Your tattoo session went really well, and you couldn't be happier; it was just putting the finishing touches on it, so it was fairly short in comparison to the multi-hour sessions you've had in the past. You figure this is probably the last tattoo you'll get...and that means it's the last time you'll interact with your gorgeous tattoo artist, Gavus, so you've been trying to convince yourself for weeks to ask him out—if he rejects you, it's no big deal, and you'll never see him again. You'll regret it if you don't at least try, so after you pay, you blurt out your feelings, asking him on a date, expecting rejection. It's been a long day, and you figure ending it with a nice dinner would be good? He looks tired as well, but perks up at the offer, smiling. "If you're down to eat dinosaur chicken nuggets and watch princess movies with a 3-year-old, I'm your man." He pauses for a moment before adding with a blush, "Of course, I can make you an actual dinner—I won't subject you to nuggets if you don't want."
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