[Thread] Mistletoe May Not Excuse

[thieveryofstars]

Characters: OU!Jing, AU!Atem
Where: Mui-Epta
When: After this
Summary: Jing goes over to lend a willing ear to Atem's relationship troubles.
Warnings: Hmm, good question

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[queenofgames]

Atem rolled to her feet and opened the door with a tired smile. "Come on in," she invited, stepping to the side so Jing could enter. "I think sometimes life would be better if there was no such thing as magic."

[thieveryofstars]

Jing gave a wry smile himself, stepping inside and shaking the snow from his boots and unwrapping the warm scarf he wore over his coat. "That it would be, but things would also be so much duller, too. Every now and then it's nice to have a touch of the impossible... it makes the normal seem all the more special."

He smiled at the feline woman. "How have you been, though? I haven't had much chance to talk to you lately..."

[queenofgames]

"I guess so," Atem conceded, flopping on the couch with a sigh. "We all need a bit of a spark in our lives now and then." She looked up at the ceiling, reassured to see no treacherous mistletoe overhead, before returning the thief's smile. "I've been ... drifting, for lack of a better word, I guess."

[thieveryofstars]

"Drifting," Jing echoed. "Yeah, that's a good word for it." He sat as well, choosing the chair across from her so he could give her his full attention. "It's peaceful in a way, but it doesn't feel right either."