[ when the fun text turns into a fun (citation needed) date?

or that seems to be the hope here. in contrast to the confidence in his stance, or the gleam of excitement in his eyes, he's a bit relieved to see that she wasn't entirely thrown off by his sudden appearance. no, if anything, he feels a warm swell of affection as he hears her usual nickname for him.

there's a soft and gentle sort of laughter. an almost airy quality as he steps in past her. ] You'd think they would have developed it by now. Looks like they didn't get the memo. [ with swift familiarity, he's already slipping his shoes off. ]

But before we get into that, I think my arms might fall off.

[ he's mostly just being dramatic, and maybe just wants her to take the flowers. ]