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{ when it snows }
WHEN IT SNOWS
All items on this post will last/be available for the entire month! So timey wimey shenanigans are allowed.
More details on everything can be found here. We will request any thread submissions for certain prompts during A.
I. REVEREIN THAWED
After freeing the Ice Queen from the glass shard from her chest and clearing the dreamscape, the blizzard that affected not only Reverein but the Wildlands and beyond finally dissipates and soon everything returns to…mostly normal.
A. Glitter Snow. While the freezing sleet and ice of the blizzard is no more and a more gentle winter has entered Reverein, the fresh new snow that falls is not one one might want to stick their tongue out to try and catch a snowflake. Unless one likes the taste of glitter.
🎉 Good luck getting it out. Perhaps this wouldn't be so bad if the glitter melted like snow, but it does not. It sticks to everything everywhere and while some might like a splash of colors, others may not.
🔮 Dreamglobes. Some fae are passing out empty spherical glasses, suggesting those who are interested to collect some of the glitter snow into them and then set the snowglobe next to their bed before sleeping. Whatever dream they have will be captured into the glass and upon waking will create a physical representation of the dream to create a little special "dreamglobe." Hope it's a good one!
✨ Glitter Collector. There are a number of people and shops that actually want the free glitter and ask for anyone to collect as much as possible. Works well for those trying to clean up and not sure what to do with it. What kind of products will end up coming from them well.
B. Mari Lwyd and Family. Mari Lwyd has finally returned to Reverein, and she's bringing along some family she's found. However, they can be a bit of a handful. Some are friendlier than others while others are going to make full use of this glitter snow with pranks and mischief. But they all just intend to have a good time, something that everyone may be in need of after that blizzard.
💃 Little Pranksters. The young Lwydlings cannot sing or speak, but they love to dance around and make all manner of noise—they also bite if you're being a big fat party pooper in their presence, and are a lot more likely to pull a few harmless pranks than their dear older cousin Mari Lwyd is. Very quick, they have the same vanish-and-leave-you-with-bad-luck if harm is attempted on them. Have a dance off with them, or aid them in pranking those who are being big fat grumps/meanie-butts.
🔥 Bonfire. One of the merry friends looks like a very tall pile of long hair and arms, but with them they seem to be carrying a basket and filling it with sticks and other kindling. This is for giant bonfires! Help gather wood and kindling to make a great bonfire to welcome some warmth in this winter, and aid any lost to not wander in this cold.
🥜 Nurturing Gifts. There appears to be another skull-faced being wandering around with their own 'little one' in tow—and despite the horned and frightening appearance of the larger fur and hyde clad figure there are small gifts to be shared. An act of kindness rewards one with a bundle of magic beans that if nurtured and cared for will bear a great gift come spring. Great.
C. Hot Springs. The dragons are holding an open invitation to anyone who wishes to use their hot springs to warm up after that frigid blizzard. The dragons in particular will be practically living there, so hopefully others can squeeze in a spot. Rooms will be available for anyone who wishes to stay the night, and all amenities will be available: food, recreational games, etc. Just beware of the monkeys that have descended down from the mountain seeking warmth as well. They are prone to stealing things, particularly clothing—and wearing them. D. Dream Board. This is the perfect time to do many of the Dream Board prompts, and while the full details are on the notes, here is the quick list of what they are:
Dream Board List:
⛄ Snowball Tonics: Transform into massive, different colored snowballs.
🔔 Bell Choir: Grab a bell and play for a concert!
🧣 Never-Ending Scarf: Help untangle the beautifully, extremely long crocheted scarf, dodge cats, and get the whole thing together in one place.
🍻 Keg Brawl: A game where one must carrying a keg of ale from one end of a field of ice to the other while avoiding the other team trying to stop you.
🐶 The Inugami. Help a pair of spirit dogs find each other.
🌠 Falling Stars. Make wishes upon the falling stars before they cause too much damage!
