call me out: holiday edition

[unversed]

★ pick someone you want to play with and put it in the subject.
★ feel free to request if you don't see 'em on the list. (muse strength may vary)
★ WINTER IS HERE
★ feeling uninspired? no worries, i got you bro.
★ have fun!
★ fyi "late" doesn't exist.
★ SCHOOL IS OUT I WILL BOOMERANG TAG EVERYONE

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[invigors]

[ shaking her head and not looking at him oh my god. ]

No, i-it's... you.

[cassonade]

[she actually

it's him


she really likes him

she likes him??

is that even right did he hear her incorrectly the second time too

he's stunned if you didn't know]

[cassonade]

[okay now that that's over

IT'S S-SUPPORT TIME YOU ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THE SAP THAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN]

Olivia. [reaching for her hand. with his free one, anyway.] You'd want a life by the side of a thief?

[invigors]

[ it almost feels like something blooms in her chest when he says her name, bringing with it a sense of warmth and security. and she's pretty sure it's love because love is when someone says your name and it feels safe in their mouth.

she laces their fingers together, finally looking up at him. ]

I want a life by your side. It doesn't matter to me if you're a thief... I just want to be with you, if that's okay?

[cassonade]

[she's really saying it. to him. and she's not humoring him or anything. right. tell him she's not just humoring him.

his fingers squeeze around hers, in the valleys between her knuckles. he doesn't stop looking her in the eye.]

Olivia, let me cut you a piece of the pie. I made it with you in mind.

[his smile is warm. just trust him okay, he knows it's not an answer but you'll get your answer soon]

i keep doing these tags when i am half asleep i'm so sorry if they don't make sense

[invigors]

[ it's not really an answer but he didn't like. outright reject her, so that's a good thing, right?? also it's pie, how can she refuse pie it's blasphemous. especially when he made it with her in mind. //// ]

Sure! I'm excited to try it.

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[cassonade]

Just gimme one minute.

[oh god getting out of that blanket is like stepping into a freezer better MAKE THIS QUICK. thankfully he's classy enough with his slight-of-hand skills to get her a piece and sneak in the secret ingredient without her noticing. in a minute, he's back in the blanket with a piece of it for each of them, though his gets set down in front of him first. he offers hers over.]

There we are.

[PLEASE DON'T SWALLOW IT]

[invigors]

Thank you!

[ she takes it carefully, letting its aroma warm her from the inside out and the first bite is pretty much heaven. he's been getting really good at making them recently, maybe a little too good...

she almost drops the pie when she bites something a little too hard, hand coming up to cover her mouth as she, well, spits whatever it is out. ]

What-- [ oh my christ that is a big rock ] Gaius, is this a ring?

[cassonade]

Your ring. [he plucks it from her fingers with his gloved hand, though he doesn't hold it far from her, showing her the stones that glimmer from the light of the fire.] If you'll have it. Or me. Whichever.

[invigors]

Oh, Gaius, I...

[ god she doesn't even know what to say, too happy beyond belief. is this really happening? is she dreaming? is he actually proposing to her?

it's hard to ignore the ring, though. especially with the way it shines and she's wondering how he even got this in the first place. she really wasn't expecting it; she didn't think he'd want to settle down, but this is what she wanted. this is what she dreamed about, even more than building her own theater.

she sets the pie down and takes his hand with the ring in hers, holding them to her heart. ]

I'd be honored to have you both... and to be your wife.

[cassonade]

[gaius almost doesn't realize he's doing it himself. it registers in small doses, that he's actually doing this, throwing away a lifetime of thievery and being a bachelor for the sake of being with this one woman alone. since he had first laid eyes on her, she had captured him, and as she fulfilled and surpassed more and more of his expectations, the idea of being with anyone else for the rest of his life left a sour lump in his throat. it could only be her.

his smile feels unbreakable, his chest full and warm. he doesn't even know what to say, how to articulate his happiness. all he can think to do is hold her cheek and meet those beautiful eyes--up until his impulse grows too strong to hold back. he leans forward, head tipping, and captures her lips in a deep, heartfelt kiss.]

[invigors]

[ the pie is forgotten when he kisses her and she wraps her arms around his chest, pulling herself closer to him. kissing him feels like a breath of fresh air and she opens up to him, eyes closing to the feel of his his closeness, the solidity of his body against hers.

she loves him so much her heart is fit to burst. ]

[cassonade]

[the room is quiet aside from the crackling of the fire, a slight shift in cloth as their kiss deepens and they move to accommodate the newness of one another's bodies. his own heart swells. their kiss ends quietly, and with his eyes open, he meets her look with a smile.]

You're stuck with me now. [he withdraws his arms to wipe the ring with his cape. then he takes her left hand, sliding the silver piece onto her ring finger.] I hope you realize that.

[invigors]

[ she watches him slip the ring on her finger, the stones glinting brightly against her skin. she kisses him lightly, leaning her forehead against his. ]

I wouldn't want it any other way.

[cassonade]

[he grins.] You say that now. [and then presses his forehead gently against hers. with the ring at her finger, he winds his arm back around her waist.] The wedding might be small. Hope that's okay with you.

[invigors]

Of course!

[ she's happy he even wants to marry her in the first place. ]

Even if we don't have a wedding, I'm just happy that I can be with you.

[cassonade]

[he's happy for the same. he takes a moment to brush her braids over her shoulders and against her back, to better lean into her and bring her close.]

You really are sweeter than any candy money could buy. You know that? [his voice is soft. his head tilts, their noses brushing as he presses a kiss to her cheekbone.]

why did i think i tagged this already???

[invigors]

Not as sweet as you.

[ after wanting so long to be this close to him, it's a little overwhelming now that he's holding her like this. it's hard to keep her heart under control and she's sure he can feel it. ]

You got me this ring, after all. It's really beautiful.

it's okaaaay

[cassonade]

A beautiful ring for a beautiful lady.

[he takes her hand, bringing it up to his mouth to kiss over her ring. it fits perfectly, right where it belongs.]

Now, I think we can help ourselves to the rest of this pie. No sense in leaving it to waste. ...Though I hope I can whip up something a little more extravagant later to celebrate our engagement.

this is so schmoozy i can't live

[invigors]

You don't have to go through all that trouble! Anything you make would be lovely.

[ it's true ok she'd love anything he bakes. she picks up the pie, cutting off a piece with her fork and holding it up to his mouth. this is what newlyweds do, right? ]

But before that... we can share?

[cassonade]

[gaius doesn't hesitate; his mouth opens and he takes the little, flaky piece in his mouth, sliding it off the fork and into his mouth.]

Sweeter, [he notes, licking a crumb from the edge of his grinning lip,] when given to me by the hand of my beautiful wife.

[he wants to pull her in his lap, bury his cheek in the softness of her hair--but that might just put the pie in danger. instead, he reaches aside and takes the other fork he had laid out on a napkin near the oven. this one would be his. he dives in for another piece, offering it to her.]

I'll make something that'll knock your socks off. Wait and see.