[ As dense as Caelus tends to come off on most days, there are ways in which he's often a bit more socially adroit than Dan Heng is. Case in point: he was fully aware of all of the emotional reasons that Himeko smiled at them and gave them an allowance for the night. The other members of the Express crew have noticed by now just how much Caelus puts Dan Heng at ease, and how much they like being around each other, but none have approached Dan Heng with their teasing because it doesn't quite seem that Dan Heng himself has realized that he's fallen into the role of Caelus's boyfriend.
Caelus gets the brunt of it, though. Snarky texts from March about when their next date is; meaningfully worded, cautious notes of encouragement from Welt. The Luofu festival should be a good opportunity for you two to spend some time together. Why don't you take Dan Heng to one of your favorite places?
Easy enough. Caelus's favorite place on the Luofu is Aurum Alley by far, where he knows every shopkeeper by name and can talk his way into freebies at every stall. He only scored a discount at Du's Teahouse, though, since old Du charges exorbitant prices for what is secretly the best booze on the Luofu. But it's tea, of course. Legally, he has to insist that it's tea.
Caelus has been ignoring the tea, though. He's unfolded a beautiful gift box full of mooncakes in gorgeously individually wrapped settings and has been working on cutting one into bite-sized pieces appropriate for the miniature fork included with the box. Sure, maybe his motions are detracting from the beautiful harvest moon overhead, but does it matter? ]
Dan Heng, look, look. I got us mooncakes.
[ At last, he extracts a wedge of delicious cake, glossy with oils and a luscious yellow yolk at its core. He holds one hand beneath it to catch any crumbs — there usually aren't any — and holds it out to Dan Heng across the table, on a beeline for his pretty mouth. ]
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Caelus gets the brunt of it, though. Snarky texts from March about when their next date is; meaningfully worded, cautious notes of encouragement from Welt. The Luofu festival should be a good opportunity for you two to spend some time together. Why don't you take Dan Heng to one of your favorite places?
Easy enough. Caelus's favorite place on the Luofu is Aurum Alley by far, where he knows every shopkeeper by name and can talk his way into freebies at every stall. He only scored a discount at Du's Teahouse, though, since old Du charges exorbitant prices for what is secretly the best booze on the Luofu. But it's tea, of course. Legally, he has to insist that it's tea.
Caelus has been ignoring the tea, though. He's unfolded a beautiful gift box full of mooncakes in gorgeously individually wrapped settings and has been working on cutting one into bite-sized pieces appropriate for the miniature fork included with the box. Sure, maybe his motions are detracting from the beautiful harvest moon overhead, but does it matter? ]
Dan Heng, look, look. I got us mooncakes.
[ At last, he extracts a wedge of delicious cake, glossy with oils and a luscious yellow yolk at its core. He holds one hand beneath it to catch any crumbs — there usually aren't any — and holds it out to Dan Heng across the table, on a beeline for his pretty mouth. ]
Say "ah."