snow;

[never_sacrifice]

... the weather report didn't say anything about this...

Um... want some cocoa?

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[so_wilder]

Huh? Oh, yeah. Sure.

[never_sacrifice]

... [He leaves to get some. WORRIED all the while, because that response really confused him.]

[He comes back in a bit, holding two mugs. He made it himself! :3]

Here you go! Hopefully it's not too hot.

[Trying to remain optimistic. :3]

[so_wilder]

[Zelos accepts with a smile, taking a sip before holding it between both hands, watching the steam. After a bit, he looks over to Lloyd, smiling again.]

Well, I dunno what you wanna do. I guess we're kinda snowed in, huh?

[never_sacrifice]

[Looks at him a long while as he's sipping his mug.]

.... if I had known, we could have left before it got bad like this.

[so_wilder]

Well, you didn't. [He puts the mug down before waving nonchalantly in Lloyd's direction.] So there's no point worrying about it now. It's no big deal, bud. Like I said, what do you wanna do?

[never_sacrifice]

[Continues drinking from his, maybe just to stall for time.]

Well... I dunno. What do we usually do on rainy days? It's... kinda the same thing. Sort of.

[so_wilder]

Snuggle~? ♥

[never_sacrifice]

... that sounds like a plan.

[Does so. :) After he puts down his mug, of course.]

[so_wilder]

[Zelos grins at first, laughing as they get comfortable on the overly large couch. But then, leaning his head against Lloyd's, he goes silent again, quickly lost in thought.]

[never_sacrifice]

[Looks up at him a moment before snuggling his head right beneath Zelos' chin. Carefully, slowly, he strokes Zelos' front and the occasional lock of hair that gets in the way. Ultimately, he brushes them away to instead just focus his affections on the other's chest.]

[so_wilder]

[Traces one hand up over Lloyd's neck slightly, fingers nestling in his hair. He smiles again, though softer now, more sincere.]

You think this is okay?

[never_sacrifice]

[Shivers a bit - it tickled! - but stills himself, resting his hand where it last fell.]

.... [And then he realizes he's not quite sure what Zelos meant.]

What?

[so_wilder]

Heh. You didn't have to stop. [He shakes his head.] It's nothing. [Zelos pauses for a moment, looking down at Lloyd before closing his eyes.]

Does it snow often in Iselia? What was it like, growing up there? [He just wants to listen to Lloyd talk. That's all he needs.]

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[never_sacrifice]

[At that, he immediately gets back to it, adding some light caresses to the grip he has on his back. At Zelos' question, he at first looks rather puzzled, but then realizes the aim of the conversation and finds himself nodding a little.]

It... only sometimes. You know, when it's really cold out. I guess it doesn't snow enough for it to be annoying, so it's nice whenever it does. I really liked playing in it! Colette used to make snow angels all the time, hehe.

[never_sacrifice]

[Snow angels? Lloyd's sure Zelos likes that phrase. He coughs awkwardly and changes topics.]

I didn't really grow up in Iselia, not completely anyway. Dad... well, Dirk took care of me most of the time - I only went to Iselia for school. I guess that changed when I befriended Genis and Colette, though...

... and I guess nothing you'd find exciting happened there. The Mayor didn't like breaking rules and customs because of the Human Ranch nearby, so any festivals or anything we had didn't get very exciting.

[so_wilder]

Yeah, sounds boring. [He agrees absently, thoughts on something Lloyd had said. Not the phrase expected, but something else that had caught his attention. It's the snows fault. He wouldn't normally waste time on this.]

D'you ever think about him? [He frowns slightly, before grudgingly clarifying,] Kratos, I mean. [Sometimes he gets so caught up in his own problems that he forgets that Lloyd's lost his parents too.]