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[Diluc's crown of flowers hits his head just as he's retaking a seat at the table with his tea, and the sudden weight of it on his head makes him flinch slightly out of sheer instinct. It's not until he reaches up to feel for it--and sees the flowers on Thoma's head--that he puts together what's just happened. Ori's laughter serves as a final confirmation. The sound is as lovely as she is.]

I call tell how terrible you feel about it.

[He removes the crown of flowers from his head and drops it onto Ori's.]

They suit you better.

[One look at his face (or even just listening to the tone of his voice) suggests that this is a form of flirting with her.]

They suit both of you, honestly.

[He hasn't forgotten about you, Thoma.]

[ Much like Diluc, Thoma flinches a little at the sudden weight settling on his head, but he realizes what it is a moment later when he sees one plop onto Diluc’s head as well. Ori can only laugh and Thoma joins suit. It really is starting to feel like the middle of the day inside the house with how brightly his happiness is making him shine. ]

Hey, come on now. It was a good look for you, too Diluc. Right Ori?

[ She's all smiles until Diluc drops the crown of flowers onto her own head. Ori regularly wears flowers in her hair as a gesture of self-comfort; it soothes her to keep a piece of nature with her wherever she goes. She doesn't do it for attention- but Diluc saying that it suits her bids her to feel a bit bashful about it as she chuckles shyly and tucks some of her hair behind her own ear, entirely unused to any flirting, really, but especially the peculiar way in which Diluc delivers his.

She's eager to contribute and add onto Thoma's comment, though, if anything just to deflect the attention, so she blurts out: ]

Yes! I think you both look really handsome with the flowers on...

[ and then she bites down on her lip. Spirits, it feels so embarrassing to say out loud the things she's thought about them for some time now. Is it ever going to not feel embarrassing? ]

[Diluc crosses his arms and leans back in his hair a bit as they both insist that he looks nice with a crown of flowers, actually. He doesn't laugh openly, but there's a hint of one in his voice when he speaks.]

If I didn't know better, I'd say you two are ganging up on me.

[Because they are, albeit lovingly. He has a feeling he's going to have to get used to it, but that won't stop him from pushing back on it with equal fondness for them.

He notices, but doesn't call attention to, the way Ori seems embarrassed by her own observation. Seems he's not the only person with some adjustments to make now that they're in a relationship like this.]

[ Thoma grins, offering a bright and breezy: ]

We are.

[ He also notices the way Ori seems to second guess herself every time she gives voice to her feelings, but for now, he simply logs that observation away for later. They're all a bit overwhelmed by the situation in their own ways, and he won't add to that by digging into Ori's insecurities. ]

Diluc can't be the only one left without a flower crown now. That's unfair.

[ Who would Ori be to deny the birthday boy what he wants? The endeavor is a good distraction from how flustered she feels, too, and so she clasps her hands together and closes her eyes with a small smile as she conjures another flower crown for Diluc's head. This time, however, the one which appears on his head is a little less bright and colorful, and a little more subdued but in a way that Ori feels is more elegant and refined. Maybe he'll feel less awkward about wearing one if it's more in line with his usual attire... ]

I wouldn't want to be unfair to anyone, but especially not to either of you.

[ There, that feels a little less weird to say, somehow. It speaks less of her attraction she feels towards them and more of the values she has as a person, in general.

In any case, with slices of cake and cups of tea set out in front of them now, Ori gestures for them both to dig in. She worked really hard on this strawberry chamomile cake and, judging by the way she just watches them with her eyes full of curiosity, she's eager to hear what they think of it! ]

[This time, Diluc doesn't flinch when the flowers hit his head. He accepts his fate with a soft, fond hm instead. He can't them fussing over being unfair, after all. And the way they're each looking at him makes the hint of silliness he feels about wearing a crown of flowers more than worth it.

At Ori's urging, Diluc takes a bite of the cake. It's every bit as delicious as he expects it to be.]

This is very good, Ori.

[Ultimately, it's Thoma's opinion that matters more. It's his birthday cake, after all.]

[ Maybe in the morning, it will sink in just how lucky it is that this worked out as well as it did, that he now has two affectionate and unfairly attractive partners to call his own, but for now he’s happy to bask in their presence, all smiles and warmth.

He, too, digs into the cake when prompted, and he beams across the table at Ori. ]

It’s wonderful!

[ She really might put him out of a job if it came down to it.

But with that, they’re all free to enjoy their dessert, and each other, until the night winds down and Diluc and Ori take their leave.

Thoma definitely gets his kisses before they go, though. ]

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