forum And the Skies Turned Gold (Reboot) // OxO // Closed

Started February 10, 2020 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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"Oh, anything. Just nothing raw." He replied, laughing a little bit. "I'd rather not eat any raw food if I can help it."

"That's not a problem," Tohru agreed, "Do you mean like raw meats, though? Or like plants too? Yknow, just so I know for future meals."

"Raw meats, yeah! Raw plants are fine." He laughed a little bit. "I promise, raw plants are just fine."

"Ah, makes sense. I don't exactly eat raw meats myself. Sometimes fish, but rarely even that. Doesn't sit right with me."
He shrugged.
"There's a little corner diner down there, if you wanted to try that."

"Alright, good." He glanced down in the direction of the diner. "Sure, sounds good." He agreed, heading in that direction.

"Alright, then," Tohru said, kind of leading the way as he walked by Davin.
"I hope your interview goes well later. I'm happy for you, yknow? And that place you were talking about is pretty close to my work, too."

"Me too. And yeah, it is. We can probably walk to work together, if our shifts are at the same time." He replied, looking at Tohru.

"Yeah, I'd like that," Tohru agreed, "I can have weird shifts, but when I don't, I'd be glad to."
He gave a little smile to the other. It was nice actually having someone to spend time with.

"Yeah." He agreed. "It'll be great." He smiled back, looking over at Tohru and then back at the street ahead of them.

"I've been walking part of the way home with one of my coworkers, actually. It's definitely a lot more comfortable than going alone. And it'll be you, so even better," Tohru added.

"Yeah, that sounds great." He agreed, smiling a little bit at Tohru. "As long as our shifts line up, I mean."

After a bit of a walk, Tohru and Davin arrived at the place. It was a small corner diner- a seat-yourself kind of place, but with little screens on the tables where you could order your meal. It didn't appear large from the outside, but the building went further back than expected.
"Back corner, maybe?" Tohru suggested.
Usually he would've opted for window seats, but those were taken. In fact, the place was surprisingly bustling.

"Sure." Davin replied, leading the way and sitting down, picking up one of the screens to look at the menu.

Tohru ordered himself an iced coffee and a sandwich on the screen, then waited for Davin to do the same, placing his hands on his knees and tapping nervously.
For as much as it wasn't a date- just two guys getting lunch- it sure felt like one.
Their day at the museum, he hadn't quite caught feelings yet, at least not as strongly as he had now.

Davin ordered a sandwich and blended coffee of his own, and paid, then moved out of the way to wait for their order to be ready. Was this a date? He didn't know.

A server brought out both of their drinks and set them down.
Davin swirled the ice in his cup a bit and tilted his head.
"So, um… did you ever do anything like this before? I mean, like, with other people?"

"Like…what?" He asked, a little uncertain what Tohru meant. Meals? Yes, he'd had meals with other people before.

"Like… um, just going out for lunch with another person," Tohru replied, a little sheepishly, "Because I will admit, I have always kept a bit more to myself. Didn't do things like this often, if ever."

"I have, yeah." He replied. "Mostly for dates. Not really as…friends." he shrugged faintly, smiling a little as he took a bite of his sandwich.

"Ah, I gotcha," Tohru added, "I had lunch with a couple of clients. Strictly professional. And dates, at one time."
Tohru kind of hid behind his straw, taking a sip of his drink. This was definitely as friends. Davin had just said it himself.

He nodded, taking another bite of his sandwich. "Yeah." He smiled a little bit, putting the sandwich down and taking a sip of his own drink.

"But again, another welcome change, I think," Tohru said softly, looking down into his glass, "It can get pretty lonely moving around a lot."

"It can." He agreed softly. "It's…yeah." he took another bite of his sandwich, shrugging faintly.

"Tough. I know," Tohru said with a halfhearted smile, "That said… there are days when I feel like an ass for feeling that way. After all, I chose it all. Not everyone gets that kind of choice, and for me, loneliness is a consequence of me essentially rejecting my family."
He shook his head.
"Wouldn't say I regret it, but it's stupid for me to complain."

"Yeah." He replied softly. "I mean…I didn't quite have a choice the way you did, but…I get it."