Day 5: Unacceptable, try again.
Some domestic Warrenessa fluff for you all. No spoilers for anything. Dragonwatch probably doesn't exist in this one either.
"What about Chinese? There's that little Mom and Pop place down the street-"
"No," Vanessa said.
"Mexican, then? We could go to the restaurant where we first met." Warren waggled his eyebrows at her.
Vanessa rolled her eyes, but Warren caught a glimpse of a smile on her lips before she pronounced her ruling. "Unacceptable. Try again."
He ran a hand through his hair. "Okay, well… how about sushi?"
"No."
"Thai?"
"Not in the mood."
"Italian?"
She seemed to consider that over for a moment, then shook her head.
Warren grumbled in frustration. "Come on, Vanessa. You've gotta give me something to work with here. Does anything sound good to you?"
Vanessa tilted her head to the side, then said, "Ice cream."
"Great," Warren replied as he rubbed his hands together. "Fortescue's downtown is a great little parlor-"
"For dessert, Warren," she stated. "Not dinner."
He sent her what he hoped was his best deadpan expression and she sighed.
"Let's have steak," Vanessa sighed as though she'd given up. "Joe's Grill is good. We've been there before."
"...Well now I want ice cream for dinner."
"That's not dinner food."
"Who says? I'm an adult. I can eat ice cream for dinner if I want to."
She rubbed her temples. "Ice cream is dessert."
"You're the one who suggested it." He shrugged his shoulders.
"We're not having ice cream for dinner."
"Mint chocolate chip. Think about it. The minty-ness and those little bits of chocolatey goodness." He perked up even more as another idea hit him. "Or that sea salt caramel one you love so much. The one with bits of toffee in it? You can get it with whipped cream on top. Think about it."
Vanessa was quiet for a while, and Warren knew to just let her mull over the idea without further probing if he wanted to have a chance at getting his way. He waited patiently for his answer.
She rolled her eyes again and sighed. "Fine," she relented. "But just this once. And you're taking me out for real food afterward if I want it."
He grinned and bowed, then offered his hand to her. "Of course, milady. Whatever you desire."
"You're so weird."