"W-what?"
"How?" Luca blurted out the questions in his surprise, and Xavier simply tilted his head to explain.
"Hmm... Tonight? It started when you came out in your banquet clothes."
"What?!"
"Mn." Xavier's lips curved faintly as he recalled it.
"...Extremely beautiful."
"Hup—!" Luca flushed instantly, his face deepening into a vivid crimson at being called beautiful by someone he already thought looked unfairly perfect.
Because really, if anyone should be described that way, it would be his husband. And yet somehow, the handsome man before him still had more to say about Luca's earlier attire.
"The way it framed your body and highlighted all of my favorite things..." Xavier's eyes traveled down, and Luca gulped as he watched that gaze wander over his frame.
"Don't even get me started on that back."
"My... back?" Luca sounded confused, wondering if something was wrong with his back, but then—
