thundcrclouds:
it had been decades since phil had last been on a date. being divorced for ten years now, he hadn’t been on a real date since then and the last time he had been on a date with stella was before martin was even born. and usually, those had been lucky nights that the pair could get a babysitter and go to a nice dinner and relax. but phil had been asked out by that guy, ricky and of course he had yes. to say phil was nervous was a bit of an understatement. he didn’t know how people even dated anymore.
“oh, hey there,” he’d offered to pick ricky up at his place and walked up to the door and knocked on it. “are you ready or did i come too early?” phil was excited but he was trying to hide that.
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ricky had only been on a couple dates since his divorce. he hadn’t put a lot of effort into finding anyone, still reeling from the divorce that hadn’t happened that long ago. he was never afraid of making the first move when he needed to, and asked phil out on a date, wanting to get closer to him, to get to know him more.
he had met phil by chance, on a run to the library, and had gotten his number and proceeded to text and call him for the next few weeks, meeting up with him once or twice, but nothing as official as a date. he hadn’t even done anything sexual with him yet, which was a surprise because the man was incredibly attractive and definitely made ricky’s heart race. he had perhaps even made his way into a couple of ricky’s fantasies.
to say that ricky was nervous was an understatement, he wanted the date to go well, he wanted to make a good impression. if he was honest, he was lonely, he missed having someone next to him in the morning, and to cuddle up to at night.
he spent a good amount of time preparing and getting ready for the date, that he lost track of it completely, lost in making sure that all of the details of his appearance were put together. he had on a fitted dress shirt in a baby blue color, and dark washed jeans that hugged his assets well. ricky wanted to show off for phil, make him see what he had to offer in more ways than one.
he was spraying himself with cologne when he heard the door, and quickly got his things to leave, putting on a dark blazer. ricky beamed when he saw phil, some of his nerves dissipating, “hey, handsome,” he answered, closing the door behind him. he moved to kiss phil on the cheek, holding onto his arm, and pulling him forward with him slightly as he made his way out.
“no, i think you came just in time, i would’ve changed my outfit twice if you came any later.” he laughed, moving to link his arm with phil’s. “now, are you excited to skate all night long?” ricky had planned the night so that they could have as much fun as possible, roller skating, and then a nice dinner together to unwind and chit chat. “or, rather, until the place closes. i have some pull with the owners so i can get us some alone time on the rink once they officially close, for a couple extra songs.”



















