I will grow my own trees while you follow the moon

[thesettingsun]

it's a john/shuji catchall post

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[thesettingsun]

I'm grateful you let me dress you up sometimes.

[Shuji's grateful for far more than that, but it's appropriate to match a silly comment with a silly comment.]

And I'm grateful you shave so I don't scratch myself on your face.

[vitis]

... "Sometimes" is right.

[ thankfully, he won't continue on how impractical he finds shuji's occasional outfit. that's one argument they can avoid tonight, particularly as they're noting off gratitudes. ]

[ john hums, amused. ]

So you wouldn't like it if I grew a beard? [ john, please... ]

[thesettingsun]

I don't think it'd suit you.

[...and he likes blowjobs too much.]

[vitis]

Really? Why not?

[ c:? ]

[thesettingsun]

Well, you do have a bit of a baby-face, for one thing.

[vitis]

[ eye narrow! ]

Isn't that more of a reason to grow a beard? Typically, guys wanna hide that kinda thing.

[thesettingsun]

It'd just look weird on you, don't bother.

[vitis]

[ wow! ]

Well, nope-- now you made me wanna try.

[ stick his tongue out a bit. ]

[ ... because he is going to push back against this with stubborn contrariness, apparently. don't worry, shuji, he'll get tired of a stubble within a few days. those're itchy. ]

[thesettingsun]

...will it help or just make things worse if I admit that my other reason for not wanting you to get a beard is that I like blowjobs too much.

[honesty is important in relationships...]

[vitis]

What?

[ oh. for a second, john looks like he's trying not to laugh. but then, wait, he was busy being offended here. he gives shuji's hand a squeeze, nudging his shoulder to his. ]

The heck? You could've said that in the first place.

[thesettingsun]

Oh, give me a break.

[Shuji nudges John's shoulder back, pouting a bit.]

It's the holidays, aren't I supposed to be a little less thirsty than usual?

[vitis]

That how it is?

[ john's eyebrows raise a fraction. ]

Dunno, always thought it different. ... Then again, I've never been very... [ he pauses, bringing a hand up from beneath the warm confines of the blanket to scratch his chin. he's a believer, yes, and attends church when he can, but... what else. ] Anyway, because it's a holiday, you're meant to celebrate.

[thesettingsun]

[A believer, but not particularly observant - Shuji gets that, existing in a nebulous Shinto-Buddhist-agnostic state.]

Oh, well if it's celebrating you want, we can do plenty of that. More than usual, even.

[this just in: Shuji still thirsty.]

[vitis]

Wow.

[ the tone says that john is impressed by this proclamation. ]

How's that gonna be? [ he think they're pretty active at that already, but if it's a possible challenge-- why not. seriously, this is just an embarrassing conversation: ] Twelve days of.. sexmas? That a thing?

[thesettingsun]

[do they ever have conversations that aren't embarrassing]

It could be a thing. Well, if you aren't up for it, we can always do something more lowkey.

[It absolutely is a challenge.]

[vitis]

[ "well, if you aren't up for it," <--- playing john like a fiddle, 'grats ]

[ he pointedly bumps into shuji's side with a puff of breath. ]

Nope, I'm down. Let's do it.

[thesettingsun]

[He knows his boyfriend so well.]

You know, I thought you'd say something like that.

[Pause.]

Do the twelve days of Christmas start on Christmas or...?

[vitis]

[ wasn't that just a completely unexpected outcome ]

[ john nods. ]

Yep. [ he turns his head so he can plant a tiny kiss to just below shuji's ear, then pulling away again. ] --Should start on Christmas day, end on the fifth of January.

[thesettingsun]

Then I have a little time to prepare myself.

[...not that he's going to keep his hands off John before then, as he puts a revenge kiss on John's neck.]

[vitis]

[ mmm. with a contented hum, pleased with that kiss, john lifts his chin to allow shuji access should he decide for more. it's warm, and they're close, and his lips feel nice. ]

Yeah? What would you have planned, not like you gotta work out any. [ retrospec-inherited strength has its perks, assumedly. ]

[thesettingsun]

[Being warm and close is indeed nice, and Shuji has no intentions of stopping cuddling anytime soon.]

Gifts are supposed to be surprises, aren't they?

[vitis]

Oh, yeah...

[ the "oh" more of a disappointed sigh. oh yeah. ]

[ -- he's excited, promise. ]

Well, you prepare and whatnot, I'll be doin' the same, so.

[thesettingsun]

[...shoulderpat.]

I promise they'll be worth the wait.

[vitis]

Well...

[ he gives shuji's hand a squeeze. and he realizes he could still be snacking on a cookie, so he reaches over a surface nearby and grabs one. thankfully he thinks to finish that train of thought before taking a bite, ]

How 'bout stuff I can know? I got my... surprise gifts lined up, no worries, but anythin' else I should know 'bout that you've had your eye on?

[thesettingsun]

[Snacking on a cookie is an inherently superior state of being to not snacking on a cookie.]

...It's not related to those particular surprise gifts, but does our window garden have any winter plants?

[Given that Shuji's particular stance is usually 'I know you love gardening and given that I may break it if I come near it from sheer incompetence, I will be supportive but not take part in the process', this question might be a bit surprising.]