What if Buddie's first date went a bit awkward because they're already very comfortable with each other
Inspired by this TikTok: I don't want buddie first date to be awkward. Written with the Buddie ship in mind, but also might not be accurate since I wrote this for fun.
They want to pick each other up from the other person's house, but they live together. So instead of meeting at the front door, they meet at the master's bedroom door. They also ask the other person if they're dressed well enough for the date, because they can always go back and change. The other person is too mesmerised to give a quick enough answer, making them both nervous.
They dressed up very nicely, but then one of them realises something like "is that my shirt?", "did (name) tell you to wear that? It's just me", or "did you buy new clothes for this?"
They almost miss the turn to the restaurant because they're so comfortable talking with each other that they forget where they need to go.
They have a long conversation about all the meal choices before they end up with a final choice because they give each other recommendations based on what they like the other person to try and what they know the other person likes. When the waiter asks if they need any recommendations, the waiter is lectured about meals. It takes them some time to make a choice, a decision made after they decide to definitely get back. Maybe get back to this dinner for their one-year relationship anniversary, because of course that crossed their mind.
They are able to compliment the other person smoothly while talking about anything. Because they're so in love and know the other person so well. "This meal is actually very sweet, but also very hot because…" gets interrupted with "just like you".
They're holding hands during dinner when one of them needs to go the bathroom and tells the other that. When he other person doesn't let go of their hand, he asks if the other person wants to come with. The other person blushes and then let's go of their hand, not quite ready to make people suspicious of what they're doing in a bathroom together.
They eventually talk about annoying people who asked them out and past dates they didn't like, totally making fun of their past selves for not realizing sooner they liked the other and how "platonic" their friendship was.
They realize this is their first date and that it's actually going well. Enjoying the friends to lovers comfortableness and all the "might as well have been dates" events. Sharing all the "they thought we were married" comments they've gotten (and how long people usually date before getting married, because at what "stage" are they even in now).
They try to make a romantic move on the other person, but doesn't work because the other person taught them/told them about it and do it before they can do it. With or without realizing, things have become so natural.
They're so long at the restaurant, that the restaurant gets emptier and emptier and it's starting to get close to closing time. Not many staff members are still there. Some staff members are really invested in their date though.
They argue a bit over who gets the pay for the dinner, while the person handling the payment totally thinks they are already married and have a shared bank account so it wouldn't even matter.
They have people to text that they're safe (imagine if people didn't know who they were going on a date with). They exchange phones and let the other person text the people that the date is going well and that they're safe. They see past messages about the other freaking out about the date, ask the other person about that because seriously they were both very excited and nervous for this date, and messages from their friends asking how the date is going and everything and they reply for each other.
At some point, the perfect moment to go for a kiss, they hug. It's a great hug, but also when is a good time to hug and not kiss now that they're together?
When they get back home, back to the same house, they eventually get ready for the next day and talk about ideas for the next date together.
They want to be a good boyfriend and not sleep together in the same bed after their first date, but they also insist on the other person to get the comfy master bed and end up sleeping together in the big bed after all. Not the first time they've slept together in a bed, but it's still a bit different now that they're together.
They think about having to go to work and having all their friends ask how the date went and how uncomfortable it might be and how many jokes are gonna be made and they eventually joke about the idea of running away together, but also end up seriously talking about their future in the LA with the 118.