MISTLETOE IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2025

[siberia]

you know what to do. whether it's magic compulsion (feat. magical attraction or not), that you're trapped until you kiss, or just tradition and social pressure, you've been caught under the mistletoe and that means you have to kiss.

platonic is ok too. feel free to leave your own comment or reply to one of mine with a blank if you want me to write a starter!

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[gumai]

[ There's a nod here, once they're settled, once the door is closed and the ride operator is moving on to the next set of patrons. He considers how to explain it, though he has to admit it's not something he has much experience with either. ]

On TV and movies, it's a bit of a thing. Going on a ferris wheel and riding it to the top, then having a romantic moment with someone. A confession or a kiss or something like that.

[ He laughs, finding it a bit amusing now that he's laid it out. ]

It's... cute. I think I get it but I can't say I've had a moment like that before. I've really only watched it on TV.

[ He imagines it's the same kind of moment people would have on a drive with their other half, or at an idyllic dinner. Just when the world narrows down on the two of you and that's it. It's got to be nice. ]

[9999]

Really? Never? You?

[ this might have been sarcasm coming from literally anyone else in Date's life, but Gustave seems genuinely surprised to hear him admit this. Even now, after all this time spent together, Gustave still sees Date as a handsome, experienced older man with both a big brain and a big heart - not to mention a charmingly silly side. Sure, he's got his personal problems, a troubled past and some hefty emotional baggage, but there's not a person alive who doesn't. He surely can't be the only one with whom Date has had this kind of vulnerable, intimate romance with... can he?

Huh.

Gustave's face says that he's pondering this. If it wasn't for the cold weather, it would be more obvious that he's rather tickled by the consideration, but his ears are already red. No such luck. ]

I guess I'm a lucky guy, then.

[gumai]

[ If it was anyone else here with him, anyone else who asked him about his history, he would be defensive and back away and pivot the conversation. But instead he looks to Gustave and then looks away for a moment, considering what to say. He wants to be honest with him in a way he doesn't want to be with anyone else.

So, he curls a little tighter around Gustave's arm and goes quiet for a moment before expanding a little bit. ]

I think I mentioned before, but Hitomi's the only meaningful relationship I had before you. Things were different with her, I was quieter about how I felt. There was more of a hardship in being with someone like me, with the things I had weighing me down.

With you... I want to share everything with you. I want the movie moments. I'm not scared or hiding my feelings anymore, I just want you.