Phlux Capacitator! (Lux)

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Phoenix’s mood and brightened considerably ever since Oriel had gotten back from the hospital. Granted, the boy was still weak and on medication, but Phen was so happy to have him back and in his arms as long as he wanted that he was practically brimming with joy. It was getting later in the evening, though, and Oriel had passed out not too long ago; Phoenix had held him and watched him sleep for a while before he decided to get up and actually take care of himself like Junpei had scolded him to.

On the way to the cafeteria, he passed by the student lounge, which was pretty quiet at the moment. He peered inside curiously, thinking maybe he could get some time by himself to let Oriel rest when a familiar face caught his attention. He knew of Lux, of course. Passed her by, heard about her from Oriel. The boy seemed very attached to her, which Phoenix, if he was honest with himself, had been jealous about at first. That, along with his own shyness and social avoidance, had kept him from getting to know her. But now, seeing her by herself and seeming so innocent and harmless, he felt the sudden desire to actually, finally meet her.

An idea sprang to mind, and, hoping she hadn’t seen him yet, Phen darted back up to the dorms, snagging a couple of danishes from the stock he had been keeping for Oriel, and he came back to the lounge, panting lightly. Maybe it was his giddiness that Oriel was back, or something else, but he was feeling like doing something out of his normal behavior.

He went in, and sat down beside Lux, feeling his cheeks flush as he shyly offered one of the danishes to her. “Um, mind if I sit here?” he asked, unsure of the best way to greet the girl. Did she know who he was? Assuming she gave the affirmative, he settled back against his seat and smiled nervously. “I-I don’t know if you know or not, but I’m Phoenix. I’m Oriel’s, uh…” He rubbed the back of his head; he still was getting used to using the word ‘boyfriend’, especially with someone he didn’t know, so ended up trailing off awkwardly. “How… Are you?” he mumbled.

Socializing was not his strong suit.

[Luxanna Viera]

Lux wasn't exactly known for her dashing social skills, so she was often found alone or hanging around one or two people, which usually was either Evony, Oriel or even Nate. There was of course a few other people she didn't care to name due to certain, annoying reasons. She had never really been the big group kind of person, which was why she loved sitting in the student lounge during the evening. There was usually few people around here then, so it kind of fit perfectly. It wasn't that she didn't like people or anything, she just didn't mind being alone.

Besides, she often seemed to make a huge fool out of herself in front of people anyways, and that just fed on to her already awkward persona.

But the sudden approach by this guy, which she was fairly certain seemed familiar in some way, made her flinch. She looked at him as if she was a deer looking into the headlights of a speeding car. ''Uh... Sure.'', she said uncertain as she tried placing his face with a name. He seemed flustered too, which was usually a good sign. Well, maybe not, but Lux was so used to all these cocky arrogant people talking to her, it was surely a nice change of scenery. She looked at the danishes and took one of them with a warm smile. ''Thank you.''

As the boy continued to talk and mentioned Oriel, the pieces fit together. Oh, right, he was Oriel's boyfriend, right? That was probably why he seemed familiar. She had seen the two of them together before. ''Hello Phoenix, I'm Lux.'', she said and reached her hand out, her smile growing. ''I'm good. I was looking through these movies-'', she said, gesturing towards the DVD's on the table. ''-trying to figure out what I'm in the mood to watch.'' Well, this was easier than she had thought. ''And you?'', she said again, chuckling as she pulled her feet underneath her and turned to face Phoenix.

He seemed nice. And Lux was glad Oriel had found someone so adorable and... Polite.

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Phoenix's nerves jumped a bit initially, seeing Lux's response to his question, but since she gave him permission, he figured it was too late to turn back now. He tried to smile to help ease any tension in the air; this was fine, he was doing well so far! Considering he avoided social confrontations so much, he was determined to make this work. "You're welcome," he responded with a tiny, nervous giggle, taking the other pastry back in his hands and giving it a little nibble. Her smile, at least, did loads to ease his worries.

He glanced down for a moment before looking up again at her introduction, swallowing his bite and nodding. "I... I've heard a lot about you. Oriel... He talks about you quite a bit." Phen blinked as she offered her hand - oh, right! He brought his free one to hers and took it in his weak grip, trying not to appear as awkward as he felt and probably failing. As she spoke again, he looked at the DVDs, pulling his legs up underneath him on the couch as he relaxed a bit more. "A movie sounds nice. Mind.... If I join you?" He could be away from Oriel for... A little bit. He was just sleeping, after all. "I'm fine with anythin', I'm not picky."

Phoenix took another bite of danish as his stomach growled, pondering her question. "I'm doin' a lot better than I was," he admitted finally. "Was just takin' a break from makin sure Sq- Oriel is takin' care of himself now that he's back." Especially since Oriel had chided Phen to take care of himself more after becoming a complete train wreck for the week that he was gone. "I'm, uh, sorry we haven't met before now," he added a little meekly after a moment. "Honestly... I was kinda nervous about it. I wasn't sure... What you were like...." He trailed off, his gaze dropping to the side as he flushed.