rest under the stars

[purevanillacookie]

Who: Peepaw + You cause lbr he's inviting everyone
What: Sleepover! In an outside blanket fort!
When: Time is wobbly
Where: Outside Peepaw's Place
Warnings: It's gonna be cute and loving

[ Life's been rough, come hang out at Pure Vanilla's in a blanket fort, which is what the little jot in the journal says. The quest was for loved ones, but Pure Vanilla loves all of them? So, blanket offering.

Literally. ]

Please come visit tonight and spend a moment of rest and relaxation with me, my dears! This month has been rough, and I feel we can all use it.

[ Those who show up will find one side of his Cookie Cottage absolutely turned into the largest blanket fort he can make it. Most of it is made up of wool blankets, but when he ran out of those, he's stolen extra blankets from the Inn, as well as stripped his house of them. Pillows and furs line the ground, and small shards of light that seem almost ethereal litter around the area. Some float in the air like small gleaming prisms, some are attached to the ceiling of the blankets like their own stars, while others sparkle gentle amongst the furs. Touching one for any length of time will make it fade into the person who touched it, and give them a sense of warmth and peace.

And there's food. Lots of it. Drinks too, carefully marked that they will aid you into sleep. Peepaw spent the entire day busy. And a bunch of various things to do to unwind with. Books to read, marshmallows to roast over carefully shielded fire pits (there's little magic circles around them to keep the fires magically going and safe), a record player with various records he borrowed. If you really want to fall asleep, he even had his things to make yarn dragged out, just be sure not to fall asleep mid-spin. And a little telescope or two set up from the School.

It really does look like a school camping trip...

There's also a larger shield around it all, near invisible in the moon and starlight, but it shimmers occasionally. People gathering in one spot is always a prime target, and he's not going to let his loved ones be hurt.

Vanilla will greet every one with a wide, happy smile and a hug. Get loved. ]

Thank you for coming!

Comments

[purevanillacookie]

[ Oh no he's so cute, there's NO hiding his smile at Vash cups his cheek, nor his laugh as he turns his head in to kiss his palm. ]

I know, sweetheart. I love you. It was a tease, forgive me.

[oleaeuropaea]

[Another wet sniffle. You chose this wet bug of a man, PV.]

So... I can keep eatin' some s'mores without upsetting you? Is that what you're saying?

[He looks hopefully from Pure Vanilla to the s'more in his hand. Will you shatter his hope?]

[purevanillacookie]

[ SWEET BUG.

He aw's softly and raises his hands to Vash's face to cup it and pull him down for quick kisses. ]

Of course you can. You can have as many sweets as you want, my love. You will never upset me for enjoying them, I was once a Cookie. It's very high praise you enjoy sweets so much.

[oleaeuropaea]

[Sniffle sniffle.]

You're the sweetest cookie, I bet. [He says it all sad like, but it's clearly just an act now. There's a sparkle in his eye and everything.]

'n' if sweets are my one true love, what does that make you, huh?

[purevanillacookie]

Oh, I don't know, I'm quite plain~

[ The sparkle is met with his own, his nose scrunching gently as he bonks their foreheads together. ]

Destined to meet you.

[ The kiss he gives him comes with a large MWAH sound effect. ]

[oleaeuropaea]

Not plain. Not at all. Just the kind of person that can adapt and be kind to anyone, no matter what they've done to him.

[Oh, it turns out they're bonking each other at the same time. He had the same idea, and now both their heads probably hurt.]

I like the sound of th- [He's cut off by the kiss, and devolves into a heap of giggles.]

[purevanillacookie]

[ Oh, that does make his ears ring a bit. He wasn't expecting Vash to go in for a bunt too. Ah, whatever, it's worth it cause he gets to hear Vash giggling, which makes him beam and mush his face between his hands. ]

I would say you were the sweetest!

[oleaeuropaea]

[Vash only huffs, giving the most playful of scowls.]

You can't just "no you" me!

[purevanillacookie]

Yes I can~

[ His voice is very singsongy and absolutely gremliny. ]

I just did!

[oleaeuropaea]

Noooooo.

[Vash stomps his feet a few times. He very nearly loses his s'more in the process.]

