Moresome May: first date
Word Count: 462
"How does this even work?" Theo asks, raking his fingers through his hair.
He has never been a particularly nervous person. Now, however, he's bordering on panic. Dating is complicated enough, but dating two people at once? With both partners dating the other? He likes the idea, but Merlin! It makes his head spin.
Blaise glances up, his brows lifted in amusement. For several moments, he doesn't speak. His skilled fingers tug at the silky fabric of his silver and green tie, neatly tying it around the collar of his shirt. "You sit down and order lunch," he answers at last, an amused smirk on his lips. "Then you eat lunch and talk to your dates."
Theo rolls his eyes. He's tempted to throw something at his boyfriend, but, as shaky as his hands are right now, he doubts he could hit a target. "Hilarious," he huffs. "You are absolutely hilarious. Ever think of becoming a comedian?"
Blaise's smirk grows. With a shrug of his shoulders, he crosses the sort distance between them and straightens Theo's tie. "It's just like when we date," he says. "The only difference is that Daphne is with us."
"How does paying work?"
"We're splitting the bill."
Theo shakes his head, trying to process this. It's simple enough, of course. And yet his mind seems unable to wrap around it. He's always been taught that there are certain roles to be enforced—like how it's his job to pay for a woman's meal on a date. "Isn't that basically what friends do when they go out?" he asks.
Blaise snorts and wraps his arms around him. "Exactly." He presses a chaste kiss to the corner of Theo's lips. "All the best relationships should pretty much be like friendships. It works for us.'
Theo finally manages to smile. He slumps forward, his posture visibly relaxing as relief washes over him. "Right," he says with a nervous chuckle. "You're absolutely right."
…
His nerves are unwarranted. The two meet Daphne at Madam Puddifoot's, and all his tension seems to melt away.
Blaise is right. It's just like spending time with a couple of close friends. The only real difference is that, when the date is over, Daphne kisses them both.
"I was so nervous," she admits, laughing at herself. "It's silly, right? I've known you two forever. Why should I be nervous?"
"Nothing to be nervous about," Theo agrees.
Blaise snorts. "Please. You nearly pissed yourself while we were getting ready."
"Blaise!"
Daphne covers her mouth, but her mittens don't quite muffle her giggle. Though Theo wants to be annoyed, there's no denying the smile that stretches his lips.
"Yeah, yeah. So I was nervous," he grumbles.
But now, he feels free, and he can't wait for his second date.