II. SHATTERED DREAMS
Although the Dreamwalkers were successful in removing the strange glass shard in the Ice Queen's chest and ended the nightmare dreamscape that caused the blizzard, the Ice Queen still has yet to awaken. Jack Frost has taken her to Orkili to try and purify her with the pods, yet it only caused an adverse reaction, prompting the Orkilins and Jack Frost to ask for help from the Dreamwalkers once more. Isolated in a separate room where neither dreamotion nor nightmare energy can enter, those who are willing to investigate the Ice Queen's dream will be able to freely dreamwalk, with the warning that she seems sensitive to positive dreamotion so everyone should take caution when using it.
In the meantime, there are some other happenings going around in Orkili, including investigation into some nightmare crystals.
A. Piecing it Together. Those who enter the Ice Queen's dream will find themselves free floating in a dark void with large reflective glass-like shards with blurred, fogged scenes reflecting on their surface. They float aimlessly through the space, and a closer inspection will reveal that these shards can fit together and likely form a larger image. The goal is to now try and put the pieces together, though it's not as easy as it might seem.
🪞 Nightmare manipulation. For whatever reason, those who either have high nightmare resistance or can control nightmare energy will be able to move and be around the shards with very little effect to them.
💥 Too much of a good thing. Because the shards are dark and clearly exude nightmare energy, there will be those who will try to use positive types of dreamotion to purify the shards. Some dreamotion will be safe to use and will help clear up the image on the surface. However, too much focus will have a negative feedback where the dreamers are pushed back with a freezing gale and the shard they are focusing on will crack and break into smaller pieces. Nightmare energy can help mend the cracks, so it's better to try and use both at the same time.
💔 Blurred visions. As the surface of the shards clear up, various scenes of different themes can be seen, both good and bad. Love, heartbreak, hatred, anger, joy, jealousy, loneliness, fulfillment, family, abandonment. Those who experienced the ice mirrors in the previous dreamscape will feel a strong familiarity with these larger shards, except these are clearly towards the Ice Queen herself.
This is where we want players to come up with any scene that the Ice Queen may have experienced that could be reflected on the shard! We'll request submissions and piece together a story based on player input. Don't worry about any contradictions, we'll work it all in one way or another. The only constant is that Jack Frost and the Ice Queen do have a close, romantic relationship, which is why Jack is very worried about her.
B. Unwanted Intruder. While in the dream, a grotesque looking noctaere will appear and try to attack and consume the shards. Should it succeed, the Ice Queen will receive physical damage that everyone will be able to hear and feel inside the dream. The void will contort and turn more like sludge. Attempts to use dreamotion will only worsen it, but those who can control or absorb nightmare energy will take it away from the Ice Queen. How it affects them however, will vary between dizziness to momentary lapse in judgment and may need to leave the dreamscape. Those monitoring outside the dream will witness the Ice Queen scream and her skin blackening as if charred by fire. Same thing applies here: those who try to use dreamotion to heal her will only worsen it, but those who use nightmare energy to either draw it out into some other container or absorb it themselves will be able to pull it out of the Ice Queen. Those who absorb the nightmare energy will have similar varying effects, from just light dizziness to becoming more irritable and hostile. Attempts to try and directly pull out the nightmare energy otherwise will be unsuccessful—it will only work when the noctaere has consumed a shard and caused the physical side effects.
No one will turn noctaere through this method because not enough nightmare energy will have accumulated.
As for the noctaere, it will sometimes appear outside the dream, and those who encounter it or deliberately try to hunt it down either within or outside the dream will find both dreamotion and nightmare based attacks effective against it. However, it's a very tough and difficult foe, so while it can be damaged, it cannot be defeated at this time. Those who investigated the claw marks from a few months ago will notice it leaves behind the same claw marks. Those who witnessed it will also find it familiar and can safely say it's the same.
I NEVER HAD ONE
He does need Yukine, though even his guidepost probably wouldn't know how to help him navigate this complex terrain called l-love. Because he does love her, that much he knows now. What other name could there be for wanting to selfishly keep her close, for being so maddeningly jealous of even the possibility that another guy might make a move on her? For feeling sick at the thought of another touching her, of stealing a kiss from her before he even can.
