⛄️ winter catchall

[hearthwarming]

❄️ who: oriphi & others
❄️ what: closed starters
❄️ when: winter
❄️ where: various
❄️ warnings: will add as needed

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🌷 kaspar

[hearthwarming]

[ Unfortunately, it's rather early in the morning of the 16th when Ori arrives to Bug Eater farm as previously agreed-upon. Though she had wanted to keep her and M-21's elopement to themselves, well.. Sometimes she talks. And the two who live on this farm are close confidants and neighbors whom she trusts deeply, besides.

She takes her dress out of its garment bag and hangs it somewhere once she's let in, and takes a deep breath as she lifts a hand to her chin contemplatively. ]

Is... Is this too much? Should I take out some of the flowers...? A-And what should I do with my hair? I thought to wear it like I always do, but maybe I need to do something special?

[bluminescence]

[ Kaspar returns with her hot drink of choice in hand. It is offered to her, but his eyes are drawn to the dress almost as soon as he's sure he isn't about to spill any drink when he leans over. He turns as soon as he can, accidentally highlighting one of the hair ties she gifted him. He's only just passed his threshold for his hair to be long enough to look nice loosely pulled back. They both know how much idle time gets dedicated to styling it.

Should his hands be freed of her cup and small plate, mismatched in color but not spirit, he will approach the dress to carefully adjust the way it drapes. Notably, he's made sure his hands are clean. His veil is also in his room somewhere behind them, innocently minding its own business.

Her dress is pinker than the decor behind it, but the flowers are not out of place with the plants in the room. They've put a lot of care into the place. He hums before he answers, having taken it in at his own pace. But by then, he turns to face her and reach for her hair to fuss over it briefly. Then, eyes back to the dress. His tone is warm, content expression saying more than his words. ]

It's perfect.

[ He can already imagine a few options, eyes following the length of her hair. Kaspar decides on a braid as he moves to gently sweep her hair to one side if she lets him. He's patient enough to not interrupt a drink. Her hair has always been a joy. With a smile and slight tilt of his head, Kaspar drops his hand.

It is a good thing it's only gotten easier to get the words out, after so much time spent in the shop. ]

Though, I believe, what matters most are your feelings for one another. You possess beauty within and without, whatever you choose. Effort would be required for you not to look lovely..

[ The sentiment is genuine, but all the same she probably knows his subtle look of well intentioned desire to make something look nicer by his own hand. Less obvious by nature than the first time they met, since he is sober. Still, the quiet anguish of an aesthetically motivated eye lingers on her hair-- ]

... May I?

[hearthwarming]

[ Even as small as the gifts are, seeing her cherished friends here using them always fills her heart warmly, and this time is no different even in the midst of her pre-elopement jitters. In fact, the sight of Kaspar with the felt flowers in his just-long-enough hair does wonders to calm her thoughts, to disrupt what otherwise would have been an anxious spiral with a precious little feeling. And it's with that feeling that she takes that proffered hot drink of choice - a cup of tea, for this morning - and watches as Kaspar examines her dress.

Ori truly went back and forth on her selection of dress; her first instinct, of course, was to go with something incredibly plain or to not dress up at all, but... Maybe after seeing some of her other friends preparing with their dresses, she thought that she ought to do something a little different, too. M-21 deserves that much and, miraculously, Ori has recognized that she deserves to feel special on this important day, too. Kaspar's words only solidifies that belief further.

So of course she lets him sweep her hair to the side. After their time working together, she's come to trust him deeply. Though she tends to trust easily regardless, there's a different, special sort that comes from cooperating to achieve things together, the same kind of trust she's built with M-21 while they worked on their farm, with Trahearne as they worked on gifts together, and with Otegine and Amber and Kaspar who have been helping at her shop, whether as one-offs or as a part-timer. With it comes the inescapable, wonderful feeling of watching each other grow - and this holds true for Kaspar, especially. She listens, as always, to every word he voices and offers, and treasures it in her heart.

Her lips curl against the rim of the mug, and she hums appreciatively in response. ]

Of course, Kaspar. And... Thank you. You've always voiced your feelings in such a beautiful way, but... I really needed to hear that, I think. It's so easy for me to worry about everything else that I can forget about what's the most important...

[ In this case, that being her and M-21's feelings for each other, the pledge they are about to make. ]

To be honest, I think M-21 would have been fine even if we'd gotten married at home in our pajamas or something. [ A chuckle. That would have been sweet in its own way... ] But I want this morning to be memorable in its own little way, too... [ And she goes on, albeit more quietly because she's not sure how much Kaspar knows about her husband-to-be: ] He doesn't have a lot of memories, so I want this one to be one that really stays with us...