[Oh, he used one of those...what had Cisco called them? Emoticons? This one at least seemed to be smiling. That was good, right? He hadn't expected Magnus to say yes, even though Taako had said he would if he'd asked. This was awful. of course, most of Dorian's stance on the matter was simply because he felt he was doing this terribly, and he hated doing things poorly.
Still, he's never asked anyone out before. Where he comes from, things between men are just physical. It just...isn't allowed to be something more. Here, well, he's seen quite a bit of happiness for people like him. Is he hoping Magnus could be something more? No. He isn't allowing himself to think anything like that, but enjoying pleasant company and not needing to hide? That was worth entertaining. Anything else was too dangerous to hope for.
There's a delay before he responds.]
Good. I should hope Taako had some sort of positive influence on you.
[Sometimes text is annoying because it was difficult to convey sarcasm. Ah, but wait! That's the point of emoticons! Only he has no idea which to use in this situation. Damn.]
That was a joke. Taako's sense of fashion is uniquely him. I'm certain you have your own.
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even though Taako had said he would if he'd asked. This was awful. of course, most of Dorian's stance on the matter was simply because he felt he was doing this terribly,
and he hated doing things poorly.
Still, he's never asked anyone out before. Where he comes from, things between men are just physical. It just...isn't allowed to be something more. Here, well, he's seen quite a bit of happiness for people like him. Is he hoping Magnus could be something more?
No. He isn't allowing himself to think anything like that, but enjoying pleasant company and not needing to hide? That was worth entertaining. Anything else was too dangerous to hope for.
There's a delay before he responds.]
Good. I should hope Taako had some sort of positive influence on you.
[Sometimes text is annoying because it was difficult to convey sarcasm. Ah, but wait! That's the point of emoticons! Only he has no idea which to use in this situation. Damn.]
That was a joke. Taako's sense of fashion is uniquely him. I'm certain you have your own.
Shall we meet there, then?