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It hasn't been that long since Floyd and Yuu started dating. It's actually been pretty fun! They're so tiny which makes it easy for Floyd to pick them up and carry them to class and his hand almost covers theirs. It's adorable! They haven't made it past hand holding and random kisses however, and none of their kisses have ever been on the lips!
It's not that they don't want to kiss him— they said so themself!— but rather they're embarrassed to initiate, which adds to their adorableness. Knowing this, Floyd decides he needs to be the one to take action. How he should do it is another question. Since it's their first, he needs it to be special. Unfortunately, he doesn't know many romantic people. Azul's ideas of romance come from his weeb boyfriend, which leaves Jade as the only other person who won't immediately run from him if he asks a question.
On second thought, he should've known asking his aromatic brother for anything involving romance would end terribly. Their conversation lasted for nearly an hour, and it took forty of those minutes for Floyd to realize Jade was purposely feigning ignorance to the topic.
"Ahhh! You're not understanding, Jade." Floyd whines, immediately regretting it when Jade shows off rows of sharp teeth with his smile.
"Ah, yes. Of course I wouldn't understand your attempts at being romantic given that I'm aromantic."
"Jade, I didn't mean it like that—"
"My brain is incapable of understanding. Have some sympathy for your poor brother who cannot understand something as complex as romantic attraction."
"Jaaaade stop being mean to me." Floyd whines again, placing his head on the counter as his brother laughs at his misery. At least the bar counter is cool against his face.
"You make it too easy and fun to tease you." Jade places his head next to Floyd's. "You know I mean nothing by it."
"Yeeaaah but I actually need help with this! I'll eat your shitty mushrooms if I have to!" Floyd begs. Never in his life did he think he'd be in this position. He never thought he'd find anyone interesting enough to be in a relationship with. Nothing prepared him to meet Yuu, a once soft spoken individual that revealed their hidden wild streak right before winter break. The table incident is still his favorite memory.
"We're opening in ten minutes, what are you two doing lounging around?" Azul walks in front of the bar, hands on his hips as he looks at the brothers. Floyd groans and lifts his head up.
"We're in a lounge. That's what they're for." he answers, a scowl on his face. Why couldn't Azul recognize they were having a very important discussion? Azul sighs and looks over at Jade for an explanation.
"Floyd wishes to give Yuu a romantic first kiss and came to me for advice."
"Well, that was poor judgment on your end." Azul nags. "You know I'd be generous enough to help you if you'd like."
"Full offense, your ideas of romance are both gross and come from your weird boyfriend." Floyd counters, getting some joy out of watching Azul sputter and try to think of a comeback.
Azul's voice raises slightly as he composes himself. "Maybe so. Regardless, I could at least offer an idea if it means you'll stop moping and get to work."
"Fine by me." Floyd crosses his arms, a little more aggressive than he needs to be. He doesn't need advice from Azul of all people, but some kind of idea would be nice. He can take all the credit for himself anyway.
"If I recall correctly, Yuu has mentioned being fond of those movies about the Great Seven. Perhaps you can get inspiration from one of those."
That… actually isn't too bad of an idea. Damn it, Azul will get some kind of recognition for that. Floyd nods and gets up, ready to go while the idea is fresh in his mind when Azul stops him.
" After your shift." he warns Floyd. "I need you at your best, and—" he smiles, "I bet Yuu might pay a visit and I'm sure they'll be delighted to have you serve them."
That gets Floyd in a good mood right away. "Shrimpy's coming? Yes! I wanna make them food!" He sprints into the kitchen, laughing the whole time. Azul glances at his watch and the kitchen door.
"Jade? Please call Yuu and let them know it'd be in our best interests if they stop by."
"Way ahead of you." Jade nods as he presses his phone to his ear, Yuu's number already called. He smiles and puts on his best customer service voice. "Hello, Yuu? I have a favor to ask of you…"
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Still riding the high of seeing Shrimpy at work, Floyd happily snuggles against his pillow as he watches movie scenes on his phone. Watching an entire movie is too tiring right now, but there's always clips of the good scenes floating around so it's easier to watch those instead. Untangling his headphone wires that got twisted while he moved around, Floyd's eyes drift back up to his screen as he watches one specific scene.
