You asked Riddle to help you out by taking photos of him as inspiration for your artwork after school.
You were just assigned an assignment for your art class; unfortunately, you are an artist with no motivation or inspiration—how terrible.
All you needed was to paint a subject that could embody the feeling of warmth, simple yet difficult. You let out another exhale. “Goodness, just how much do you intend to keep on sighing? "
Riddle glanced at you with an unamused expression before closing his book. “If you have anything that is bothering you, then i suggest you should say it now.”
“Okay, you got me. I’ve been thinking of what to paint for my art class,” you replied as you looked through the past sketches you’ve made. “None of them seem to give me any inspiration, though.”
“An assignment for art class, you say? I'm sure there could be art books that you can take a look at in the library," Riddle suggested, as expected.
“Yeah.. but those won't work either..." your voice trailed off before a perfect idea suddenly flashed in your mind.
“I got it! Why don't you help me? ”
“M-Me?” Riddle said with surprise on his face when he heard your suggestion, “I am not an artist myself to be of any help—”
“You can be my muse! All i need is for you to be a model for my pictures,” a bright smile appeared on your lips like a ray of sunshine; you can only hope that it was enough to convince him—after all, when did the housewarden ever reject your request, right?
Riddle glanced away the moment he saw your expression before muttering, “There is no use in staring at me like that; i was about to help you nonetheless.”
You can't help but feel victorious managing to convince Riddle out of all people.
“Thank you! I knew i can always count on you, Riddle.”
“This is nothing; a housewarden must be a good role model to students."
he responded with a smug demeanor, “In any case, we should talk about the details later; i have a meeting to attend in the next 20 minutes," he stood up from the table and packed up his belongings.
“I’ll talk to you later, Riddle!” you waved goodbye to his direction.
“I’ll see you later, (Your name)”
. . . . . . ♡
The time has finally arrived yet due to your luck, it seemed you got caught on something that resulted in you arriving to the courtyard later than you originally planned to; nonetheless, as to be expected, Riddle was already there waiting for you.
Except he wasn't too happy with your lack of punctuality. “You’re late; we were supposed to meet here exactly at 4:00 pm.” he crossed his arms with a stern look that hinted you were going to get lectured for a while.
“I was late by five minutes...?” you weakly excused—that won't work, obviously.
“Exactly, you were late for five minutes—surely, you don't need a reminder on how important being punctual is?" Uh oh, youre really are in trouble.
“I won't do it again! So can you spare me the lecture just this once?”
“Can you relax? I am aware that we can't be wasting time—Still, it doesn't mean you are off the hook.”
Riddle stepped closer as his hands adjusted your collar yet you can't help but notice his hands lingering longer than they should before pulling away.
He immediately cleared his throat.
“Lets start with our objective, shall we? Did you bring your camera?”
“Of course, it's right here,” you pulled out a hand-held camera from your bag before pointing it towards him.
"Don't take my picture without my permission first! ” Riddle scolded.
This photoshoot will probably take longer as expected.
You finally managed to take all the possible photos you can do for your assignment; Sure, there was trouble that went in the way alongside Riddle's perfectionism but it was all over now. As a great friend; you decided to invite Riddle to a nearby bakery as a way to thank him for today—luckily, he accepted almost instantly.
Both of you got your pastries, with yours being (favorite dessert) and riddles a strawberry tart to eat while enjoying the walk back to school; coincidentally, you bumped into a familiar figure along the way and by chance it was your friend, Cater.
“Yo! If it isn't Riddle and (your name) together, what's up, you guys?” Cater, greeted with his usual pose,
“Cater? What are you doing here?”
Riddle asked, before Cater suddenly brought his phone out to take a selfie,
“Wait, let's take a selfie. Both of you look so adorbs!”
snap!
“Can you send me the picture?” you asked while peeking through his phone for the picture.
“You bet, I'll tag you when I post it—”
“Oh right, sorry. There was a new cafe that opened up near the town, and it's getting #viral on magicam.” he scrolled through his phone before showing the viral post.
Riddle took a closer look, seemingly inspecting every bit of information the post contained.
“A new cafe? Very well, return before the curfew or it'll be off with your head.”
“I'll definitely keep that in mind..” Cater let out an awkward chuckle,
“By the way, why are you two together?”
“We're on an after-school date!”
“Exactly. We're at an after-school— WHAT??”
Riddle's face immediately turned into a flustered one at the mere mention of the word “date”; You couldn't help but giggle to yourself at his reaction.
“An after-school date? That mentions it, eating sweets together while taking a walk is totes cute.”
“Cater, please. You must not misunderstand i—” Riddle managed to utter before facing you with a flushed frustration—not entirely enjoying the amused look on your face.
Both of you waved your goodbyes to Cater as you continued walking back to the path directing you to nrc; a short duration of silence filled the atmosphere until abruptly hearing Riddle's voice.
You turned to the boy walking beside you; his current behavior hinted that he was nervous about something.
“What are the requirements to call a "date?" ”
The question was surprising but not entirely unexpected; this was a result of your teasing, after all. Well, thinking about it, you weren't entirely wrong calling this a date.
“Hm... it's when two people are hanging out together! They go to movies, cafes, picnics..."
“Is that so? If I were aware this would be called a date then I should have planned this properly.” Riddle stopped walking to face you with sincerity in his face that almost made you feel guilty for teasing him, “Please, allow me to apologize.”
“No, no! I was the one who invited you; there's no need to apologize.” Your gaze suddenly drifted towards the orange-hued sky, and without thinking, you pointed towards it, which made riddle notice. “Isn't the sunset pretty?”
Just like you, Riddle stared at the sky with a small smile on his face like it was the only thing in the world. “It really is beautiful.”
The sudden camera shot caught Riddle's attention, making him look back at you with confusion. “Did you just take a picture of me?”
“Nope! I just thought the sunset would also do great.” you chuckled as you hid your camera away from his sight, “Very well, Shall we go? It would be a disaster if we were late to return.” It was definitely a good idea since it was turning late so you nodded.
Your thoughts can't help but reminisce about the moment where you lied about taking a picture of the sunset—Of course, it was a lie or riddle would be quite upset by the truth. In reality, you couldn't help but capture the boy's peaceful expression, one that is free from his seriousness every day.
You hoped that the warmth of that fleeting moment would last forever.
It felt like a few minutes has passed until you realized you were finally back at the school campus.
“As expected, it has already grown dark," riddle stated, “Let me accompany you back to your dorm," he offered as the proper gentleman he is.
“No, it's fine—besides, i still have matters to attend to” a smile formed on your lips. “Thank you for today, riddle.”
Riddle was caught slightly off guard from seeing the bright smile on your face; it took awhile before he gathered himself again.
“That was nothing at all; it was my duty to help you.” he sounded confident before faltering into a soft, genuine smile that you rarely see, “I would also like to thank you.. for the date—next time, let me treat you properly.”
authors note: i need more ideas to write since it looks like im only writing about riddle, i will also post this on my other socials !!