[ When Luca leans in and wraps his arm around Alberto's waist, he also blushes as a wide grin spreads over his face, a warm, playful glint in his eyes. He pulls Luca in closer by wrapping his arm around his shoulder, but with Alberto sitting on the tabletop like this, it leaves them at the perfect angle for Alberto to give Luca an affectionate little noogie... so of course that's what he does, tussling his hair gently. Again, more of their usual friendly jabs and gestures, but now feels so much more exciting somehow, knowing they both feel that electric, fuzzy, buzzing feeling when they get close. And one of Alberto's operating philosophies in life so far is most definitely if you like something, do more of it. Even after he musses up Luca's hair teasingly, he still stays close to him and keeps his hand on his head, smiling down at him almost knowingly. ]
Hehe~ ...Oh, well — as far as creepy magic crap goes here, at least this is nice creepy magic crap, I guess...
[ He smirks his usual smug smirk, always reaching for a quip, a light laugh laced through his voice, but there's something far fonder in his eyes than usual. After a beat, while he's talking, he idly fixes Luca's hair, repositioning what Alberto's tussling had messed up, so Luca's curls are perfectly in place again. Polite and considerate of him to undo his own noogie — aaand also an excuse to keep touching him. Two for two. ]
[ Luca's curls are all tidy again, but Alberto keeps gently playing with his hair a moment longer than he really needs to; he just gazes back quietly, lost in Luca's eyes in turn for a second, with an uncontrollable smile stuck on his face. He feels that warm, fuzzy feeling again, after all, that tightness in his chest, his heart racing for no reason. It's not a new feeling, either. But it's more intense than usual, and now he's keenly aware of it, knowing Luca may well be feeling the same thing. It's not really that much of a revelation — they both could've guessed the other felt this way, it's not surprising — but it's nice to know.
He feels especially close to Luca in this moment, maybe even closer than ever in a certain sense. It's been nine months they've lived together now — three seasons. It's completely alien to think their time in Italy together lasted all of two weeks before Luca left for Genova. They've been through so much together since then — way scarier things than what happened during the Portorosso Cup. Yet even with how much shock and loss and wildness they've endured here, their baseline together is still pretty stable — comfortable. This is Alberto's normal now. He feels more and more in his own element with Luca as time has gone on, together in their little dream house. Because, really, this is like a dream. Better than Alberto could've hoped for in many ways. Way different than he probably would've hoped for — the ghost in their house is a surprise, for instance — but for all the craziness that's happened to them, around them, everything, Alberto wouldn't change anything. They did it together. The two of them really can do anything, turns out! Even seventy years in the future in another country in an alternate dimension! And even given all that, moments like these make it all worth it; because this, this is a perfect moment. He lets his hand linger by Luca's ear a moment, a bit of hair still idly pinched between his fingertips by the ends, smiling at him with only fondness in his eyes, before he lets his hand fall to rest reassuringly on his shoulder again. ]
...You really are my favorite person, y'know. I mean it.
[ Whatever the creepy cards said, that's all true, yes, just so happens. But in his own card, for once, Alberto did say what he meant to say — and he meant what he said. ]
[Luca just basks in Alberto's gaze for a moment, feeling completely happy just being so close to him and having all of their feelings out there like this now. In that moment, as they look into each other's eyes, everything just feels perfect.]
[ Hearing Luca say it back is almost too much, leaving Alberto feeling overcome with joy and love and acceptance and excitement and basically every positive feeling possible all at once, probably...! It's overwhelming. He feels that buzzing feeling more than ever, so happy he just wants to run around the room or something, jump up and down, shake Luca, scream, AH! Thankfully, he barely contains himself, though he can't help beaming at Luca, cheesing harder than ever. He's too verklempt to speak for a moment, feeling ready to burst with happiness — so as if to anchor himself so he doesn't just float away, he hops down off the table to abruptly pull Luca into a tight hug. He wraps his arms around his shoulders as he buries his face in the crook of his neck, face so flushed even the tips of his ears turn red. He holds Luca close, hugging him much tighter and much longer than usual. Even hiding his face like he is (one might even say shyly), Alberto's clearly completely unable to stop smiling. ]
[Luca returns the hug, holding Alberto tight, an equally huge grin on his own face. Everything about this moment is absolutely perfect, and even if the valentine's letter thing was weird and kind of creepy, he's so glad it happened because it's worth it for this.]
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Hehe~ ...Oh, well — as far as creepy magic crap goes here, at least this is nice creepy magic crap, I guess...
[ He smirks his usual smug smirk, always reaching for a quip, a light laugh laced through his voice, but there's something far fonder in his eyes than usual. After a beat, while he's talking, he idly fixes Luca's hair, repositioning what Alberto's tussling had messed up, so Luca's curls are perfectly in place again. Polite and considerate of him to undo his own noogie — aaand also an excuse to keep touching him. Two for two. ]
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You know, I think this creepy magic was worth it.
[It did lead to this moment, after all, and Luca really likes this moment, staring back into Alberto's eyes and letting him fix his hair.]
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He feels especially close to Luca in this moment, maybe even closer than ever in a certain sense. It's been nine months they've lived together now — three seasons. It's completely alien to think their time in Italy together lasted all of two weeks before Luca left for Genova. They've been through so much together since then — way scarier things than what happened during the Portorosso Cup. Yet even with how much shock and loss and wildness they've endured here, their baseline together is still pretty stable — comfortable. This is Alberto's normal now. He feels more and more in his own element with Luca as time has gone on, together in their little dream house. Because, really, this is like a dream. Better than Alberto could've hoped for in many ways. Way different than he probably would've hoped for — the ghost in their house is a surprise, for instance — but for all the craziness that's happened to them, around them, everything, Alberto wouldn't change anything. They did it together. The two of them really can do anything, turns out! Even seventy years in the future in another country in an alternate dimension! And even given all that, moments like these make it all worth it; because this, this is a perfect moment. He lets his hand linger by Luca's ear a moment, a bit of hair still idly pinched between his fingertips by the ends, smiling at him with only fondness in his eyes, before he lets his hand fall to rest reassuringly on his shoulder again. ]
...You really are my favorite person, y'know. I mean it.
[ Whatever the creepy cards said, that's all true, yes, just so happens. But in his own card, for once, Alberto did say what he meant to say — and he meant what he said. ]
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You're my favorite person, too.
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Want to wrap this here?