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The First Date

Summary: Will takes Damien out on a date for the first time, they go see a horror movie (as suggested by Will) and then go star gazing.

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(Note: this Set in a Modern AU, before Damien was Mayor)
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Damien pulled at his baggy shirt as he examined himself in the mirror. Was this good enough for a date? William had told him to wear something casual, so here Damien was, in black jeans and a baggy shirt that bore the Rolling Stones logo. Was this too casual?
"I guess I'll know once he gets here..." Damien muttered, sighing to himself.
"You look great." A voice sounded from his doorway.
Celine.
His sister was in town and needed a place to crash. So he had offered up his spare room. It was good to have her around again, like the old times.
He turned quickly to face her, flushing red, embarrassed that she had heard him fretting.
She walked over and smoothed down his shirt, "Seriously Dames, you look great, don't stress."
Exhaling deeply, he smiled softly at her, "I guess."
She smiled back and at that moment there was a knock on the front door.
"That would be Will! Go get him, Tiger." She smacked him on the shoulder and ushered him from the room.
Damien grabbed his phone and wallet on the way out, he was shoving them into his pockets when William saw him through the glass framing of the door.
Damien opened the door to a gaping William.
The next few words uttered by William came out so quietly, and it drove Damien crazy.
"Holy shit you're so beautiful..."
Damien instantly flushed a darker shade of red and had to look back at Celine, who was lingering, before looking back at William, who was intently checking Damien out.
Damien didn't know how to respond. Luckily Celine saved him from his utter loss of words.
"Hey William! You better take care of my brother," she used her hand to hide her mouth from Damien, she pointed at him with the other hand, "He can get into trouble if you don't keep an eye on him!" She dropped her hands and chuckled to herself.
"Celine!" Damien said a bit too loudly.
"You'll be fine man, you two have fun!" She cuffed Damien up the back of the head and walked off, probably to go play some World of Warcraft. She loved those sorts of games that involved magic and prophecies.
Rubbing his head he turned back to Will and smiled shyly at him. "You look great too..."
William was in jeans and a patterned, short sleeve, button down, casual.
"Well! Let's get going if we wanna catch this movie!" William smiled at him and lead Damien to his car.

William had planned a lot for the date, a horror movie, dinner at a diner, and then star gazing. It was what Damien had considered the perfect date.

When they arrived at the cinemas, they got their tickets, some popcorn, and entered the theatre to watch the trailers. They had decided to watch the new Stephen King movie, It. For the record, it was William's idea.

Damien didn't find the movie overly scary. There were parts that spooked him, but he wasn't jumping at anything. William however, had a tight grip on Damien's hand and had to be comforted every few minutes during the scary scenes. By the end, they had pulled the arm rest between them up and Damien had his arm around William, with said man leaning on Damien's shoulder, arms tightly around his waist.
As the credits rolled, slowly William untangled himself and apologised. Damien just smiled fondly at the man and said that he thoroughly enjoyed comforting him. William wasn't convinced, but it was cute.

Leaving the cinema they went to go have a small dinner, neither being too hungry. They stopped by a diner and got a seat, perusing the menu.
Damien ordered a serving of fries and an orange juice. William got some fries as well but instead of a juice, he got a lemonade.
They chatted a bit while they ate, getting to know each other better. William already knew how interested in space Damien was, but he enjoyed hearing him go on and on about it. He listened with a smile on his face. Afterwards, William talked about metal work and the small metal creations that littered his apartment.
Once they finished, William demanded on paying after Damien reached for his wallet. Saying, "You already managed to pay for the popcorn, I got this."
Damien countered with mentioning that Will payed for the movie tickets, but William was persistent.
Once they paid they decided to walk around until it got dark enough to go star gazing, the movie had been rather early.