MISTLETOE MEME REDUX

[siberia]

the mistletoe meme

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.

 

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[engage_the_enemy]

[Unfortunately, he would absolutely let it go if Fiora insisted even a little...perhaps he IS too nice, but would he be charming if he were infused with a chad personality instead!?!?!

Anyways, he listens with interest as Fiora offers an initially confusing explanation. Well, until it becomes clear she's referring to a local myth.

Ah, good ol' hearsay.

Where Fiora looks up at the sky, Shulk himself shifts to look at her as best he can without disturbing her from her cozy spot. He'll admit, he is intrigued now, though Fiora's prior hesitation is doubly confusing. What's the harm in believing in a superstition, you know? He's believed stranger things. He's lived stranger things!]

A catch...? What sort of catch?

[He doesn't have anything to offer the mountain...curse his empty pockets.]

[bisouled]

[ chad shulk isn't real and he can't hurt me.

the fact that he reacted to what she just said with -- well, a lack of reaction is a faint relief in its own way. On one hand, it's entirely possible the implications of her words passed through his head completely. On the other... it's also possible that the idea of being with her like that is so natural to him that it didn't give him pause at all, and given everything, she's inclined to believe it's the latter. A few months ago, she never would have had the courage to say anything so incriminating. Now, though, there's a sort of unspoken understanding between them. She's not afraid he'll reject her like she used to be. She knows his feelings - he's acted on them enough that she thinks she must know them.

No, she's just frustrated with his lack of romance, as always - and the nerves are just butterflies in a stomach she no longer has. The fearful things are all external, things in the future, not here yet. Shulk's nothing to worry about. And if he won't be selfish with her, maybe that just means the duty falls to her. ]

For any of it to come true, you've got to share a kiss.

[ so, here she goes, being selfish with him, instead. She practically holds her breath, waiting on his reaction, biting her tongue so she doesn't immediately go "stupid, right?" and save face. ]

[engage_the_enemy]

[Chad Shulk is sitting on your living room couch playing XBOX right this second. Don't look.

Honestly, if Shulk could listen to Fiora's internal dialogue he'd be...so saddened? To think she would believe he wouldn't want to be happy with her as long as they both live. They deserve it! All of them...they wouldn't be fighting so hard if they didn't.

As for Shulk's sense of romance...it's purely incidental that they're alone in such a beautiful location together, drinking in the sights and bathing in the brilliant light of ether crystals scattered across the land. It just happens to be the most romantic setting the Valak Mountains have to offer.

He's still looking at her, which probably doesn't help Fiora's nerves at all, and, like the intelligent person he is, he simply leans towards her a little more just to make it that much more intimidating!! As if he could ever be, but it's the duress that counts.

If it helps, he doesn't react like she'd shoved peppers up his nose. Rather, he hums thoughtfully, quiet for a beat.

The worst.]

Do you believe it, Fiora?

[Quietly:]

More importantly, do you want that wish to come true? Because you know I'm with you every step of the way. And I know you'd do anything to make what you want a reality.

[Because to have a happy life...is going to be a monumental effort on both their parts. It sours his mood a little to think of what lies ahead, so he shrugs the weight off his shoulders with a short, chuffed laugh.]

When you think about what we've been through so far, and what's to come...sharing a kiss is the easiest thing we could possibly do.

[Like.

Shulk?

Shulk.

He says it without an ounce of irony. He might not even realize it. If Fiora looks at him, he's wearing a profound expression. Also known as his thinking face. He's still looking at her, too, but also a little past her.]