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Cassian slid the knot of the tie towards his neck fixing it into place. He chuckled at the fact that he felt a little nervous. In his mind, he was brushing this off as more of him and Ryan just hanging out than a date while his parents made sure to repeatedly tell him to make a good impression because it was, in fact, a date.
His mother had picked out the entire outfit he was currently wearing, down to the shoes and even his watch. He was quite annoyed by that but she insisted that he ‘looked good’ for the evening. He was certain that his usual style looked quite good. It was pretty smart-casual, unless he was having dinner with his parents’ friends or associates or joining them for work meetings, then it was just formal. His mother’s choice of formal wear was more daring than his
