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[WHOOP. He calls again that night.]

Quick question. My Dom wants to know if you're magical at all. I mean, I think you are but I'm thinking our definitions differ a lot.

[Luckily, he's just hanging around his newly empty room in the public housing, so there's privacy too.]

Very smooth, well done. I can do magic, yes. I'm a death cleric. Comes from the goddess of the dead back home. Are they an anti-magic sort?

I'm thinking he's the anti-non-special human sort. But I'll vouch for you. Because I've got plans for this date and he's a big part of making sure they go through.

Aaah, well I appreciate it. I promise to have you home safe and on time.

[His tone turns from joking to serious, but it's still very fond.]

You know you don't have to do anything fancy, right? I just like spending time with you.

It's nothing that fancy. Promise. You'll see what I mean tomorrow.

[Buuuut before he hangs up...]

Does this mean you'll walk me to the door and kiss me goodnight?

...alright.

[He laughs. He set himself up for that.]

Well, only if you're good, of course. Now, goodnight.

[He grins.]

Night, handsome.

[And you can bet he'll be there tomorrow on time. And in an outfit (that has yet to be determined by the other thread) which resembles this.]

[Chris arrives roughly on time, wearing the nicer outfit he’d been able to get from plumage. A small smile was his usual greeting, but seeing Lux waiting there for him brought out something brighter. Something surprisingly easy.

He closed the distance between them and leaned up for a kiss. First thing’s first, of course.

When he pulled back, his grin had turned into a teasing smirk.]

Look at you: actually wearing more'n your skin. I’m in awe.

[Dipping down, he snags a kiss from him and grins as he reaches to wrap his arm around his waist so they can start walk.]

Well, I can always fix that later. But I can make it to the beach first.

[That's the first hint. They're going to the beach.]

[Even once they were walking, Chris leaned into him a bit, his own arm coming around behind Lux's back to grasp at the fabric there. That silly smile was on his face, but he paid it no mind. Maybe it was just his 'Lux smile.'
Though, the mention of the beach has him tightening his hold on the fabric and he looks up at Lux like the sun has just risen because of him.]

The beach? Really?

[He gave a small huff of a laugh.]

I got in trouble cause I kept tryna sneak up here just to go to the beach. Did you ask someone or did you just guess?

[It had to have been a guess, Chris hadn't told anyone but Jon. Unless he'd asked Jon.]

[Lux blinks in surprise which really shows off the answer pretty quickly. Soon he bursts out laughing though.]

A really damn good guess honestly. But I'm letting you know now that I'm going to remember the beach thing from now on.

[Because that could be fun for future dates. Which apparently he was already thinking about. Weird.]

I take it you love the beach?

[That was almost more charming, really. The accidental nature of it. He would've been happy going almost anywhere, the fact it happened to be his favorite spot in the city was just...nice. Like that same level of comfortable Lux already inspired.]

Then more points to you, lovely.

I don't know about love, but I guess that's the closest thing to it. My home city is a port town on an inland sea. There's so much here that's nothing like home, that's sort of the only place that feels 'normal.'

Do you have a place like that here?

[Lux laughs a bit and rubs the back of his neck.]

My room actually. I modeled it after the space my people made for me back in my world. I guess I was missing it so I wanted to have the space be like that.

[Shrugging it off, he changes their direction so that instead of heading to the main beach entrance they're instead heading for a more private area of it.]

Then I'm extra honored to have been let to see it. Thank you.

[Chris smiled at him, a small but soft thing.]

I'm sure you're thriving here, in you're own way. Like a playground to you? Still, it's not gonna be home, even with that.

You're the first I've told that actually.

[He's had other people in his room before but Chris is the first to actually know the meaning behind it to him. Part of him wonders why he shared that...]

Hm? Oh yeah. Everywhere tastes like home. But it's definitely really different. For one I don't have people all over worshiping the ground I walk on. I mean, I don't miss that but it's weird to not have it.

[Lux laughs then nods ahead of them.]

Our date, good sir.

