week two | match ceremony

[marriagebroker]

Tonight, we're back in the courtyard. It looks similar to last week with the slight exception, there is now a plush couch near the stage, and a single lantern already lit above the stage. There's still food, drinks, all sorts of things available for the contestants to snack on and enjoy.

On the stage is Wei Wuxian, looking presentable in his hanfu for today. He's busy twirling his flute in hand as he waits for the contestants to show up and find their places, and when they do he'll extend both arms out, welcoming the cast.

"Second match ceremony! You're exempt from a black out tonight because you've already found one of the matches."

He'll gesture to that couch from earlier, which seems to be The Special Seat for Ringo and Furina to sit at if they'd like.

"Now, we know how this goes so let's not delay anymore! Team Wangji, it's your turn to announce your matches!"

Comments

[embellwish]

[ Maybe she does bring out another side of him. The quiet sincerity, the awkward fluster, they're both things she wishes more people would get to see, but she can only pry it out with her careful, experienced touch. Are there really no others seeing this cute side to him? It's a shame, if so... ]

He was the one going on about wanting to spend every night with me, [ he's not even here and she's putting him on blast, since she mercifully decided against it in front of everyone at the ceremony, ] So I guess we'll see just how friendly he wants us to be. I wouldn't mind our story getting bolder... ~

[ Then again, he can barely look at her for more than a few seconds, so he might be totally clueless in anything extending past holding hands. She took his first kiss, after all. ]

[researcherstory]

[ Odile is at least not seeing it. No one shows her a cute side. The words startle a small laugh out of her though - every night, my -- but she knows Yi Sang means it poetically, harmlessly, given his nature. ]

Oh, did he now? What a surprisingly smooth man he is, wooing you so. They do say it's the quiet ones you have to keep an eye one.

[ She is not above bullying Yi Sang when he isn't here. ]

[embellwish]

[ Of course, it's all fun and games. Yi Sang is sentimental and caring, but he's also stiff, awkward, and passive. For all she knows, he might just be a really sincere guy with no feelings of attraction to her at all, based on the total lack of reactions whenever she tries to make an advance. Even if that were the case, she's still touched by the wholesome kindness he's showed her, so either way, she'll be keeping him close and will continue messing with him.

Plus, it's fun to joke about. Odile gets it. ]

Hehe. I had no idea thoughts like that were up there in his head...