[C-cute. He nuzzles Ieyasu's cheek for a moment, thinking about that.

Mm...]

We'd be introduced at a party--to be friends. This would have been during my second semester of college.

[...oh college. So many exciting things--

But right, story.]

I ended up dragging him home because he'd drank something bad.

[The rule is to never drink anything you don't see poured in front of you. Looks like he'd missed that memo.]

He wanted to make it up to me--when he'd woken up and had gotten over his hangover. [A chuckle.] I suppose our mutual acquaintances had given him my number, because he called me and invited me out to coffee to make up for it.

[...a thoughtful pause.]

...It didn't strike me as a date until he continued to invite me out places alone.