Title: Yule Time Snuggle
Characters: Denmark, Norway, mention of the other Nordics & Sealand
Challenge: Bingo Challenge 1
Square Filled: Yule Log
Rating: PG
Summary: Denmark & Norway watching the “burning” Yule log while visiting America…
For Jen with love…
Snowed in that’s to the annual World 8 Christmas party being hosted by America, they sat in the hotel room, flipping channels on the TV. Norway was tired of the sappy movies that seemed to be on every channel and Denmark would have hit the streets, dragging Norway with him, if anything was open. Since nothing was, they were stuck watching sentimental rubbish.
“Hey, check this out!” Denmark said as he pointed to the TV.
“It’s a burning log, Den.”
“It’s not just any old log, it’s a Yule log, Norge! Who’d have thunk it that America could get into the spirit of things?!”
Norway looked over at him and sighed. At this point, watching Sweden clumsily try and seduce Finland was looking better and better by the minute. Hell, helping his baby brother Iceland babysit Sealand was starting to sound like heaven on a bun as their host would say. “You’re kidding, right?”
“No, we’d be doing it at home,” Demark smirked.
Norway simply stared at him.
“We would too!” he said as if Norway had answered him.
“Den, that would be a real Yule log in a real fireplace. It would feel warm and we’d snuggle by the fire…” he said softly.
Demark grinned. “I can turn the heat up.”
The beginnings of a smile tugged at Norway’s mouth. “You could.”
“And we can snuggle in bed,” Denmark wheedled.
Norway pretended to think that over. “We could.”
“So then let’s do it!”
“Okay…” Norway said. He got off the end of the bed along with Denmark.
They walked to the head of the bed and turned down the covers, before getting in. Denmark held his arm up and Norway snuggled in under it. It may not have been the same as being at home, but it was oddly nice.
“Got anymore of those cookies?” Norway said.
“Yeah, just give me a sec.”
Norway sighed softly as he moved to let Denmark out of bed. Feeling uncomfortable in his street clothes, He got out of bed and stripped down to his underwear, before getting back in.
Denmark came back with the cookies and decided to get down to his skivvies too. He crawled back into bed and opening the tin of Danish butter cookies, a gift from America, he offered them to Norway, who took a handful. Denmark also helped himself to some. They snuggled in bed, the tin of cookies between them as they watched the Yule log “burn”. “Hey, Norge, what are you gonna get at IKEA?” he said, referring to the gift cards America had given them along with the cookies.
“I don’t know…” Norway thought it over. “We have enough furniture and do we really need new housewares?”
“No…but I’m sure we’ll find something. If not, we can always pool them together and get something big for Sealand.”
“Maybe we should do that.”
“Okay.” Denmark moved the cookie tin to the side table.
Feeling sleepy, they watched the TV until they drifted off to sleep.