#CRAWLS UP THE MOUNTAIN... WE HAVE SO MANY SHIPS AAAAAAAA EKRJNHM

[sunlessea]

" . . . oh. you wanted me to choose you this year, didn't you?" it isn't ... that he'd done it on purpose. actually, he'd gone out of his way not to interact with mr sacks at all for a good few years now. he supposes he'd just been going through the motions of it, without even considering a request to receive fires' gift at all, but— "i thought ... i would just give you something on my own, without any neath tradition on needing an excuse for it. you know, just... a gift exchange? like they do on the surface."

he walks over to where it's sitting, mindful not to disturb its ghastly quarters for once. he leans over it and wraps his arms around its shoulders from behind, shockingly chaste in his regard for it.

"cariño ... were you worried i wouldn't come to you at all?"

@londonfallen / mr fires