[open] FALALALALA-- a holiday post

[starswing]

Lovingly stolen from Cal, for the most part.



HAPPY HOLIDAYS

play with me



PROMPTS-

1. Mistletoe Kisses - for the shipper in all of us

2. Christmas Gift Exchange - IT'S YOUR WHAT IN A BOX

3. Hot drinks and blankets - nothing beats a cuddle huddle

4. Epic Holiday Baking - will the cookies survive this year we just don't know

5. New Year's Kisses - for the new year shipper in all of us

6. Winter Wonderland - good for snowball fights, sledding shenanigans, or ice-skating mishaps

7. Christmas Parties - if you don't do all the cool holiday dances who even are you

8. Decorating for the Holidays - tinsel makes for a good lasso

9. Why is the Eggnog Spiked - no it ALWAYS tasted that funny

10. WILDCARD - have fun, cause mayhem

[ Pick a person and a prompt, or leave a blank comment and I'll make up something. Come at me, bros. ]

Comments

[arseid]

[ Kashuu please you know your skinny little arms can't hold Laura back--

Normally. But she hesitates instead of immediately fighting off this sword bondage. ]

You do know we can't stay here all morning, Kiyomitsu. Or at least, I can't. I apologize for rousing you, but there should be enough warmth left when I go.

[sharplydressed]

[STOP HE'S DOING HIS BEST HERE he may not be as beefy as Yasusada but he's trying...]

Can't it wait a little? Just a little. No one else is gonna want to get up this early when it's so cold out, anyway...

[arseid]

I'm not entirely sure that's accurate.

[ She can just imagine a tantou horde stampeding outside-- but at least she looks amused?? ]

And shouldn't the Saniwa be the one to set an example for the citadel, if nothing else?

[sharplydressed]

Okay, no one who's normal.

[The tantous aren't!! Neither are the insanely early early-birds like Kousetsu who don't even have a reason to get up at the asscrack of dawn (for reasons like, say, applying 1000 layers of makeup).]

... [He can't argue with that logic, though.] Just pretend you're sick?

[arseid]

You and I both know I can't be dishonest.

[ Kashuu, come on now. This is your weirdo of a master we're talking about. ]

[sharplydressed]

Then let me tell them you're sick.

[AS IF IT'S THAT EASY but a cold sword can dream.]

[arseid]

You'd have to get out of bed yourself, wouldn't you?

[ So he'd have to get nice and cold all over again-- ]

[sharplydressed]

No, no. [WAVING A HAND.] I'd tell them after. Or in like, five minutes when Hasebe stops by to make sure you're okay 'cause you're a little bit late.

[Hasebe's neurotic nature finally comes in handy...!]

[arseid]

... Ah.

[ Right, Hasebe is definitely going to worry, and that alone is enough to make Laura struggle a little weakly finally. ]

I should really at least reassure him.

[sharplydressed]

[NOOO HIS BRILLIANT PLAN IS BACKFIRING!! The only thing he has left to do now is CLING TO HER EVEN MORE TIGHTLY.]

Lauraaa...!

[And also whine like he's 5 years old.]

[arseid]

[ WHY IS HER SWORD SUDDENLY AN OCTOPUS--

Laura yelps, mid-struggle, and winds up losing her toe grip on any purchase she might have achieved-- which means she's ending up flat on her stomach with a very clingy sword. ]

Kiyomitsu--!!

[ it's not very whiny, but it is still some form of protest. ]

[sharplydressed]

[THIS VICTORY IS HIS... For now. Who knows how long it'll last, but he's enjoying it while it does.]

Just like, five more minutes! Or maybe ten. That's not too bad, right?

[arseid]

... You will release me after five minutes.

[ It's not worded as a question, but it is sort of muffled because she's still face-first in a pillow. ]

[sharplydressed]

Sure, sure! Five minutes.

[He says that...

but he says it in the tone of someone who Does Not Mean It.]

[arseid]

... Will you let me move at least a little?

[sharplydressed]

Only if you promise not to leave.

[HE SEES HER GAME.]

[arseid]

You have my word. Five minutes.

[ GEEZ KASHUU YOU KNOW SHE'S HONORABLE. ]

[sharplydressed]

Fine...

[RELUCTANTLY EASING HIS DEATH GRIP. Enjoy the freedom while it lasts...]

I dunno how you can seriously hype yourself up to go out there when it's this cold, though.

[arseid]

[ Look, she's just gonna roll onto her side so she can breathe-- and wrap her arms around him for more of a snuggle and less of a restraint. There. Better? ]

My home used to get this cold, but I'd still have to rise early and train. It's almost nostalgic.

[sharplydressed]

[Much. He does immediately seem to settle down like the predictable idiot he is.]

Seriously? That sounds awful... Even in the winter in Kyoto or Kanazawa, it wouldn't get super cold.

[arseid]

[ Predictable idiots can be endearing, and Laura has to laugh a little. ]

Yes, well, it is another country. I think you'd have a harder time if I'd summoned you there, so at least this sort of weather shouldn't last.

[sharplydressed]

I don't like the cold.

[Thank you, captain obvious, for doing your job.]

I wonder... I'm not sure if any of us would have done really, really well if we ended up in a country like that. Except maybe the guys who spent time up north.

[arseid]

It wouldn't be something we should risk, I agree. Are you at least a little warmer now?

[ He'd barnacled pretty damn hard. ]

[sharplydressed]

Now that there aren't any holes in the shield, yeah.

["The shield", as in the blanket... THEIR DEFENSES WERE WEAK AND HE ALMOST DIED.]

What about you?

[arseid]

You're a very effective source of warmth when you're this close, you know.

[ SHE'S FINE. ]