If I had chosen another path, would things have turned out differently

[stopfen]

Who: Mikasa Ackerman and anyone and everyone
When: ∞
Where: Mainly Aefenglom but around other places
What: A permanent log for monthly catch-alls and closed prompts
Warnings: Will be added in the summaries as needed




((This is a permanent post for my things, to keep it more organized. If you want to plot something that's not in one of the open posts just PM me or poke me on plurk kittylyoko

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[tothemetal]

[they're both pretty much beyond helping, that's for goddamn sure.]

Haha, no way! Uh, not unless you put the stuff up there, anyway.

[which...why would she have. right? it was kind of weird to want to watch what would probably be total strangers kissing a bunch, no matter how seasonal the activity was or wasn't. Styx chuckles a bit, his smile becoming a bit apologetic as he continues.]

'nd just 'cause we got stuck a little bit don't mean I gotta scare you right after.

[stopfen]

I didn't... [Queitly, taking him seriously. She didn't do it. She'd never been in the store before, only looked through the windows.] And you didn't scare me.

[Styx, you're not even remotely scary. In any sense of the word.]

[tothemetal]

Oh, really?

[but she'd seemed so jumpy that he'd just assumed...well, maybe that was kind of selfish for him to have done. Styx still believes himself to be a bit of a hulking terror, but he's definitely no longer the biggest thing in the room at most times. it's been sort of nice, in its own way.]

Sorry, just kinda figured - uh, but that's good! 's supposed to be a nice time out 'nd stuff.

[stopfen]

[He just got a hum. Nope, she not scared. Even if it weren't for the monster-people around he wasn't scary. He was big, but the wrong kind of big to get her attention as a threat. Mikasa was too used to titans to be scared of a normal person taller than her. And Styx didn't have the lean muscle of a fighter to make her weary.

She's slow to speak, thinking her words through. Before giving a small cough.]

It... was nice. The toys were cute. [Or interesting.] Sorry for... [Apologising again, because it really had been fun. It felt like her scuffle at the door had ruined it though. ] kissing you.

[tothemetal]

They were pretty killer, weren't they? Didn't think they'd have so many for being all old-timey, but it was really -




[.............wait.]

Y-you kissed me!?

[when the fuck had that happened? Styx's face drains completely of color as his mind reels backwards frantically, trying and failing to latch onto a single moment that might possibly have been construed as kissing. what the hell? that was definitely something you were supposed to remember!]

[stopfen]

...

[...

...well shit. Mikasa just froze, flinching, without turning to look at him. Internally dying as she tried to work out how he hadn't realised. She knew she didn't really... kiss people. Had it been that bad of an attempt that he'd not even recognised it. Had the mistletoe just taken mercy on her?]

...Y-yeah. Under the berry plant.

[tothemetal]

Was I there?

[it's such a stupid question because where the fuck else would he have been if Mikasa remembered kissing him? but at the same time Styx genuinely cannot think of anything that was even remotely kiss-like, his thoughts rapidly overheating concurrently with his reddening face. maybe he'd just...blacked out temporarily or something? that happened, right?

oh god. please don't tell him he was actually stupid enough not to notice being kissed. this would be a new low for him.]

[stopfen]

[Mikasa was still red, even if she finally managed to turn and look at him. Blank faced and blinking.] Yes? [Then her head tilted. Styx?? How could he not be there? Unless he'd mentally checked out for a bit... She wouldn't blame him there. Given her one drunken fumble hadn't boded well for her.

But Mikasa wasn't sure what to say to that. Her head slowly dipping again... Was he trying to act like it didn't happen? Well... She wasn't sure how well she could do that but...] It doesn't matter. Let's go sort the presents out...

[And walking again. Her head drooping as she watched her footsteps.]

[tothemetal]

Um!

[he doesn't want to touch her again after she'd jumped so easily, but at the same time Styx's bafflement has deepened to the point that he really can't just let it go. his stupidity has definitely bruised her feelings in some way - rightfully so, given the subject matter - and it pains the drummer's heart to imagine leaving it that way.

it doesn't take more than a step and a half to draw even with the fae again, although the big idiot requires two or three more to work his emotions into something close enough to bravery that he can speak. being insistent still feels like a struggle even after all these months.]

Sorry, um, Mikasa! Uh, it kinda seems like it'd matter a lot!