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[He doesn't need to ask about before that. Not now, for there's a time and place for everything. All Ardyn needs to see to is that he's taken care of, while he's here -- and that maybe he won't need to rely on whatever methods took place prior from now on out because of it.]

I know what it's like to be unable to sleep like a proper human being. [Boy does he.] All the more reason why you need to keep your energy up by way of food.

[Don't mind him as he makes his way to the fridge and opens it up. What you go in here, Dante?]

[He's not going to argue any more. Instead, Dante's just going to take a deep breath before dragging himself up and off the couch again, slowly following Ardyn into the kitchen. It's pretty clean for the most part, though... sorry, Ardyn, there's not going to be a ton in the fridge. He's been gone for three weeks, what did you expect? He had to get rid of all the perishable food he'd had. There's still a few staples, though: bread, milk, eggs, cheese, and the freezer contains a few packages of frozen meat or vegetables. It's about what you'd expect from a guy that's been living on his own a few years so idk run with it it's all good]

I'm guessing you're not gonna let me tell you you don't have to.

[So he's just going to lean up against the counter, since it's pretty obvious that'd be a losing battle!]

Ah, you know me all too well.

[That's a yes, then. He knows he doesn't have to, but he wants to, and Ardyn can be stubborn, especially when it comes to aiding others.

There's not much in the fridge, but this doesn't surprise him. It's enough to work with something, even if that something ends up being a breakfast in the afternoon. Easy enough, with bread and eggs... or actually, he thinks, maybe an omelette would suffice.

At any rate, Dante's free to watch as he gets everything ready, crossing here and there in the kitchen.]

Indulge me, why don't you? It's not like I get to do this very often.

[Cook for someone else, he means!]

[There's something really strange about watching his law professor in his kitchen, pulling out ingredients and rifling through his cabinets. Dante watches with a sense of bemusement, staying right where he is, but when Ardyn speaks he shakes his head with a halfhearted snort.]

Is that so? Prompto told me a while back he came over to your place for dinner all the time.

[Had he said he had dinner there multiple times a week? Or just that he went over to hang out?

...eh, it's not that important right now, anyways. His point is made.]

"All the time" is a bit of a stretch, and cooking is not always involved. [Sometimes it's take-out that Prompto is already bringing over.] But I mean cooking for someone who needs the extra bit of help, for whatever the reason might be.

[There's something even more satisfying in doing it for someone else's sake. To add that small bit of comfort back into their lives, making them forget about (if even for just a second) whatever ails them.

He continues working, in the midst of beating eggs for the omelet itself now.]

You should join us.

[He's taken off guard by that.] --what?

[Sure, Prompto had said that Dante should come over himself, but he hadn't really considered the idea all that much. He's never considered that someday he might be a part of all that, that someday he might be accepted in such a way that makes him feel like it's okay if he doesn't have all the answers, like it's okay if he sits back and relaxes and listens instead of having to run the show himself.

Like he can be the young man he is, struggling to figure out his place in the world, instead of having to constantly be on guard and pretending he knows it all already.

It sounds...

It sounds really nice.

At any rate, it might be evident to Ardyn if he happens to chance a glance that Dante doesn't quite know how to handle this invitation, surprised by how casually it was thrown out there.]

I mean--

Okay. Sure.

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[Turning his head to catch a view of Dante in his periphery, it's impossible not to notice the way the offer has flustered him. Yet knowing what he does about the young man -- about how much of a connection with friends and family and those who sincerely care will aid him -- he certainly only finds a quiet pleasure in seeing that kind of response.

He doesn't comment on his surprise. He merely continues with both the conversation and his cooking, as if it was nothing to truly be surprised about.]

Good. I'll be sure to let you know when the next one is. You can always show up earlier; I'm sure you and Prompto can find something to entertain yourself with in the meanwhile. Or better yet, even lend a hand with dinner.

[That being said, a minute or two more and the omelet will be done! It'll be neatly put on a plate, and after digging around for a fork, he will present it on the kitchen table for Dante-- or whatever nearby flat surface happens to work.]

[It's almost a weird feeling at first: the smallest curve of his lips, the slightest pseudo-chuckle that makes his body shake. Man, as much as he'd deny it if someone tried to call him on it, the idea of going over to Ardyn's place and being dumbasses horsing around with Prompto and hanging out... it's really, really tempting. It feels normal, a world apart from everything else that's happened recently.

The sound escapes him and for what seems like the first time since sometime in mansion hell, there's a smile on his face, wistful as it is.]

Yeah... we probably could.

[As Ardyn sets the plate down on the table (a small two-person affair in a nook in the corner), Dante makes his way over to gingerly sit. He has no appetite still, but the food smells good at the very least!]

Thanks, pr... [The word dies on his lips; it feels strange to call him "prof" here, for a reason he doesn't yet realize. It's wrong, but...] ...thanks.

You can get something for yourself too, if you want.

[And with that being said, he's gonna go ahead and turn to his food? Ignore him, Ardyn, he's not so much of an idiot that he's going to refuse to eat. Get yourself something!]

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