"Floyd? You should be asleep—"
"Shush." Floyd cuts off Jade as he pulls out an earbud and holds it out for his brother. Yeah, maybe two in the morning isn't the most optimal time to be doing this, but he has time so he might as well use it. He wants to be the one to kiss Yuu, not the other way around! Jade sighs but takes the earbud as Floyd shifts to the side so he has space to sit.
"The Little Mermaid?" Jade raises an eyebrow as he recognizes the animation. Floyd makes a small noise in agreement, his mind focused on the music. It's a famous scene— the one where the princess almost gets to kiss the prince. They get interrupted at the end, but that won't happen to them. Yuu's a big fan of these movies, always humming along to a song while they study. Getting a boat and enough time to be able to recreate the scene would be too much work, not to mention he'd then need Jade or Azul to sing and he'd rather eat a mushroom than ask them for help again.
… actually no he'd rather not eat a mushroom because they're disgusting but he's not asking them for help!
The scene ends as he thinks it over and Jade puts his earbud back in Floyd's hand. "If you don't mind my input, I believe they'd enjoy something like this."
"Ahhh, I know that but I dunno if I wanna do it!" Floyd groans, pressing his face into his pillow. His muffled voice continues, "They're still not a fan of going too far from NRC so I wanna do something here."
"My, how considerate." Jade laughs. He gets up and ruffles Floyd's hair, earning him an annoyed huff as Floyd turns over. "I'm sure you'll figure something out, but feel free to ask for advice if you need it."
Floyd sticks his tongue out. "I ain't asking you for anything ever again. You're a meanie." Jade doesn't give a response. Floyd turns back to peek and sees his brother has gone back to bed, asleep in a matter of seconds. Grabbing his phone and unplugging his headphones, Floyd stares at the screen again. The Little Mermaid is one of Yuu's favorites; They'd immediately start singing when they recognized what was going on.
Singing… They always stop by the Mostro Lounge and do a little dance in their seat when Floyd gets bored and sings on the stage while working. The little lightbulb in his head goes off and he flings himself off the bed and makes his way across the room to Jade. If only he thought of this before saying he'd never ask Jade for anything. He shakes Jade's shoulder until a yellow eye stares back at him.
"Hiiiii, so I might need some help."
He doesn't miss the way Jade smirks and opens both eyes, his earlier fatigue completely gone.
♥♥♥
A few days later (and one terrible mushroom sitting on his desk waiting to be consumed) Floyd has everything set up. It's going to be the perfect night and nothing will ruin it. He convinces Azul to write a fancy little paper invitation with a wax seal and everything. The way Shrimpy's eyes widened and how happily they accepted the letter was worth it.
If anyone notices that the Lounge seems extra fancy today, no one comments on it. Floyd's created an entirely new drink menu on the spot too based on what Yuu likes complete with rock candy to put in them. It's a mystery how he's never had rock candy until Yuu gave it to him, it's like tiny explosions in his mouth!
"Ehh, where are they?" Floyd whines, nearly dropping the tray he's carrying in annoyance. Jade swiftly grabs it before any of the items on it could fall.
"Have some patience." Jade puts a comforting hand on his shoulder before going to deliver the rest of the food. Unfortunately, patience isn't something Floyd really has at the moment. He slides over to the bar and grabs the zip lock bag of rock candy he stashed away for emergencies. The feeling of little firecrackers in his mouth helps relax him as he constantly takes eager glances at the entrance.
Luckily, he doesn't have to wait much longer as Yuu nervously walks in. They put those funny little plastic blue gems on their face that look like tiny freckles on top of their freckles and… is that eyeshadow? Looks like eyeshadow from where Floyd is standing. Knowing Yuu went through the trouble of looking nice makes his heart do somersaults. He quickly swallows the rock candy in his mouth and waves Jade down. His brother finishes serving a table and swiftly makes his way over to Yuu as Floyd does his best to blend in the background.
The pillar near the corner provides good cover as he tries to listen to his brother converse with Yuu. Azul's also in the corner chatting with some customers, briefly glancing up to judge Floyd but quick to return to his conversation.
"It's lovely to see you again so soon." Floyd can hear Jade from here. Usually he has this fake happy voice he puts on for his shifts, but his statement seems oddly genuine. Yuu's adorable laughter echoes in the room.
"The invitation was a sweet gesture. Is Floyd around?" They ask, and Floyd carefully pokes his head out to see they're standing on their tiptoes to try and find him among the crowds of people. He keeps his back pressed against the pillar, doing his best to resist the urge to run and sweep Yuu into his arms. He has a plan for once and he wants to go through with it!
