Locked to Joe and King

[billtallent]

It had been a pretty good Christmas, Billy and Joe's first on the island. And inside their small cabin a fire was burning warmly in the fireplace, and the heavy red curtains on the window had been parted to show the falling snow outside. Billy sat on the floor by the fire, playing with the latest edition to their family: a small white puppy, with

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[kingsroad]

King had spent a good deal of time debating on whether he had wanted to come over for this Christmas party thing Billy had mentioned. He wasn't quite sure if he was up for the social mood the event had called for, but figured it'd be kind of dumb to not at least pay some kind of visit. Billy had asked him, after all.

It was dark out, but King managed to find his way pretty well. He had been through the area so many times now that all the snow or darkness wasn't much of an obstacle. The huts turned cabins had helped as well, as most of them were lit up from the inside, providing mini lights of guidance along the way.

When he'd gotten to Joe and Billy's cabin, he lingered for another couple minutes outside of the door before he eventually knocked. It was cold out, but he hardly felt it. Maybe no one was home.

[jdick]

"She is pretty fucking great," Joe agreed when Billy mentioned the dog, grinning slightly when he saw her perk up and look at the door, then bark. Billy had mentioned something about King coming over and he figured it was either him or Anne, since he thought Anne had said something about coming to visit, too.

Going to the door, Joe watched the puppy for a moment longer, grinning as she pranced to the door with him, then pulled it open to find King standing in he snow. Sometimes it was still so fucking weird to see a guy who looked so much like him standing in front of him, but mostly he'd grown used to it.

"Hey," he said, stepping back to let him in. "Merry Christmas and all that usual bullshit."

[billtallent]

Billy stood up, brightening when he saw King, glad he had decided to come. "Hey, King," Billy smiled. He chuckled when Ozzy barked again and pounced on King's boot, trying to bite it. "Merry Christmas."

[kingsroad]

King wasn't sure what he was expecting to see when the door was opened, but he should've figured it'd be himself. Well, a bald version of himself anyhow. "Merry Christmas to you, too," King said dryly back, and figured since Joe was holding the door open that he might as well come in. "Hey," King greeted Billy, just as something small and fuzzy attacked his foot. King laughed a little. "What the hell is this?" It appeared to be a puppy. He stepped over it and since Joe was near, decided to give him a more proper Christmas greeting, which was a hug. "How's everybody?"