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[oraculi]

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[oraculi]

I'll do my best. Promise.

[He'll give it at least a very vague effort. Kind of.]

[uncurtained]

Okay, let's see, um...

[Based on what she knows about his home, she's assuming he isn't familiar with any of the books she is - so she starts with something fairly basic.]

The Great Gatsby. That's probably a good place to start.

[oraculi]

[He glances it over. It's not anything he's heard of, honestly, but it doesn't look embarrassing. Not quite the bodice ripper he was expecting.]

What makes it so good?

[uncurtained]

[Her hands linger over his for just a second as she gives him the book - a sign she isn't uninterested even though she refused yesterday, maybe.]

Well, I don't want to ruin it for you. I guess you'll just have to find out yourself.

[oraculi]

[Oh, well, hello. His eyebrows tick up, and he glances at her, silently confirming. But yes, it seems she did mean that, and if so-- well.]

Is that right.

[His voice is lower than it was a moment before.]

You gonna play coy all night, or's this book just special?

[uncurtained]

I could be convinced to stop playing coy, maybe.

[But not about the book! Haha.]

[oraculi]

And how's that?

[He steps in closer, two fingers hooking beneath her chin, tipping her head up.]

How can I convince you, sweetheart?