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[never_very_good]

[VOICE]

Damn good thing classes are over, I'm pretty sure I'd drop out if I had another week.

[He wouldn't. You can hear the laugh in his voice.]

Anyone think this dance thing's gonna be worth going to?


[ooc; Frankie Dalton, highly motivated University student, headed for law school after this. Never made it to the plotting meme but am happy to arrange CR via pm / im / winging it. Tags from better_at_this ♥]

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[eiremagic]

Just a little, yeah?

[She leans over and presses a kiss against his cheek]

All done?

[better_at_this]

If I'm not, I give up.

[Grinning, a little more brightly than his usual one. He slips an arm around her shoulders.]

[eiremagic]

Finished me last final. If I don't get into med school, shoot me, all right?

[She lets him, nudging her head against his]

[better_at_this]

If you don't, school's not smart enough to teach you anything.

[He gives her shoulder a little squeeze, reassuring.]

You will, though. For now-- we're done. What do you wanna do?

[eiremagic]

Get blind drunk?

[She leans on him, though]

But first, I have to talk to you about something.

[better_at_this]

Could probably handle that.

[He nods easily, though the next sentence brings a bit of tension to his brow.]

What's up?

[eiremagic]

Me visa. See to go to med school here I have to have the money up front and I really don't want to take out a loan. Unless I'm a resident.

[better_at_this]

[Oh.]

So you need... like, a citizenship... thing?

[He's thought further than that, really, he's just a little too stunned to manage functional words.]

[eiremagic]

[She sighs]

I'm asking you to marry me, boyo.

[better_at_this]

I know that. I know.

[An answering sigh, and he still looks a little, you know, hit-by-a-bus.]

That's just, you know.

[Not very romantic. And very sudden.]

[eiremagic]

You don't want to? That's all right.

[better_at_this]

I didn't say that.

[The edge of panic, it's almost inaudible. Not because he doesn't want to, just because this feels like it's going all wrong. So, Frankie falls back on the classics. With a twitch of his smile coming back, he sinks to one knee.]

[eiremagic]

Frankie!

[better_at_this]

Eden.

[Now he's grinning, taking her hand in his.]

Will you let me let you use me to gain your citizenship?

[eiremagic]

[She pulls him, by the face, to kiss him]

Yes.

[better_at_this]

[It is either a miracle, or maybe just blind luck, that he doesn't tumble and drag them both down to the ground as he overbalances.]

That's more like it.

[And now he's doing his best to kiss her the way you're supposed to kiss someone you're getting married to. Which is, he figures, enthusiastically.]

[eiremagic]

[It's lucky although at least it wouldn't be that far a fall]

Blind drunk?

[better_at_this]

Can you plan a wedding with a hangover?

[eiremagic]

Dunno, you have to tell Moore that your proposed, you may want to be drunk before we make that phone call.

[better_at_this]

Good point.

[Standing up, he returns the arm to her shoulders. He's trying to keep on the lighter side of this spontaneous wedding thing.]

Gonna get a fluffy dress?

[He's willing to bet the answer to that is no...]

[eiremagic]

Maybe I should.

[Oh, hey, have another kiss]

[better_at_this]

Yeah?

[He's interested in her reasoning, but certainly doesn't mind the distraction from their conversation. If he pulls her much closer he'll have to pick her up.]

[eiremagic]

It'd make your mum happy.

[better_at_this]

Something to soften the shock'd be good.

[eiremagic]

I hope she doesn't think I'm pregnant.

[Here have a kiss.]