Blackwood Grove, Tuesday Evening
Dec. 9th, 2025 04:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
witchofthefleshAdrian and Rey'd had a date planned for tonight - nothing major, just some spending a bit of time together. But when he saw the reindeer made of lights wandering through the Grove, he'd had a much, much better idea than just cooking dinner and maybe enlisting her help with making Christmas gifts.
"Do you think telling her to dress warmly will give it away?" hefretted at asked Boston. Boston, who was once again reminded how much energy Lydia-kitty had, opened one weary eye. "Yes," he said. "Telling her to dress warm in December is surely only something one would do if they were up to something."
Adrian scooped up Lydia-kitty, pulling her away from her current favorite toy: Boston's tail. "It's not that cold," he scoffed.
"Spoken like someone who grew up in a forest in Massachusetts," Boston said, letting his eyes drift shut again. "You should tell her to dress warmly. You'll only fuss if you don't."
"Good poi--hey! I don't fuss!"
Boston was not inclined to dignify that nonsense with a response. Not when there was prime napping to be done, and he was going to take advantage of it while Adrian entertained Lydia.
"Oh! Oh! Boston, I know the best way to handle this!" Adrian said, excited. He read off the text he'd just sent Rey. "Don't forget to dress warm--Baby, It's Cold Outside. Get it? Like the Christmas song!"
...If anybody needed Boston, he'd be hiding under a plant in the greenhouse. Emphasis on hiding.
[For the aforementioned date, if you'd be so kind!]
"Do you think telling her to dress warmly will give it away?" he
Adrian scooped up Lydia-kitty, pulling her away from her current favorite toy: Boston's tail. "It's not that cold," he scoffed.
"Spoken like someone who grew up in a forest in Massachusetts," Boston said, letting his eyes drift shut again. "You should tell her to dress warmly. You'll only fuss if you don't."
"Good poi--hey! I don't fuss!"
Boston was not inclined to dignify that nonsense with a response. Not when there was prime napping to be done, and he was going to take advantage of it while Adrian entertained Lydia.
"Oh! Oh! Boston, I know the best way to handle this!" Adrian said, excited. He read off the text he'd just sent Rey. "Don't forget to dress warm--Baby, It's Cold Outside. Get it? Like the Christmas song!"
...If anybody needed Boston, he'd be hiding under a plant in the greenhouse. Emphasis on hiding.
[For the aforementioned date, if you'd be so kind!]
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Date: 2025-12-10 09:53 pm (UTC)She stayed close when she pulled back, murmuring, "How do you think we're doing at 'pretty casual?'"
She wasn't trying to complicate things. She worried about that a lot, actually. She was worried about ruining this with that right now. But if she was crazy, she really needed to know.
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Date: 2025-12-10 09:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-12-10 10:06 pm (UTC)She loved it less than she did then, but she knew what the reality was.
"You just make me really happy."
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Date: 2025-12-10 10:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-12-10 10:47 pm (UTC)"I know. I know how this goes, even if I don't like thinking about it. But until then," she said firmly, "I'm happy."
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Date: 2025-12-10 11:04 pm (UTC)no subject
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