"He's currently busy, but I shall let him know you wish to see him." Jade's lies easily come out of his mouth as he puts a hand on Yuu's shoulder to guide them to a table. Floyd's reserved one of the nicer ones for Yuu, right near the stage where he's going to be. With Yuu distracted, he runs over to the stage. Jade discreetly winks at him when Yuu isn't looking.
He lets Yuu get their drink first before he continues his plan. They're the only one who gets the secret drink menu he's concocted, at least for today anyways. Azul wants to add it to the Mostro Lounge's regular menu because he's a party pooper. Once they have their fizzy drink, Floyd signals Azul to start the music.
The dorm leader groans but claps twice for the lights to dim. Hushed whispers fill the silence but the soft music drowns them out. With light magic covering him in a soft blue light, Floyd gives into the music and grabs a microphone from its stand.
" Kawaii na damatte matteru. "
The first lyric is enough for Yuu to understand what's going on. The way their eyes light up spurs him on. He walks around the stage, an Octavinelle student behind him carefully aiming his pen to keep Floyd covered. Fully giving into the rhythm Floyd twirls around, his shoes almost tapping in time with the beat as he does a one partner dance, never breaking eye contact with Yuu.
" Shalalalalala, hazukashigariya no otokonoko. Kisu shite. " He can't help but smile when he sees Yuu mouth along, their head swaying back and forth as they get into the music. A couple other students sitting around sway along, but Floyd barely pays attention to them. He does, however, notice Jade quietly singing to himself and he makes a mental note to tease him later.
Tired of the stage, he jumps off and makes his way over to Yuu's table. In a few quick strides he's walking around in circles, leaning in every so often as the tips of Yuu's ears slowly turn red. Their angelic voice joins in every now and then, creating a beautiful harmony that only he has the privilege of listening to. As the song nears its end and he can tell Yuu is wondering when the kiss will happen, he grabs their hand and leads them to the stage.
" Hajimete demo yuuki wo dashite kisu shite. " He stumbles over the words as he helps them up, giggling as they almost trip on their own feet. They're entranced, eyes focused solely on Floyd and no one else. Having the tables turned like this is interesting; he should sing more often. Pulling them under the spotlight with him, he leans forward so they have to lean back. They cling to his jacket, the softest smile he's ever seen on their face. Lowering the microphone in his hand, he whispers the final lyric so only Yuu could hear.
" Kisu shite. " His lips finally connect with Yuu's. The first thing that comes to mind is how soft their lips are. They're still in his arms, their eyes shut tight as they tense up only to immediately soften in his hold. The kiss itself is quick, chaste, and Floyd forces himself to pull back before he gets lost in the feeling. Their lips taste like strawberries, and he licks his own to savor it. Yuu hesitantly opens their eyes, a light pink dusting their face.
"Wow." Yuu whispers, breathless and content.
"Wow," Floyd repeats, a smirk creeping onto his face, "that was really your first kiss, huh?"
The atmosphere they've made vanishes as Yuu huffs and lightly smacks his arm. "Mother—" the insult dies in their mouth as they wrap their arms around him. "That was great." They tell him as the students around them go wild, screaming and clapping as Floyd takes Yuu's hand and runs out the Lounge. They don't go far— only to the Mirror Chamber. They lean against the pillars, Floyd's fatigue gone as he grabs Yuu's hand.
"So? So? What did you think? You loved it, right?" he asks, smiling as Yuu stands on their tiptoes to run a hand through his hair.
"I loved it." They answer, pressing a small kiss to his cheek as he leans down. "You're adorable."
"Yay!" Floyd leans into them, his body becoming more like a liquid as he becomes almost boneless. "You gotta do the same thing for me! I wanna be serenaded too!"
Yuu pretends to think about it, drawing out a long hum before settling on "Of course. And, aren't you supposed to be working right now? And I didn't even pay for the drink!"
"Ah, I'll pay for it, it's fine." Floyd waves it off.
"I wanna finish drinking it though."
Floyd pouts before standing straight. "Fine, we can go back." Yuu smiles and grabs his hand, tiny fingers interlocking with his.
"Thank you again." They whisper as they go back to the Lounge.
And while Yuu sits back in their seat, bashfully accepting other students' congratulations as Floyd goes back to work, he can't help but think about what an amazing partner he's got.