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quaranmeme2017-12-18 09:33 pm
MISTLEGLOW: a kissing meme
mistleglow: a kissing memeSome residents may remember that back in September, a love-drunk and confusion-spell-addled newlywed mage from Gramarye Magic Research let loose some pretty little fairy lights that trapped people in the city in little invisible bubbles until they kissed (and any kind of kiss would do). Well, the same slightly-less-newlywed but no less romantically-inclined mage happens to really, really enjoy the winter season, and thinks it's totally romantic. That particular sentiment is pretty common in the Quarantine - while Hygge is the celebration of familial love, the residents of the Quarantine all agree that that family often includes partners and lovers. Besides that, the folklore of mistletoe as being representative of love and friendship is something that the Quarantine has in common with the universes many residents inhabit.
So, as the last week and a half of December rolls around, residents around the Quarantine will see the result of the resident romantic trying to share a bit of Hygge love - small, glowing sprigs of mistletoe will be floating around the Quarantine, ready to trap people up and make them share a bit of affection.
how it works
● Two or more characters walking under one of these glowing, floating sprigs will get stuck for one hour, trapped inside an invisible enclosure with an approximate three foot radius. The only options are to either wait out the hour, or to kiss! Characters will know they're meant to kiss, because part of the magic spell is the sudden and intense knowledge that they should kiss in order to break free. There is no compulsion to kiss, just the knowledge that that's how to get free. This time, instead of any kind of kiss working, there will be different types of kisses that will work to release the trapped residents depending on the color of mistleglow:
GREEN: FOREHEAD ● BLUE: HAND ● VIOLET: BUTTERFLY
Trapped residents will not know what kind of kiss will work for each color and may have to experiment before finding the right one.
● Post up a top-level for your character with the types of kisses you're interested in threading out, and then go forth and have your character kiss (or refuse to kiss) others!
● This meme is for characters already accepted into the game to play with the mistleglow prompt from this month's test drive meme. If your character is not yet accepted into the game, please use the TDM post!
● This meme is GAME CANON, so any threads played out in this meme can be carried through into the actual canon of the game.
● Much like the TDM, threads on this meme can count for Activity Points, but not the monthly Activity Check.
Smh...
W-wait, don't get carried away! it's more like a scary-cute thing!! [ Struggling under the jacket, Aoba tries to jostle him out of whatever fantasy he's disappearing off to.} It's the same cute as some... sparkly alien!
[ Aoba, you can't even talk. ]
Just where do you think you're gonna kiss me? [ Wasn't Aoba the one who wanted him to get on with it? All this declaring that he wants to smooch him is giving him cold feet! ]
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I don't understand. Is there any other place I am supposed to kiss other than your lips?
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Honestly, Kara-kun... do I need to draw you a diagram? Idiot...
[ But with that embarrassed way he mumbles through his discontent is any clue, he's far more flustered than upset. Stop making this weird, he wants to say... but also he doesn't really think Karamatsu knows of any other way, so he gets a pass so long as he tolerates his grumbling. ]
Like... like this.
[ With some hesitation, Aoba lifts slightly on his toes and leans forward, planting his chilled lips against Karamatsu's forehead. He leaves it there for a good two seconds and then pulls away, looking redder than before but fully confident that this is all that is needed to drop the barrier.
Except... it does nothing. Nothing changes. They're still trapped. ]
...Eh?!
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O..oh..
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Ah! See! It needs to be a kiss... of passion!
[ He loves making everything weird. ]
LAUGHS
N-n-non, non, NON!
[ He got so worked up over that one that he started speaking like him. This is bad. But actually, Karamatsu's logic doesn't seem wrong. Aoba's kiss was more than just chaste, it was reluctant, nervous and just went through the motions. But can you really blame him? ]
J-just how do you come by that extreme conclusion?!
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Of course, that is the first thought he has other than the fact that he's not Noiz, wasn't that the issue last time? He knows Noiz is special to him but he's not really 100% certain of the kind of relationship they have. Anyway, he does know it's something closer than what they have as "soul mates" or whatever that was supposed to mean.
His ace shifts to something pensive for a moment, lips curling downward into a frown but just for a second before he tries to perk up again: ]
Because.. that is how I want to kiss you.. that is how I know.
[ ?????? ]
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Aoba shouldn't ask, but... it's difficult not to, when someone you care deeply about is right there. Struggling directly in your face. Not really one to conceal his emotions particularly effectively, Karamatsu seems to be trying to imply something. Aoba finds himself finally regarding what he thinks is an elephant in the room, even when it's phrased as one of those flimsy excuses. ]
A...ah. [ He tries to think quickly. It's harder than it should be, because his mind is putting together the odd and jagged pieces together and it's forming a picture he doesn't want to see. ]
...It's because it's like in the movies, right? Th-that kind of kiss.