[And there is a small sail boat just for them. Complete with what looks like the works of a picnic on it. All for them to go around the water and admire the beach and the ocean at the same time.]

[He isn't sure what to do with that right now, other than file it away and acknowledge it puts a flutter in his stomach and a bit of color to his cheeks.

Luckily, the sight of the boat ahead of them puts the thought aside as Chris' face lights up again.]

That's for us? Really? [He gets a wistful look but leans a bit more into Lux's side. The last time a man had said he'd take him away on a boat, that man had vanished.]

She's lovely. You're lovely.

My Dom is letting us borrow it. [Lux grins at him before leading him over to the boat. Stepping into the water a few paces, he jumps up onto it and holds out his hand in offering.]

So since we've got her for the day. How about a picnic on the water? Just you and me?

[Chris admires the boat for a moment, but takes Lux's hand when offered and jumps up into it as well.

For just a moment, there's a vulnerable look of wonder that slips through, then it's gone again when Chris shakes his head with a smile.]

I think hat sounds perfect. Also very romantic.

[He looked around to find something else to point out instead, a flare of excitementpanic roiling through him.]

I hope you know how to work her, she's not quite like boats I'm used to.

[Lux laughs and helps him up to where the picnic is before getting them set sail. Smiling, he lets them float as he comes over to sit with him, stretching out on his side soon after.]

So, you ready for this?

[Leaning over, he gives him a kiss on the cheek.]

I haven't been sailing in years. But this is nice.

[Chris settled in, stretching out so he rested back on his elbows to let the sun shine on his face. The kiss has him grinning over at Lux, something playful in his eyes when he shakes his head.]

Probably not, but I'll enjoy it all the same.

[He let his head fall back, eyes closing to just listen to the waves and the sounds of Lux nearby. After a beat he spoke up again.]

I've never been on a boat. Just lived near them and got taught how to make them sail. Melvaunt's waters are too choppy for a beginner with no crew.

So you know how to sail but you've never been on a boat? Well after we eat let's make sure I give you some lessons on this one.

[He opens up the basket with the food so he can start offering Chris some of the food.]

I think you'll love it.

I think I will too.

[Not just because it was Lux, but because sailing meant freedom, meant a chance to leave. Even if it wasn't true here, it still held that association.

He took some of the food with a nodded thank you and sat up a bit more.]

So...you don't have to answer the question if you don't want to, I'll never take aoffense to that, for the record, but why the sudden date?

[The urge to make a joke, to take the slight edge off the question was there, but he resisted. He was asking earnestly when most of their interactions had been sex or even just talking...but he also didn't intend to push if there wasn't much of an answer waiting for him.]

[He's eating a bit of fruit when Chris asks his question. Lux actually takes the time to think about his answer, considering it before offering the other guy a bite of the fruit.]

Because you make me want to get close to you. I've never felt like that before.

[It would be easy for him to lie. Make something up. But Lux doesn't bother. In his eyes, Chris deserves honesty. Especially when he's basically a captive audience here on this boat.]

[Chris leaned in for a bite of the fruit as well, then thought better of his previous position and moved so he was laying against Lux's legs.

He let that small distraction be his pause. He wasn't sure what answer he'd been expecting, but now that he had it, he wasn't sure what to think of it, either. He had felt that before, a couple times now, and while it might (and often did) lead nowhere, it could also lead somewhere. Wasn't that exactly what he'd been trying to avoid?

But it was Lux. He wasn't even pushing it now, just stating it and that mattered. It was fine, for now, because the truth f the matter was that:]

Well, I happen to like being close to you, so I'm for it. [Chris flashed him a smile.] Happy to confuddle you along the way.

[Oh look at that. He has a pretty man on his lap. Lux smiles down at him and offers to feed him the other half of the piece of fruit in his hand. It's really luxurious. And he loves every second of it.]

Well if someone has to confuddle me it might as well be someone as gorgeous as you are.

[He laughs and makes sure Chris is able to lick his fingers clean before he grabs something else to feed him.]

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