Beneath the surface of the water, he mulls over what to do. How to make this better. Not that he has a long time to deliberate - Hiyori doesn't wait around long for him, leading him to smoothly swim over. Before she can get too far, there's something wrapping around her ankle, holding her in place. What it is becomes apparent a moment later as bubbles breach the surface followed by Yato's head. At first he just stares at her, then he tilts his face up enough to get his mouth out of the water so he can speak.]
Don't go, Hiyori. ...please.
[To make his request more formally, he stands up, taking her hand in his and holding it close against his chest. Letting her feel the way his heart is hammering away due to her. How warm his skin is, thanks not only to the hot springs. It's all her. She alone does these things to him.]
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[ her ANKLE SOMETHING IS GRABBING HER WHAT IS ]
MINE JUST SAYS YATORI????
although being stared down by those eyes nearly has her wishing it was a monster. that would be easier to face. she stiffens at his request, so close to snapping that he left first but doesn't get a chance to do that. or anything.
nothing besides being reminded that, all this time, his heart has been racing just like hers. the tension bleeds out of her and her eyes dart from her hand to his face and the uncertain look in his eyes. more than uncertain, he looks so lost.
first, it was the mirrors he ran away from by trying to get rid of them. now this. getting rid of himself to avoid something. hiyori hardens her already rock-solid resolve. ]
... Why... why is your heart beating so fast?
[ like mine, she doesn't say. ]
THAT'S SOMETHING AT LEAST??
He hopes that she'll realize that even though he did kinda flee the scene, he did come back in short order. He didn't abandon her to a lonely time or letting anybody hit on her. He couldn't do that. He doesn't want her to be uncomfortable or feel vulnerable. It's his job to protect her, after all.
Although nothing can save either of them from their feelings, it seems. At least not his feelings. He can't be certain of hers, but he's starting to come to know his own heart well enough. He knows that it aches for her, longs to be held by her, to be cared and loved by her... Because she's the only one for him.
But he can't say that. His lips can't form the words, nor can his brain send them. Instead, he licks his lips with a shake of his head.]
You... It gets like that around you. You make my chest feel so tight...
[It's a toss up whether that's because his heart beats stronger when she's near or because he can't help holding his breath more. With his hands sweating up a storm, he struggles to maintain his grip on her, having to clutch her hand against his chest with both his.]
So please stay...
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why does it get like that around me? she wants to press but can feel the nervousness pouring off him. literally. his hands are so sweaty. it's kinda gross...
now she's getting double the sweaty palms treatment. ]
O, okay, okay. I'll stay... [ g e n t l y tries to pull her hand away from his CLAMMY HANDS. ]
I'm not going to promise to not hug Kazuma-san, though. And you should trust the both of us. I trust him. Plus, a hug between friends is fine. That's normal. Even if Kazuma-san is a pervert, he's my friend. Like--
[ you, she would normally say. they are friends but it doesn't feel right to say. not right now. ]
Like I would hug any of my other friends. If he ever tries anything, I'll...
U CAN HAVE MINE
OH THANK U
Not that he can really blame her, truthfully. So all he does is pout like a child, lower lip jutting out even more when she proclaims no promises on the hugging Kazuma front. Though she does make a fair point, which only serves to sour his mood even further. Pervert or not, friend or not, he's still not keen on the idea of any guy wrapping their arms around her.
But--! He's going to (try to) be mature about this!]
Tch... Fine. Hug him if you want. It might actually be funny with how buttoned up he is. His glasses might shatter from the contact.
[He raises a brow at her suddenly stopping mid-sentence, though he can guess where it was headed. Him. He's the "friend." Friend. Deflating at the thought, his shoulders reverse direction by sagging. If he was dressed, his hands would be in his pockets. With that not being an option, he wipes his hands on his swim trunks.
A least her proclamation that she'd kick pervy Kazuma gets a half smile out of him, strained as it is.]
Heh, I bet you would, too. Just... tell me if you need anything, okay?
[There's that need to be needed again.]
