#((ALSO UGGH THESE TWO MAKE ME SO AAAAA I LOVE THEM BOTH THEYRE SO CUTE))

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Darius wouldn’t deem himself as a rather romantic type, though with an approaching event such as Valentines’ day he couldn’t resist to put out his creativity in some manner and present it to Celeste. The two had a close-knit relationship and their romance was almost unrealistic – With such amount of love he loved the woman of his dreams, It seemed as though he was the prince charming she had read about in fairytales. With a never fading fire in his heart that symbolized his never dying-love. He planned ahead before the event – Paid a visit to the coffee place that Chinara and Aria had worked in among Celeste, though being aware of their individual timetable – he was confident that Celeste would not be present there for the day unless paying visit herself. He requested one of them to call Celeste to have her arrive to the place, mainly in the means to spend time as one of them where close to ending their shift. He would internally calculate the timing and possibly time of arrival, before he left the building momentarily and hide in his car. He could have hid in the coffee place, though with the currently worn attire, he would rather jump the opportunity to close her eyes when he was sure he could sneak up behind her without being hit with a levitating star-stand. A porcelain loose dress shirt that laid against his frame freely, with detailed sewn in markings that followed a diamond form-pattern. With slim-fit charcoal pants that are at waist height – An intentional presentation, to imitate a character from a series she was fond of. He added his own additional touch to fit himself with black, three inch lacquered heels to highlight his height even more so. Tugging lightly onto the collar of his top as a mannerism to display nervousness, he widened his eyes after he caught sight of Celeste from a distance. Shuffling in his drivers’ seat as he would look around the inside of his vehicle, taking hold of a bouquet of flowers with a valentine’s day oriented card tied to it. To add further detail into the said bouquet – He followed the aesthetic of the flowers that would resemble the beauty Celeste found in space – Choosing few galaxy orchids to mesh together with the Casablanca lilies to imitate the pattern of the color scheme of the nebula. Hopping out of his seat promptly after the girl walked closer to the coffee place, sneakily taking his leave away from his car and taking a corner to be left unseen. As Reynas’ hand reached up to the handle of the entrance door, his single hand would reach from her shoulder to cover her vision. Being aware how easily startled she may come to be, he spoke of her name with his gentle tone before holding her in close embrace; kissing the top of her head to calm her momentarily. “My nervous love, you don’t have to fret. I just wanted to greet you with a surprise. Darius would say, before freeing his hand and allowing her to face him. "I wont hesitate to speak of it, but I wish you a lovely Valentine’s day. I do hope the flowers are to your liking – It’s my way of showing that I would like to sweep you off your feet and have you for a date at the beach. Would you say yes to my offer?”

   Looking up from her star char at her phone, she noticed a text from Aria asking if she wanted to hang out after work and if Celeste could meet her at the Cafe. On one hand, she didn’t like the idea of being anywhere NEAR her workplace during a day off AND a holiday like this. However on the other hand, she didn’t have an idea of who to hang out with on Valentine’s day -- why not hang out with her friend? 

   Celeste got up from her office chair, stretching her back and then arms before going to the bathroom to shower and get ready.  Using certain types of hair and body washes to make herself smell like peaches, she felt clean and ready to take on the rest of the day.

   She tried different combinations of shirts, rompers, skirts, and even shorts until she eventually settled on a simple white dress. It wasn’t anything fancy, but she was just going to see her friend anyways. Of course she had to finish off this look with her crystal blue necklace and white hair bow keeping her ponytail up. 

   It was like any other day, only this time she flew high above the clouds so she could play music from her speakers. At some point it began playing soft piano music, allowing Celeste to fantasize for a moment as she was above the clouds. Thinking about how nice it would be to dance with someone right now... Maybe Darius? Ah well at least not today. He didn’t text or call her for valentine’s day which meant he probably had work. It was disappointing, but she couldn’t complain much.

   Landing in an alleyway out of sight, Celeste dusted off her white dress before casually walking out of the shadows. She tried to peek through the wide windows of the cafe to see if Aria was still working, making her way towards the front door and unsuspecting of what was to come. 

   Out of instinct, she almost jumped out of fear when a hand was placed over her vision. Celeste audibly gasped before being brought back down to earth with the sweet and soft sound of Darius’s voice and his arms embracing her close. Now she was starting to put two and two together... Of course her friends were in on this. 

   Celeste turned around, a shy smile on her face as she noticed Darius. She always melted whenever she saw his face -- such a handsome and naturally lovely guy. Was he dressed like Howl too? It almost felt like a dream or a fairytale with the way he strode up to her with gorgeous flowers and dressed like a prince ready to whisk her away. Yet even though Howl was a made up fantasy, Darius was as real and charming as he could be. It was as though he put a spell on her every time without fail so how could she say no now?

   “Darius... I-....” she had to pause to laugh softly. “Of course, I’d love to be your Valentine.”. Celeste took the flowers from him before standing on her toes to plant a kiss on his lips. Letting herself melt even more in his embrace, nothing made more sense or more felt right than when she was with him.