he looks back down at the message again and - tries! he really does try! he repeats it back to luca as he reads it, even if it's a little awkward and choppy. but!]
- sorry, I must've butchered it. But I wanted to say nice to meet you too in your own words.
[WHAT DID IT FUCKING SAY, MAPLE]
Just Japanese for me though. Some English, but I'm not great with it.
He's trying it so earnestly and it's so adorable and Luca doesn't know how to handle this. He has to cover his face with his hand to hide the smile he can't seem to suppress.]
Let's- if you want to learn, let's start with something simpler.
i'm sorry but he's not going to do what luca does he's just going to do a few things in quick succession before his brain catches up to his body:
1) turn bright red 2) squeeze luca's hand suddenly out of surprise 3) choked noise/gasp-lean back combo 4) forget any language. every language. anything even vaguely resembling language.]
[finally, he finds his tongue, if only because he's worried that he's offended luca? that's not what he wants to do at all. but he's still shortcircuiting a little.
so he looks away for a second, still red all the way up to his ears, before he shakes his head and tries to make eye contact again. gotta be direct!]
I don't... mean to offend or anything, it's just—
[wow!
he uses his free hand to thump against his chest like he's trying to stop his heart from going a mile a minute]
[THE FACT THAT HE IS SO SINCERELY REASSURING LUCA THAT IT'S FINE because he really thinks it's just a greeting is ending me. he runs a hand through his hair, as if trying to shake the weird feeling away.
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Fortunately I think we can do both of those things.
[He will take his phone back and start texting though.]
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but mineo looks confused for a second]
Yeah? I guess it's true that you might as well get practice in.
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He waits to see if Mineo gets the text message.]
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- just kidding, his phone beeps with it and he looks excited to open it, like getting mail? but then he pauses, looks awkward]
Ah.... Valentino-san.... I'm afraid my uh.... this language is a little rusty....
[just say you don't know it you dweeb]
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Ahh, my mistake. But it says "It is a pleasure to meet you" in my native language.
What languages do you know?
[He's assuming English, since as far as he knows they're speaking it now, but.]
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he looks back down at the message again and - tries! he really does try! he repeats it back to luca as he reads it, even if it's a little awkward and choppy. but!]
- sorry, I must've butchered it. But I wanted to say nice to meet you too in your own words.
[WHAT DID IT FUCKING SAY, MAPLE]
Just Japanese for me though. Some English, but I'm not great with it.
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He's trying it so earnestly and it's so adorable and Luca doesn't know how to handle this. He has to cover his face with his hand to hide the smile he can't seem to suppress.]
Let's- if you want to learn, let's start with something simpler.
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[he seems to be just fine with this then, tilting his head as he looks over to luca]
I'll follow your lead, Valentino-sensei!
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Let's start off with an easy one then: buongiorno!
That is a friendly greeting, by the way.
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[and eagerly repeating with a grin]
Buongiorno, Valentino-san!
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[He holds out his right hand, indicating Mineo should take it.]
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[but he does it anyway, clapping his hand into luca's and giving it a firm shake]
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[He shakes Mineo's hand a couple times, and then he keeps holding onto the hand as he leans in to do the cheek-kiss greeting. Left, then right.
If they bump into each other it's fine, Mineo is just learning how to do it.]
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i'm sorry but he's not going to do what luca does he's just going to do a few things in quick succession before his brain catches up to his body:
1) turn bright red
2) squeeze luca's hand suddenly out of surprise
3) choked noise/gasp-lean back combo
4) forget any language. every language. anything even vaguely resembling language.]
H-Hih—
Eh....
Ha....?!
[noises
those are just noises]
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That is how we greet people we are on friendly terms with. Is it not to your liking?
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[finally, he finds his tongue, if only because he's worried that he's offended luca? that's not what he wants to do at all. but he's still shortcircuiting a little.
so he looks away for a second, still red all the way up to his ears, before he shakes his head and tries to make eye contact again. gotta be direct!]
I don't... mean to offend or anything, it's just—
[wow!
he uses his free hand to thump against his chest like he's trying to stop his heart from going a mile a minute]
Not... good for - my heart....
[LOSER. BIG LOSER.]
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Luca is also a loser here though, because he can't help but find this adorable.]
Ahh, is that so? I didn't know a greeting would elevate your heart rate to such a point that it was bad for you. My apologies.
[The devious part of him wants to charm Mineo thoroughly. Even if that might take some time, it will totally be worth it.]
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[THE FACT THAT HE IS SO SINCERELY REASSURING LUCA THAT IT'S FINE because he really thinks it's just a greeting is ending me. he runs a hand through his hair, as if trying to shake the weird feeling away.
is he still blushing? yes. irrelevant.]
It was just - really cute—
[NO, mineo tells himself, YOU GOTTA FOCUS]
Anyway! I'll - work up to that!
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[He heard Mineo just fine. He just wants Mineo to call him cute again.
I'm sorry for this garbage man and his garbage ways.]
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however mineo is too honest so he's just flustering]
I - It's not like I was thinking you were cute or anything!
[idiot]
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Covers his face with his hand.
He can't let Mineo see how much the cute tsundere act is making him flustered.]
Ah. Alright then.
[This is horrible. He's so doomed.]