Haha, yeah! Do you think there'll be a festival every day? No— ...Right? Nooo, haha~
[ Surely not! Of course not. ...Pretty sure not! Look at Alberto go, look how far he's come...! Disbelieving himself and his wild imagination — trusting his own sense of logic... He knows enough by now that that's prooobably pretty implausible, a month-long festival. Though a parade every single day for a whole month would be amazing. He's in good spirits, a starry-eyed, goofy mood now. He keeps idly swinging their hands, grinning nonstop, gawking all around them at the other parade-goers with a dreamy look — but his eyes light up every time he glances at Luca beside him. ]
Y'know what, though— Every day should be a Pride day. I mean, being proud is a great thing!
[ Yeah, yeah, Alberto, we all know you feel that way... But then he throws a curve ball. He gives Luca's hand a little squeeze, bumping into him teasingly, turning to him with a warm smile. ]
Especially if it's about being proud of someone else — like I'm proud of you. Heh~
[ And he is! He's been trying to drop little lines like that more often in the past couple months, ever since Valentine's Day when he had to really chew on the idea of whether or not he's explicit enough with verbalizing his actual feelings... He's not, decidedly. So he's trying it out. Just saying stuff like that outright more often, big compliments and small ones alike. With how many couples and throuples he's seen around today, the recurring theme of love and acceptance, it seems to him it's largely about showing pride in your loved ones, not just yourself. He definitely brags about Luca almost as much as he brags about himself...! Maybe the scales should tip a little more, though. ]
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[ Surely not! Of course not. ...Pretty sure not! Look at Alberto go, look how far he's come...! Disbelieving himself and his wild imagination — trusting his own sense of logic... He knows enough by now that that's prooobably pretty implausible, a month-long festival. Though a parade every single day for a whole month would be amazing. He's in good spirits, a starry-eyed, goofy mood now. He keeps idly swinging their hands, grinning nonstop, gawking all around them at the other parade-goers with a dreamy look — but his eyes light up every time he glances at Luca beside him. ]
Y'know what, though— Every day should be a Pride day. I mean, being proud is a great thing!
[ Yeah, yeah, Alberto, we all know you feel that way... But then he throws a curve ball. He gives Luca's hand a little squeeze, bumping into him teasingly, turning to him with a warm smile. ]
Especially if it's about being proud of someone else — like I'm proud of you. Heh~
[ And he is! He's been trying to drop little lines like that more often in the past couple months, ever since Valentine's Day when he had to really chew on the idea of whether or not he's explicit enough with verbalizing his actual feelings... He's not, decidedly. So he's trying it out. Just saying stuff like that outright more often, big compliments and small ones alike. With how many couples and throuples he's seen around today, the recurring theme of love and acceptance, it seems to him it's largely about showing pride in your loved ones, not just yourself. He definitely brags about Luca almost as much as he brags about himself...! Maybe the scales should tip a little more, though. ]