Antonio knew that such large parties weren’t really his style, even if he never outwardly admitted it. And that was alright with him, even though he was the exact opposite- What mattered to him was the Italian’s comfort. And if he said it was time to go, it was time to go. Dancing, eating, and making merry could be saved for other times, after all.

      “Okay, okay!” He chuckled softly, letting the other drag him away, but quickly matching his pace so they were instead walking side by side. “Anywhere but here? Well, we could go look at the ocean nearby~ Or just wander around for fun, too!”

If he had felt bad for taking Antonio away from the party, he wouldn’t outwardly say so. In fact— he was beyond relieved that he was so quick to agree. Lovino would have left alone if he had to, but where was the fun in that?

    Antonio glances at the other next to him, trying to fight off his snorts and chuckles. He normally wasn’t one to sneak away from parties, but when his dear Romano suggested it, how could he say no?

      “Hmmmm, Well, I don’t see why not. Where are we sneaking off to though?”

That answer surprised him more than it should have, Antonio had looked like he was enjoying himself  —— a lot, actually. And while Antonio might flourish in social situations like this, the longer Lovino stayed the more uncomfortable he became; the amount of patience he had for socializing with people he didn’t know well had run out long ago. 

Wrong person.

Definitely the wrong person. The fact that he didn’t automatically shift into nagging old man mode the moment he questioned his ‘new’ look was proof enough of that. The urge to mock and laugh at him till he was content was quickly replaced with confusion — and a lot of it.  What the fuck was going on?

“  —oh yeah? And what if I stole something from you? I bet you’d think that was HILARIOUS!  “ 

Not that he would even try, he might have sticky fingers on occasion, but he wasn’t an idiot. Usually. He just had a huge mouth and never knew when to shut it — a trait that might be equally just as idiotic in most situations he gets himself into. And besides, this guy was old as dirt, if he really felt like it wasn’t terrified by him sometimes he could totally snatch something and run. 

Probably. Maybe. 

Thinking about it only made him more upset. He could totally one up him in some way. 

Oh great. 

It was almost like the universe found the one person he’d hate to see the most and thought it would be hilarious to bring them together. Lovino made a face at his comment, his look only worsening at the nickname — this guy was unbearable. Though more than that — he had been hoping to avoid socializing with any familiar faces today.

you are SEEPING.

    Well, he didn’t want to pretend the other hadn’t said it, but…It’d be rude of him to go against Romano’s wishes. “Mmm…Fine, fine…Only because you asked nicely, Roma.”