Um.

... Yay?

"Come on let's go inside!"

What's this? Is this dread Theo feels?

Of course not; it's just a little costume store. Theo's much too secure to be worried about that.

He follows Sadde in.

"We're gonna be mahou shoujo," he giggles, looking through the dresses. He stands behind one of the mannequins and asks, "What do you think?"

"I think... I'm really not sure about that idea."

"Why not? I look dashing."

"In a dress? As a magical girl? I mean, sure, if you say so..."

"I bet you'd look great in one of these! There should be a clothing card."

"It'd be nice to get magical tailor-made clothes whenever, in whatever style I want, yeah. But if it's a card... wouldn't it disappear if I'm not careful?"

"Change doesn't, when I'm using it. If I ever learn how to make cards I'm making a clothing one and I'm gonna make you mahou shoujo outfits!" Pause. "And maybe I'd make it so they could disappear at an inconvenient time," he says, smirking at him.

"Well, that'd make the card interesting, that's for sure," he says, laughing.

"Mmhmm, it definitely would. Now come, you should try one of these out, you can't be a proper magical girl without a magical girl outfit."

"Hah, no. I'm not a dresses kind of guy."

"Come ooon, you'd look hot in a pink frilly dress with wings!"

"I really don't think I would."

"Well I would."

"I'm not stopping you from wearing a dress."

He giggles and walks around the mannequin. "I know. And I reiterate that you look really cute when you feel your masculinity's threatened," he says, and starts walking out of the shop.

Theo just ignores that. He follows Sadde out of the shop.

Sadde looks over his shoulder and waits for Theo to catch up, then starts leading them to another shop (apparently) as he says, "You know, I think I know what I want as my prize."

"Your prize?"

"For successfully nettling you!"

Is he walking a bit closer to Theo than before? ...nah, must be just an impression.

"... Um, okay?"

Theo doesn't notice anything amiss.

They're walking fairly close to a wall, aren't they. Yes, they are. So it's not that hard for Sadde to suddenly push Theo against it and say, "You," leaning close to him, his face only centimetres away...

Theo drops his bag when he's shoved into the wall.

Okay. Wait, what? Sadde... wants him as the prize? When did that happen? Have there been any signs? Of course there haven't. Or maybe there have. Theo wouldn't notice them! He had no idea!

He looks at Sadde's face, then into his eyes, then to his lips, and has a little freak out. He feels like everything's moving a million miles a minute, but also like everything's moving in slow-mo. Sadde? Really? Does he pull away? Does he try to slip out of the way? Does he turn his head? Does he headbutt Sadde or maybe shout in surprise? Just... what the hell?

He thinks about it. Kissing Sadde. He's... not actually as scared of the idea as he thought? Okay, sure, it's Sadde, but... it's Sadde. He notices something. His expression softens a little.

... How hasn't he noticed before that it's Sadde?

He starts to lean in.