#I didnt even realize id written so much whoops

[cold-heart-warm-writings]

What the Ouran Members Would Bring to the Gift Exchange:

Heads up, this is aggressively long at 1k words, but it was a blast and a half to write, so enjoy!

Honey - He’s been forever banned from bringing sweets because he either a) eats them all on the way home from the store, b) eats them at home in the middle of the night, c) eats them all on the way to the party, or d) guilt trips whoever gets his gift into giving him the tasty snack. Thus, Honey is NOT allowed to bring anything edible -  Honey brings the largest, fluffiest, and pinkest stuffed animal bunny that money could possibly buy. 

Mori - Baby chickens - this guy loves his animals, and assumes that naturally everyone else also loves animals, right? He hadn’t been watching his roosters and chickens as closely as he thought he’d had, and baby chickens hatched! So, he brought the joy of life to the gift exchange. This year it was held at the twins’ place, and Kyoya made the mental note to put in NO LIVE ANIMALS ALLOWED AS GIFTS OR IN MY HOUSE in the invitation note when it was his turn to host the next year.

Kaoru -  A collection of his favorite books, teas, and candies. He was hesitant at first because some of the books meant a lot to him, and he was sensitive about being teased about the things that truly meant something to him. He still went with this gift though because it would be fun to enjoy now that it was cold outside, and they all couldn’t go out as much as they wanted.

Hikaru - A giant chest full of magic and prank toys. Some are quite expensive and others are cheap, commoner ones that he’d been researching for a few weeks. It’s an odd gift for the exchange, but they are all odd members, and Hikaru actually put a surprising amount of thought into the gift. 

Haruhi - A bento box. Haruhi was desperate for ideas on what to give the richest people she knew, the ones who had just about anything they could possibly desire. As the day for their first gift exchange drew nearer, and was thinking of ways to get out of the event, she overheard the twins discussing how much they wanted to try her cooking again. Whether a planned overhearance or not, Haruhi thought that a bento box would be a great idea. When thinking it over, the only one who wouldn’t like the box would be Kyoya, and even though her luck in regards to the club was 50/50 for good or bad, she liked the 5 out of 6 chances that someone would be thrilled. She searched everywhere for a cute present shaped box, all green with a red bow. She carefully cooked the rice, rolled the omlet, and put the food together nicely. Haruhi also made some cookies and placed them in a pretty bag to go with the bento. It was a lovely gift, and, as expected, the most fought after gift at the exchange.

Kyoya - A crisp new dollar bill. There is a graph of How Recently have the Club Members Annoyed Me to How Much the New Bill Will Be constantly tallied up in his head. He even, out of boredom, created an app for that sole purpose of being able to show the chart to Tamaki when Tamaki accused Kyoya of going cheap on them all. The 25 recent calls in the span of an hour the week previously about a play by play of making snowman and then Oudette eating the carrot did not help in Tamaki’s favor. Kyoya also gets away with just giving money because, well, he’s Kyoya, and because he does actually go to the bank (or at least, sends someone), and he can make the argument that it’s essentially the same as going to the store. Really, Kyoya should have been a lawyer, everyone that has any other complaints about the money, eventually gives up.

Tamaki - A portrait of the entire Host Club smiling and frolicking while playing Kick the Can, painted by himself. He said he’d taken classes for months in order to perfectly capture the liveliness and love between all of the members.

Bonus: Who ended up with what?

Honey: Hikaru’s chest of pranks. He can’t wait to find more ways to torment his brother.

Mori: Haruhi’s bento box - He drew the last number, and used his Ultimate Steal to steal the bento even after it had been locked in by being stolen too many times. He ate a cookie at the exchange ever so smuggly, gave his compliments to Haruhi, and then finished the rest the next day while studying. It was by far the best food he’d eaten all week. 

Kaoru: Kyoya’s money. He was thinking of buying a new game with it. He’d seen one in the store, and it would be more enjoyable to play knowing Kyoya had bought it. But then Haruhi messaged in the group chat after the party to let everyone know she’d made it home safely (so they wouldn’t follow her home to make sure of it themselves, most likely), warned them all to be careful in the snow, and wished them once again happy holidays. Kaoru decided at that moment that he really didn’t need more money. He broke the bill down into smaller bills and placed them in Haruhi’s bag when she wasn’t looking throughout the next two months for her to find later. That was like a gift in itself to him when she grinned at having found an extra bit of money she hadn’t realized was there before.