You're no fair.

[purevanillacookie]

[ He begins to giggle helplessly, reaching out to steady the s'more by holding his hand around Vash's, beaming. ]

All's fair in love, my dear!

[oleaeuropaea]

Mmm, I guess you're right. Which means!

[He leans down, seemingly to take a bite out of his s'more. If Pure Vanilla's hand is still there, though, he's going to mouth at that, instead. No actual bite marks or anything. Yet.]

[purevanillacookie]

Ah!!

[ His giggles dissolve into cackles and he lets go of the s'more so Vash can have it. He'd cry cheater but he just did say it's fair. ]

Touché! I believe you win!

[oleaeuropaea]

[Vash gums on Pure Vanilla's hand a few more times, reveling in his victory, before popping up once more. With a triumphant grin, he takes far too big of a bite of the s'more, inhaling it in its entirety.]

Fanks baby.

[Thumbs up!!]

[purevanillacookie]

[ Witches, help him. The look he can't help but give is so soft and fond. ]

Ridiculous.

[ Yet his tone is so tender and he reaches out to wrap his arms around Vash's neck and pull him down for another kiss. Mmm, s'more. Then lets him go to move over and make his own, humming. ]

[oleaeuropaea]

[Vash follows after, dutiful as ever. While Pure Vanilla goes about his business, though, the independent wraps his arms around him from behind. He nestles his chin against PV's shoulder, humming out a little laugh.]

Let me know if you need some wiggle room!

[purevanillacookie]

[ Oh he makes it too easy. Vanilla has to bite the inside of his cheek to keep himself from giggling as the plant wraps around him from behind. He makes a s'more, then breaks it in half as Vash did, offering it up towards his shoulder, his voice as soft as he can pitch it. ]

You can wiggle all you want, my dear.

[ The most salacious flirt Vash has properly ever heard from Vanilla.

Welcome to the Awakened man. ]

[oleaeuropaea]

[And that? That absolutely nets a squeak out of Vash. He stiffens up for a second, reeling from the thoughts that rocket through his head, before easing babck up once. He might, just might, even wiggle his hips once.

Only once. There are children present. Or at least, Pure Vanilla's children are present, so he has to behave.]

Maybe we oughta plan a sleepover of our own then?

[purevanillacookie]

[ Oh. The wiggle catches him by surprise, and he makes a noise around his s'more, turning pink but there's a smile on his face.

Give him a second to hastily chew and swallow and try not to die around his s'more, before turning his head to press a sticky kiss into the corner of Vash's mouth. ]

Sounds like a date, my dove.

[ Oh and Vanilla will plan a date, Vash. Candy pizza and root beer again maybe... ]

[oleaeuropaea]

[Aw, Vash is practically glowing. He loves getting the edge on someone, especially after Pure Vanilla's had him on the back foot for so long.

The kiss helps too, of course.]

A date? Promise?

[Oh he looks so excited.]

[purevanillacookie]

Promise.

[ He reaches up to cup his cheek, smiling to that look, ugh, he's adorable. ]

A little picnic, maybe?

[oleaeuropaea]

[He's still holding PV from behind but... somehow manages to give a little finger gun.]

Sounds perfect!

[His voice pitches lower. A little more conspiratorial.]

As long as we end up somewhere private later.

[Aaand he gives a little smooch behind PV's ear.]

[purevanillacookie]

[ The finger gun makes him amused, his expression crinkling as he takes that finger to hold it. No more shooting!

The kiss behind his ear turns him red, and Vash should be very thankful right now that Pure Vanilla isn't a Minotaur at the moment. Or there'd be some hello wiggling. ]

My dear, if you keep that up-

[ His tone is playful and warning and there's a little gremlin look in his eye. ]

[oleaeuropaea]

[Not the hello wiggling!]

Mmm, what's that? Something wrong?

[Pure Vanilla gets a few more kisses, oops! The low laughter in his ear probably isn't helping either.]

[purevanillacookie]

Oh, no! Absolutely not!

[ He takes both of Vash's hands now and raises the flesh one to gently nip the finger, while under the guise of giving him some marshmallows or s'mores or chocolate. ]