one of those bells that now and then rings [closed]

[deservesadaisy]

Who: Ivan and Ilde
What: romantic evening in
Where: Ivan's flat
When: Givdi evening
Notes: No one but them thinks this is remotely a good idea.
Warnings: TBA as necessary

It wasn't surprising, that Ilde was tense. Mothers-to-be, especially for the first time, often were with much less reason. But, while their eventually future was still something that was a bit murky (and that caused Daniil to sigh in despair whenever it was alluded to), Ivan felt he could help with the stress eating at her here and now.

He hadn't said much except to arrange her clearing her evening and letting her know what time to come to his flat. He'd bought the dinner; he could cook, but was out of the habit. He'd also bought some fae wine for her, and gone to the trouble of a tasteful flower arrangement and candles. It was, he thought, a bit of a cliche but he hoped she would like it all the same. He was, of course, impeccable, but that might or might not have been for the occasion - any earlier feeding showed only in his flush of health, not in any rogue spots on his collar. He'd set it all out on the floor, with cushions for them, and it had a bit of a bohemian air to keep it from being taken too extremely seriously.

Overall, he thought as he surveyed his work, it would do. And she needed an evening off.

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[rhinemaid]

Ilde has some very fond memories of Boromir, but it must be said that she'd never have respected him in the morning.

“I like the way they're going lately.” Closer together, she means.

[deservesadaisy]

"This evening, or in general?" he asks, though he knows what she actually means.

[rhinemaid]

“You know what I mean,” she says, because she's confident that he does and because she feels she's been sufficiently forthcoming already and doesn't need to go into great detail if she doesn't feel like it. They're doing better than they have been for weeks- she likes that.

[deservesadaisy]

"Yes, I suppose I do." He's pleased, though - pleased that the dinner evidently pleased her, and pleased that (for tonight) it seems like their affair isn't a thing that is totally and unarguably doomed. Perhaps they can make it work, with some flexibility. Or enough denial.