mistletoe meme boi

[heartslight]

[ So this is one of those magical mistletoe things. It's Christmas time and they're ... somewhere. In a house, somewhere. Maybe taking shelter in some abandoned cottage.

And wherever they were heading in said house, they've been stopped in their tracks. Almost like their feet have been glued to the floor, rather suddenly.

Which causes Kairi to almost fall forward, but she manages to catch herself (and also grab onto Sora's shirt because it was the quickest thing for her to grab, whoops). ]

Wh-What? What's going on?

[ There's magic mistletoe above them but it's not like she's checked for that yet. ]

Comments

[happylocksmith]

Why wouldn't I be?

[He stops them spinning, but still holds her off the ground with his arms around her waist as he looks up at her unblinking. Can't she already tell how this makes him feel? He feels like every good feeling in him is going to bubble up and explode in a shower of light and stars and he makes no effort to hide it from his smile. He looks up at her, his eyes very wide and very blue but soft and hiding nothing.]

I've... I've always wanted to. I mean... not like this. Not with us being stuck by magic mistletoe and - oh hey I guess we can move now.

[He takes a side step so they're both moved away from the mistletoe, and then he very gently sets her down again, but keeps his arms around her waist.]

I always thought I'd do it right, you know? I'd buy you flowers, take you out on a real date, hold your hand and maybe kiss you on the porch when we said goodnight. I wanted it to be special for you.

[Once again he presses his forehead against hers.]

Because you deserve special. You deserve everything.

[heartslight]

[ Gosh ... his words certainly reach her core. For all his stumbling, he's always been good at getting his feelings across, mostly because they're written across his face 24/7. She doesn't need him to say all that to know how he feels, but it reaches her nonetheless — makes her heart flutter.

And she keeps her hands on his shoulders, though now they're more resting there, happy to keep them on him in some way.

Laughing softly. ] But this is special, Sora. How many other girls can say they got their first kiss under a magic mistletoe, huh? [ She laughs again at that. It's funny, okay ... And honestly, par for the course with their lives of late.

She wouldn't trade their experiences together for the world. ]

And ... you're my everything. So I've already got that, too.

[ If he gets to say cute sweet things to her, then she can do it back!! ]

[happylocksmith]

[He laughs, because when she puts it like that, yeah. There is something special about kissing under magic mistletoe he guesses.]

When you put it like that, I guess this is kinda special. And it's always gonna be special when I remember it.

[Which will be forever, because no matter what happens this moment will stay in his heart for a lifetime.

He moves to kiss her forehead very briefly, then presses his forehead back to hers once he's done. He has to be touching her, it's unacceptable to think otherwise.]

You're my everything too.

[heartslight]

[ Smiling wide. ] Me, too.

[ This'll be etched into her heart forever, and she's sure she'll think of it at times and smile, or even laugh, because of how silly it'll be to look back on. They're going to have to find a way to tell Riku about this too. That'll be interesting.

But she playfully boops their noses together once their faces are back close again. ]

We can always do that other stuff you mentioned later, anyway. Tonight might be the first, but ... we've got plenty of time for other special nights, too.

[ He sounded so genuine about how much he wanted to do all those other things ... so she wants to make sure he knows they can still do them. She can't say no to goodnight kisses and flowers. ]

[happylocksmith]

[Other special nights... Sora feels both excited and nervous and thrilled at the prospect of that. This is a future that he's dreamed might happen someday, he never expected it to be a reality that is turning into now. Just wait 'til he tells Riku!

...oh.

And then suddenly cutting through all of this happiness and giddy sense of excitement, there's a tiny knot of guilt tying itself in Sora's stomach. It's always been three of them and now with this new and exciting shift in the balance between him and Kairi, he's suddenly aware that things can't ever go back to how they were before.

But she boops his nose and he can't think about anything else. He smiles, boops her nose back, and then thinks better of it and kisses her again, pecking her lips twice.]

...will you be my girlfriend?

[heartslight]

[ Regardless of what Sora and Kairi's futures hold for their relationship, she has no intention of being any less close to Riku. She's sure everything will be fine between the three of them.

And she's a little shocked when she hears him ask that. Somehow, she'd sort of forgotten about that whole aspect in favor of all the kissing and happy feelings. But she's quick to go back to smiling. ]

Of course I will.

[ And then she's quick to hug him close, wrapping her arms around him tightly and tucking her face into the side of his neck. ]

But only if you'll be my boyfriend.

[ This question goes two ways!! ]