♕ |[75]| Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?

[had_not_lived]

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[Neil is in high spirits this afternoon as he braves the weather and the curses, heading in for his shift at the bookstore. His cheeks are flushed from cold even before the first time someone catches him under a wily sprig of waxy berries, and really, it's easy enough to laugh it off in the name of holiday cheer and common City shenanigans, so that's what he does.

Inside the bookstore, of course, there are all sorts of places for an enterprising plant to grow...]

TEXT / PRIVATE TO TODD

you should skip work and come spend today in the store with me



[ooc; Plz pretend this was earlier. Feel free to hit him up anywhere, on his way there / back / in store, whatevs. I will be sloooow but I will tag back, I promise! <333]

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[mumbled_truth]

I don't even have work today

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[had_not_lived]

then why aren't you here with me?

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[mumbled_truth]

because I slept late?

you realize you're asking me to walk through a city full of people who are going to kiss me

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[had_not_lived]

no, i'm asking you to spend the whole day kissing me

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[mumbled_truth]

[Chalk up the delay in his response to a "Wow, that's forward" reaction. But... well, they have been talking somewhat more openly about things, right?]

I got that part...

which is why I'm going to brave the cursed City

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[had_not_lived]

[He's feeling brave, it happens.]

you know where to find me.

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[mumbled_truth]

[It's not terribly long before Todd arrives - just a bit longer than it would usually be, given that he had to stop for a few kisses along the way. But he arrives at the store, and he walks right up to the counter, glancing to see if there are any customers present at the moment.]

For the record, this seemed like less of a good idea as soon as I actually got outside.

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[had_not_lived]

[The shop's empty at the moment, if that's any comfort. Though the wide window is still well-positioned to catch the eyes of passers-by, meaning it's not a particularly private place. Neil's leaning over the counter; he's been watching the street and waiting.]

C'mon, it's not so bad. [After all, it's not like kissing anyone else means anything. Neil's just pleased by the subversion of this, the opportunity to go too far in public with a convenient excuse.] You're here now.

[Speaking of which... He leans a little further forward...]

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[mumbled_truth]

[Todd actually doesn't care about the window at the moment - it's entirely because of the curse, of course. Nothing would seem odd about any two people being spotted kissing today. So he gives the slightest little smirk as Neil leans in.]

I am here now.

[Todd will help you close that distance, Neil... and he does.]

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[had_not_lived]

[He clasps Todd's wrist, pulling him closer as they both crane over the countertop. It would help their claim of innocence if there was any mistletoe in the vicinity, but you can't tell from outside. Probably. Right now Neil doesn't even care; he's charmed by the unusual opportunity for public flirtation, so he's kissing Todd with abandon.]

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[mumbled_truth]

[Todd's banking on the hope that nobody's going to bother looking that closely; why take even a second glance at who's kissing who today, after all? So, leaning over the counter as far as he can - and with the hand Neil isn't holding daringly finding its way to the other boy's jawline - he's kissing back, almost as if nobody's watching. There's something exhilarating about doing this out in the open with the excuse of the curse to substitute their privacy, but he can't quite get past his all of his anxiety. There's just a lot of it.]

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[had_not_lived]

[For a bundle of anxiety, Neil thinks Todd is doing just fine. Only the fact that he'd have to pull away first keeps him from jumping the counter. Well, that might be an exaggeration.

Slightly.]

Merry Christmas,

[He laughs, with a slightly wicked tone, when he finally does pull back, his hand lingering a little too long on the other boy's.]

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[orangetoughguy]

[Enter one Mr. Orange, he's coming into the store because someone sent him on a run for a book, except no he's Christmas shopping but he'll never say so, just because.]

Hey.

[A nod to that kid.] Where's uh...the gardening and plants stuff?

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[had_not_lived]

Gardening?

[He looks up from his book, and then up,checking the ceiling just in case. All clear on the mistletoe front- for now- so Neil steps from behind the counter to lead the way over to the likeliest part of the stacks.]

I'm sure we have something...

[sitaronthewater.livejournal.com]

[Demyx is wandering around, as he always is on these days. He spots Neil, though, and goes over to say hello.] Hey.

[had_not_lived]

[He pauses in his tracks as Demyx calls out to him.] Oh, hello.

[sitaronthewater.livejournal.com]

How're you doing?