Dating Lanyon would include...
Checking each other out through binoculars
You blushing, Lanyon blushing⦠with a grin
Becoming acquainted through your mutual friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll
Joining them during their perfect pastimes
Sitting in the Society (or some fancy club)
Talking, gossiping, laughing
Robert always being #dramatic
He loves to make you smile and see those playful sparks in your eyes
Even if itās that suppressed smile you give him while shaking your head in disbelieve or disapproval
Him always making sure youāve safely reached your home
Lanyon taking you on a date to watch the stars together
He wants to have the best spot
He pulls a few strings and you break in are allowed to spend the night on the rooftop of Victoria Tower
RobertĀ taking care of you when youāre feeling down
He always knows by the look in your eyes
And always knows what to do
Sometimes he has the best words, sometimes he doesnāt say anything at all
Sometimes he will hug you for hours, sometimes he will just kiss your knuckles and sit beside you because he knows you prefer not to be touched
Helping Lanyon with the relationship with his father
Reminding him that heās a good and generous person
Reminding him that there is more in this world than snobs and cruelty
Calming him down when he starts to panic
Helping him, guiding him if he has a panic attack
Distracting him, sometimes with kisses, when heās just very nervous or stressed
Carriages rides to the countryside
Making out in the carriage
You staying in an estate of your relatives
Robert buying a small residence near you
Just so you can have some private time away from London and the Society and his father
And an official excuse for frequent meetings⦠diners⦠which often combine with breakfasts
The smell of fresh linen and daisies
Robert getting a locket with your portrait
He will joke about it but he just loves to look at you and canāt stand it when you leave town for more than few days
His father not entirely accepting you and your relationship
Heās furious about the gossips and the informality of your relationship
You donāt want to make the relationship official too soon
Both of you enjoy the freedom and subtlety of what you two are, unbound by society
Reading each other your favourite pieces of literature and playing them out
Him helping you to pursue your interests and supporting you in whatever you do
Struggling with gossips and his family
Loving each other so softly, so helplessly and profoundly like no one ever had
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