Aurora chuckles with palm masking her warming grin, shaking her head faintly to dismiss that remark. “All the time in the world, suppose that makes 𝘺𝘰𝘶 the lucky one.” It was near precious how eager Peter seemed to take her out. 𝘚𝘰... 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝗻𝗼𝘁?
Peter shrugs. ❝ Yeah, why not? ❞ A quick glance down at his watch. ❝ I have 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 in the world, ❞ he says, lying through his teeth, secretly hoping his alter-ego won’t get in the way of their date tonight. For once, Peter would appreciate it if New York’s —
She could push back unwanted meetings, even cancel them indefinitely— leaving the blonde to glance to her cell, muting the oncoming call from a Vought-labeled caller to shove back into her pocket. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚 felt 𝘄𝗮𝘆 more important than a block-head chewing her out.
“ 𝑌𝑒𝑠— I would like that.
Very much so. “
Glancing to herself, Aurora almost felt underdressed — always concerned how others ( viewed ) her appearance on occasion. Though? Now? It really didn’t seem to matter.
“ You mean— 𝑛𝑜𝑤?“ Taken aback slightly, yet flattered to such boldness from Peter ; pearly whites slowly revealing themselves with such 𝑠𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. If anything, Aurora almost felt compelled to hide away— ʏᴇᴛ…
She refused to do so.
❝ I guess I’m just 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 with confidence today. ❞ A beat. ❝ It must be something in my blood. ❞ Peter laughs and scratches the back of his neck, finding it increasingly difficult to maintain eye contact with Aurora after she said yes to their date. Usually, he’s —
“ If anything, I’m— really happy that you did. “ Perhaps an internalized wish revealed in small capacity, finding her visage to flush — quite flattered in perhaps the kindest way she could’ve possibly imagined.
“ 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙, it’s working for you. “
Aurora’s gaze meets his with a sense of wonder, dwindling on this feeling that seems so… 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮. It wasn’t exactly like her to ‘date’, as it was hard to believe by some — if anything, she was 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 by the thought normally.
⠀
Surprised by her answer, Peter’s eyes widened to their fullest extent. ❝ Are you serious? ❞ To say he felt like he was on the moon right now would be a huge understatement. He takes a big step forward, closing the distance between them. ❝ Aurora, you should know —