#Cold cold mistletoe ~ Letty

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"Oh hey guys I just woke u-"

"I'm MELTING! Ahhhhhhhh! What a world! What a world!"

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KHARISH AND COLETTE 📣

(also asked by @unobtainableitem - thank you!! :'D)

o7 GLADLY 💙💙💙 under the cut for length... whoops 🫣

Which one:

chooses the decorations (and which one does most of the work putting them up)

part of being a Tall Person is cheerfully accepting responsibility for doing anything that someone who is, just for example, 5'3" can't reach. such as taking detailed direction on which garland goes where when the stepladder is in use elsewhere on the premises :')

makes up the holiday menu

we should all hope it's Kharish so that "taste" plays more of a role than "correcting the rest of the year's nutritional imbalances".

gets caught singing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” in the shower

laughed ALOUD at this one. I need to hear lore-friendly "Baby, It's Cold Outside" immediately. ahem. COULD GO EITHER WAY HONESTLY... I think they're both liable to sing/hum to themselves on the regular. awkwardness of this particular situation is only compounded by the practice of communal baths though because now presumably whoever's caught you loudly singing to yourself is also in the nude as you're going 8| at each other. nightmare

wants to take the perfect holiday photo

Lettie :') to keep on her desk. we can get a street artist in town for the holidays surely...

wants to go downtown, look at the decorations, and window shop

Kharish! ...is there a "downtown" in Winterhold. well definitely not like Orsinium. but she wants to see EVERYTHING and try ALL the food and learn ALL the silly little songs the town kids are shout-singing while they run door to door and throw snow at each other -

prefers to stay in and snuggle by the fireplace

...meanwhile Colette's favorite idea of a nice night off is "a stretch of time where I don't have to do anything, finally". however Kharish would agree this too is an excellent way to spend an evening (she's very good at playing the role of "pillow")

puts up the mistletoe (and which one tries to catch the other under it more)

very specific scenario in my head of Kharish putting it up in the doorway of Colette's office/the infirmary (the same room.) like :D and then going "...wait a lot of people come by here. hold on I need to move it now it's not for them ;-;" which earns a laugh 💙 she puts it over by a cabinet instead and then conveniently whenever she drops in Colette just so happens to need something from that cabinet what coincidental timing (this is not remotely convincing. but it is cute)

buys the ridiculous fluffy socks

Colette fhlskdfj. this is an environment where they are PRACTICAL. they require boots a size up or, if forgoing boots, make a person nigh completely silent on stone floors 👌

worries more about buying the perfect gift for the other [&] is better at buying gifts

putting these together because SOMEONE is always off running around going places and doing things and coming back with little "I just saw it and thought of you :)" presents, and someone ELSE has access to... Enthir's mail-order catalogue. (the worry is not necessary; the thing that makes a gift special for Kharish is the person giving it c': could literally hand her a rock and she'd be like 🥺!!!!! because of whom it's from)

is better at gift wrapping

I think they're both good at it... precision is key in both their areas of expertise! Kharish would tell you it's Colette though because "she doesn't even use a bone folder!"

holds the other’s hands to warm them up faster 

Kharish: oh your hands are so cold :) (<- fully an excuse to hold hands)

Colette: your hands are SO COLD (<- actually stopping everything else to improve circulation.)

has a particular Christmas/holiday special they insist on watching each year

I think once being a wizard doesn't get you the evil eye and turned away at the door the town kids' Old Life/New Life pageant should be a huge hit across the board. get some of the students in there on tech crew running special effects. a glittery explosion onstage has professors elbowing each other in excitement like "that's one of MINE" across the aisle from parents doing the same as little Helgi passionately delivers the speech of the sun she's been practicing all month. sorry this wasn't entirely the question was it but the answer is YES

tells the other they love them first on Christmas morning

this is exactly the kind of cheesy sweet thing Kharish is doing wholeheartedly but like... every day 😔 terrible morning person affliction of waking up first and using this to her advantage. "to start the day right!" she says. but never fear this is balanced out by every late-night return where Lettie's still up <3

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❣ Letty

Dating pros and cons

Pros:

-Christmas is a romantic holiday in Japan and she adores all winter holidays so you'll get to spend the entire day with her being showed in presents (and KFC).

-During the height of winter she's one of the big powerhouses in Gensokyo (for a few days) so you get to brag about having a really strong gf!

-She's notably tall. Who doesn't love a tall lady? Cowards, that's who!

Cons:

-She only exists during the winter so you have to spend 3/4ths of the year dateless (and not even at Old Adam). (Okay technically she spends it hibernating rather than not existing, so maybe you could still hang out during periods where she wakes up).

-Letty is very cold to touch. Maybe this would be nice during the summer but look at the above. Anytime you spend cuddling you're gonna be freezing.

-She thinks it'd be ncie for winter to last forever, so if that's not a season you like it's going to be a dealbreaker.

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"Thank you Chen!"

She gives the bakaneko a sea-salt ice-cream as a reward for her noble service.

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"Your logic is flawless, I guess I can't resist."

The woman crouches down and extends her arms towards Chen.

“Heehee, I knew it!”

“Now, obviously, the only way to make up for that is to hug me~”

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She has been sealed for now.

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"Hey there, Letty!" CRESCENT "So winter is almost over, so I came to pay my respects! Here you go, some ice cream!"

AND SURE ENOUGH, IT'S ICE CREAM

... WITH SLEEPING POWDER MIXED IN IT

"Oh, why thank you for the going away gift little fairy. I would absolutely love to try it."

She brings a spoonful of the ice cream to her lips ... then dumps it out.

"But do you think I'm not used to the tricks of fairies by now? Always attempting to manipulate the seasons. You think winter is over? Thanks to ice cap melt, this winter will last forever."

As she speaks the temperature in their surroundings suddenly begins to drop. 40°F (4°C) 30°F (-1°C) 20°F (-6°C) 10°F (-12°C) 5°F (-15°C). Oh no Cress! It's a boss battle for the end of the season!

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is a letty rper

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♪[The opening note of the Ultra Instinct theme]♪

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"Well ... that may have contributed as well."

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😡Letty

Headcanon meme!

send 😡 for an anger headcanon

Letty has to keep a cool temper and not let things get to her. For, as an embodiment of the cold, she can only control her weather manipulating powers so much if her temper gets out of whack. An angry Letty brings with her a roaring blizzard that can't be controlled. Something that, should she allow herself to get angry enough, would be a genuine threat to the whole of Gensokyo's population.

Though as long as you're not, like, harming Cirno or reminding her of her life before she died, you should be fine.

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"I am awake!"

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Letty really let herself go. Just how fat can one youkai become?

"Bro, that's really not cool. Jokes about my weight in current year? Perfect Cherry Blossom's already had its 20th anniversary.

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"What killed the dinosaurs Reimu?"

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🍷 Letty

Let's play 2 truths and a lie

"I don't particularly like Cirno. I have nothing but pleasant dreams whenever I slumber. If I wanted to I could destroy a significant chunk of Gensokyo."

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Okay, finally time for: Tag dump 1