riverviewlogs | [open] the dating game!

who: magnus burnsides, cisco ramon and you!
what: some blind dates!
when: throughout november
where: throughout riverview
warnings: will update as needed!

[ Since his friend with benefits went and got himself a For-Real Boyfriend, Magnus has been just a little bit lonely. It’s really not a big deal; it wasn’t anything serious. However, one of his friends is taking it upon himself to remedy Magnus’s loneliness.

That friend is Cisco.

He’s making it his responsibility to make Magnus’s life a little happier… by playing matchmaker. You might get a call or a text from Cisco asking if you’re up for a blind date. He might not even tell you it’s supposed to be a date. However he convinces you to get out of the house, you’re going to find a (possibly confused) Magnus Burnsides when you arrive. Maybe you’ll have a good time. Maybe you won’t. ]

( If this is something that interests you—for good times or bad—feel free to contact Magnus mun at

aldigrocery or Cisco mun at

platoapproved! We’ll be happy to set up a scenario. )

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[ It's possible this is the dumbest idea Cisco has ever had - and he's done some pretty dumb shit in his day. But, well. It hasn't escaped his notice that, since Taako and Rin became a thing, Magnus has been a little blue. He's not the sort of guy who hides that kind of thing very well, despite the fact that he's clearly trying. It's just obvious to Cisco that he is reaching for happiness, rather than just feeling it.

So he can't help thinking that, well, maybe it would be nice if Magnus started putting himself out there. Meeting new people. Finding somebody to have fun with, who can make him smile. Doesn't have to be the romance of the century or anything - just someone to pull him out of his loneliness.

And sure enough, Cisco knows a few people. Some people who have lives almost as complicated as Magnus's, who (might?) be single. The only trouble is, he's almost positive that if he just suggested Magnus ask one of them out and get to know them better, Magnus would deny being lonely in the first place.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. ]

Heeyyy, Magnus, what up?

[ Cisco strolls into his favorite bakery and coffeeshop to find that Magnus has already found a little table for two by the window. Perfect. Cisco gives him a one-armed hug before dropping down into the seat opposite of him. He pulls out his phone, checks the time. Ed is supposed to show up in around five minutes - Cisco had meant to leave more of a buffer between the times but he had taken longer than he expected to walk here.

There's just a hint of nervousness in his smile as he tucks his hair behind his ears and asks: ]

You tried those cinnamon roll lattes they do here? They're to fucking die for, bro.

[ Cisco doesn't know Angela all that well, but the interactions he's had with her have been good, for the most part. She'd been pretty nice to him, when he was all broken up about seeing Ronnie's ghost. He'd had a pretty good time getting a beer with her after that, and she's got that whole intense badass warrior thing going. Even if she and Magnus don't click, Cisco figures they can talk about sword sharpening techniques or something like that.

(And hopefully she won't be mad at him and try to have his head on a pike or anything like that).

Cisco doesn't tell her it's an intended blind date, of course. He's a little surprised that Magnus falls so easily for the same ruse as last time, considering. This time it's not lunch, but rather a nice little picnic that Cisco himself arranges. He has the blanket spread out in a nice sunny patch of the park, waiting for Magnus to arrive; and then he has asked Angela to meet him in the same spot about 20 minutes later. ]

[ OKAY. Okay. So that last arranged blind date had been a bit of a bust. Or a total bust. A catastrophe. But that doesn't mean he is going to give up! Not even when he can practically feel the skepticism coming off Magnus's texts in waves when he asks if he wants to get dinner. Magnus agrees, but Cisco's pretty sure that he's caught on to the pattern.

But that's okay, because this time, at least, he's pretty sure Dorian is single, and not a lesbian. That's a step up from last time, right!? (It's a pretty low bar, and Cisco knows it). Dorian is only a very casual acquaintance of his. Back when he'd put up all those flyers offering to give free and friendly tech help to people from worlds without cell phones, Dorian had been one of the ones to take him up on it. They had chatted enough for Cisco to know he was from a world with magic, but that was not Fearun. It had also been enough for him to see that Dorian was charming, and witty, and a little bit cocky too. All things he thinks Magnus might like, in somebody he went on a date with.

The restaurant Cisco picks is a pretty nice one - not terrifyingly formal, but a step up from his usual. That had been part of how he convinced Magnus to come. And he's already ducked in to the back and explained the situation, arranged to pay for the meal whatever it is they order. ~~He might regret that later~~.

Coming up with a convincing text to send Dorian, to invite him here, had been a little bit more work, but he'd been hoping the man's curiosity would be enough, and it seems he hadn't been mistaken. He arranges for Magnus to show up first, but his stomach plummets when he sees, through the windows of the restaurant, Dorian heading for the door. Oh no. Oh, no, he had forgotten to factor in the possibility that Dorian would arrive a bit early.

So much for it not being a catastrophe. ]

Dorian! You're here! Um, already!

[ This time, Cisco doesn't even try to pretend it isn't a date. Magnus might not be a rocket scientist but he's not a literal infant. He will be able to guess, and he just won't agree or won't show up. So instead, Cisco is honest and just texts him: ]

listen, just one more date okay?
i know you're probably real sick of this and me right now
but this person is a friend of mine and i really like her and i know you will too
just a totally casual thing at the ice cream parlor?
🍦🍦🍦🍦?

for Ed

for Angela

for Dorian

for Hana