WHAT TIME IS IT. IT'S VALENTIMES.

[black_hawke]

[It started with a pricking sensation, like he'd just been stung by a bee or stuck with a pin. Hawke tried to smack the offending insect off but found nothing, and went on his merry way.

That is, until he laid eyes on a tiny, blue-haired plant girl. All of a sudden he stopped short! What on earth was this feeling? It was as if some freak strain of

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[ionianmode]

[Valentine's Day whomped. After Nester had handed Ionia a plateful of cold, bitter rejection, she had decided to get over her heartbreak by distracting herself with her much more important than some stupid adorable boy. So she had gathered up her painstakingly hand-crafted construction paper valentines and set off to find her family members' offices.

When Ionia was on a mission, everything else was clearly unimportant. Hawke hadn't gone entirely undetected, but what did Ionia know of the dangers of sketchy-looking men in trenchcoats tailing underage girls? Thus, paying no mind to the projectile-vomit-related perils lurking nearby, she raced her merry way over to Papa's office, valentine in hand.]

[black_hawke]

[Hawke, meanwhile, had no idea what had come over him. The mere thought of not having Ionia within twenty feet of him seemed unbearable.

Where was she headed? Apparently to some teacher's office. That was. Okay. Trying to ignore his heart pounding against his ribcage, Hawke tried to nonchalantly lean against the wall, watching Ionia out of the corner of his eye.]

[ionianmode]

[And there it was. Papa's office. It was only natural that he get the first valentine, after all: he was the most important one. So Ionia knocked, rocking on her heels while she waited.

She spared a glance over to her side, where Hawke was nonchalantly being nonchalant in an inconspicuous manner. Oh, he must have been here to see a teacher too. Maybe even Papa. She waved over to him, then settled back to staring impatiently at the door.]

[black_hawke]

[Oh God.

Oh God she waved.

That tiny little gesture made it feel like his heart was going to burst out of his chest. He felt all at once warm and uncomfortable, and completely unsure of what to do in response.

He froze to the spot, knowing that things were going to get very awkward but finding himself unable to leave.]