Now Kiss!

[unheiring]

Who: The Entire (Adult*) Population of the Grove
What: Spin the Bottle Round Three
When: Somewhere in Magic Month
Where: The Inn Lobby
Warnings: Magic will probably go haywire because what's funnier than your emotions spiking and making your windy magic go woosh

*Younger muses can set up their own Spin the Bottle behind the Inn or whatever. Be some punk little rebels I don't care, I'm not your dad.

After two months of terror, it's time for a little whimsy — or so Luca Aurelius says, at least. And since Ain is a perpetual bad influence on him, Luca defaults to the most menacing game he knows: spin the bottle.

The rules are simple, plop down in the middle of a circle and get comfortable. Or maybe you got roped into this by a friend and now you're trying to put on a brave face? Either way, it's time to wait: the bottle will land on you eventually, right?. At that point, the rules are simple: kiss!

You can be brave about it and lock lips, or something mildly more. Or if you're trying to play it cool, a kiss on the hand or cheek should suffice. Luca isn't really enforcing any strict rules. The bastard isn't even playing, what the hell.

(Or, to put it all simply and break the fourth wall: drop your character. Add a little description about their behavior/demeanor prior to the kiss, if you want. Then, wait for someone to tag you, while you do some tagging out of your own! Spinning the bottle is a mutual affair, after all. Just remember to take any escalations off comms and to your inboxes, you fucking menaces)

Hope you're ready to resolve some of that tension you've been ignoring!

Comments

[foreversembrace]

Yeah, well...someone had to, right? And everythin' I've ever been told is that girls are cute, and guys are strong and manly or whatever.

[godsfavourite]

Huh? "Manly" and "strong" aren't synonyms for cute at all. Maybe "handsome" or something? Still, I think calling guys cute isn't a social taboo. Men are absolutely allowed to be cute.

I wonder if that's just a thing that happens after my era? [ Yeah, Post-WWII fucked up a lot of things, actually- ] But if that's true and they decided men can only be strong and manly, then that's bloody stupid and I'm electing to ignore it~

[foreversembrace]

So you think both girls and boys are cute.

[Yeah he can be bisexual if he wants. That's what you are, Till!]

[godsfavourite]

Yes! I do!

[ :) ]

[foreversembrace]

And you're, like.

Okay...? With that?

[godsfavourite]

Of course! I'm more than okay with that! I like cute people, regardless of what they are. It shouldn't matter, so long as they make me happy, right?

[foreversembrace]

I-

[He opens his mouth, his jaw working silently for a moment. Then, it snaps shut again, because he can't actually think of a proper retort.]

......I guesso. Yeah.

[It's not that he has a problem with other people thinking that way. He remembers early on, when he expressed some reservations in a family meeting and people got upset with him, rightfully so...but it's not others he has a problem with.

It's himself. His feelings.

He doesn't deserve to be happy, or feel...right in his own skin.]

[godsfavourite]

You "guess"??? Gee, love, you're not making it easy on me, you know. Let me put it another way, then.

Only thing that's going to dictate who I love is my own heart. Anyone else who disagrees can take their opinions shove it up their arse~

[foreversembrace]

[Stop calling him love he's gonna blow up.]

So you don't care what other people think, huh?

[godsfavourite]

Well... yes and no. At home? It's... illegal to be gay in most parts of the world. So I don't get to decide if I care what other people think or not. I'll just go to jail if I'm this vocal!

So while I'm here, of course I'm not going to care. It's probably going to be the only time I get to not care.

[foreversembrace]

[...oh.

Well that sure gives Till a lot to think about, doesn't it?]

...sorry, I didn't know.

[godsfavourite]

Hey, I'm not upset! Don't look so down, I know you didn't know. I told you already, I'd explain things to you if you didn't know. I'm sticking by that.

[ Gently reaching out and patting Till's shoulder here. ]

I'm happy, and having a good time, so there's no need to be sad for me, okay?

[foreversembrace]

[Why are you being so nice to him, Allen, what the fuck.]

...fine. But I'll make it up to you if your bottle lands on me.

[????????]

[godsfavourite]

...

[ Kicks the bottle very intently so that it has no choice by to land on Till, and then looks at him like ✨✨✨✨ ]

Brilliant, then, seems like it did~

[foreversembrace]

[You're going! To make! Him explode!!

Till sputters, his face turning a bright red.]

G-get over here then, dumbass...

[godsfavourite]

[ Stands. Flops next to Till, squishes his shoulder to Till's.

Smiles real sweet-like. ] Hello, love.

[foreversembrace]

[Till flares red again, red from his cheekbones all the way to the tips of his ears. He's kindof half-hiding himself in his scarf at the moment, where the edge of the scar where his name used to be is just barely visible.

He knows he's stalling, but-]

Do you...call everybody that?

[godsfavourite]

Hm? Oh, "love"? It's, ah, a common pet name for friends where I'm from, yes. I wouldn't say "everyone", though. Just people I feel comfortable with.

[ He wouldn't use it on, say, Kanda, because he feels like he'd get punched. Or Link, because that man is so stiff all the time he might read too much into it. It's fair game with Till, though. ]

I can stop, if you don't like it.

[foreversembrace]

No, it's...it's fine. Just c'mere...

[And he is going to do the same dumb thing he did for Flamebringer. That is, try too quickly to kiss his cheek, and instead miss so that he kisses his nose instead.

Oops!]

[godsfavourite]

[ Snrk- ]

This what you meant by "making it up to me" then?

[foreversembrace]

Y......yeah.

[godsfavourite]

Then can I retaliate~?

[foreversembrace]

I...I guess it's...only fair.

[godsfavourite]

[ Fantastic! Then, in that case, Allen is very gently going to put his hand on Till's cheek and lean in. He, theoretically, is still not stellar at kissing. He had his "first" one today (Road not included), but...

He's also Allen. So!

Once he's close enough, Allen presses his lips right against Till's. Soft, gentle, a little clumsy, but at the very least confident. Try to be homophobic now, gay boy- ]

[foreversembrace]

[Oh my god oh my god ohhhhh my fucking god-

So Till...has had many kisses by now, none of these are his first. No, that honor belongs to Ivan, who grabbed him by the head and kissed him on stage in front of thousands, so you know. Not a helpless confession of gay love or anything like that. Nothing Till has been running from for months now, noooo.

No, Allen kisses him, and it's...nice. It's really nice. It's gentle, and careful, and it makes Till's head feel like it's going to pop. He still barely knows how to kiss himself so don't worry Allen this kiss was going to suck regardless, but...he doesn't pull out of it.

If anything, he's blushing so fiercely that he looks like he's going to pass out. Or, maybe he's just forgetting to breathe-]