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Llewellyn Watts ([personal profile] pocketpretzels) wrote2024-01-09 10:10 pm
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Inner Harbor Ice Rink, Baltimore, Wednesday Evening

Originally, Watts and Steven's plans for tonight had just involved dinner on the mainland, but they'd decided to take a short walk following their meal and had ended up passing by, of all things, an outdoor skating rink.

Watts glanced at Steven. "Would you care to?" he asked, nodding to the booth that was offering skate rentals.

[ooc: for the beau and NFB for distance!]
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Steven looked delighted. "You wouldn't mind?"
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"Then yes, please," Steven said. "I'm growing to like this. Not nearly as unsteady as I started!"

It helped that he'd had more and more practice since the first time.
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Steven threaded their fingers together as he let himself be led. "Helps that I have a wonderful teacher. You."
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Steven concentrated on getting his skates laced up. He wanted to try to be able to do them correctly on his own. Though he may have double checked how Llewellyn was doing it just to be triple sure.

"I'm always worried I'm too loose. Or tight." Steven admitted.

He meant the skates.
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Steven gave an experimental wiggle of his foot. "Think it feels all right? Who knows? Maybe if we do this enough I'll buy my own."

Not that those would be available for spontaneous skating, but planned outings at least.
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"It's fun," Steven said. "Especially the more I get used to it. I'm glad you showed me."
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"That does help," Steven said. "Don't know if I'd find it as much fun on my own."

With of course the usual caveat about Steven never fully being alone.

"I do like it though," Steven said, because he knew Llewellyn appreciated this sort of feedback. "I would enjoy it on its own. I just like it more with company."

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Steven took Llewellyn's hand gladly. "Let's. I don't think I need the warm up area this time. We should stay out of the way of the faster skaters but I think I can be with everyone else."
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Steven held on to Llewellyn's hand. Both for support as he adjusted to being on the ice, and because it was nice to hold Llewellyn's hand. "I suppose because it's mid week. People have school and work in the morning."

Including himself, but luckily Steven knew they weren't likely to be out late enough for that to be a problem.
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"Or up too late?" Steven said, giving him a grin.

Their pace wasn't fast by any means, but it was more relaxed and easy going than Steven's first attempts had been.
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"Maybe a little late," Steven said, just so that was clear. "A little late wouldn't be too bad."
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"Comfortably late," Steven said, with an answering grin.
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"Good point," Steven said. "He has only just started to forgive us. Won't do to have him need to lecture us again."

As adorable as it was when it happened.

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