Nepeta: Partake in holiday cheer.

[furriendly]

[While some tweens may choose to play out in the snow, Nepeta is currently sitting beside a cozy fireplace in the lobby. She looks purrticularly toasty in her new sweater that she wished for all by herself, and there's a plate full of cookies not far from her reach

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[equestrian_envy]

Must you wear such atrocious attire, Nepeta?

[A groan as he easily spots Nepeta with sight and smell making his way through the lobby, moving over to her quickly to gaze at what she's doing. Hey, he might be a bit nosy, but she was his moirail. He has every right to be! A bit of a small frown when he sees it's merely he eating and speaking into her journal. Those confounded things.]

[furriendly]

[She perks when she hears him, and awkwardly turns to look at him with crumbs on the corners of her lips. She wipes them away with her sleeve and pouts a little.]

Aww, come on! It's not atrocious! It is common human attire for this season and besides. It's got kitty cats on it!

[equestrian_envy]

Nepeta!

[Her sleeve? Really!?]

And it may have 'kitty cats' but that colour is... [Sneer.] Why must human holidays have such terrible colour schemes? You could have at least purely gone with the green.

[A sigh as he sits down next to her on his knees, a hand going to pull hair behind his ear.]

My eyes are getting tired from all these festivities lately.

[furriendly]

You and your weird obsession with colors. And not even the fun kind of obsession like Terezi!

Here, cheer up and eat a cookie. They're good! [She takes the plate and holds it out for him.] I'm sure the holiday will be over before you know it, Mr. Party Pooper.

[equestrian_envy]

Not everything is fun. [Hmph, Terezi? Really? Comparing him to her? Well, it was better than some other's Nepeta could have mentioned.]

[Equius looks to the plate and stares for a moment before finally deciding to try one. The catch is how to pick it up. Cookies crumble easy after all. He'll just... move a hand over the plate and grab one very softl-DOH. Okay, lighter than that. He'll grab one of the halves of that cookie he just broke. Okay, got it. Going to very carefully put it into his mouth now and chew.]

[...Satisfying. Perhaps he's a tad cheered up by the time he eats it and swallows it.]

...Fine. What is in these cookies anyway?

[furriendly]

[Sorry, Equius! She can't help but giggle at the cookie crumbling. She'll be sure to help him out!]

They're gingerbread cookies! They're really good, huh? Here.

[She reaches for the other half of the cookie and holds it up to his mouth for him. The things she does for the one she cares most about!]

[equestrian_envy]

[A frown at her laughter because it's not funny, ugh. But he does appreciate her moving the other half to his mouth and he leans over and quickly eat's the piece from her hand without a second thought. Chew, swallow, wishes for a NAPKIN and wipes his mouth.]

Gingerbread... yes, I'll have to agree then. This flavor of baked good is certainly enjoyable. Is it another "Christmas" thing?

[furriendly]

[She nods happily as she takes that napkin from his hand and dabs at his chin.]

Yep! There's also something about a cluckbeast's egg drink and log made of fruit or something, but I thought I would start with the cookies, first. The humans have some really nice traditions.

[equestrian_envy]

[He purses his lips with a small sigh, questioning how he really feels about these 'traditions.' But-]

I suppose they have their charm?

[Blasted, fairy, thing. He almost swats at it but stops himself, he doesn't want to kill it! But why must it be hovering around his head so much? He's so annoyed that he's not even thinking about how he's easing closer to Nepeta.]

[furriendly]

[It takes her a moment, but she soon sees that same fairy. She'd thought them to be fireflies at first, but fireflies don't leave trails of dust in their paths.

Before she can comment on it, however, she's finding herself lowering the napkin and falling a bit quiet.]

Yeah. Guesso.

[equestrian_envy]

[Very... very not sure about why his heart is starting to flutter and his pace at getting closer slows down a little bit, eyebrows furrowing, but before another thought can pass he's already pushing forward again and feels his lips touch hers.]

[furriendly]

[This defies the shipping wall to the highest degree. And if she was in her right mindset, she would be screaming this and pushing him away.

But the dust of the fairies is too strong to fight, so when he kisses her, she only brings her hands up to take his cheeks, kissing him in return. She can feel her pulse beating rapidly, cheeks growing warm as they take on a green tint, but she just can't stop herself.]

THAT ART /SHRIEK

[equestrian_envy]

[This, they both can agree on. He has absolutely no interest in something like this but the urge to do it is so STRONG. Equius feels a wave of heat run through him when her hands touch his face, enjoying the feel of her lips on his, how close they are,

how,

the bomb is about to drop in,

3...]

[furriendly]

[She actually smiles a little through the kiss, a bit shyly at that. The voice in the back of her head that is hissing and shrieking is slowly clawing its way back into the front of her mind.

2...]

[equestrian_envy]

[The clawing motion is mutual, as is the smile, he wants to just... stroke her hair slightly.

1...]

1/2

[furriendly]

[And now the realization hits. She just kissed Equius. She just kissed Equius in probably the most red-fashioned way ever.

Oh god.]