[not again] catchall for dimitri

[fishingforcompliments]

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[overruns]

[ he laughs a little awkwardly at that. to fall in love someday, to be loved in return...

he does his best to sound upbeat, even as his smile turns bland, practiced. ]

Maybe someday. [ ... ] Let's not dally any longer. Perhaps you can get Black Shadows a plate of food as well.

[fishingforcompliments]

[bold of him to assume she won't find a way to matchmake for him here. her power is useful for exactly that, after all.

but he's said exactly the right thing to distract her, so - onward.]

⁠—do you think they might like my cooking?

[she sounds a little unsure. for, uh, obvious reasons.]

[overruns]

[ WELL. he's lied about this before, but he tries to be as honest as he can be. while still lying. yeah. ]

...I think you've improved quite a lot since you arrived, Flayn. I'm sure anyone who cares for you would appreciate that progress.

[fishingforcompliments]

[her eyes light up]

Thank you for saying so! I have been working very hard to improve. It is good that my efforts seem to have something to show for them!

[poor black shadows is going to have to eat her cooking.]