As he waited for his code brother to bring the cocoa, Clu went over his own plans. He similarly discarded 'We need to talk' as a potential opener; it had its place, but seldom meant that anything good was coming and would likely put his omega on edge. And simply pushing his omega down and telling him how it was going to be defeated the whole purpose of asking. Meanwhile, any variant of 'I was thinking...' sounded to casual, as if he'd just come up with the idea on a whim, which couldn't be further from the truth.
Man, what he wouldn't give for human vocal chords to be compatible with speaking binary. It was so much easier to express precise intentions and emotions in binary than it was in standard speech. Maybe he could try writing it down? Even put the proposal in the form of a poem? That would certainly be seen by many as romantic, though he didn't think it was quite their style.
Or perhaps he could lead with some kind of gift? Rings were common, even among betas, and definitely something he wanted to include eventually, but maybe not to start. Maybe one of those weighted blankets his code-brother had been considering? Or something more traditional, like flowers, expensive candy, or a fancy dinner date? Though any kind of gift would require putting off the actual conversation to allow time to buy or arrange it...
It was about then that his code brother arrived with the cocoa, liberally doused with marshmallows and on the convenient little tray they'd bought. He smiled, accepting and raising his own mug in the small toast before taking a sip. Mmm... his omega must have used the stove top to heat the milk; that always produce slightly better results, provided they had time to do it. He took another, longer sip hoping it would inspire him with some way of starting the conversation, but alas, it did not. Glitch it...
Fortunately, he was spared for the moment as his code brother seemed to want to talk about something else. He nodded slightly. "Alright," he said. "Go ahead." Maybe he could come up with something in the time the ensuing conversation would take.
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Man, what he wouldn't give for human vocal chords to be compatible with speaking binary. It was so much easier to express precise intentions and emotions in binary than it was in standard speech. Maybe he could try writing it down? Even put the proposal in the form of a poem? That would certainly be seen by many as romantic, though he didn't think it was quite their style.
Or perhaps he could lead with some kind of gift? Rings were common, even among betas, and definitely something he wanted to include eventually, but maybe not to start. Maybe one of those weighted blankets his code-brother had been considering? Or something more traditional, like flowers, expensive candy, or a fancy dinner date? Though any kind of gift would require putting off the actual conversation to allow time to buy or arrange it...
It was about then that his code brother arrived with the cocoa, liberally doused with marshmallows and on the convenient little tray they'd bought. He smiled, accepting and raising his own mug in the small toast before taking a sip. Mmm... his omega must have used the stove top to heat the milk; that always produce slightly better results, provided they had time to do it. He took another, longer sip hoping it would inspire him with some way of starting the conversation, but alas, it did not. Glitch it...
Fortunately, he was spared for the moment as his code brother seemed to want to talk about something else. He nodded slightly. "Alright," he said. "Go ahead." Maybe he could come up with something in the time the ensuing conversation would take.