potosi | we'll sing a love song as we go along

[ Effectively running the school while terminally ill is a very time-consuming thing, especially when your unit must remain at the top of the veritable food chain. Having such good unitmates, in their ways, helps a great deal, as does the fact that the student council is in the palm of his hand, but. It still leaves him with a great deal many things to do, especially after he's been to the hospital for a few days, a week, two weeks -

The holidays are an unfortunate time to be sick. But, he can make it work.

They're working on their live, and he's still feeling weak after his time in the hospital, but he finds the time for a little holiday joy and something... fun. Decorating the student council room is one of those things, where he has Yuzuru help him and sends Tori off to get some treats for the council and fine.

And then, Eichi hangs up a few sprigs of mistletoe, looking pleased with himself up at them rather than moving. ]

[ christmastime is such a wonderful, amazing time of year ★

wataru is, naturally, a fan! how could he not be? everything is beautiful and magical--it is a time for art and music and dance and joy. merrymaking, even! and wataru hibiki makes very, very merry.

so, preparations for the star festival being underway doesn't mean that things can't be decorated beyond that. wataru's heard that eichi is up and about for the day, which means that perhaps he's already in the student council room, decorating. wataru makes his way out of the theater club room with his arms full of decorations, and he sets them down at the doorway to the student council room and opens the door. ]

Goo~od evening, Eichi! How nice it is, to see you up and about and moving around! ♪ [ with the box out of his arms, he immediately makes his way over to said student council president, because if anyone would notice the little green sprigs hanging in the room, it would most certainly be the dramatic wataru hibiki!

as in, when he sweeps in, he truly does, grabbing eichi's hand and promptly dipping him down underneath one of the mistletoe sprigs. ] It seems we've had a meeting of fate....☆

[ They still have some more pieces that they need to put up - which he's sure that Wataru has, as he so often does (because he is dependable like that, yes, but also because he is just that sort of Extra) - so Eichi decides to call it a day after the mistletoe. Besides, that was a lot of work for him to do, when he needs to save the rest of his energy for the star fes. They might not be doing Tori's proposed suggestion, but there's still so much that they have to do for it, and the costumes...

He perks up when the door opens, turning from where he's assessing his hard work. There's some that he wants to maybe move, perhaps get them somewhere else in the room. It would be silly to put the sprigs right over the door, but at the same time, he's sure that not all of them are perfectly placed. ]

Wataru. I was working, earlier, but felt a little restless after sitting for so long. I had Yuzuru go and get some of the decorations out of storage. [ His pleasant smile is warmed around the edges, but, then - of course, Hibiki Wataru is full of surprises. His eyes widen as his world tilts on its axis, and he can't help the startled laugh as he braces one hand against Wataru's chest and the other curls in his grip. ] My, it does seem that we have, haven't we..~?

[ there is nothing wataru does in small measures, and kissing his boyfriend is one of those things. ♪

yes, yes, this is an appropriate way to celebrate christmas. it's a very romantic season, and wataru would be impolite if he didn't show it in such a way--nay, he would barely be wataru hibiki! so, he's all smiles at eichi, holding him safe in his arms, even if he's dipped a bit horizontal. ]

I have heard that something truly terrible happens to those who ignore the calls of mistletoe. [ he pours on the dramatics as usual, voice a bit hushed, playful. ] A fate worse than death, should we not provide to its very whims...!

[ leaning just a little closer, he smiles. ] I'm willing to acquiesce, if you are...♪

[ And that, truly, is one of the many reasons that Eichi loves his boyfriend so much. He would never ask Wataru to change himself, least of all this part.

(He failed to break him, like so many others before him. There's no way he could change him in the first place, and, now, no want to.)

There's no concern that he's about to be dropped, even if he's holding onto him so securely. After all, Wataru didn't drop him during their "circus" performance, and went so far as to catch him before he could fall. So, of course he's perfectly safe. His hand lifts up from his chest to touch his cheek, thumb sweeping tenderly over it.

