The full seasonal event can be read here! Below are the main seasonal items for quick reference:
1. A thread reacting to the season's weather in some ways.
2. A thread in the part of the city your character doesn't live in!
3. A thread relating to your vocation.
Of The Season
Quote
"Tell Dr. Nate that Gale sent you, and he still owes me for the mushrooms. Except that it takes you a while to reach the clinic, and by the time you do your fever is spiking, and so instead of the requisite message you instead tell the poor soul who greets you that 'A gale'a m'shrooms sent me cus'a my hands.'" - Zephyr in Oh help me, please doctor, I'm damaged
"Cooled down for five blissful seconds." She jokes with a smirk. A shower will not make one less damp, but at least one stops being overheated for a short moment. Better than nothing.
Her fingers run over his shoulder, down his chest again and then continues across his ribs and start stroking gently up and down his back. It is almost done in an absent manner, as if she is mostly doing it on autopilot while focusing on Uldren. Softer smile tugging at her lips. "Doesn't sound very boring. Sort of calm and cosy in a way. I've heard sleep is a fun activity." A short huff of a laugh leaves her at the tiny self-jab at her own sleeping habits. Or lack thereof.
He kisses her cheek and she has to stop herself from following after when Uldren withdraws. It is once again tempting to just pull herself up against him. Her hand even presses against his back for a fraction of a second as if she was just about to use it for leverage, but quickly continues its stroking movements as she pushes the idea out of her mind.
"Well, this stolen bar worker might be able to stand again now." She says with a playful smirk and stretches her legs out, moving one a bit forward to give one of Uldren's feet a poke with hers.
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// && my heart won't change if my head don't break, i need a little bit of patience, 'cause we been going through changes //
A rumbling laugh leaves Uldren, unable to keep the smile from his face as he nods. “Yeah, pretty much.” But it was something at least. Those few seconds sounded like a reprieve at the present moment. But her hands continue their gentle strokes along his skin and goosebumps rise in the wake of the paths she takes, the artisan nestling into the comforting movement of them. “Maybe you’ll get a good one tonight.” He suggests, winking a green eye at her before leaning in to press the soft kiss to her cheek.
She can feel her legs again at least and he hums a thoughtful sound as he feels her foot brush against him, but it takes him a moment or two to find the will in himself to get up. He does, however, sitting up and extending a hand toward her to pull her up into his arms, caring little for the fact they were still nude. “Should be time then.” He teases her, before guiding her out of the bedroom to the room off to the right of it. The bathroom isn’t very big and sports one of those bath tub shower combinations, and he lets her go to reach in to start it, warming it up only slightly to keep from it being too cold.
She nods with a soft hum. The idea of a good night sleep sounds like a great one and she will probably get it. Her alarm clock standing very far away in her own bedroom and would not be able to wake her up in the morning this time.
Part of her wants to just remain in the bed with her arms around Uldren for the rest of the evening, but the thought of a cooling shower still manages to win and she takes the extended arm to let herself be saved from the bed. She throws a glance around for their clothes, but then mentally shrugs at it when Uldren does not seem to care about the lack of them. She looks around quickly as they move out of one room and into the next, amused and also a tiny bit concerned over walking around completely in the nude in someone else's home. Especially since Uldren does not live alone and she has no idea if the two of them are the only ones there still.
Well inside the bathroom, she drops the concern again. She leans her back against the wall and crosses her arms casually over her chest while Uldren turns on the water. "Got any preferences for food later? I'm very bad at coming up with anything more exciting than... Nut bars or bags of dried fruits. Or fast noodles." Saying it out loud made her realise how rare it was for her to sit down for a proper meal that would take more than a few minutes to finish.
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// && my heart won't change if my head don't break, i need a little bit of patience, 'cause we been going through changes //
If it’s any consolation, they are still the only ones here – and Uldren wouldn’t have been so nonchalant about it had he heard his sister get home. But she wasn’t expected for a long while now unless she decided to make an impromptu appearance, which isn’t at all like her – so he feels like it’s safe. At the least, they are in the bathroom now, door shut, while he works to turn on the water. Warm enough to not freeze them out, yet cool enough to keep the sweat at bay.
And he turns to her, flashing her an amused and crooked smile. “I think we can do better than that tonight.” He steps closer toward her, only to reach beside her and pull out towels for after, setting them down before returning back into her space, his forearm leaning against the door over her shoulder while he leans in to press another chaste kiss to her cheek before he leans in against her ear. “I was thinkin’ maybe we could go for somethin’ nice. I sold a few pieces this week so if you’re feeling like a splurge from your captor, I know a place that’s got some of the best fish in the Drench.” He draws back with that same amusement sparked in his green gaze, a brow lifted to punctuate the silent question that he doesn’t voice wholly.
