Open The First Lilac Ball

Tadashi fidgeted with his gloves a bit but offered Ezra a weak smile of his own, stepping even closer so they could hear each other over the sound of the music and other people in the room. "Rafael wanted to make sure I was dressed properly. I even had to comb my hair," he wrinkled his nose in annoyance. But here he was, and Ezra looked like they had been really preparing for this.

"Um, i'm kind of mostly here because you wanted to come. And my sisters probably would have dragged me here either way. But i'd like to do... what you want to do Ezra. I'm ok with dancing if you want although..." his gaze drifted across some of the more enthusiastic couples. "There sure is a lot going on in here."

Finally Tadashi stepped forward again and rested a gloved hand on Ezra's shoulder. "You know you look nice all dressed up too"
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Tadashi looked back at Ezra and tried not to pay too much more attention to all the couples being romantic. That was a surefire path to scaring himself away from this dance. He flinched slightly as his hand was taken but he didn't pull his gloved hand from Ezra's.

Instead he paused to think and then slowly nod. "I think a dance would be ok. I want you to be happy Ezra. I... don't know that much more than you do."

He shrugged and then forced a small smile onto his face.
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Not going too far in was a-ok for Tadashi too. He didn't expect a raid or anything at a school dance but he did feel on edge. He frowned at the disapproval from Ezra though. It really hurt to think that he was making it less fun for his friend.

"No, no, I'm here to have fun too. Promise. It's not your or my fault that I feel a little weird," he hurried to explain as they set up to dance together. He was certainly no expert in dancing but... well, he's learned enough to not step on toes. At least not the literal ones.

"Really, I'm fine. I've uh, heard thinking to much can trip you up. So lets try to just do this dance thing and see how it goes, ok?" He gave Ezra a slight smile and began to hesitantly start leading them.
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Tadashi tried to keep his focus confined to the little bubble they occupied on the dance floor. All footsteps and careful movements and... ok, so the unblinking eyes were a little unsettling. But Tadashi tried not to let it bother him too much.

"I was taught some, but I don't really dance that often. I don't even really like how fancy the Del Bosque family parties can be- but you can't tell them that. They've been so nice to me." He answered and tried to add in a quick request, not sure how well Ezra understood that kind of discretion.

"Um Ezra," he whispered. "You're kind of staring at me without blinking."
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Tadashi nodded with a bit of relief. It felt weird to have it said aloud though- his family. He had an actual family. Or rather two families really. His sisters and the Del Bosques. Between their little bit of chatting and the distraction of his nerves Tadashi barely realized the song had played through nearly to the end.

"Um, actually. Do you mind if we try one more song? Then we can go get some snacks. I just... kind of forgot to just enjoy the dancing." He turned his focus downward, embarrassment causing him to have trouble making eye contact with Ezra for the moment. "It's not your fault though- it's all me being weird."
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