he hasn’t done this in a good while, and to say he’s a little rusty would be a massive understatement. he’s nursing his second drink, working up the courage to do something more than sneak glances at the pretty blonde a few seats over. it occurs to him that she’s probably noticed by now, which only sends a deep red flush up crawling up his cheeks. so, with a now or never mentality, he tips back the rest of his drink and looks over once more. forcing himself to prolong eye contact until she catches his gaze. once she does, and oh, her eyes are very pretty, he says, ‘ hey, so before i came here i looked up a bunch of pick up lines online. and i swear to god, the only i can remember is ‘hey baby, let’s play house, you can be the door and i’ll slam you all night long.’ ’ he even cringes as he’s saying it, his cheeks perpetually warm. he leans over a touch more. ‘ d’you think i could buy you a drink ? as an apology for even saying that line out loud. ’ @mimidunne
