Game 035 [Action] - Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart

[neverplaysfair]

[ If you're up and about late, late on the border of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, you might happen to catch Joshua making his way from the plaza towards Community Housing 5, holding what on closer inspection reveals itself to be a violin case. He's rather under-dressed, especially considering the snow is picking up, but he doesn't seem to mind much at all.

A little later, you can find him on top of Community Housing 5, sans violin case. He's just sitting in the snow, staring up at the stars that occasionally peek through the clouds. ]

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[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ Sanae makes a little noncommittal noise and holds up a fork pointedly. ]

I went to the trouble of making cake. Think you could humor me for a few minutes, at least? Then I'll be outta your hair.

[neverplaysfair]

[ Joshua turns and raises an eyebrow. ]

You made a Christmas cake?

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ He raises one shoulder in a shrug. ]

I gave it a shot. It's not like we don't have time to kill, here.

[neverplaysfair]

Hmm. Does this make you my boyfriend, then?

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

We live together, don't we? It could just make us family. Known each other long enough, anyway.

[ But he raises little protest at 'boyfriend'. ]

[neverplaysfair]

I wouldn't go that far. [ Though now he's looking at the cake in the dark, a small smile on his face. ]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

Hey, if it's that or boyfriends...

[ He offers Josh one of the forks, plate of cake held between them. ]

[neverplaysfair]

I'd take the boyfriend. [ But he's teasing, a giggle in his voice. He takes the fork, eying the cake, but not having any to eat just yet. ]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

'Boyfriend' might imply that there's love, though.

[ It's not said hesitantly or to gauge a reaction; he knows very well that that isn't what they have. Sanae takes a forkful of cake and moves a bit closer to Joshua as he eats it, less able to ignore the cold. The coat he's got on helps, but not entirely. ]

[neverplaysfair]

Arguably, family should imply the same. A different sort of love, though. And that doesn't always hold. Though I suppose there are couples out there without love as well. [ Finally he takes a forkful and nibbles at it thoughtfully. ]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

We could just be at 'friends'. With the circumstances as weird as they are, Christmas cake on a rooftop shouldn't seem too odd.

[ He has another forkful of cake and moves closer still, his hip and arm touching Joshua's, but it's only for warmth. Sanae would bitch about the cold if he didn't consider it a victory just to get out here and get Josh eating cake in the first place; no reason to be the one to ruin it. ]

[neverplaysfair]

Mmm. I eagerly await the benefits. [ He leans against Sanae, not for the warmth at all. With a giggle, he eats the rest of his forkful and takes another, holding it up for Sanae to eat. ]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ That gets an actual laugh from him, and after an instant's hesitation, Sanae sacrifices dignity for friendship and takes the bite of cake. It's not as good as store-bought stuff, made without a real recipe, but it's pretty decent nonetheless. ]

Still mind me ruinin' the mood? I've got something waiting for you back home, if you don't mind giving up on the brooding entirely.

[neverplaysfair]

[ Joshua giggles back. ] I decided that if you're going to insist on being here for a bit, you could at least make for entertainment.

[ He lies backwards on the snow, completely ignoring the wetness that now begins to seep into the back of his shirt and onto his skin and feathers. ] I need to get my fill of stargazing while I still have the chance. I wouldn't call it brooding.

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

If you don't mind giving up on the stargazing, then.

[ Sanae shuffles his small white wings beneath the jacket, sets down the cake so he can hide his hands in his sleeves. He's grinning. ]

It's a pretty nice present.

[neverplaysfair]

Hmm... how nice?

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

It's not as much fun if I give it away. You'll hafta find out.

[neverplaysfair]

[ He gives another soft giggle and turns his gaze back to the sky. ]

It's not what I'm hoping for, is it? [ There's no hurt in his voice ]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

No.

[ There's no apology in his. ]

More of what you need than what you want.

[neverplaysfair]

I need her.

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ The grin shifts, quiets to a more honest smile. ]

Like I said, more of what you need.

[neverplaysfair]

[ Suddenly he realizes where Sanae is going with this, and his smile fades away, but what replaces it is almost a pout. ]

I think I'll stay here. [ But it's not cold that's in his voice. It's tinges of hurt and nostalgia. ]

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

[ It's almost funny, seeing that pout on an adult and not a teenager. Sanae isn't daunted. ]

You haven't slept in weeks.

[neverplaysfair]

That's nothing.

[nattocat.livejournal.com]

It's something, and it's a fixable something. I can help you, you just hafta let me.