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[messianic]

[ he's quiet for a moment. Because he doesn't really want to bring down the mood when they're finally on a date.

So ultimately, what he says is: ]

I just picked it up here and there. I'm not great at it or anything, but... it was useful for me to be able to follow a recipe.

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[dates are for getting to know each other!! Akira wouldn't mind!!]

[it's the brief pause that tips him off, and with a tilt of his head he regards Minato with a quiet, searching look. . . but he also doesn't pry, because it's Minato's prerogative if he wants to open those gates right now or not]

Useful, hm. . .

[he decides to keep the tone light]

I first learned when I moved to Tokyo, and Boss taught me how to make curry. But I really got some practice in this past summer, when my teammates and I went on a road trip across Japan.

[messianic]

[ This is a topic he'd much rather learn about anyway, to be honest. So he perks up a bit. ]

Oh? You were learning how to cook while on a road trip?

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[HE'LL COME BACK TO IT LATER, MINATO IS NOT SAFE]

Mmm. What's the point of traveling across Japan if you're not learning how to make regional dishes on your way through, right?

[messianic]

That's definitely true... then I'm pretty sure your cooking skills could blow mine right out of the water.

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[immediately]

Absolutely not.

[messianic]

[ wow. ]

Unexpectedly humble...

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[a snort]

That's not it-- I just know what my cooking tastes like compared to yours.

[wags his brows as he takes another bite of his beef bowl!!]

And yours blows mine out of the water.

[messianic]

[ wrinkles his nose. ]

I don't believe you. I know that I can cook okay, especially with stuff where I know the recipe...

But I bet you can make lots more things.

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[. . .]

[TAKES ANOTHER BITE OF BEEF BOWL]

[and just stares at Minato as he does so]

[messianic]

[ meets Akira's eyes... simply...

And then finally: ]

Cook for me next date...? We don't have to keep arguing over this, but I still want to taste some of your food.

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[omg]

[he was giving Minato a TAKE THE COMPLIMENT AND RUN look but. he'll take that, too!!!]

Consider it a promise. You still need to try the world famous Leblanc curry, anyway.

[world famous. . .]

[messianic]

[ !!!!

He perks up. ]

Yes, I really want to try it. It's supposed to be paired with your coffee, right?

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Naturally.

[he's grinning now]

The genius who dreamed up that match really knew what she was doing.

[messianic]

[ huh... ]

It kind of sounds like there's a story there.

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Mmm. A little bit of one. It. . . isn't exactly mine to tell, but all the same. . .

[another bite of his food]

Boss sells the curry at Leblanc, but the recipe was perfected by a very good-- friend of his.

[messianic]

[ There's... a lot of weight to that pause.

Minato imagines there's a long story buried there, but as Akira said--it's not his to tell. ]

Got it. Well... she did an amazing job, that's for sure. I'm glad that Boss keeps selling it so everyone can enjoy it.

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[one day. . .! maybe when Minato finally learns Futaba's whole story. . .]

Yeah. Me too.

[and, very sincerely]

It's a family recipe. I'm pretty honored he deemed me worthy enough to teach it to me.

[messianic]

[ That gets a small smile out of Minato in response. ]

Mmm... who wouldn't want you as family? I can't say I'm surprised.

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[Akira's gaze turns a bit. . . distant, but his smile remains]

Mmm.

[he doesn't respond verbally to that rhetorical question]

[messianic]

[ ... Ah. He stepped on a landmine, didn't he? But... he supposes--Akira's family, they were out of the picture with the whole unfair probation, right...?

Still... Minato just gets gently insistent. ]

I mean it. You're the sort of person who anyone would be lucky to have as family. You're brave, and you do the right thing, but you're kind and thoughtful too.

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[. . .]

[wordlessly, Akira places his utensils across his bowl and reaches across the counter, fingers wagging in a very expectant manner]

[hand!! give!! him give!!]

[messianic]

[ gives!! hand!!

there u go, boyfriend. ]

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[takes hand!!]

[and then leans in to kiss him]

[messianic]

[ you know what

Yeah he's super into this.

Smooches at the diner!! ]