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[F4A][A4A] Cupid Wants To Be Your Date! [Nervous Speaker] [Shy] [Rambling] [Cute] [Wholesome] [Clumsy] [Secret Crush] [Kissing] [Strangers to Lovers]
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*** = listener speaking

Can be monetised, just please link back to either this post or my YouTube!

Gender(s) can be changed if wanted!

~~~

[arrow thud, magic sparkles]

[listener trips]

Ah-!

[speaker runs up and catches them]

A-Are you alright?

You almost took a pretty bad fall.

[whispers]

I didn’t expect it to be that powerful of an arrow… is this because it’s not made from a mortal’s love?

***

[normal volume]

Hmm? O-Oh, nothing, nothing, just muttering to myself.

But what about you? You didn’t say if you’re okay or not.

***

You’re fine? Nothing hurts at all? Not your foot… or your back, or your chest…?

***

O-Oh, um, I… read on the internet the other day that sometimes you can randomly trip because of back or chest pain!

***

Mhm! Yeah! It was on, um… um… BookFace!

***

Facebook! Yes, Facebook! T-That’s what I meant!

I just don’t use it that often, that’s why I mixed up the name.

[nervous laughter]

***

A-Anyway, um, moving on!

I’m Cu-

[realises they nearly gave themselves away]

-uuuuuuurious! Curious about where you are going!

***

Just on a walk? Oh…

Um…

[whispers]

Oh come on, you help people do this all the time, you should be able to do this yourself!

[normal volume]

Do… do you know about the café at the end of the road?

T-They sell some pretty good drinks… coffee, tea, or some non-caffeine drinks like lemonade, which they make themselves!

…Wait, no, fizzy drinks also have caffeine in them… B-Basically they have a lot of stuff!

And they also have takeaway cups if you just want to keep walking!

So, um… what I’m asking is…

C-Can I buy you something to drink as an apology…?

***

As an apology for shoo- mm!

[speaker covers their mouth]

F-For shoving my concern in your face! Y-Yeah, I imagine it must have been annoying to have a stranger randomly come up to you and start badgering you with ‘are you okay?’s or ‘are you hurt?’s…

Oh, and interrupting your walk, of course! T-That must have been very annoying.

***

It wasn’t?

[speaker sighs in relief]

…Even still, I’d like to treat you.

So, would you like to get a drink with me?

***

[speaker makes an excited noise/squeak]

Ah…! I-Ignore that.

[speaker clears throat]

S-Shall we?

…Oh, sorry, I did that instinctually! You don’t have to hold my hand, that was pretty weird to do when this is our first time talking, ignore-

[listener holds speaker’s hand]

[speaker makes another excited/surprised noise/squeak]

I didn’t expect you to…N-Never mind.

You can lead the way. This is your walk after all.

[the two walk]

…

***

…

***

…

***

H-Huh?

Oh, sorry, I didn’t mean to stare!

I was just… um…

[whispers]

How the heck can I say I was waiting for something to kick in…? It’d sound like I gave them something!

…Though then again, I guess that’s not too far off… oh no, I’m not like those bad humans, am I?

M-My arrows aren’t meant to hurt people…

***

[normal volume]

Nothing! Sorry, again, habit of talking to myself.

Do- do you walk around this place often?

It’s very pretty… I love the trees.

People in this town seem to have a good balance of nature and man.

…Wait, that sounds weird.

I just mean- it’s, um, very scenic and homely at the same time!

You have a very nice hometown. Very nice.

…That sounded fake, I promise it wasn’t.

***

I am visiting from out of town, yes… but I have been here before. A... few times…

Though you probably never saw me.

[whispers]

Even if I could never take my eyes off you…

***

[normal volume]

What?

But, wait, I thought humans weren’t supposed to be able to hear things when the words are whispered!?

***

I’m… a bad whisperer?

Oh no…

I-I swear I’m not a creep! Or a stalker! It’s just… ah, it’s hard to explain!

***

You get it? Oh, you do?

Thank you- wait.

[speaker puts hands over mouth, muffled]

I called you all ‘humans’?

I can’t believe I let that slip…! The higher-ups are going to have my head!

[not muffled]

Hey, um, I know you probably think I’m extremely weird right now, but can you just… forget everything that I said?

Pretty please? With extra sugar and cream and cherries and chocolate sprinkles on top?

I’ll buy you two drinks! And a snack! A whole meal, even!

***

I-It’s not bribing! It’s… bargaining?

I’m just trying to appeal to your empathy at the moment, and since empathy comes from the heart, that means I should offer food, since the quickest way to the heart is through the stomach, right?

***

You will forget about it? Really? Thank you!

***

Right! It would be very inconvenient for Cupid to-

[weak voice]

…Huh?

W-Wait, how did you know I’m…?

***

Because I kept mentioning arrows and talking about love?

…Oh, I’m so screwed…

Y-You have to forget that bit too! Or, just pretend you never realised it! Okay?

Please? D-Do you want more food? Because I can buy you dessert too!

***

O-Only if I explain myself…?

T-That’s…

…S-Sorry, one moment!

This… this is more awkward than I thought it would be… my heart’s pounding a million miles a second…

Is this what humans feel like when they confess to someone…?

***

W-What I mean is…!

[speaker sighs in defeat]

I… I like you. Love you, even!

I-I kept seeing you about whenever I came to this town to put couples together – which is surprisingly a lot for one small town – and… well, over time I started to become interested in you.

I started to take notice of your daily routine, your fashion sense, what games your like, your favourite snacks, your… internet history…

And before I knew it, a new arrow had former in my quiver… my own arrow, towards you.

So, I… shot you with it.

But I guess the love coming from a Cupid carries more force than the love of a human since you nearly fell over when I did, so I panicked and instead of coming down at a more natural time, I dived down to help you instead.

I was hoping to have a cuter introduction in case you felt the same way, but I suppose fate had other plans…

***

Ah…. Cupid’s arrows aren’t really an end-all, be-all when it comes to love.

They operate more like… Well, if a human develops a crush on another human, that crush manifests itself as an arrow in my quiver.

Then I shoot their crush with the arrow, and if the two are compatible, the next time they lock eyes they fall head over heels in love with each other.

S-So if you did reject me, I wouldn’t have pushed you on it! I’m well aware of how this system works, obviously.

Which… I know you don’t.

You reaction doesn’t fit the description of ‘person falling instantly in love’.

***

What would the reaction of someone falling in love be like?

I suppose… taking their new partner into their arms and kissing them?

Though I guess that’s a little dramatic for-

[listener pulls speaker into a hug and kisses them]

…the first time.

[embarrassed/excited squeak/noise]

I… I like that you do, though.

Can, um… can we do that again later?

J-Just to give my heart more time to prepare. I… I’m a little light-headed at the moment.

***

The drinks! Yes! Let’s get those!

And the food too! I did say I’d get you that as well, if you’re hungry!

I’ll buy you a whole banquet if you want to!

I’ll cover all the expenses for… our f-first date.

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