his head. "You must have needed the sleep. It's been difficult with the whole "eternal night" thing." He waves his free hand to gesture to the sky. "So don't worry about it."

He reaches over and shoves the books into his bag, figuring that they won't be missed if he borrowed them for a short while. He'll return them when he's done reading them - whenever that is. Ryunosuke smiles as he looks back over to Manabu.

"Let's go! I'm sure we'll find something."