To be fair (to the situation, not himself), he was expecting Siffrin to get a little flustered. For all that the following silence is worrying, their initial reaction was about what he was aiming for! The way they squeaked over the word "flirting" and promptly hid their embarrassment in their cloak was beyond the regular definition of adorable. Siffrin is usually so cool! So collected!! So it's rare to catch them off guard like this. And hard to ignore the opportunity to surprise them in a way that makes them flustered or happy. Ideally both. He really was aiming for both...
But the seconds tick past mere ruffled feathers. And while he can't read Siffrin's expression well in the dark like this, it doesn't take a mad genius to tell that he'd made him start thinking too hard about something. Is their post-party hiding place the best time to have a feelings check? Probably not. Sif likely isn't going to appreciate it. But the chance to ask about it may slip away if he doesn't do it now, and Isabeau is trying not to be the guy that keeps putting things off into perpetuity anymore.
He's worried, but he's not so wound up that he can't laugh at what Siffrin says next.]
Heh! Is the Champion of Funny themself worried about a mere upstart like me dethroning them?
[He shakes his head at the mere idea. Preposterous! They just got done establishing that he was the fashion guy, anyway. That's enough talent for Isabeau.]
...Still. [His tone of voice eases up, his expression softens.] That was way too long of a pause for you to just have been a little embarrassed over some teasing.
[He's putting it lightly. That pause was so pregnant, it's belly was starting to show.]
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That didn't go over well.
To be fair (to the situation, not himself), he was expecting Siffrin to get a little flustered. For all that the following silence is worrying, their initial reaction was about what he was aiming for! The way they squeaked over the word "flirting" and promptly hid their embarrassment in their cloak was beyond the regular definition of adorable. Siffrin is usually so cool! So collected!! So it's rare to catch them off guard like this. And hard to ignore the opportunity to surprise them in a way that makes them flustered or happy. Ideally both. He really was aiming for both...
But the seconds tick past mere ruffled feathers. And while he can't read Siffrin's expression well in the dark like this, it doesn't take a mad genius to tell that he'd made him start thinking too hard about something. Is their post-party hiding place the best time to have a feelings check? Probably not. Sif likely isn't going to appreciate it. But the chance to ask about it may slip away if he doesn't do it now, and Isabeau is trying not to be the guy that keeps putting things off into perpetuity anymore.
He's worried, but he's not so wound up that he can't laugh at what Siffrin says next.]
Heh! Is the Champion of Funny themself worried about a mere upstart like me dethroning them?
[He shakes his head at the mere idea. Preposterous! They just got done establishing that he was the fashion guy, anyway. That's enough talent for Isabeau.]
...Still. [His tone of voice eases up, his expression softens.] That was way too long of a pause for you to just have been a little embarrassed over some teasing.
[He's putting it lightly. That pause was so pregnant, it's belly was starting to show.]
Tell me what's on your mind?