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sure thing buddy
meet you there soon

[ aaand he'll be outside of the cafe in the entertainment district by the time sylvain arrives! he looks a little nervous, like he's thinking about something... but when sylvain gets there, lance puts on his best grin and raises a hand in greeting. ]

You made it!

See you soon~ <3

[And he'll make it there not too long after Lance, striding up quickly and offering a wave as he does.]

I hope you weren't waiting too long?

Not long at all, nope! After you?

[ he'll even open the door for sylvain, too. what a good boy!! ]

[What a good boy!! He'll duck in when Lance swings the door open, and will wait for a second to make sure he follows before asking the hostess for a table for two.]

So, what's up, Lance?

[YOU ASKED HIM TO MEET UP FOR A REASON, BRUH.]

[ ...right. he did ask sylvain to come here for a reason, and lance is going to honor that. he takes in a deep breath and looks down at the table, fidgeting a little under the table. ]

Well, I did actually just wanna hang out, but I need to get something out of the way first.

[ a beat. ] Sorry. For uh, freaking out on you so badly yesterday in that dream, in case I made you feel bad or anything.

[Just hanging out is fine - good, even! - but he'd suspected that this wasn't just about hanging out, and... well, it seems he was right.

Hanging out could come after, to smooth over any feelings set on edge.]

Hm? You didn't make me feel bad, Lance. I'm sorry you had to see all that. It's... a lot, I understand. Are you going to be alright?

Oh. Well. I still feel kinda bad for reacting the way I did, so...

[ but that makes this apology more about him than sylvain. he's mostly just glad sylvain wasn't offended or anything. that's what matters. ]

I'll be fine! Promise. It was pretty brutal, but I'll get over it.

[ he'll even give him an award-winning grin to prove it. it's...somewhat forced but he's trying, okay. ]

See? Doing great already!

[There's no real reason to have been offended, as far as he's concerned. It was a scary situation, and one that was new to Lance, to boot.

And that's before factoring in the fact that he had to watch Bernadetta...

Anyway.

He knows a forced smile when he sees one, and also knows that sometimes... well, sometimes they're necessary. So he doesn't call Lance out on it, simply reaches out to ruffle up his carefully coiffed hair as he offers him a matching award-winning grin that may or may not be somewhat fake, too.]

Yeah, yeah. You're doing great. Now let me get you lunch.

Hey-! Watch the hair!

[ it's not the first time sylvain's done that, but they're in public!! lance has to look good, okay!! and yet, he's smiling after sylvain pulls his hand away. ]

Okay, fine. Next time's on me though, yeah?

Oh, I am watching it.

[Look. For that, he'll reach out and ruffle it juuuuust one more time. Just to be a shit.

Because the light teasing does seem to have cheered Lance up a little bit, and that's a start.]

Alright, sounds fair.

Sylvain!

[ BUDDY!! lance tries to whack his hands away, and when sylvain pulls his hands out of lance's hair, lance smooths it out with a little laugh. ]

Alright, alright. Lunch! I'm feeling anything with meat in it today. Just, y'know. Now fish.

[At least Lance's laugh has gone back to being that infectious sound that Sylvain has gotten used to from him - and he even laughs some himself, too.

It's all... something normal, again, somewhat.]

Right, no fish for lunch... though I wouldn't mind having some fish for dessert.

[You thought he was done flirting with you, Lance? Nope.]

[ oh. OH. mister gautier-- ]

Ha--?!

[ guess who's still not over your flirting... that's right, it's lance. it's been a while. ]

Sylvain!

[Save the 'Oh Mister Gautier~'s for the bedroom, Lance~]

Yes? What is it, Lance?

[As if he doesn't know exactly what he's done.]

I thought we went over this!!

[ no, they didn't....... ]

A-Anyway. Food! Did you decide what you're going to get?

[ a pause. ]

...Please don't say fish.

Went over what? How cute you are? We could go over it again if you've forgotten...

[Honestly. Gotta tease him when he can.]

Mm I think so. This cafe has a lot to choose from... Have you decided?

[Look, he didn't say fish. He also didn't say anything else, because again: gotta tease, whether or not he's actually decided on something with fish or not.]

Nope. Nope nope nope. I like not exploding, thanks!

[ exploding from embarrassment, that is. he's so red. but he clears his throat, and: ]

...I was thinking of a sandwich. Bacon lettuce tomato. No fish!

[ he's saying it very hurriedly, mostly because he's embarrassed. it's been a while since sylvain's teased him. ~~your crush is showing, lonce.~~ ]

[Okay, okay, he can have some mercy, here. For now. But only because Lance is so, so red, and he's not entirely sure he could get much worse.]

Yeah, that sounds pretty good. Then we can go somewhere else for a non-fish dessert.

[Okay, a little more teasing.]

There's a bakery just down the street with nice little tarts...

[Because what better way to get back to feeling normal than to just... act like everything's normal, right?]

[ lance talks big game but he's just a soft boy at heart. have mercy on him, sylvain!! ]

Oh, tarts, huh? Yeah, that sounds great!

[ legitimately. he's excited to have something sweet today. ]

Man...it's been a while since we've hung out like this, huh? I mean, most of the time we're just training, so this is pretty nice.

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okay finally

<3

:D

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