Hikaru: Kaoru’s books, teas, and candies. Kaoru was puzzled because Hikaru could just borrow his, but Hikaru shrugged and took his gift quietly. He’d been feeling a little distant from Kaoru lately, and reading what he enjoyed might help Hikaru find that connection he was craving.

Haruhi: Honey’s bunny. She’s actually quite excited for it, and uses it as a resting cushion when she watches TV and studies. More often than not though, she falls asleep and has the sweetest, softest dreams shrouded in pink.

Kyoya: Tamaki’s portrait. He didn’t particularly want it, he claimed, but he knew it would go for enough money on their auction page to support club activities for nearly a month. The portrait is now hanging in a corner of his room.

Tamaki: Mori’s baby chickens. Tamaki is not known for his ability to think things through, restrain himself, or full picture thinking. He adopted the baby chickens and promptly made them his entire family’s problem.

[gh0stwriting]

Hsc with michael, jason, thomas n brahms reacting to their s/o getting dizzy/lightheaded and passing out from exhaustion???

(i’ve already written almost this exact thing with michael and jason but with heat exhaustion so i hope its alright that i skip those two as i cant see how id change enough to be noticeably different)

THOMAS HEWITT

(i just realized how much more it features Luda Mae than Thomas whoops)

you’ve been unreasonably exhausted for a while now, but just wrote it off as the texas heat catching up to you or something that makes more sense. that is until you’re standing in the kitchen of the Hewitt house with your mug of tea and it suddenly slips out of your fingers and smashes on the floor, your delayed reaction only worsening the damage as you manage to dig the porcelain further into your feet.

you yelp in pain as it finally registers to you that youre standing in scalding hot tea and the remains of your favorite mug, the sudden noise of pain drawing Thomas out of wherever he was in the house, directly to you. when he sees the blood and shattered remains of the cup he quickly runs off to find Luda Mae so she can patch you up while he tidies up to avoid the lecture from Hoyt.

by the time they come back, which is realistically only a few minutes, youre gripping the counter for dear life as your legs start throbbing and your head starts spinning. Luda Mae sits you on the counter to bandage your wounds while Thomas disposes of the porcelain and rushes to your side, making sure you didnt sustain any more injuries.

“darlin’ you really ought to be more careful, cant have you dyin on us now” Luda Mae tells you, causing you to roll your eyes and push her away, your attitude coming out of nowhere and shocking her. you hop off the counter and open your mouth to sass Luda Mae but before you can you faint, almost hitting the ground before Thomas catches you and with a worried whine carries you to your shared room, lying you down so you can hopefully rest up.

when you wake up hours later, the suns starting to set and it looks like Thomas hasnt moved, still sitting on the end of the bed and watching you to make sure youre alright. when he sees youre awake he rushes to your side and holds your hands, babbling incoherently in happiness. now you just have to apologize to everyone for being rude, but its fine.

BRAHMS HEELSHIRE

(im tired and brahms initially came out beans and i cant stop laughing about it)

dating a manchild is tiring to say the least. he always wanting to do something with you and half of the time wont take no for an answer. so needless to say, youre incredibly sleep deprived and your only source of energy comes from caffeine.

on this particular day Brahms was even more relentless than normal, no wasnt an option, if he wanted to dance around the living room with you hed pout until you gave in and thats just how it was gonna work. the only problem is that youre living off of less than an hour of sleep and enough coffee to kill the hulk, but the energy boost was quickly fading.

he was effectively pulling you around like a marionette at this point, your energy plummeting so fast its almost impossible to adjust. you manage to shuffle towards the couch and sit down for a second but as soon as you pulled away he was watching you sadly repeatedly asking you whats wrong, but youre too out of it to reply.

he pulls you to your feet again only for you to go limp in his arms, dropping to the wood floor with a thud when he lets go in confusion, the confusion quickly being replaced by worry when he noticed you werent moving.

he lifts you onto the couch, sitting next to you and laying you down so your heads in his lap. he pets your hair and waits patiently for you to wake up, apologizing profusely once you do.