#seren|interaction.

“right?! tell me about it!” seren is extra enthusiastic given that joonie agrees with her, eyes wide at the sheer disbelief of it all. she’s been on some awful dates in her life but this one in particular has rubbed her the wrong way. it’s just good that she has him around to vent her feelings to. “i—” she’s about to ramble on that she’s more nudged in the direction of who she should be going on dates with but his comment makes her pause. if only for a second. “that’s just cause we’re friends, though,” she insists, ignoring the little swoop in her stomach as a result of his words. “you sure know how to catch someone off guard, don’t you?”

"this doesn't have to mean anything if you don't want it to." her arms slid around their neck to give seren an excuse to push her body further into theirs, wide eyes glued to their face. "we can just have a little fun together, you know? if you want me, that is...”

"well, that's what it said on the instructions but when i press the little button nothing happens! and yes i've checked to make sure there are batteries in it..." it was the first thing she'd thought of after reading the instructions a few too many times over, though she hadn't been upset when it didn't work out. it gave her the perfect excuse to pop by and see damian. "really?" she brightened up, "could i come in for a bit then? while we work this out? i won't take up too much of your evening... unless the can opener bests you too."

“does that mean i come by here too often?” probably, but she knows he’s got no obligation to help her she still feels as though he does it because he wants to. which seren takes as good a sign as any. “mhm! you’re just supposed to put it on and press the button but it doesn’t seem to do anything…” her nose scrunches as she idly waves the device around. “you do? that would be great! thank you!” she chirps, already quite comfortable in slipping inside his apartment. “i didn’t interrupt anything, did i?”

"i'm useless at this sort of thing!" though what 'this sort of thing' is wasn't something that seren specified. being a normal, functional adult was perhaps the best gap-filler. she was just glad that her neighbour was nice enough not to judge her... or if they were, ari wasn't making it obvious. "great, thank you," she grinned, shuffling inside. "how have you been since i last popped by?"

“i’ve only been flirting with you for like… two weeks. thanks for noticing."

“eve,” seren sighed, rolling her eyes. truthfully she looked quite amused by the retort and was only playing up disappointment. “sadly it can’t always be about you and that’s hardly a nice thing to say about such a… celebration.” the pause in her speech could be because she couldn’t come up with the word when in actual fact she found herself hesitating since it didn’t feel wholly accurate. it was just a way for their families to show off. "are you not having any fun?"

"oh... i'm not sure if that makes me feel better or not," seren mutters, reaching for her water to take a quick sip. she had only been joking but something about dexter's response was a little unsettling for her. "they do say that sometimes opposites attract." it really has attracted for her — to the point where she felt a little bit in the deep end. "it's a good thing, right?"