Imagine your OTP going to a formal dance/event and Person A getting really self-conscious about their outfit and Person B having to reassure them that they look amazing and being all lovey dovey.
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It was a surprise you even managed to convince Gavin this would be fun, let alone convince him to come.
He had initially been worried about spending time in a crowd. He had largely got his anger issue under control but was nervous about it rearing it's head at a public event.
Cyrus had told him to wear what made him feel comfortable and screw what everyone thought.
Gavin had looked a bit nervous. He claimed he had something he wanted to wear though. He didn't want to make Cyrus go through a boring fancy party alone after all.
Cyrus was eager to see exactly what Gavin was putting on that took him so long.
"D-don't look" was eventually called down the stairs
"What? Why?" Cyrus rightfully replied, he had been waiting to see this.
"I don't know. Just nothing yet, don't look" Gavin's voice was shaky and sounded a little patchy.
"Fine, I won't look" Cyrus even turned his back to the stairs for extra effect.
He could hear fabric being shuffled about behind him and clacking as hard shoes met the floor. The footsteps were quick and shy but eventually halted.
"May I look?" Cyrus started grinning, he was sure this was either going to be something silly and cute, or Gavin had managed to bring himself to wear something smart and fancy "Will I be blown away?"
"Damn well better be after this" Gavin huffed
"So I get permission to turn?" Cyrus joked grinning wider
"Yes yes yes! Look already!" Gavin snapped getting irritable already.
Cyrus flattened down the front of his own suit before spinning on the heel of a neatly polished shoe.
He had to stop to take in the sight before him.
Gavin had managed to tame his wild purple hair long enough to comb it backwards into a smooth spiral pattern. He had applied make-up to his face, grey eye shadow and a flesh coloured lip gloss. Around his neck he'd placed a lovely pearl necklace that sat gently above a ruffled neck line. A sleeveless purple dress hugged tightly to Gavin's torso before flowing out over his hips, splitting down the front to reveal rows of white lace and ruffles. His arms were not completely bare as elbow-length gloves were fitted perfectly to the limbs. His legs were hidden largely by the ruffled dress but Cyrus could see pale tights and the grey high-heels.
Cyrus found himself unable to say anything.
He knew Gavin enjoyed wearing dresses and had done so before around him, but he had never done it outside the house.
Most certainly never to a fancy party with groups of people in.
Gavin was clearly getting nervous and Cyrus's prolonged silence was only making him get a little twitchy.
Cyrus wandered up closer to the shorter man, looking him up and down as he got closer and Gavin only shuffled and moved his arms around even more the closer he got.
"You even shaved your armpits?" Cyrus grinned having noted the smooth skin as Gavin was fumbling around. That remark got him a sharp thump to the chest and Cyrus was pretty sure a bruise started forming. With a slight cough and a dopey grin Cyrus reached out and grabbed onto Gavin's shoulders and heaved the pouting man closer to him until they were in a tight embrace.
"Noooo don't pout" Cyrus cooed at Gavin putting on a slightly silly voice
"No! You're rude" Gavin pouted further.
"You know I love your dresses!" Cyrus argued "You just, never felt confident enough to wear one outside the house, do you really? I mean do you really want to wear it? You didn't particularly want to come to this even in the first place"
"S-so... I can still look good..." Gavin mumbled more to Cyrus's sleeve than to him.
"Always do" Cyrus cooed again. Gavin still had a facial expression that said he didn't believe him. Or at least wasn't going to let on that he did. His body language did however and he relaxed into Cyrus's hold. He then pulled out of it and stood at his full height and stared at Cyrus.
"Are we leaving then or is it still a 'thing' to be late?" Gavin huffed, his face had started going visibly a bit darker and Cyrus wondered if he was blushing or getting frustrated.
"Of course my elegant sweet" He hummed in response, taking Gavin's hand he held it delicately and gently lead him out of the house before helping him to manoeuvre gracefully into the car. Getting in himself Cyrus noted Gavin picking at the edge of the dress with increasingly shaky hands.
"Maybe I should go back, I shouldn't go" Gavin quickly grabbed the car door and fumbling with the handle. Cyrus hadn't put his seatbelt in and leaned over the gap, wrapping his arms around Gavin he pulled him back off the car door.
"No! No, no, no!" Cyrus ended up pleading into the crook of Gavin's neck having pulled him back awkwardly onto the seat. Cyrus could feel Gavin's heart race and his breathing was going faster than ever.
"Please don't go now" Cyrus pleaded again "You look wonderful, lovely, absolutely stunning!" He squeezed Gavin reassuringly
"You always say that, this is stupid, I shouldn't go out in front of so many people like this... You work with those people... It'd... I shouldn't" Gavin hung his head shyly.
"So? I don't care what they say, they're not dating you now are they?" Cyrus continued to murmur sweetly into Gavin's neck and place soft kisses along it, hoping to lull him back into a sense of ease. Gavin was aware of what he was doing and remained fidgety.
Cyrus desperately wanted Gavin to come now.
All the effort put into that outfit and his personality, like Gavin had said, he worked with most of the people there and knew how boring they were.
"Yeah they probably wouldn't want you there anyway. They never like anyone showing up that looking better than them?" Cyrus sighed as if defeated. Gavin arched a eyebrow. "No one there handles style very well"
"You're a sap" Gavin groaned.
"A sap that would like to ask permission to drive this seductive being sat with him to a boring party so we can have fun" Cyrus cracked out a goofy smile.
"God damn it" Gavin conceded.
Cyrus held back on making any stupid sound or remark but tonight was officially going to be great!