SMILES......
but that's... one thing handled (?). he has to learn to trust her. to stop coming at every guy that so much as LOOKS at her or smiles at her. that must get so tiring for him, too. to believe that she truly has terrible taste in men. she doesn't!
she... doesn't think she does.
as for the other thing. the thing that makes his shoulders drop and doesn't let his smile reach his eyes-- ]
I will.
[ after releasing his hands, she grabs for them again. both with each of hers. ]
And if you also need something, please tell me. I'm not a god, but I'll always help you. I'll always do my best to be there for you because seeing you happy is what matters the most to me. Your joy is precious.
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It's okay if you have a glasses fetish, Hiyori.It's less that he doesn't trust her and more that he doesn't trust other guys to not be skeevy creeps around his precious Hiyori! Though he can't deny that it does get somewhat exhausting, always being on high alert for any male passing by too close to her. He knows she can take care of herself, it's just...
He's afraid. That she might develop eyes for someone else.
Though her words put him more at ease than he has been throughout this entire conversation, even as a flush darkens his cheeks. Especially when she takes up his hands of her own accord. P...Precious...]
I-I'll make sure to. You're the one I trust deeper than any other. I know I can count on you for anything, Hiyori... So long as you remember me...
[It's a fear that's not as prominent as it once was, but it's still there, and probably always will be.]
We can rely on each other. Both here and back home.
gets emotional...........
maybe he has a glasses fetish!!had yama or ami been here, had yato worked up the nerve to ask them, they would tell yato that the only person she has remotely shown ANY INTEREST IN
is touno-sama. unless he decides to show up (but even then) there is no "developing eyes for someone else." because the way she is now? looking at yato as if he might be the only other person on this earth. or in reverein, the entirety of songerein. in the universe and any parallels or alternate realities there are.
she's blushing, too, once what she says sinks in but she doesn't take any of it back. he trusts her... more than anyone else? he counts on her. so long as-
ah. ]
I know. [ unconsciously grips his hands tighter. nobody knows this but, ] I'll remember you as long as you don't let me forget.
[ and that's the truth. as long as he doesn't leave her like he did to go to yomi. as long as he doesn't sever their ties. ]
So I'll always be relying on you, Yato.
dabs w tissue
Only if the glasses are wearing a Hiyori!T-Touno.... That muscle-bound bastard...! Stealing his Hiyori's heart--! Okay no, he knows that the martial artist was her first love, but he still can't help being jealous of the way her eyes light up and sparkle whenever she watches a match. He wants to be the recipient of such looks of devotion and longing. Which... might be similar to the gaze she's currently fixed on him? It's so hard to tell when he's the target. He just knows it's not (completely) bad.
With her holding harder onto him, his palms begin to sweat even more, leading his grip to tighten to keep their palms from slipping free of each other. Part of him never wants to let go, wants to always have this warm, intimate connection with her. Especially since they both seem conscious of how close they are, judging by their faces.
He nods, biting carefully at his lip.]
I'll make sure there's no chance of you forgetting. I'll be here every day, leave little reminders for you, come whenever you call for me.
[Even if Yukine were here, even if he can perform severing with a dreamotion sword, he won't let her go. She's too precious to him. He treasures her too much.]
I promise... [And this time he means it.]
thank u ;m;
ikisensei in glasses.it's a different look that she gives yato. perhaps that's why it's hard for him to tell. it's not the same sparkle-eyed awe but a gentle warmth and softness. and maybe the way she lights up when she sees touno on her screen is different from the smile that immediately tugs at her mouth when yato joins her for breakfast or helps her with it.
one of them tugs at her lips now. that warm and soft expression on her face with his promise. it's one she knows he'll do his best to keep, like she does with hers. ]
Leave little reminders?
[ a small tug and she lowers herself back in the water and hopes yato will follow. here to relax. here to enjoy the warm water and quiet atmosphere. ]
What reminders...?
