Date Night (Canon)
Panory
The Omake Dragon
- Location
- New York
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Date Night
If there was one thing Galvin had learned in his years as a mercenary, it was that preparation was the most instrumental aspect of any successful plan. And his preparations tonight were more perfect than anything he'd ever put together prior. Reservations at the restaurant had been made and confirmed, the flowers had arrived in beautiful condition alongside a heart shaped box of chocolates, and his best outfit still fit perfectly. And to top it all off, he was fully ready a full hour in advance.
A knock on the door stopped his self-congratulatory back patting and made him a bit confused. Opening it a crack to peek out, Galvin grew both infinitely calmer and infinitely more nervous when he saw it was just Silas.
"What do you want old man?" he asked tersely, eager to get the conversation over with and get back to being perfectly ready for his date with Cheriss.
"Nice to see you too." said Silas, acting more offended than he probably was before sighing. "Chora and I are off to invite Senator Chuchi to Ciaran's coup meeting. We can't take Oki with us though, and someone has to watch her. So be a good cousin and watch her for me, okay?"
Galvin opened the door farther, and saw Oki sulking beside Silas. Seeing his look of irritation, his Clawdite 'cousin' was quick to defend herself. "Don't look at me, it was his idea. I wanted to go along, but nooooo."
"The last thing we need in a diplomatic meeting is an underage changeling." said Silas to Oki before turning back to Galvin. "So anyways, here you go. You two behave yourselves now." Silas shoved Oki through the door past Galvin and slammed it shut in the Zeltron's face. Galvin furiously opened the door to give the old man a piece of his mind, but Silas was gone upon opening the door.
Growling in frustration, he turned to look at Oki, who had made herself comfortable on his couch. "Oh hey, chocolate." She said, reaching for the box.
"Touch it and I shoot you." he warned. Oki retracted her hand like she had touched a burning hot pan.
"Alright alright, jeez. Didn't know you loved chocolate that much." said Oki, rolling her eyes in exasperation.
"They're not for me. They're a gift for Cheriss." Said Galvin, moving the box of chocolate to a more out of the way location. Giving it another second's thought, he moved the flowers as well.
"Who, the Togruta scientist girl? You two are a couple?" asked Oki. "Oh, the flowers were for her too. I just thought your interior decorating skills were as terrible as your fashion sense. If you're trying to impress her, you might want to be presentable for the general public as a baseline."
Galvin glared at his younger cousin. "Nothing will make me happier than going to the restaurant and leaving you here."
"If you leave me, I'll tell Silas." threatened Oki. The worst part was that Galvin didn't know her well enough to figure out if she was serious.
Glaring at an unperturbed Oki, Galvin called up the restaurant. "Hi, Galvin Thorn, I have a reservation in about an hour. How much would it be to add another person? That much?! No no, I understand why, it's just… Yes, alright." Galvin hung up. "The old bastard owes me a lot of credits for this."
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Cheriss looked across the candlelit table at Galvin. When he had invited her over, she hadn't expected much out of the ordinary, but she had been proven wrong and showered with flowers, sweets, and whisked away to a ridiculously fancy restaurant. It had been more than she had anticipated in every way.
Including the number of people present. Oki had been quiet and out of the way, true to her word at the beginning of their…. their date. But it was still somewhat distracting to have someone else intently watching them from the side of the table. She was awkward enough on regular dates, she didn't need this added variable.
Galvin could see her beginning to panic, and he reached across the table to grab her hand. "Hey, calm down. It's just us, on a date. No big deal."
"Yeah, no big deal." Oki chimed in.
"Quiet, you." Snapped Galvin, not even looking in her direction. Oki shrugged, and returned to her own food. The soothing words and contact with Galvin worked, and Cheriss did calm down significantly.
The date progressed exceedingly well from that point on, even if any more risqué behavior was curtailed by Oki's presence. By the time Silas came to get her in the morning, Galvin was just about ready to shoot the both of them.
AN: Happy Valentine's Day. Just remember that even when you're not dating them, your cousins will cockblock you.
