Academie L´ Amour Part 6

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The confusion continues ...

Xenos wants to be engaged to Mia ... and Aeryn.

"Sorry, Xenos, you can only marry one girl."

"Wait, what do you mean? I want them both!"

"You can´t."

"On the planet where I come from ..."

"You were born on Earth! You are only a quarter alien! Stop being so pretentious."

Xenos walks off into a corner and sulks.

For some reason, Mia shares the delusion about engagement/marriage. Although she got engaged to Ruben in the last episode, she wants to be engaged to Xenos, too.

I highly doubt anything good will come from this ... (insert dark, foreboding music here).

After Xenos was done sulking, I sent him off to propose to Aeryn. 



Aeryn, I know you are a little rough around the edges, but honestly, making such a face when your sweetheart proposes to you is a little inappropriate. (I seriously thought she would reject him, but her face was just stuck from disapproving all the kissing and cuddling that was going on around her.)

"What, only 2 karat? Where did you get that ring from, a cracker box?"

Meanwhile, Zoe decided she definitely didn´t have enough screen time and captured Griffin.

Frederick: "This is not really happening. If I stare blankly into space, it will all go away by itself."

"See? It is all gone."

***

Thor was getting really frustrated and wanted to go Downtown, so I sent him on a date with Nero Delacroix, Sin City´s greatest man-izer. I don´t remember where they met, but they got along really well.

Until I suggested Thor should hug Nero.

"Hugging? You mean physical contact? Ewwww ...."

"You can do it, Thor. It is not really difficult. Just stretch your arms out and get real close. Yes, like this!"

Oh my, that kid melts my heart with his shyness ...

He somehow managed to overcome his fear of physical contact, but I thought I leave it at that. Nero has broken quite a few hearts in town, and I was not sure if I wanted to add Thor´s to the list.

***

Over at the Greek House, the ACR-induced flirting and kissing is kicking up a notch.

Frederick: "Any idea where Griffin is?"

Thor: (Thinks long and hard) "Nope, no idea where he is."

Well, I guess Griffin is rather busy at the moment.

To be honest, Griffin is not my cup of tea. He is a bit too smooth, too cool for my taste. Zoe gets excused, she is a Romance Sim, and one of the few girls in the neighborhood, and girls have a hard time in my game anyway. But Griffin just disqualified himself completely. He just can´t make up his mind. 

Later, I catch these two looking so utterly cute together that I wonder if they could be teamed up, seeing that Griffin has no desire to get either engaged to Thor or Frederick, like they want to.

***

The other love triangle, or rather quadrangle since Aeryn´s unexpected flirt with Ruben, continues.

Now Aeryn also harbors secret wishes to give Ruben backrubs - a highly dangerous social interaction.

Xenos and Mia aren´t particularly shy about their affection for each other, either.

Xenos feels rather torn between all this seductive black lace.

"Sorry to interrupt you two, but my bear has something really important to say to you!"

But besides that, things go rather smoothly ... for a while.

Thor and Frederick have started dating ...

... which doesn´t prevent Thor though from becoming a victim to the Unsavory Charlatan. Noooo, my poor baby!!!

Sheesh, could you stop fooling around in the background, Frederick, Xenos and Jordan, to help your poor silly trustful sorority brother? (Jordan is a new student and will get a proper introduction later.)


An unrelated shot of Frederick taking a shower. I love shower shots :-)

It is time for Zoe to graduate, and frankly, I am relieved, because this is one less person to worry about in this growing relationship mess.

Frederick and Thor are having a good time ...

As do Aeryn and Xenos ...

and Mia and Ruben. 

Enjoy the peace while it lasts! A new bunch of students will arrive soon, and more students equals more chaos.

Head over to Academie L´ Amour Part 7, now with 100 % more drama!

Academie L´ Amour Part 5

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Another update, yeah!

It starts in the Powers/Thompson household with Griffin and Frederick.

 Griffin is a bit torn, on one hand, he is really attracted to Frederick ...

on the other hand, Frederick is such an extreme slob that Griffin is really turned off by his eating manners (or the lack of those). Not to mention the floods in the bathroom everytime Frederick showers.

Sometimes, he really regrets having moved in with Frederick.

Frederick is blissfully oblivious to Griffin´s inner struggles. He just complains pathetically everytime I force him to sweep up the mess that he has made in the bathroom. But he knows he is cute, and when he does the Hula, he sweeps Griffin off his feet.

And let us not forget about Thor, in whom Griffin is interested, too.

Griffin decides though to ask Frederick on a date. He takes him out to the most expensive restaurant in town, generously overlooking Frederick´s less than casual outfit. He is so absorbed in kissing Frederick´s sweet lips that he doesn´t notice the impending doom that approaches rather quickly.

A little battered and bruised they finally manage to find a seat in the lovely Moroccan restaurant. While the fountain gently gurgles in the background, Griffin is making a toast to Frederick.

Delicious food is brought to their table, and then Griffin looks at me as if to say: "Why again did I want to ask Frederick on a date??"

Sorry to disappoint you, Griffin, but Frederick´s table manners haven´t really improved since breakfast.

But all the crumbs, the slurping and gobbling is soon forgotten.

They head home, cuddle up on the sofa, but then Frederick rushes things a bit, and Griffin pushes him away.

 

Oh my, look at that sweet, sulking face!

But he manages to calm down, take a gentler approach, and the date ends harmonious, although in different beds.

***

Ruben did not give up his interest in Mia, despite her harsh rejection. But you can´t resist the magnetic pull of three bolts, which these two share with each other, so Ruben is persistant, practices dancing:

 and flirts with Mia. Eventually, she gives in ...

... and starts enjoying Ruben´s courtship.

Ruben dares to ask Mia for another "First Kiss", and she accepts! Ruben could not be happier!

***

Over at the Greek House, Aden "Mr. 1000 Volt" Waters uses the ritual morning Hula dance as a poor excuse to show off his dream body.

"Oh my god, I can´t believe how sexy I am!"

"Luc, are you watching?"

It is obviously spring time, and the raging hormones reach a new high. Aeryn decides it is a good time to flirt with Ruben, and falls in love instantly, despite the fact she is still dating Xenos.

Thor forgets his usual shyness and flirts with Griffin without restraint. I am only glad this lot is set to "no jealousy", otherwise all hell would have broken loose by now. But this gives us the opportunity to admire Frederick´s sexy back as he calmly walks away from the scene of the crime.

Hula time.

Xenos is still confused about his love interests. 

"Mmmh, Mia is sooo sweet ..."

" ... and so is Aeryn ...."

"Oooh, and Luc is cute, too ..."

Thank you, Xenos, we get the point.

But he is not the only confused person in the place.

If the crowd doesn´t Hula, it swoons.

Just liked this image of Griffin.

Despite all this confused swooning, Aeryn and Xenos are still dating.

and taking their relationship a little further.

And so do Mia and Ruben.



Mia has trouble focussing on her homework.

Ruben asked her on another date. Much to her surprise, Ruben falls down on his knees in the Café Romara, and asks THE question.



She gladly accepts ... and then brags about her two love interests to a total stranger. Jeez, Mia, you are not winning any sympathy points with this kind of behavior!



Luckily, Ruben is out of earshot, so the date ends untroubled ...

as does this update, which I hope you enjoyed!