[ she touches her collar, where the necklace usually sits. rainy remains in her corner at home — a beanbag chair, pajamas, books.
a diary she writes in every day. ]
no problemo ;u;
She would look so cute sobIf he was more experienced in these matters, he'd probably realize that it's better to be looked upon with that kindness and warmth than with reverent awe. (Though as a god he wouldn't exactly mind the latter too.) He might come to understand that there's a lot more caring and love in her smaller smiles that get directed only at him. But he's still too much like a child when it comes to interactions in a lot of ways, thinking that big displays mean you like that person better.
Perhaps that's why he misses the way warmth emanates from her smile as she guides them back to the water, a direction he's eager if somewhat sheepish to follow.]
Y-Yeah. Like maybe... some pretty flowers on your desk. Or a packed lunch in case I have to go out early. That sort of thing.
[Stuff he doesn't quite realize that's what a boyfriend or husband might do. He just wants to make her happy in the only way he knows how.]
Nothing else like Rainy, I promise!
[Because he knows full well that was a bit much. Gifts that make the recipient scream in abject terror aren't exactly ideal.
Once they're back up to their shoulders in the water, he reaches out to grab her other hand, taking the lead to guide them back to the more secluded area or the spring.]
That would be okay, right?
malewife malewife malewife
i guess i know what I'm doing next month(sometimes she looks upon him with awe, good and bad)
where yato doesn't realize, hiyori does. then again, yato proposes to her as a way of showing her his affection so are flowers really that strange for him? it is a step in the right direction compared to a life-size reindeer. luckily for yato, she's grown used to and even fond of seeing her hanging out in the corner by the hearth.
once yato takes the lead, she lets him and follows along. ]
... I like flowers. [ another soft smile tugs her lips. ] Cherry blossoms are my favorite--
[ smells nice.
he's gotten her a flower before, too. picked up randomly and offered to her one day when she least expected it. it's pressed and preserved in her diary back home. ]
I usually wake up before you do, though. Maybe I should be packing you a lunch. I can make more Touno fingers.
[ hehe. joking. ]
househusbando~
Glasses!yori for all!(Because he is Talented.)
Hopefully Hiyori will appreciate just how hard he's working to be tamer about this whole gifting thing in light of how Christmas went. He's making an effort...! Because he doesn't want to not do anything for her - that would be worse than going too far over the top. She deserves littles favors, not only due to her being wonderful, but for being so patient and stepping up to help guide him in Yukine's absence. It means more to him than she might know.
At the mention of cherry blossoms, his expression turns gentle and he takes to staring at her hands, thumb rubbing over her knuckles.]
...that should be easy enough for me to remember.
[It's certainly a flower he'll never forget. And now he has another guiding light to associate it with. It's almost ironic, though not unwelcome.]
Heh, true. I think if you were to make your Touno fingers for me, I'd still eat them, one digit at a time. Creepy as they are.
[Just teasing~]
But if I can't get up earlier than you, maybe I can make something the night before. Something that reheats well.
~divinedomestic~
but mostly yato ldkgjs(talented is a word for it.)
all his efforts have never gone unnoticed. christmas didn't go bad at all, in her opinion. each gift was thoughtful -- in its own way. they didn't have to be material either.
it can be like... yes, like... rubbing her knuckles. she inhales sharply from that and why those flowers are easy for him to remember. sakura. there's a lot she's hiding from yato, isn't there? how she can track him by smell. how she forgot him. how she knows about sakura, about tamanone. about the god's greatest secret. ]
E-eating them one digit at a time is creepier!
[ DON'T MAKE HER IMAGINE THAT even if it's too late. even if instead of being creeped out she's trying not to laugh. ]
You're overthinking it, Yato. [ hiyori pauses, agonizing quietly over all the things she's kept secret and carefully plucks her way through this truth, ] While thoughtful, what I enjoy is... being t-together with you in the kitchen. It's more fun that way! As good as your food is by itself, it's better when it's a team effort.
[ except the fluffy pancakes. she can't match those. that's the exception. ]
that's like the perfect username hahasdfh
At some point it might sink in that Hiyori sees and appreciates all he does, even the more subtle gestures of affection he's only partially mindful of. That he doesn't need to go so overboard all the time. Maybe just for special occasions, like holidays and birthdays. Though to him any day is a good day to celebrate something.
