A/N - Tobi is Silver Shepherd. To find out more about his origins read my fic - All That Glitters Is Not Gold.

A/N - Sometimes you need another eye to give you a different perspective

When Tobi pushes open the door to Bim's room, the TV show host turns, a blue tie in one hand and a red tie in the other. Holding them up he shakes them with a look of intense frustration on his face.

"How do I pick? Whichever I wear I'll look like Dark!" Bim turns back to the mirror and holds the red one to his neck. This one makes him look confident which is good, but what if it's too agressive. He changes it for the blue one. This one is more chill and relax but what if he comes across as too laid back. Both of them still make him look like Dark

Tobi stands there for a moment or two, taking in the scene in front of him. Trimmer never really cares how he's dressed, so long as he looks the part. If the guy is worried about looking like Dark it means he's panicking and overthinking his outfit which only ever happens in one situation.

"…You have a date?"

Bim smiles nervously at his friend's reflection in the mirror. "Is it that obvious?"

Matthias. Bim had been crushing hard on him all throughout college. He'd even rigged his final year game show project so that Matthias would win. Still there had never been any sign that Mattias thought about Bim anywhere near the same way so he'd taken it as a life lesson and moved on. That is, he thought that was what he did, until he got a call from Matthias this afternoon. Something about being in town and catching up over dinner and just…Bim has wanted this for so long, he refuses to question it. Who knows if he'll ever get a chance like this again?

The ties are taken from Bim's hands, and though he tries to protest, Tobi just tosses them aside. Going to the closet, the hero searches through Bim's not-inconsiderable tie collection, running his fingers along the length of one or two, before drawing out the one he wants.

"Try this one." he hands Bim a purple tie with yellow sparkles sprinkled across it and Bim smiles. He does love this one.

There's a tug on his sleeve, Tobi pulling to remove the jacket Bim's wearing. Once it's off, he folds it, placing it aside as Bim wraps the tie around his neck and fastens it, drawing it tight to his neck. Tobi's final move is to fold the cuffs of Bim's shirt back towards the elbow until Trimmer's forearms are showing.

With everything in place, Bim looks to his reflection as Tobi stands back. It's surprising how much younger he looks without the jacket. Pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose he also kind of marvels at the choice of tie as well. He has honestly never felt less like their grumpy leader and he didn't believe it could be possible.

"There's our heartbreaker." Tobi admires the look Bim's rocking as Bim turns and admires himself in the mirror. The tie is much more Bim's style than anything else, it's kind of Tobi's favorite, and that jacket has always weighed the man's shoulders down. Better to be rid of it. "They won't be able to resist."

Bim doubts that. In fact he has huge doubts about tonight in general but no amount of nerves can apparently overpower his excitement. It's only when he notices Tobi heading for the door that he calls out.

"Wait. What did you want? I mean, you didn't come in here to give me style advice."

Tobi pauses, wondering if he can actually be honest in this moment, ultimately giving a slight laugh. "Just wanted to let you know about the party some of us are planning to throw for the Jims' birthday. Well partly for the Jims, partly a 'yay we're all still alive' thing."

It's not technically a lie. He had wanted to tell Bim about the party and then…well it doesn't really matter any more, does it. As he hits the door, Tobi turns and points at Bim. "If tonight goes well, you should invite your date."

Bim laughs. "It's just one date, Tobi."

"Just think about it." Tobi keeps smiling as he leaves. When the door closes behind him, the smile is gone, the laugh stops and he takes a breath. Bim has a date….

Once Tobi's gone, Bim straightens his shirt and glances over at his reflection again.

It's not a bad idea you know. Maybe he should invite Matthias.