19 May 2025 @ 02:02 pm
In Too Deep
[If you have to make a critical mistake, make a good one. That appears to be the lesson here.]

[Because to him, a waterpark feels like a Big Deal! Way bigger in scope than cheerful flirtation and some casual dates. It means swimsuits, and going down slides together, and a level of general physical closeness that he had been absolutely unprepared for when he escalated their banter to a level he thought Aerith wouldn't go for. Absolutely a critical mistake, but as nervous as he might be, he is not complaining.]

[Instead, he's hurriedly sending a text as he's getting out of his car.]


I'm here!