Germany x Reader - Ten Steps - Prologue

Ludwig looked at the list in disbelief. "This...I can't do this!"
"Do you want the girl, or not?" Gilbert replied, almost instantaneously.
"...Ja."He replied, after a pause. "But...are you sure that this will work?"
Gilbert laughed. "Oh, don'tcha worry, West! Feliciano and I spent ages on this list! It's foolproof!" Ludwig bit back his comment about how this list was made by people whom he could consider 'fools' just in time.
Involuntarily clearing his throat, he looked at the list that he was holding. His brother's messy handwriting was scrawled all over a page, and there seemed to be...doodles made by Feliciano all around the edge of the paper.

How to get the girl of your dreams
By the awesome Gilbert Beilschmidt.
_{And some help from Feliciano Vargas}

*Make an impression.
*Look Good.
*Be her friend
*Speak to her.
*Compliment her.
*Make her laugh.
*Break the touch barrier.

"B-Break the…touch barrier? But, brud-" Ludwig started, but his brother interrupted him soon enough.
"Shut up, and continue reading, West."
Ludwig continued to read. The list seemed to be getting more horrifying by the second.

Be romantic.
Flirt.
Ask her out.

"Bruder, this is..." Ludwig couldn't find the right words to express his feelings. As it was, he wasn't the best at it, yet...with [Name]? It could only get so much worse, right?
Gilbert laughed, ruffling his brother's hair – something which he knew irked his brother. "Aw, West! Don't worry! I have faith in you – I've brought you up well, after all!"
"Ja, you have..." Ludwig gulped.

"Plus, it's now or never, right?"