<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br/><strong>NAME:</strong>Leasick Valshanner (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15505003#msg15505003)<br/><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Yumi Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Mallory, Ryusei<br/><strong>EXTRA:</strong>Sending a text message to Ryusei<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong>Suited up (https://i.imgur.com/ndcijWY.jpg)<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>"I'm sure they did fine,"</strong>he assured her. After all, it was just clothes shopping. How hard could it be? They were all responsible<del>   </del>well, maybe not<em>that</em>responsible<del>   </del>adults capable of doing the adult things required to function at least moderately capably in their society.<br/><br/>Most of the time, anyway...<br/><br/>There was a bit of a sting one particular line that followed inflicted upon Leasick. Standing up, he moved from the couch towards Mallory, slowly approaching her as he straightened his collar a bit. Now before her, the artificial hybrid did something unexpected and embarrassing yet again as he wrapped an arm around her slender waist and carefully pulled her close against him.<br/><br/><strong>"Do you think I do this sort of thing with just any girl?"</strong>he questioned with a soft smile, which was not as playful as the one he usually carried on his lips, but instead a bit more genuine and tender, like a loving caress. Without warning, he dipped her down, as if in a passionate dance, her weight balancing in his arms.<strong>"I'm doing this with you because I'm interested in you, Mallory Minato."</strong><br/><br/>Leasick had never called her by her full name before. Not like this.<br/><br/>Gazing down at the underrated<del>   </del>seemingly mostly by herself<del>   </del>beauty, he carried on,<strong>"I want to know more about you; I want to make you smile and laugh, and see if we can make our hearts beat just a little faster. I want to see where this road leads if we ride down it together."</strong>Raising her back upright, he made his closing statement.<strong>"I want to fall in love with you, Mallory."</strong><br/><br/>Since nothing but the most direct approach appeared to have worked thusfar, he decided to be quite blunt about it. Luckily, Leasick was quite the shameless guy. Otherwise, he'd have been pretty embarrassed about making a little speech like that.