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And yes, this is how actors actually do stage intimacy! Just usually with an intimacy coordinator and less emotional investment lmao

They end up in bed together by the end of the night, but that's a story for another time 😋

Wrio is still painfully aware of how young Lyney is, but he's just so /pretty/ & such a firecracker & Wrio has never been afraid of getting burned, anyway...

Lyney absolutely accepts this challenge, & as soon as he turns 21 he comes back to his hometown to see Wrio at the bar. Slams down his ID & orders the same ridiculous drink he'd ordered at 17, but this time Wrio actually makes it for him

Lyney comes back again the night after his high school graduation & continues the flirtation, which Wrio is unfortunately charmed by. He barely resists when Lyney propositions him one last time, brushing him off with a "Come back in 4 years and we'll talk."

Lyney immediately starts flirting with this ~hot older man~ (he's like 30 probably), & the fact that he's so resistant only makes him more attractive. One "I think you're asking for more than you can handle, sweetheart" & Lyney is smitten (and wet)

Lyney is 17 and sneaks into the local dive bar with a fake ID, which bartender!Wrio immediately clocks & refuses to serve him - but lets him stick around + sit at the bar, mostly to keep an eye on him.

They were always leaning on each other, falling asleep on each other, etc. in school &became super touch starved afterward so it felt like a huge release just to be in each other's space again...then kissing gets a little heated a week later &they go "Oh shit we still haven't..."