⛄️ winter catchall

[hearthwarming]

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

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[hearthwarming]

Ooh, that would be fun, wouldn't it? We could help the newcomers get settled in!

[ Imagine them being the Welcome Wagon... RIP to those newcomers. She squeezes his hand as they come up to a portion of the trail that requires a bit of careful maneuvering, and catches his gaze as she's glancing in turn at him before they proceed. ]

Hm? What is it?

[feralheart]

We could?

[ M-21's eyes widen a little in something like understated alarm. That sounds like a lot of socializing he thought he'd fought past the need for now that he's settled...

Or good practice for meeting her friends, depending. He relaxes a little at the consideration. And if he doesn't help her with it, she'd just end up doing a lot of extra work herself. Yeah. He can be welcoming. ]

...Yeah. I can show them farming... stuff.

[ He'll think about that one. He gives her hand a little squeeze and glances away again, but not before a brief smile tugs at the scarred side of his mouth. ]

Just thinking. I'm not much for big groups. But I like the way you light up with people.

[ So he'll tolerate neighbors, for her. ]

[hearthwarming]

[ Or worse... Otegine swoops in and helps her.

In any case, her own lips curl into a little smile when she sees his, before they part for a sweet little chuckle. She's definitely the more social of the two of them, but at the same time... Being that way sure does take a lot more out of her than she's either willing to admit or that she lets on. But she just needs everyone, all day long, to like her so much. ]

And I like when you smile a little bit like that.

[ Uno reverse card!! ]

I like being around people, but you know, it's even better to get to come home after all of that to someone who can be there for me...

[feralheart]

[ Or worse...! The possibility has definitely been filed away in the werewolf peabrain. He's feeling more gracious about Otegine since he won the war, but. He's a guy who warrants watching.

Her uno reverse is super effective! He glances away to hide a tiny flush of embarrassment, but defeats the purpose by glancing back almost instantly.

Worth it to see that happy look on her face, though. ]

Yeah, well. That's how people get around you.

[ Even him. Especially him. He makes a quiet noise of satisfaction and leans closer until he bumps just a little against her side. ]

...And to have someone who can carry you home?

[hearthwarming]

[ good boy..

Somewhere in her tiefling brain, there's a thought that she should feel at least a little guilty for flustering him on purpose - especially lately - but it's worth it to see the look on his face, too, and the way he leans into it and closer to her. She presses in closer in turn, winding her arm around his more fully as she chuckles. ]

Yes, and to have someone who can carry me home. Who always holds me close...

[ She does mean in more than just the princess-carrying sense, but she leaves it open-ended for now. There will be plenty of time and opportunities, she hopes, for being more direct when they get to the inn and hot springs for the weekend. ]