forum Hold me closer, tiny dancer (o/o) (Closed)

Started December 20, 2021 by @emilyevewrites group

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Eve flushed lightly. "Oh… um, no. Not particularly."

"Okay… uh… did you have any pets growing up?" He asked.

Eve's eyes softened. "I did. A dog. His name is Onyx. He's all black and had super curly fur," she gushed.

Rowan nodded with a soft smile. "He sounds nice. I had a cat for a while… little calico cat. Her name was… ah… Magnolia, but I just called her Maggie."

"Aww, that's sweet!" Eve sighed. "I love Onyx. I miss him since leaving home."

"Maggie passed away when I was… a freshman, I think. We had her before I was born, so she was pretty old." Rowan hummed thoughtfully. "I think I'd like to get another cat some time."

"We could get a cat!" Eve enthused. "For the apartment!"

"Ah? You think that's allowed?" Rowan asked. "Do you even like cats?"

Eve nodded. "I love animals! We could smuggle it in!"

"Well, I just don't know if our apartment allows animals or not… it probably does, right?" Rowan hummed thoughtfully.

"I'll check when we get back," she remarked happily.

"Alright… sounds good. I guess we'd have to find somewhere around here that sells cats." Rowan looked up when the waitress returned and thanked her quietly.

Eve thanked her as well and looked between her food and his. "This looks good," she remarked. "Good restaurant choice."

Rowan smiled softly and started to eat. "Glad you approve. Do you know of any pet shops or cat cafes around here?"

"No idea. Look it up," she urged eagerly before taking a bit of her French toast.

"I'll check after we eat." Rowan hummed softly and ate some more of his pancakes. "We'll have to come back here again sometime."

"Mhmm!" Eve hummed in agreement. She swallowed her bite. "That was delicious! How are yours?"

"Pretty good." Rowan smiled a bit and soon finished off his pancakes. "Almost ready to go?"

"Almost!" Eve chirped. She still had some remnants on her plate. "Would you like to try some?" she asked, tilting her head playfully.

"Mm? Uh, sure…" Rowan flushed lightly, taking a few seconds to process before he picked up his fork again to try the French toast.

Eve smiled and watched him adoringly. Never had she fallen so fast before in her life.

Rowan had just stuck the fork in his mouth when he noticed Eve watching him, at which point he flushed red, not entirely sure what to do and unable to speak without choking.

Eve quickly looked away. "Sorry," she mumbled. "I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable."

Rowan coughed a bit, taking a few seconds to swallow before he spoke. "It's f-fine… just surprised me a bit." He laughed weakly.

Eve turned her wide brown eyes on him. "Why?"

"W-Well… I dunno. I just… wasn't expecting you to be looking at me." Rowan shrugged, still flushed.

Eve tilted her head innocently. "You're very nice to look at."

Rowan flushed harder, his heart racing. "I-I… ah… um… y-you think so?" He stammered awkwardly in reply.

"I do," Eve stated with a sincere tone.

"Uhm… y-you're pretty nice yourself…" Rowan replied, staring down at the table.