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[sCREAM]

joking!! i was joking!!

[messianic]

[ ahhhha. ]

Is that right? Well, that's fine then.

So about that date...

Was that a yes?

[survivaltricks]

[that dream is going to haunt him for the duration of this relationship isn't it]

[wheezes]

of course it is. after all, what's the point of dating without the date?

[messianic]

[ yes.

because it's hilarious. ]

Mm, good. Then I'd like to take you on one. Can you meet me at the diner?

Maybe in an hour or so?

[survivaltricks]

[I'd like to take you on one, Minato says, and Akira feels his heart flutter like a butterfly against his ribs. for some reason, part of him thought he'd be the one taking Minato out, but. . . it's kind of nice to be on this side of things]

smooth, senpai. but i can do that.

any plans for after dinner?

[messianic]

[ Akira will get his chance to do just that one of these days. But this time, Minato beat his kouhai to it. ]

I might have something in mind, but it's a secret. I feel like you'd enjoy a surprise or two.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . ooooooooh]

a secret. . . it's our first date and already you're keeping things spicy.

i like it.

[messianic]

[ um, well. ]

Don't get your hopes up too high... we're still in prison.

But yeah, that aside, I thought you might like spicy. Right?

[survivaltricks]

[a laugh to himself, his smile curving up the corners of his lips]

i think we'll make it work. prison or not.

[which feels weird to say but is VERY TRUE]

and you're right. i do. you know me so well already.

[messianic]

[ it is weird to say but it somehow makes Minato feel better to hear it. ]

I think so too. And, well... it's been nice getting to know you. I wanted to do that even before we decided to date.

I really, really like you, after all.

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[. . . SAPPY. . . Akira's heart flutters again, and he lets out a fond little huff]

well.

i really, really like you, too.

surprise.

[messianic]

[ cute..... it's not fair how akira can make his heart thump like he does. ]

I'm definitely surprised.

Except not at all, because you made that super clear.

I'm still really grateful for that by the way. I can be kind of dense about this stuff.

[survivaltricks]

[SENPAI!! STOP THIS!!]

are we going to be one of those couples that people yell at for being too saccharine? because i'm totally ready to commit to that, if we are

[messianic]

I'm never saccharine ever.

I don't know what you're talking about.

That said... do you mind if people know here?

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uh huh. spicy like boss's curry. that's minato

and of course i don't mind.

[messianic]

I'd love to be considered spicy...

[ but he is not, he's sweet. ]

Anyway, that's good to hear. I didn't want to spread it if you weren't comfortable, but now I can just tell people at will.

[survivaltricks]

[he is VERY sweet, but it's okay. Akira can be the spicy one]

rupert already texted me a hearty congratulations.







pretty sure tsuruno told him

[messianic]

That would track. Tsuruno did help me get braver about talking to you.

Honestly, it makes me kind of happy that people know.

[survivaltricks]

tsuruno the resident gossip. . .

[tone is lost in text messages but his tone would be fond, ftr]

you're cute. but. . . it makes me pretty happy, too.

[messianic]

(*¯︶¯*)

Anyway--meet you at the diner? I've got a few things to prepare.

[survivaltricks]

anticipation. . .

[but!! he leaves it there!! and in about an hour, he shows up at the diner, wearing the red jacket that Minato picked out for him at the masquerade shop that one time]

[messianic]

[ yeh!!!

Minato is already there--and he seems to be cooking! There's a box on one of the tables, as tidily wrapped as is possible in a place like this.

When he sees Akira, he brightens. ]

Akira--hey, welcome.

[ to the Diner. ]

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[. . . IT'S THEIR FIRST DATE AND ALREADY THERE ARE PRESENTS?? OH NO. . . AKIRA IS NOT PREPARED???]

[eyeing that box with visible confusion as he approaches Minato, hands resting in his pockets]

Huuuh. . . is this the surprise you were talking about?

[messianic]

[ don't expect too much, it's okay.

Anyway, Minato just offers a tiny smile at that, going back to the food he's making (beef bowls!!). ]

Yeah, that's pretty much it. It's not a lot in terms of dates, but... I guess I wanted to try to make things as date-like as possible.

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[beef bowls!! with a hum, Akira meanders away from the box and slides up behind Minato to peer at his food]

[. . .]

[and then he sneakily (SNEAKILY!!!) hooks his chin around Minato's shoulder]

Well, if you ask me, just calling it a date makes it date-like enough for me.