@spottedbugaboo -- (( Practice ))
Allen & Marinette
Allen watched her nervous behavior and almost withdrew his hand when she suddenly took it. Of course, it shocked him a bit, but he gave her a smile and her hand a reassuring squeeze. It was just practice.
The last girl he’d held hands with was a girl named Lenalee when Lavi took them to China for a impromptu trip to Beijing. Inmpromtu on Allen’s part that is, since Lavi was supposed to give a lecture to university students. They did all of what was expected but then Lenalee found out from Komui -- the university’s director -- that they were in the area and had a nice dinner.
Allen ended up getting a little drunk but the most he’d done with Lenalee was a kiss on the cheek before passing out.
‘None of this would be possible without Lavi agreeing to this. But he says that I need to learn spoken French from you in return.’ is what he wrote out. ‘He says that you should work with a literal translation first. Like what the word is in English and then write it phonetically so it’s easier on me...’
‘Sorry for making you do this... But it’s to be closer to Mr Perfect, right? If we’re working to get you a boyfriend, I’d be glad it’s just one thing he asked you to do since he’s all the way in London now. I have headphones to learn certain things, so I think your load is like... halved unless he takes the tapes away.’
Allen bit his lip in nervousness and walked into the school with her, settling down in his seat once they arrived to their classroom.
‘Adrien told me this morning that a lot of girls are actually hitting on me. How do I say that I appreciate the attention but I have a boyfriend?’ he texted, ‘I want to stay faithful but not shatter anyone’s heart, you know?’