(I haven’t watched it lol so forgive me if I’m just making stuff up as we go
I haven’t watched any of the ones I listed
Whoops)
The silence stretched on, becoming tense and unbearable. Morrigan broke it by clearing her throat. “Do you have anywhere you need to be? Or do you have more time?”
(Hey i havent either lmfaoo)
Lucian shook his head at that. “No. Mostly free, just the gym at some point,” he hummed, running his fingers through his hair.
(Rip)
Morrigan nodded, falling silent after that, as if lost in deep thought.
Lucian gave a soft sigh as he sat up a bit. “Anything else you want to talk about?”
Lucian’s voice drew her back out of her mind, almost gently, in a way. Morrigan blinked, clearing the fog from her eyes. “Sorry- I zoned out. I- I’m not the best at this, sorry. Is there anything you want to say or ask?”
“That’s okay. That’s why I though a movie date might be best,” Lucian chuckled. What caused you to scar yourself? he wanted to ask. But he shook his head instead.
“Yeah..” Morrigan rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly. “Probably should have gone out with a more social person instead of me.” But she could see a question lingering beneath his smile, one that he wasn’t asking, and for some incredibly idiotic reason, she opened her mouth to speak again. “But really— I feel bad, since you shared something personal. Ask if you have questions.” She regretted the words as soon as they were out of her mouth.
Lucian had laughed softly at that first part. “I’ve met a lot of social girls. You’re the first since Summer that I’ve been attracted to.” He paused in thought at the second bit. As much as he wanted to, he wouldn’t- for Morrigan’s sake. “I don’t have any questions. I shared that out of my own free will. I’m not going to push anything.”
Fear and something akin to satisfaction twisted together, thoroughly confusing Morrigan about how she felt on the matter of his attraction to her. She glued her eyes to the table, offering a small, relieved smile at his second statement.
Lucian had picked up on the small smile and knew he had chosen the right thing to do in that moment. It brought a faint smile to his lips as well, one of understanding. He was sure she knew exactly what he would have asked.
Morrigan glanced back up, meeting his eyes, and for a brief second, her internal conflict and confusion was written across her face. Then, it was gone again, slipping beneath the mask she was determined to keep on.
Lucian caught it. He caught that little flicker of real emotion that passed across Morrigan’s face. It wasn’t there long, but he had definitely noticed it. He was anxious to know what was going on.
Morrigan stared down at the table again, unsure what to say to him. But the silence between them got to be too much before long, and she moved to cut it. “So. Is it my turn to ask?”
(Skip or stay?)
(We can skip to the movie date. Should Lucian pick her up or would she walk?)
(She’d probably walk)
(Alright, then)
Lucian got to the movie theater about 15 minutes before it would start so he ahd time to get their tickets and such. He sat in his car for a moment, sighing before he got out and began to walk towards the entrance.
Morrigan tugged the sleeves of her black sweater down— she’d been smart enough to wear long sleeves this time— catching sight of Lucian up ahead. She ignored the twisting feeling in her stomach and hurried up to him. “Hey.”
Lucian heard someone coming over and looked over to see Morrigan. His eyes flicked to her arms very quickly before going back to her face. “Hey. Did you walk here?” He asked, arching a brow.
She nodded, offering him a smile that she wasn’t sure she didn’t mean. “Yeah, I don’t have a car. How have you been?”
Lucian frowned softly at that. “I’ve been alright,” he answered. “And it’s freezing out, I can’t believe you walked here. How about I drive you home? I’m a good driver, both hands on the wheel. And I can drop you off, don’t have to come inside,” he said.
He had been thinking about what happened on their last date the past couple days. After thinking and putting the pieces together, he had began to think that Morrigan might have been abused by someone when she was younger- possibly sexually, considering how she had freaked out by the peck on her cheek. So, he made sure to be careful with his choice of words. Both hands on the wheel- he wouldn’t try to grab her while he was driving. He would drop her off- so she wouldn’t be worried about him going up to her apartment.
Morrigan’s eyes widened, not at the proposition, but at the evident care with which he delivered the words. Both hands on the wheel… drop you off.. He was trying to assure her, trying to let her know that he wouldn’t try anything.. Morrigan was genuinely surprised. “Oh. I— thank you.” Her voice was quiet, hesitant.
Lucian’s smile came back at that, and he nodded. She had noticed his word choice. “You’re welcome, anytime. Wouldn’t want you to get cold,” he said. He opened the entrance door for her, following inside afterwards. He headed towards where you would buy the tickets, and he took out his wallet and bought them.
Morrigan stopped him, pulling out her own wallet. “Let me pay, you’ve payed all the other times. Besides, I owe you.” She was touched, for course she was, by his offer— and although a part of her couldn’t help being afraid that it was a trap, it had helped relax her.
“What do you owe me for?” Lucian asked, arching a brow in question. He stuffed his wallet back into his pocket.
Respecting my boundaries. Thinking back on it, he’d been nothing but good to her, something she wasn’t used to. Something she aopreciated. “Everything. How much was it?”
Lucian gave her a small smile at that. “Only $12,” he answered. He stuffed his hands down in his pockets.
Morrigan removed the amount from her wallet and held it out to him. “There you go.”
Lucian took the bills from her and stuffed them into his pocket. “Great. Do you want any snacks?” He asked.
Morrigan shook her head. “No thanks. But I can pay for yours.” She was normally very, very conservative with money, which was why she didn’t go out to the movies or for dinner much, but now that he’d spent so much on her.. She owed him. And for some strange reason, it felt nice.
Lucian nodded his head. “I’m probably just going to get a bottled water,” he said, stepping over to a vending machine.