"Congrats," he giggles. "Listen, wanna go see a movie in town or something with me?"

"...what, now?"

"No, like after class and work or later if you're busy today."

"Master's not expecting me till nine thirty, so there's time for a movie after dinner if it's not super long. What do you want to see?"

"Not terribly picky, there's a romcom and an animation and an action movie with a sub protag."

"Sounds like a weird action movie."

"Yeah, subverting roles and stuff."

"I think I saw one of those once but they just wrote the character like a dom who wound up with a dom love interest and said 'sir', it was weird."

"So not that one?"

"I dunno, maybe this one's better, I don't really care."

"Well, what kind of movie do you like?"

Shrug. "I don't really have a favorite."

"Let's go with the animation, then, it looks cute."

"Okay."

"Cool! After school, then? Where do we meet?"

"...Bus stop?"

"Sounds good!"

"Okay. When does the movie start?"

"I have nnnnno clue."

"...then how do I know when to meet you?"

"Let's say five?"

"...should I eat dinner first or is dinner popcorn or what?"

"Up to you? You have to be with your dom by nine, you said, so I suppose it depends on when the movie is, I can check that out in the library before lunch and tell you."

"Okay."

"Cool, then! I'll see you at lunch," he says, standing up.