#Olivier stepped on his foot with full intent and Val made his threat real and dropped her later in the dance

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POV: You force your children to dance romantically because you betrothed them and you need them to act like a happy couple so that they can bring prestige to your families. You don’t know both are gay and neither do you hear their constant bickering. 

Actually Olivier and Val were engaged for quite some time, even during the time they’re both at Briggs. That means there are a lot of opportunities where their parents expected to act like a happily engaged couple. That means lots of faked smiles and tons of bickering, roasting and complaining because these two are 1) best friends and 2) sassy and direct af.  Olivier kind of sees Val as her brother since they grew up pretty close. That’s what she means when she says “this was horrible, like I was dancing with Alex”.

Also I have the headcanon that Olivier is a terrible dancer. She’s a hands-on kind of person, so elegant dance patterns and someone leading her isn’t exactly her thing. A minute of silence for Val’s feet and also rip his hands because Olivier’s grip is too strong for his twink hands.

Good thing no one else from Fort Briggs is present because boy, that would be the tea of the month. I mean your stoic and fearless commander having to dance waltzer with the overworked doctor?? They would tease them until the end of time (or until death)