It would probably be easier to succumb to that death, than the slow one that he's been dragging out for years and years. But that would mean less time to kiss Wataru. ]

I would hate for such a fate to befall our most beloved magician. And I would be even more loathe to be the cause of such a fate.

[ no, no death!! especially not on christmas!!

wataru's grip is firm, it's true. eichi is light as a feather, really, weak from the medicine; he's always been so delicate, yet so strong. it's truly a most fascinating contradiction, eichi tenshouin, one that wataru adores.

so, smile still firmly on his face, he tilts his head just a little, turning some of that adoration on their student council president. he looks lovely like this, lit just by the christmas lights in the council room, and he can't help himself! ]

If it is as the mistletoe commands... [ and with that, yep, he's just gonna lean right down and give him a sweet kiss. ]

[ He does suppose that would put a damper on Wataru's favorite holiday.

As frail as he could be, as he should be, Eichi has found ways to seem stronger. Some of it may be an act, a deception that he wears just along with his pleasant smile. Because what better way to rule the world he knows than to do that? But some of it is just sheer determination, and he finds ways to make sure his hands don't ever shake.

He lets himself be held by Wataru without question, without complaint, and chuckles softly, his heart warm in his chest, soothing away some of the pain from his recent hospitalization. ]

It is, I believe. [ So Wataru kisses him, and Eichi slides his fingers into his long, long hair, to cup the back of his head as he returns the kiss with a soft hum at the back of his throat. ]

[ oh, it's definitely just the mistletoe. that's all. wataru definitely doesn't want to kiss eichi or anything.

of course that's a lie--wataru enjoys kissing eichi the most, obviously. he adores it, in fact, so he keeps the kiss long and sweet and slow. he'd rather stay close to him forever, if given the choice, he'd do this all afternoon, but alas: yuzuru and hime-chan should be returning soon.

slowly, he rights eichi, keeping their lips together until he does so, his arm snaking now comfortably around his waist, first one and then the other. wataru breaks off slowly, sweetly, and he smiles when he's finished. ] Well now... I hope you feel the Christmas spirit at least a bit, Eichi. ♪

[ Oh, of course. Wataru would have no reason to want to kiss him of his own volition. Not at all.

But, it's also true - Yuzuru and his darling Tori will be returning eventually. He sent them on errands (more like he sent Tori on an errand, and Yuzuru to make sure it was done) but they were only meant to be minor busy work compared to what they could possibly be doing to occupy themselves long term. Unfortunate that he didn't send htem off to do more.

Because being righted is fine, and he still trusts Wataru implicitly to not topple them over or drop him. Instead of trying to pull away, though, he curls their fingers together more snugly and tucks his other hand carefully against the back of his neck. It keeps him from succumbing to the urge to comb through that beautiful hair of his.

Eyes closed still, he smiles and lets out another little hum, followed by a chuckle. ] Perhaps you should try another, to make sure, Wataru..~

Hmm, hmm! [ that's probably just a little too loud, just a little too extravagant, but what is wataru if not "a little too" all the time? he's big and theatrical and doing the Most all the time, therefore he happily gives in to the suggestion.

besides, eichi looks quite lovely with his eyes still closed like that, like a beautiful prince awaiting a kiss from his prince charming. who would wataru be if he said no?

so, he squeezes him just a bit closer, still underneath the mistletoe. ] If a thousand kisses is what it takes, then this Christmas angel will be up to the task!

[ which definitely means he ducks in to kiss him again, chaste and sweet. they will almost certainly get caught. ]

[ Most would probably say it was too loud, and too much, but Eichi thinks it's a perfect indicator of who Wataru is. He chuckles again, softly, rather than try to lean away, thumbing behind his ear as he leaves his eyes closed. Anyone else, he'd be more reluctant to do that. (See: Rei.) ]

Christmas angel, hm? I'm rather lucky to have someone like you as my Christmas angel, then. Because you make that sound exactly like a promise.

[ They're absolutely going to get caught. Knowing their luck, it may even be Keito that arrives rather than their sweet kohai. But he can't find it in himself to care, as he returns the kiss, tender and slow, the corners of his mouth turned up in a sincere smile. ]

we'll sing a love song as we go along

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