She raises an eyebrow in an equally amused expression at the statement, curiosity flashing by. He comes closer, only to take the towels and set them aside, but she takes the time to look him over closely. Not making any secret of her wandering gaze either, until he is back and leans in over her, then her eyes drift up towards his face. A soft smile begins to form on her lips at the kiss, only to change into a playful smirk when he leans close to her ear.
Her arms hug around herself tighter, but is it by no means because of any discomfort. If anything, it is so she will be able to keep her hands off him while he is that close. "Trying to spoil me already, huh?" With the smirk still on her lips, she studies Uldren as he draws back. "Careful, or I might try making it a habit getting stolen by you."
Pushing away from the wall, she smoothly closes the distance between them again. Arms unfolding and one hand reaching out to stroke against his side. "Can't say no to an offer like that." It comes out almost as a whisper as she is the one leaning in closer now.
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// && my heart won't change if my head don't break, i need a little bit of patience, 'cause we been going through changes //
“Consider it a mutual spoiling.” Uldren hums with an amused glimmer in his gaze as he withdraws from her ear, the smile shifting toward a smirk to hear the prospect of him stealing her away more often if he keeps it up. It’s a tease that brings a soft laugh to rumble through him, shaking his head slightly.
She pushes off the wall, though, and her hand trails up his side leaving little goosebumps in its wake, and one of his arms lift to drape around her shoulders. “Now it really depends on how much lasti I make. Maybe next time it’ll be fast noodles.” Flashing a wink to her, he simultaneously leans in for a proper kiss and pulls her back with him toward the tub shower combination, pausing at the edge to let his free hand test the water, the hand around her shoulder twists in her hair and curls it around his fingers when he withdraws from it.
A soft laugh leaves her at the last comment and she trails her fingers slowly across his skin. "I could probably chip in with some, if I avoid getting stolen for a few nights at least." Leaving work early like this for what is purely a selfish reason might be something she could pull off once a season at best, but if she tries to make it a habit, she is sure there will be more serious consequences for her.
All those thoughts are brushed aside as soon as Uldren leans in again, both her hands finding their way up to the back of his neck and she pulls herself closer into the kiss. He pulls her with through the room towards the shower and a soft gasp escapes her as his hand twists in her hair. Her own fingers dig into his hair in return and she nips at his lower lip. The cold shower is probably indeed a good idea, as it is more than her skin running burning hot at the moment.
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// && my heart won't change if my head don't break, i need a little bit of patience, 'cause we been going through changes //
Her offer is met with a crooked grin, nodding his head in understanding as his skin grows a hint more flushed from the way her hand strokes along his skin. Soon enough he’s pressing into the kiss and her arms wrap around him while he guides her closer to the shower, testing and adjusting when a chill races down his spine, paired with a slight gasp of an exhale at the nip to his lip.
The fingers in her hair tug lightly, before he’s withdrawing to stand up more fully, pulling the shower curtain further back so they can get in. “Careful with that or we might not be leaving for dinner so soon.” He drawls with that same crooked grin that edges more toward a smirk, stepping into the shower and making room for her before pulling the curtain tight, his hands moving along her skin now, over her shoulders and along her sides and the curves to her body.
He withdraws and Ira tilts her head back a bit with a more mischievous smirk, eyes narrowing slightly at his comment. "Should I take that as a threat, or a challenge?" She teases and steps into the shower tub after him. The contrast in temperature between her skin and the water almost makes her shudder for the first couple of seconds before she gets used to it. Choosing dinner sooner rather than later might be the wiser option, but Uldren's hand moving over her brings her own hands back on him. Sliding up along his arms and across his chest, then slowly down the sides as well.
"We've sorta done this in reverse. Think most people go out on dinner before anything else." She comments with an amused tone to her voice at the random little thought, before leaning her head back to let the water wash over her face and through her hair. Even if she had not paid too much attention to the heat of the air earlier, it is a relief to be free of it. If only for the moment, before they will have to step out again.
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// && my heart won't change if my head don't break, i need a little bit of patience, 'cause we been going through changes //
“Both.” He teases playfully, pausing with an amused smirk as they step into the tub. It’s cooler than it is out there and simultaneously has Uldren shivering yet relaxing soon enough, even despite the sharp inhale of sound through his teeth. He lets her rinse off first, getting the heat away before he steps closer to slip under it alongside her, while melting under her own hands that do the same. He can feel them run along his chest and his sides even as his eyes remain closed while the water runs down his side, and when he opens them to regard her he can’t help the slight laugh that slips from his throat.
He sighs, hanging his head slightly and tilting it as his green gaze scans her face, fingers running through her hair to get the water through it better. “I mean… I technically did pick you up at a bar.” He teases yet again, brow rising before it breaks into another small amused smile. “So if anyone asks maybe it was close enough to be considered the right order?” Amusement rings clearly in his voice, a playfulness underlying the deeper tones.
