"Well, you have red hair, so possibly Irish?" Theo suggested, chuckling lightly at Robin's excitement. He bit his bottom lip as he thought, but after a pause, he spoke up again. "If you don't mind me asking, how did you lose your hearing?" He asked gently, fiddling with one of the bracelets on his wrist.
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“Maybe,” Robin said thoughtfully with a soft giggle. His bright, vibrant smile faltered slightly when Theo asked about his hearing. “Oh, I went on a trip to Europe as a kid, and I got a bad case of meningitis.”
Theo nodded slowly in understanding, hoping that he hadn't bothered Robin. "My older brother was blind, so I understand what it can be like." He explained, looking at his hands as he spoke. He had never spoken about his brother's now that they had been separated.
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“Oh, really? I’m sorry..” Robin said, his smile vanishing all together as his expression grew upset and sympathetic. He didn’t mind talking about himself being deaf, it happened and he couldn’t change anything.
"It's okay. My brother says that if he's blind he can judge people by their personality first and not their looks," Theo explained, looking up at Robin and trying for a small smile.
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Robin gave a light smile at that, nodding slowly. “Really? That’s good. Personalities are nice,” he said in a thoughtful manner.
"On that note, what are you like? Your hobbies and interests?" Theo asked, a bright smile tugging the corners of his lips up.
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“Well, um, I like to read, draw… Oo! Running is also fun!” Robin said, going back to being overly cheeky and excited surprisingly fast.
Theo chuckled lightly at Robin's enthusiasm, loving the way he would start smiling and laughing. "What do you usually read?"
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Robin hummed in thought, smiling to himself as he looked around. “I like historical fiction books..” he said with a happy glint in his light eyes.
God, he's adorable. Theo smiled brightly at the happiness he saw reflected in Robin's eyes. "And you draw too, right?" He asked, resting his chin on the palm of his hand as he continued to face the man.
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Robin nodded eagerly, knee bouncing as he squirmed a bit in his seat. “Yes! I like to draw things in nature,” he said, bringing a hand up to run through his ginger hair.
"What kinds of things?" Theo asked curiously, smiling at Robin's excitement.
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“Mm, like plants, animals, lakes…” Robin named off, propping his chin up against his palm as he looked at Theo with a delighted expression.
Theo laughed at the expression on Robin's face, meeting his light eyes with his own mismatched ones after a moment. "You're adorable when you get excited…"
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Robin’s eyes widened a tad at that, his cheeks going a light shade of red. Had he read Theo’s lips correctly? He was positive he had. “You think so?” He asked, tone a little squeaky.
"Definitely," Theo answered, nodding as if he were agreeing with his own words. A slight smile made it's way to his lips as he saw a blush spread on Robin's cheeks.
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Robin’s cheeks got redder as heat creeped up the back of his neck. “Thank you,” he stammered, smile now a shy one.
"Of course," Theo answered, smiling softly and looking down at his textbook as he thought. He didn't know what to do next. After all, he had never gotten this far in a conversation before.
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“You have a nice smile,” Robin said softly. He had been thinking of a way to really respond to that. But there were a lot of things he liked about Theo so far. “And nice eyes, and hair..” he added.
"Thanks," Theo answered softly, a faint blush spreading across his cheeks as he looked back up at Robin. There was something… different about him. A good different. "I can't seem to explain how amazing you are in words."
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Robin glanced back at Theo, smiling warmly. “That’s a good thing?” He asked, fingers rubbing at his own knee.
"A very good thing," Theo nodded, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. After a long pause of thinking, he finally spoke up. "D-do you maybe want to, uh, go to a cafe with me sometime?"
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Robin’s smile grew as he nodded eagerly. If he were standing, he would practically be jumping up and down with delight. “Yes please!”
Theo chuckled lightly as he watched Robin smile widely, his blush deepening at the sight of the man's excitement. "Are you free later today?"
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Robin nodded quickly again. “Yes, I am!” He exclaimed. He was way too excited at the moment. Then again, he didn’t get to go out and do things like this often.
"So, do you want to come and get you around four-ish?" Theo asked, suddenly a lot shyer than before as he ran a hand through his curly hair.
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“Four sounds good to me,” Robin said before suddenly sitting up. “Oh, you might need my address. I don’t live on campus.?
"Oh, of course. Maybe just give me your number," Theo nodded, taking out his phone. "S-so I can call you too if I need to." He said quickly, hoping that it wasn't that obvious that he had started to like Robin a little.
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Robin nodded a bit, clicking a pen as he wrote his number down. “Text me,” he reminded in a joking tone.
