If Alex Came Back We'd DEFINITELY Be The Local Power Couple [open post]

[summerdude]

Magnus has come to realize that nobody else in this entire place is presently in a relationship that has lasted nearly as long as his and Alex's. Shen Yuan's concept of "communication" "with" "Luo Binghe" is continuing to horrify him every time he thinks about it. What if there are other people who could use the advice of a sixteen-year-old twenty-five-year-old virgin who has been in a committed relationship for nearly seven years with someone to who he is probably widely known to have never verbally declared the undying depths of his love? (Gods, he hopes Alex figures out a way to do another little visit for their rapidly-approaching anniversary)

To that end, he posts an announcement sign over the welcome table, in the café, and on the door to the kitchen. It reads:

NEED RELATIONSHIP ADVICE OR FEEDBACK? Local Long-Term Relationship Expert Magnus Chase Offers His Aid.

He even lists office hours — an inoffensive parlor (meaning he can tolerate hanging out in it, and the door can close if people want privacy for their conversations) every other day for an hour, immediately following his Drosera hand-off to Galahad.

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[untamedantinous]

“I brought you a handbill of my own,” he says, and offers it. “I thought it might be nice to have a general meeting, if not a meal; just to see how it might work here.” A beat. “I also wanted to say hello.”

[summerdude]

"Hi!" Magnus looks at the flyer suspiciously. "This isn't to the death, right?"

[untamedantinous]

He laughs a little. “It is not, I assure you. There probably won’t even be any physical fighting; as Bahorel will not be there. Unless things get quite heated.”

[summerdude]

"Probably???!"

[untamedantinous]

He laughs again, and shrugs teasingly. “I cannot make promises for everyone! Grantaire is quite good at savate, and I will make no excuses for him.”

[summerdude]

"I'm anti-violence now," Magnus says, passing the flyer back to Enjolras. "So maybe I'll wait until you know for sure."

[untamedantinous]

He relents at that, and shakes his head with a grin. “Very well. There will be no violence, I assure you. Temeraire will also be there to make doubly sure.” There is a beat. “I do think you would enjoy yourself; though I do not know how many people intend to come.”

[summerdude]

"Okay, then! I'll think about it." He'll go if Galahad goes.

[untamedantinous]

"Please do," he says, and it is truly genuine. "I would like to spend more time with you, and it is -- sometimes difficult for me to be social."

[summerdude]

"Because I'm, like, Outside Guy and you're Cafe Guy?" Magnus asks. "Or do you mean, like, you'd rather just be in a crowd of people who are all talking so that you don't have to talk unless you feel like it?"

[untamedantinous]

“A bit of both, if I am being honest. Though for the most part I am inside these days because it is too cold outside, and I do not especially like the cold.”

[summerdude]

"Yeah, it might get cold enough here that even I can feel it," Magnus says, thoughtfully. "Depending on how long winter lasts."