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*** = listener speaking
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[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]
…
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…
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…
***
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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