Time:12:23 pm. Two days later.
Setting: Starbucks Coffee. Lunch break.
Ashton: (walks up to Luke who is sitting down with earphones on) Hi! (Luke glances up at him and nods, looks away and Ashton falters) Uh. Can I sit? (Luke shrugs, Ashton frowns but takes a seat) So...um...
Luke: (sudden) Why do you wear those things? (motions to Ashton's flower crown upon seeing Ashton's confused expression)
Ashton: These? (points to flower crown with a grin) They make me happy. Why? (smirks) Do you want one?
Luke: (scoffs) I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that, mate.
Ashton: (pouts) Calum says it makes me look cute.
Luke: (twitches in annoyance) You always bring him up whenever I give an opinion on something.
Ashton: (pauses) He's my best friend.
Luke: (stern) You act like he's your mother. (motions with his hands) "Calum says this. Calum says that." Are you even able to form an opinion without bringing him into the equation?
Ashton: (stunned, looks down at his hands) I...yes...
Luke: Prove it. (leans forward, leaning on his arms) Talk to me for the rest of lunch hour. And I don't want to hear any opinion other than yours.
Ashton: (looks at Luke, surprised) Just mine?
Luke: (serious) I'm not talking to Calum or Calum's best friend. I'm talking to Ashton Irwin, the man who wears flower crowns and oversized sweaters. Talk to me about something.
Ashton: (quietly) I don't know what to say.
Luke: (prompting) Why do you wear sweaters, even in this heat? (Ashton opens his mouth, stops) I only want to hear what Ashton thinks, not Calum. Remember that.
Ashton: (breathes, quirks lips) Sweaters make me feel safe. (rubs arms for emphasis) I like being covered up. (quietly) I feel protected.
Luke: (smiles) There. That wasn't hard, was it?
Ashton: (shakes head, hesitates) I like your smile. (cheeky) Ashton thinks it's cute.
Luke: (grins) So are you.
QOTD: Is there any progression in Luke and Ashton's relationship, so far?
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