FLUFF MEME

[raptorbox]

Look, sometimes it's fun to just play out something completely sappy and self-indulgent. So let's do that here! This meme is for fluff and hurt/comfort stuff, shippy or not; AU, game setting, whatever.

Prose or brackets welcome; prompts below are just for kickstarting ideas if necessary, so don't worry about those if you've got something else in mind or just want to work things out separately. Let me know if you want to start something here, since I have it set up not to email me.


① Cuddling → For whatever reason, characters feel like being close and cuddling.
② Pillow talk → After the main event, characters are up for some pillow talk.
③ Celebration → Anniversary or some other big event is taking place and characters want to celebrate!
④ Love confession → Someone has finally decided to confess their love and today is the day!
⑤ Appreciation → You feel the need to show appreciation for that person closest to you, even if it's just a pat on the back.
⑥ Apologies → You made a mistake and now it's time to make it up in some way you know the other can't refuse!
⑦ Get back together → Why did you break up again exactly? Whatever the reason, it was a huge mistake and you both know you can work through it.
⑧ Date night → You've planned for a wonderful night together and you can't wait to get it started.
⑨ Family → You've either found out you're pregnant or you've already got that addition to your family.
⑩ Marriage → You're just about to get hitched or maybe you're enjoying your honeymoon. Maybe you've been together for years now! Whatever the case, it's time for that next big step.
⑪ Meeting again → It's time for that happy reunion finally!
⑫ Love at first sight → For whatever reason, you are now insanely in love with the first person you set eyes on.
⑬ Flirtation → You can't resist to do a little bit of harmless flirtation all of a sudden.
⑭ In the snow → Look outside! It's a winter wonderland, so why not go out and play in it?
⑮ Engagement → You've planned it all out and now it's time to finally pop the question.
⑯ Friendly games → You've set up the game station or board games for a friendly competition!
⑰ Gift → Time to give that special someone a gift just because.
⑱ Recovery → You're taking care of someone who's just recovered from some illness or injury.
⑲ Healing → Time to help mend that someone who's been through hell and back.
⑳ Better than ever → You've finally got everything you've ever wanted here. What is your ideal life and who does it include?

Comments

[skyentologist]

She walks in and heads for the couch, sitting and looking at Ginko expectantly.

"You're not going to run away again, right?"

[onegreeneye]

He stands by the door, staring at the ground, and shakes his head.

"No."

Which means this conversation is actually going to have to happen.

[skyentologist]

Now that they're finally on what seems like the right page, Ema's feeling strangely shy. She looks down at her hands twisting in her lap, not meeting Ginko's eye.

"Are you... not happy with what we're doing?"

[onegreeneye]

"That's..." He sighs, rubbing at one shoulder. "Sort of it, I guess? It's not that I don't like it, it's more that... uh. Maybe I'm overthinking this, but..."

He lets go of his shoulder for the sake of more expansive gesturing, starting to pace back and forth again. "I just don't know if I'm doing this right, or... if I'm thinking about it right, would be more accurate, I suppose. Or feeling about it right. If I'm doing this more because it's fun and nothing else changes, which I guess is supposed to be the idea, or because-- it means being closer... to... you."

Someone please just kill him now.

[skyentologist]

Ema has to choke back a hysterical giggle. She supposes she should feel flattered but this makes things... complicated.

"So, do you want this thing to become... more?"

She winces as she says the words, knowing how it must sound.

[onegreeneye]

"I... I guess so. Maybe you were right earlier, after all."

He rubs anxiously at the fur on the back of his neck, still not quite looking her in the eye. "...I understand completely if you don't want to. The last thing I want is to make you feel obligated to do anything. ...Though, in that case, we should probably stop... doing this. I'm pretty sure it'll only get worse otherwise. Sorry."

And he's right back to babbling nervously. He's pretty sure he should never have said anything. Hell, he shouldn't have kissed her that first time to begin with, what was he thinking? Now he's made everything weird and it can't be undone.

[skyentologist]

Ema holds up a hand.

"Give me a sec."

She absently chews on a thumbnail while gears almost visibly turn in her head. This is more than what she'd expected, but at the same time...

Ema looks up at Ginko with a grin more confident than she feels.

"Okay. Let's do it."

[onegreeneye]

Ginko stops talking when she holds up her hand, jamming his hands back in his pockets and going back to staring at the ground. It's not hard to guess how this is going to end. There's really only one outcome he can reasonably expect, and as much as he hates to think of it that's probably better than running the risk of getting his hopes up for--

"...what?"

He has got to be misunderstanding. Or mis-hearing. Mis-something.

[skyentologist]

She does let out a laugh at this point, more a happy sound than anything.

"I said, Let's do it. Let's try... dating. Or whatever you want."

[onegreeneye]

He can't have misheard twice in a row, that badly, can he. There's really no way, which means that that is actually what she said.

He blinks, his mouth slightly open as surprise overwhelms his ability to actually form words for a moment. "Really?"

The tip of his tail starts swishing back and forth on the ground, apparently having none of its owner's emotionally constipated bullshit.

[skyentologist]

"Are you expecting me to say I'm joking or something?"

Ema would be offended if she didn't know Ginko so well.

[onegreeneye]

"Uh... maybe. Kind of. I guess not now." She's actually serious. He had kind of figured maybe she was, but he hadn't quite been willing to believe it, and--

And now he's getting nervous all over again. Nervous, bordering on terrified, because he does not want to mess this up. But... then again, he hadn't been sure he wasn't messing up to begin with just by bringing the idea up. And that went much better than he had expected.

He manages a very tentative smile, rubbing anxiously at his arm again. "It's... it's good to know you aren't."

[skyentologist]

"You look like you're overthinking it again."

Like he overthinks almost everything. Ema rises from the couch to get in Ginko's personal space.

"We already got the hard stuff out of the way."

[onegreeneye]

"I guess... hard to think of anything about this as being easy, though."

But he only hesitates to think for a moment, still uncertain, before leaning down to kiss her.

[skyentologist]

She smiles into the kiss, triumphant. Finally, back in a good place.

After a moment she leans back.

"I'm definitely not easy."

[onegreeneye]

"No; actually, you might be one of the most difficult people I know." It's meant fondly, and it shows in his voice.

[skyentologist]

Ema hides her smile in the crook of Ginko's neck, pulling in close.

"Guess we're a matched pair since you're no walk in the park yourself."

[onegreeneye]

He gives a quiet little huff and wraps his arms around her waist.

"Not sure whether I should think that's appropriate, or wonder how we've survived each other this long."

[skyentologist]

"There's been a lot less bleeding lately."

This is mumbled into Ginko's neck, before she kisses it quickly.

[onegreeneye]

"Mm. That's always an improvement."

His tail gives a slightly startled flick at the kiss, and he lets out another amused huff, turning to press his mouth gently to the top of her head, given that that's all he can really reach right now.

[skyentologist]

"I like what we've been doing instead. Way more fun."

She pulls back enough to give Ginko a grin and slightly ridiculous eyebrow waggle.

[onegreeneye]

Okay, that gets about the closest Ginko ever produces to an actual laugh.

"So I'm passable enough at this to rank above horrible injury. Good to know."

[skyentologist]

"It's taken some practice, but yeah. Just above getting stabbed."

[onegreeneye]

Ginko gives another wry laugh. "Going a little overboard with the flattery, aren't we?"

He adjusts his hold a little and leans down to kiss her again. "That said, though, I've got to agree on this being better than getting stabbed."

[skyentologist]

She kisses back happily, arms going around Ginko's neck.

"Doesn't mean we have to stop practicing, though."