#//it's in moments like this he reminds me How Fucking Cockney he is xD

[ronmanmob]

In a manner resembling butterflies emerging from cocoons, seasonal decorations burst free from the rear of the storeroom, where they had hibernated for months within the confines of dust-laced cardboard squares. There were enough bauble-laden garlands to trim the bar, even if Tabby had needed to improvise with a bottle of nail polish to paint over where some of the reddest parts had chipped. The plastic branch mistletoe was similarly past its prime, but it polished up nice with a bit of cleaner and a toothbrush, leaving the faintest hint of pine as Tabby dangled it above the space between them. “Kisses on the cheek are totally European and chic, right?” Asking first, a question within a question, seeking permission before leaning over to leave some seasonal cheer upon Ron’s skin.

Christmas Kisses Meme

Pine scented cleaner and nail polished cracks be damned, it was the thought and the effort that counted and Ron, looking round Tab's bar in all its festive colours, couldn't fault the proprietress's efforts. It was his first Christmas State-side and he had wondered if, like the rest of America-land's dealings with public holidays, everything would be louder and brighter and bigger than London back home. Experience so far was leaning him toward a tentative yes, so it was lovely to see the more muted, homely efforts of smaller establishments like this one. They reminded him of home; of doing your best when your budget's a shoe string - not that Tabby's spot was struggling, mind.

She was leaning to him--

Looking round when his little pal spoke of European chicness, a faint grin curved the corners of Ron's lips. He made up for the expression's lack of volume with his voice, a chortle that had in it a jocular wheeze escaping as his arm moved out in welcome and he caught Tabby's peck upon his cheek.

"--Oh very continental" he enthused kindly, giving a similarly gentle affection right back. "Y'd not be ahat'a place in Paris, darlin'. Well chic. Tray-bon. Tray-bon."