Some good ol’ Summer Sylvain content I made because I saw him and went 👀 really, really hard.
“I won’t ask if you like my swimsuit. I’ll just say...you’re welcome.” Sylvain said with a smirk and a wink.
You pretended that you weren’t staring at him (although both of you knew that you very much were) and coughed into your hand to try and disguise your blush.
“By the saints Sylvain, put on a shirt! Do at least that if you’re not going to do anything else!”
You darted behind him and tried to shove him towards a changing room. Man, his back is really warm...stop it! Get a hold of yourself! You can’t fall in love with Garegg Mach’s most infamous philanderer, there’s no way he would ever return your feelings. Right? Right. He’s just unfairly attractive and that’s all there is to it.
“Whoa, hey! Calm down back there. Goddess, you’re almost as bad as Ingrid, you know? It’s a nice summer day, come on! Relax a little, you can have one of my drinks if you’d like.” He held up one of his fruity cocktails for emphasis. You didn’t even know how he hadn’t dropped them yet. Flinching at the sound of Ingrid’s name (you two weren’t on the best of terms, never have been) you sighed and gave Sylvain some space.
“Are you just going to go like that? With just those swim trunks and that...towel thing you have?”
“Sure! I don’t see why not? The ladies love to see some abs, and I’ve got ‘em. Hey, why don’t you get dressed in a swimsuit too, hm? I’m sure you look great!” Sylvain somehow had the time to put down his drinks and start pushing you towards the changing rooms instead. Scrambling to get out of his grip, you protested loudly.
“Hey, wait! I don’t have anything to change into! The rooms don’t come stocked with swim gear you know! Besides I don’t have my coin purse on me, I couldn’t buy something even if I wanted to!”
You struggled harder to get out of his grip before he suddenly stopped and twirled you around to face him.
“Hey, hey, easy there. No need to get all worked up about it. How about I pay for some of your things here, and you pay me back by enjoying the beach with me today. Come on, it’ll be fun!”
The bright smile on his face, the genuine eagerness in his eyes...ugh why was it so hard to say no to him?! This wasn’t fair! He still had his hands on your shoulders and was waiting for an answer. You sighed in defeat.
“Fiiine, I’ll do it for today, but you better not use me as a shield in case you try to hit on a girl and it goes wrong.” Sylvain grinned.
“Great, there’s a vendor over there selling clothes that you can use to swim! Come on, the day won’t last forever. And uh, here, you can have one of the drinks. It’s kind of hard to do anything when you have one in each hand all the time.”
Rolling your eyes, you accepted the drink and took a small sip of it. Hey, that was pretty good. Your eyebrows shot up in surprise at the flavors of it, it didn’t even have alcohol in it! You didn’t know what you were expecting, but it was better than whatever your expectations were. Walking side by side to the vendor, you picked out a comfortable swimsuit (that unintentionally matched Sylvain’s, much to his enjoyment) and went to a changing room to put it on. Upon stepping out, Sylvain wolf whistled at you.
“Well hello there, good looking. Are you free today?”
Your entire face was red and you swore your ears were on fire. He’s just joking, yeah that’s it! A good banter between friends! He’s always like that to the others so of course you’re not different. Haha… Sylvain slung an arm around your shoulders.
“Hey, I was kidding! No need to get all red already! Joking aside, you look great! Nice of you to match with me.”
And then, and only then did you realize that your outfit was in fact a match to Sylvain’s. Oh. You turned redder if that was even possible, and Sylvain was starting to get worried.
“Hey, easy there. This was supposed to be a day of relaxation, you look like you’re about to pass out. Come on, let’s go sit in the shade, you could use a break from the heat.”
Gently guiding you to a nearby tree, Sylvain handed you your drink back. Taking small sips of it, your face began to return to a normal color. As soon as you were done with your drink, you turned away from him.
Mumbling half to yourself, you said, “I’m sorry I ruined the day for you, you could be out having fun right now if you weren’t stuck with me.”
Sighing, Sylvain settled closer to you.
“Hey, you’re not ruining anything for me. I don’t mind spending time with you, you know? I honestly didn’t mean to rile you up that badly, so it’s kind of my fault too. How about this, we agree that none of us are at blame for this, and move on. Deal?” He held out his hand for a shake.
Turning back to him, you gave him a small smile and shook his hand.
“Great! Now that we’ve reached an agreement, how about we go for a walk?”
He pushed the empty glasses to the side and stood up, brushing the sand off his legs. You blinked in surprise before narrowing your eyes in suspicion.
“Is the main purpose of our ‘walk’ to go hit on girls?”
“Nah, not this time; the sun’s about to set and the sight of the ocean at sunset is one of the most beautiful things here.
“One of them?”, you asked.
“Yeah,” he replied, “you’re obviously better looking than it.”
Whacking his arm with a blush, you yelled in embarrassment. Grabbing the arm that whacked him, he pulled you to your feet.
“I’m not joking when I say that, you know. You’re a lot nicer looking than you give yourself credit for. Heh, I’m actually kind of glad that I made you blush a lot today, you’re also pretty cute when you do.”
As if on cue, you blushed. Sylvain chuckled at your expression with a fond smile. You two began to walk down the beach, chatting the whole way.
“Careful now,” you teased, “a walk on the beach at sunset like this could be seen as a date you know. How will you explain that to all the poor girls you’ve strung along?”
Sylvain snorted. “Are you saying you didn’t realize this was a date the whole time?”
You stopped in your tracks. Wait. What?! This was a date the whole time?! Catching on to your internal screaming at this new revelation, Sylvain smirked again.
“Based on your expression, I’m guessing not. Why do you think we never met up with the others? I asked them to give us some space today.”
Still hung up on how the whole day has been a date, you physically back up.
“Wait, wait, wait. Hold on. Why are you trying to date me in the first place? Aren’t we just friends?!”
Sylvain sighed. “I’ve been trying to give you hints that I liked you for weeks. I don’t just fall in love with anyone, you know? You’re pretty special to me. So when I told the others that I was going to take you out on a date today, they readily let me go because apparently watching us dance around each other was getting painful to watch.”
Sylvain rolled his eyes. “Yes I like you. And I know you like me too, don’t worry. You’re not as subtle as you think you are.”
Blushing madly yet again, you buried your face in your hands. This was the worst! He knew you liked him this whole time?! Well, it’s a good thing he liked you back, or else you would never be able to live with yourself. Sylvain drew you into a gentle hug with one arm, prying your hands from your face with the other.
“Hey, it’s okay. It all worked out right? Let’s enjoy the sunset while it lasts, okay?”
Sylvain spoke in an uncharacteristically soft voice and gently took one of your hands in his own. Despite the warmth of his hand, you began to shiver as the sun’s warmth began to fade. Without thinking, Sylvain draped his… towel thing (what is that anyways??) around your shoulders and you two began to walk back to where the rest of the group was gathered. Walking closer to Sylvain, you sighed contentedly. Although today hadn’t gone the way you expected it to, you were glad that it turned out the way it did.
