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shorterpass2018-12-16 04:13 pm
whatsacactus) wrote in shorterpass2018-12-16 04:13 pm
2018 CHRISTMAS
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Pick a prompt and go nuts! Open to any and all, gen or shipping. Hell, doesn't even have to be with Keith, tag anyone!
1. Decorating the space. Whether it's a Garrison dorm, someone's home living room, or inside a Lion, decorating for the holidays is important to get into the spirit! Put up the lights, pin up the wreath, hang the stockings, and toss the tinsel. Someone may need a hand making sure the tree is straight or getting the holiday squidelbyu on the top of the tree. Maybe it takes two to get those lights up. Either way, there's plenty to be done.
2. Baking the goodies. Is it really the holidays without cookies and cakes? Every chef needs an assistant, and whoever's in the kitchen will need a hand. Pass the whisk, help beat the eggs, or get the sauce ready for the holiday ham. The kitchen is filled with the smells of Christmas.
3. Wrapping presents. Listen, someone has to do the task of wrapping gifts and not everyone is good at it. Come comment on the questionable wrapping job, help handle larger gifts bigger than Kosmo, or just pass along pieces of tape. Just don't peek at your own!
4. Down time for quiet. Maybe it's the quiet warmth of the fireplace and a blanket. Perhaps it's walking down the snow-covered street. Sometimes the holidays is just spending a quiet evening with the people you love, whether it's friends or family or a special someone. There's always a quiet nook to cuddle in, to settle in for the night. Settle down in front of the fireplace, spend a little time under the mistletoe at the Christmas party, or watch the Christmas lights outside in the neighborhood.
5. Christmas morning Hey wake up! Hey! Hey wake up, it's Christmas! Gather round and open the gifts! Share the love, watch the old timey stop motion holiday movies (or those cheesy Hallmark romance whatever works). Sit down for the big holiday dinner with everyone at the table and pass the gravy. Whatever happens on Christmas day, at least it's being done together.
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Hey--
[There. One hand on her arm.] I didn't ... Say it's a bad thing, or no or anything. I just. Need a minute?
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He says it's not a rejection, but Keith is a nice person. He's probably just trying to let her down easy. ]
Oh. Do you-- should I leave?
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[He's half joking; Romelle's been around him long enough to know he doesn't stick around people he doesn't like or doesn't want to spend time with. He smiles a little, hand relaxing on her arm.]
I'm not... Used to talking about this kind of thing? And definitely not used to... anyone liking me. Kinda used to everyone hating me except Shiro. And Matt. And then the Paladins. So it's just... It's surprising, is all.
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Why would anyone hate you?
[ Romelle idly picks at the cookie again. ]
Perhaps more people like you than you realize.
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[Romelle, he was a smartass little shit. But now he's rubbing at the back of his head with his free hand.]
It's. Different. Being liked at all.
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[ She sounds completely certain. Romelle thinks none of the other Paladins would argue the point either.
Romelle looks away again, embarrassed. ]
I don't really know-- [ She makes a helpless sort of gesture. ] -- what to do.
[ The cookie crumbles in her hands. ]
I have never really. Liked anyone before.