[ When Aoba first considered going on a date with an older guy, he had all these ideas in his head about him being gruff and massive, taking charge of the situation and letting Aoba trail along behind him. He was into that - well, less so the trailing part, but that was something he'd planned to work on - but Aoba quickly found out that while Touma could be a little gruff at times, underneath he was much softer than he'd first anticipated.

He's gentle, shy at times, considerate in a way that is genuinely surprising in it's intensity.. so it's really no wonder that Aoba is finding himself kind of hooked on the warm feeling that accompanies them when they go on dates. Even when Aoba does something wrong, like he did on their second date, where he greeted Touma by clapping his hands on his shoulders from behind to surprise him.. it's something to be worked on, something to get accustomed to, never a deal-breaker for either of them.

It makes Aoba smile to hear him make excuses and ultimately apologise, and he squeezes his hand back in silent reassurance. ]

You're apologising to me a lot today, eh? [ He teases, the soft smile on his face dousing any misconceptions about whether or not he means it viciously, because clearly he doesn't. ] You don't need to, you know. There's two of us on this date, not just me, and we have to both enjoy ourselves for it to go well, right?

[ He tips his head, gesturing with his chin at a little sectioned off seating area surrounded by three or four food stalls all displaying different kinds of street food. ]

Besides, I wanna try the takoyaki from this vendor. They have a shop downtown, they're supposed to be the best.