They're both keeping secrets, although his are fewer and not so hidden when he does stuff like this, tenderly touching her soft, damp hands. But that's simply the nature of people; everyone has things they want to keep to themselves for whatever reason. He can't fault Hiyori or anyone else for it.]
Hehe, you think so? I think it could be fun if eat all but the middle finger so as to make them flip people off.
[That's probably worse than what she was imagining, huh? Leave it to Mister Vulgarity to come up with an idea along that line. And to seem proud of it.]
Am I? I just want to do things for you. [As if that wasn't already painfully obvious like a flashing neon sign on his forehead.] ....oh. Well! In that case I guess what I oughta do is get up earlier to help you out more. That way you learn and everything tastes more delicious!
[They'll practice and practice until she can make the fluffy fluff pancakes just like him! Or better!]
that one and sweatypsalms kdjsgks
Yato!
[ that's so crude!! he would do it, too. she has no doubt. her verbal scolding is accompanied by a smack to his shoulder before he tucks them into a corner, far away from other people. just the two of them.
doesn't notice. she's preoccupied with him admitting he wants to do things for her. that he wants to get up earlier to do so. her first instinct is to tell him he doesn't have to and she's fine. she knows how much he likes sleeping in.
if it wasn't obvious before, it is now. that neon sign is brighter. sort of pretty, too. ]
I, I'd like that. But only if you want to! [ he wants to. he just said, hiyori. ] And you do. I, okay. [ she's so flustered and happy and emotional, she thinks she's going to be sick. or those stomach flips that happen at times when yato confesses he wants to spend time with her. or when he gets into tight proximity sometimes and isn't being weird (or insane) has hit peak levels and she only THINKS she's sick. ]
... You'll do it every morning?
asdfgh yes;;; both are excellent
Okay, okay! No rude gestures via food.
[He totally would go for it, were it not for her adamant disapproval, the smack of which makes him flinch and put up his hands. He still might try to sneak in a few just to see if he can get them past her.
Which he could be able to do if he pulls out the favor card to distract her like he's doing now. Though he may end up just as flustered, which would defeat the purpose of trying to play the distraction game altogether. He quickly shakes his head, hands squeezing hers.]
Of course I do! Anything for you, Hiyori. [She could ask him to throw himself on a puddle for her to walk over it and he'd do it. The only thing he would hesitate on would be cutting their ties; he selfishly wants to keep her in his life for as long as he can. Thankfully she seems to be of the same mind.]
Every morning. [WELL...] N-Nearly every morning. [Can't shoot for running before you learn how to walk, right?]
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spoilers: he won't get them past her even WITH the favor card. hiyori stiffens as he squeezes, holding her breath as if that will fight the sick feeling in her stomach or slow the rate of her heart or stop her face from feeling like it's going to catch flame. anything, he says. well, she feels similarly but she can't quite get her tongue to work to return the sentiment.
correcting himself does a better job. an amused huff escapes but lingers in her eyes. ]
I knew you liked sleeping in.
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What can I say? It's a luxury I haven't had in quite a while! And you gotta admit the beds they have here are soft as hell.
[So springy, too! He jumped on his for like ten minutes straight when they first picked out their house.
And fell off, but that's neither here nor there.]1/4
the other part doesn't want it to stop.
latter wins out this round. ]
For as long as I've known you, you've slept in. [ #BUMLIFE.
they are soft, though. and he's so childish for jumping on them. this isn't novel news.]
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something similar to how yato turned her hand beneath fireworks. she maneuvers her fingers with his, clumsily pushing the tips between the empty spaces until their palms rest together and she's weaved them more closely.
once done, she looks up from their hands to his face and stares at blue for a moment or so ]
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furiously.
as what she's done sets in. ]
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UM.
I.
DONT KNOW WHY I DID THAT.
[ WRONG. SHE KNOWS.
she tries swimming (unsuccessfully) away for whatever direction they were headed before. by flopping into the water again very inelegantly right in front of him. ]
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