MISTLEGLOW: a kissing meme

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mistleglow: a kissing meme

Some 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:

RED: MOUTH ● ORANGE: NECK ● YELLOW: CHEEK
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.

header image is from santa's factory by Clement Danveau

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[paged]

[ She licks her tongue along his throat with no prompt, joining him in laughing a moment later. ]

You bastard!

[volitaunt]

[ He reclaims his hand, smoothing his damp thumb along his lower lip--and ruining whatever effect that might have by waggling his eyebrows. ]

[paged]

[ Her hips cant slightly when his fingers slip out but she's still grinning, this time letting the gasp out. Only to start laughing again, giving his stomach a smack. ]

You plan on taking care of that?

[ Nodding down to his still open pants. ]

[volitaunt]

[ Poe hitches his pants up and tries to button them one-handed, acutely aware that he looks like an idiot.

Still, he grins up through his lashes Karen. ]

Want me to do yours?

[paged]

[ She has to try to smother another laugh as she nods, ]

It would be the gentlemanly thing to do, yeah.

I can give you your other hand back if you want.

[ Even if she was enjoying the warmth and solidness of it gripping hers. ]

[volitaunt]

[ He almost leans in to steal another kiss with their hands still held up against the wall, but then he stops, loosening his grip on her, worry creeping in. ]

Is this-- [ He's not sure where that question leads, so he's going to go with another. ] We're okay, right?

[paged]

[ Her brow creases at that before she's giving a small huff, grinning again, ]

Yeah. Why wouldn't we be?

[ She does lean in to give him another peck on the lips, though. ]

Even if it was... really unexpected.

[volitaunt]

Okay. [ He lets her go, finally, and (as promised) buttons her pants, before seeing to his own. He might lean forward to give her a lil forehead boop in the process.

He glances up at her. ]

It was good, though?

[paged]

[ Still grinning, ]

No, it was awful. Four out of ten.

[volitaunt]

[ WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY, KAREN. There's ye olde gleam of a challenge in his eye. ]

Really? Because I can give it another try--

[paged]

[ She reaches up with both hands to cup his face, laughing as she presses her forehead to his again. ]

I'm sure you could.

[ She pulls away, hands dropping to pat his chest, ]

But it'll have to wait another time.

[ Because she's not sure she could go another round in the stairwell after that first round. On a bed... different story. ]

[volitaunt]

You're beautiful.

[ Brain catches up to impulse and Poe opens his mouth, then closes his mouth, swallows, and clears his throat.

Because that's how to make this less awkward. ] I should.

Upstairs.

Probably.

Wash my hands.

[paged]

[ Her smile is still there, shifting into something softer, ]

Yeah, you should. And try to watch where you walk. I won't be able to help you out on the next one.