[ And because even that sounds painfully false, Aoba's face starts to feel a little too warm despite how the cold crawls into his clothing, his core remaining tolerably warm only because of Karamatsu. There are some things that are best left unsaid, he thinks, but it's agonizingly difficult when it's staring you in the face. Aoba drops his forehead onto his, his hair falling over his eyes. He's not sure if he wants to see his, especially when he finally asks. ]
It's not like you like me in that way... right?
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[ Karamatsu asks just right when Aoba bumps his forehead against his. O-oh, he's making this extremely hard with him being in such a tempting distance away. He can practically already feel his tongue against his... you know, mentally.
At the question, it takes Karamatsu a long time to reply— his mind is elsewhere, shameful places that it shouldn't be in regards to his friend. For a moment, Aoba has actually rendered him speechless. ]
U-uhh..
[ He tries to look at Aoba in the eyes, his own eyes crossing slightly. Think, Karamatsu, think! Don't be just quiet and awkward during a time like this. The first sentence comes to mind and he just kind of blurts it out: ]
To me.. you are like the wind beneath my wings. ♡
[ PAINFUL. ]
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He thinks that and yet there's little satisfaction. In it's place is a funny sort of discomfort. A distant annoyance, like he's disappointed but he can't place why. He opens his eyes and stares back, watching Karamatsu from far too close to see him properly, but he thinks that's fine at least. His mouth turns into a frown that he tries to mumble around. ]
Just what kind of sappy line is that, Kara-kun? I'm being serious, and instead you're just teasing me.
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[ Oh no, he went and said something like that right at the worst time, didn't he? Karamatsu was being pretty serious, though, it's just the words that come out of his mouth-- ]
—'m not..
[ He mutters, deciding that right now maybe he shouldn't say anything at all. Red continues to flood over his cheeks, heating the small space between them. Oh crap, he's frozen up. This isn't anything like he imagined it to be and now he just looks really dumb. He should move to kiss him Is it okay to kiss him?
His actions move quicker than his words and he yanks Aoba closer to him, pressing their lips firmly together in an attempt to hide his petrified and embarrassed state. ]
YELLS AT HIM
Aoba feels himself pulled forward and lurches into him. ]
Uwa--mm!!
[ Aoba's boots slide on the floor as he struggles ineffectively, already off-balance from trying to keep warm while huddled with him under the coat and so caught off guard by the press of lips against his own. Is he...?! He is! He kissed him, just like that, the sneaky brat! ]
K-Kara-kun! [ Aoba yanks his face back as he pushes a hand against Karamatsu's collarbone to separate them, so shocked that his objection is weak, like the wind was taken out of him -- little more than a hoarse whisper as he defensively presses the back of his hand against his mouth. His eyelids flutter in startled shock as he distractedly checks the barrier and finds it's stubbornly there. His mind reeling, he's not sure what to comment on first. The barrier, the kiss or Karamatsu's unspoken confession. ]
... [ He opts for the least accusatory one to start with. ]
It... it didn't work.
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He pulls away, huffing out a hot breath. Just by something like that he's getting riled up and warm. It was so nice! He's been wanting to kiss him for so long now and now he has the chance to. He watches as Aoba fumbles around, red spreading to the very ends of his ears, but a crooked smile forming on his face. ]
A-ah.. that must mean.. that we have to kiss again! Heh.. I'm okay with that...
[ A little more polite, now, Karamatsu simply slips his arms around Aoba's shoulders and turns his head to the side, lips puckering slightly as he awaits Aoba to kiss him this time.
How.. nice. ]
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When Karamatsu angles his head and puckers up, though, that's when he finally comes to and bristles. He grips his sides with his hands and gives him a small shake, then reaches up to flick his forehead. Snap out of it! ]
You...! Wh-wh-what are you saying?! That's not happening!
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Haaaa? I see..
[ Aoba is somebody handsome, somebody who seems to care about other people and on top of that has a really lovely voice. There's aspects about him that Karamatsu wishes he had.. but he usually finds aspects about everyone that he wishes he had. Surprisingly enough, he pulls away, breaking all contact from Aoba and leaning back against the invisible barrier, his arms crossing over his chest and eyes looking off towards anything but Aoba. ]
I understand that I am not exactly your type— I'm not as handsome or talented as you, but maybe that is something you should say to me instead of making me think you could like me.
[ He's so used to rejection at this point it's almost eerie how well he takes it. ]
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Th-that's not it at all! Just where did you get that idea from, Karamatsu!
[ There's nothing wrong with him, he wants to say, but because he knows that's not 100% true he just... avoids it. There's plenty wrong with Karamatsu... and the same could be said of him too. But more importantly, that's not his point. As if to stress it, he takes a hand off warming his shoulders, his breath steaming the air as he points back at him. ]
Wouldn't it upset you if your boyfriend went around kissing other people? E-even if it was because of something weird like this, I'd be really hurt!
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[ Or a girlfriend.. for that matter. His flower fairy girl didn't count.. mostly. He remains where he's at, the furthest distance he can be from Aoba, and has the nerve to stick his nose in the air. ]
Very well. I suppose we can stand here and be cold.