forum "You're The Only Ten-I-See" (Closed)

Started March 26, 2020 by @Rainy_day_artist_classic group

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"Oh we can plan ahead of time," Cicada responded letting out a laugh at his last comment, "And hey, if you want to get married after I turn 21 I'd be down. I'm not going to stop you from wanting me."

Phoenix laughed a bit, checking his pockets. "The ring would cost as much as four months salary. Currently, I don't have that kind of money." He hummed, looking over at her. "And I don't have a diamond ring in my pocket."

"Oh dear," Cicada responded holding back her laughter and trying to be very sincere, "I guess we're not getting married then. That's a shame, guess we'll just have to go drinking together."

"Of course, to drown out our sorrows. I feel so awful about not proposing, with a ring." Phoenix sighed dramatically, throwing a hand to his chest. "Like bullets to my heart."

"And you not proposing was a dagger to my own," Cicada responded letting out a long sigh and pretending to almost faint, "Whatever shall I do now that you aren't going to propose?"

"I guess we'll spend a night together, where we pity ourselves and get drunk. How does that sound?" Phoenix asked, holding a hand out to her. His smile was growing, as he waited for her to accept.

Cicada smiled and took his hand happily. She couldn't help herself, "That sounds perfect. Hesitantly plan for two weekends from now?"

"Two weeks from now? So your birthday is in the next two weeks?" Phoenix hummed with a light smirk. He was going to figure it out, despite her not wanting him to.

"Yes, it is in the next two weeks," Cicada responded letting out a little sigh. She wasn't going to tell him that it was in the next week because that wouldn't be the best for her, "Are you going to try and guess it?"

"If you won't tell me, I'll just celebrate every day for the next two weeks." Phoenix hummed, only now noting their surroundings. It was only half familiar. "Why don't you want to tell me?"

"Because I don't like celebrating my birthday, that's all," Cicada shrugged a little as she kept walking around, "So don't celebrate every day for the next to weeks. I will hurt you got it?"

"I can't even get you a present?" Phoenix asked her with a pout, deciding it was best to go with her wishes. "Or even a card?"

"Card, card is fine I guess," Cicada admitted with a little shrug after seeing his pouty face, "No presents though, please."

"Alright, I'll force myself not to." Phoenix nodded, trying to drop his pout. "I don't want to disrespect your wishes."

Cicada let out a long sigh and looked at Phoenix, "Thank you. That means a lot, I promise."

"Of course… you seemed really rattled by that. I don't want to bug you about." Phoenix whispered, lifting his head to look straight forward. "So I won't ask what it's about."

Cicada felt a soft smile tug on her face as she started to walk once more, "I, really thank you. Let's keep wandering around campus yeah?"

"Sure thing. I didn't bug you, did I?" Phoenix asked her softly, starting to lead her on down the pathway with a weak smile.

Cicada shook her head letting Phoenix lead her along, "Not really no. You're fine I promise."

“Good. I really don’t want to lose you, before we get our drinking party.” Phoenix teased, smiling softly.

Cicada laughed a little as she kept going with a smile on her face, "You're stuck with me not the other way around. So yeah we're having our drinking party."

“Mm, I dunno. I don’t feel stuck with you.” Phoenix hummed, pursing his lips together with a soft smile. “But that’s good to hear.”

"It's good to hear that you don't feel stuck with me," Cicada said looking around the campus. She glanced over at him with a soft smirk, "So are you going anywhere or embracing the lostness?"

“Well, I had been getting lost, but then I looked up and started to try and map my way somewhere.” Phoenix admitted, huffing a bit. “Don’t scold me.”

"I won't," Cicada laughed and began pulling him lightly away from their current course, "But let's get lost again. It's more fun that way."

“Right… I just need to distract myself.” Phoenix hummed, looking down at her. Slowly he started to sink in to his thoughts.

"Mhm, sooo what do you want to talk about?" Cicada asked him after a moment. She hated the silence and so conversation was her best distraction.

Phoenix snapped back to reality, shrugging a bit. “I don’t really know… but I’ll talk about almost anything.”

"Okay, so pick a topic," Cicada said with a little shrug, "I don't really have anything at the moment to talk about either."

“What about music?” Phoenix asked her, running a hand through his hair with a soft smile. “What’s your favorite kind?”