Imagine Alastair always gifting Thomas a new scarf for their annual anniversary, saying that as long as they are together, he will make sure that Thomas never has to be cold again
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james & cordelia and thomas & alastair go on a double date night. what do they do? what restaurant do they go to? what food do they order? where do they go afterwards? 👀
OOOH YES I LOVE THIS ASK and saved it until I finished work so I could devote attention to it
OKAY so. SO. I think that they go to dinner first at a nice restaurant, you know, for the romantic vibes. Also because let's be real they can afford it on any given day. I'm thinking that they go to Kettner's Townhouse since Matthew is away on his Voyage (and that's why it ain't a triple-date), Oscar Wilde went there, and Alastair thinks it would be funny to write a fire-message on his napkin critiquing the ambiance that Wilde enjoyed.
Looking at the menu, I think that their orders would be:
Marinated olives to split as a starter between them - Cordelia keeps pitting them with her fingers so James can eat the pimentos which he likes, and Alastair is ashamed to be dining with them
Rabbit rillettes, toast and cornichons for James. I think he likes to try different meats a lot, and game meats would be something he was into trying
Soft polenta, braised escarole, wild garlic and sheep’s ricotta for Cordelia. She's super into the cheese, and James swipes some off her plate and she giggles and wipes the sauce away with her finger
Burrata, marinated peppers and Calabrian chilli honey for Alastair (who sits there explaining how amazing it is to combine sweet and spicy flavours)
Chicken, leek, and bacon pie, hispi cabbage to share for Thomas (it's canon that he likes chicken a lot in Chain of Iron). He shares the cabbage with Alastair of course.
Chocolate mousse, olive oil and sea salt for James and Cordelia's shared dessert
Tiramisu for Thomas and Alastair's shared dessert
After dinner and a hilarious Matthew-and-Alastair fire-message exchange, they all head off to wander about the Strand. They have a fun time ducking into various small shops and 100% eat even more dessert from confectioner shops.
Then, they attend a candle-light concert in one of London's concert halls before heading home!
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