prompt (Carol x Therese modern au) containing this: winter, cold hands, run on the street, Rockefeller Center, stolen kiss, hot chocolate
Carol cupped her gloved hands around her mouth and blew hot breath into them. Winter had been miserable that year, seeping through her clothing and chilling her nerves. She sighed, pushing a small cloud into the air and then pulled out her phone to check the time. Carol wondered how it was possible that today she was the one who was on time, the weather was getting worse, she had left her cigarettes at home and her damn hands would just not warm up, Therese would never hear the end of this. Carol tried to move her fingers just to get some feeling back into them, tried rubbing them together so that the friction would heat them up, tried shoving them in her pockets but every two minutes or so she would have to keep her nose from running. She was ready to send Therese a message about how it was her fault if she got frostbite but she stopped at her lockscreen.
It was a picture of Therese from last Christmas. Her eyes were squeezed close, her head down, the dimple in her cheek deep and prominent as she laughed and adorably tried to cover her smile with her hands. Her dark hair was in a ponytail yet a few strands fell forward and the edges of her hair glowed due to the christmas lights and formed a halo around her angel. Carol remembered fondly that this was her reaction to the christmas gift Abby got for the both of them. Carol felt a deep warmth bloom from her chest and travel to all of her senses. It wasnāt the greatest picture, Carol had took it in a hurry, it was slightly blurry, awkwardly centred but it was the most beautiful thing Carol could have on her phone. She caressed the screen and felt her cheeks pinch from smiling.Ā Suddenly, two hands were covering her eyes, Carol grabbed them and recognised that softness immediately.Ā
āYouāre late my love,ā Carol said pulling those hands away as she turned to look at Therese.Ā
Therese said nothing and just smiled at Carol. There was a mischievous glint in her eyes which put Carol on alert, she was up to no good. Before Carol could react, Therese made her way past Carolās coat and shoved her hands inside her shirt, pressing her cold fingers to Carolās stomach and quickly pinching her sides. Carol let out a loud yelp and jumped back from Therese.
Carol wanted to scold her but there she was again, laughing with her eyes closed and with her hand covering her mouth. Suddenly Carol noticed the green, the red and the gold all around them, the white of snow giving them the perfect canvas to glow vibrantly. It was as if just from Thereseās laughter all this christmas decoration had magically appeared, but no, Carol had just failed to notice them before, when she was grouchy and cold but now, Therese was here and all of a sudden, it felt too warm for gloves.Ā
Not one to be out done, Carol went to pinch Therese in the sides as well. Therese yelledĀ āhey!ā and lurched for Carol again, missing her completely and giving the start to a chase down the streets of Rockefeller centre. The ran through crowds, probably getting cussed out by every person on the street but they didnāt care. Slowly running out of breath, Carol turned to look at Therese but seemingly she had lost her in the crowd. She suddenly felt her heart drop, worry taking over her elation so quickly. She went and stood by a shop, just calling Therese till she felt hands pushing her own away and lips being pressed onto hers. After recovering from her initial shock, she laced her fingers with her hand holding on to her own and kissed back.Ā
Therese pulled back first,Ā āI win.ā she said and Carol laughed so loud she was sure people around her were staring.Ā
They went and got hot chocolate from the Blue Bottle Coffee shop, as romantic as the place was, Carol insisted they take takeaways. As they walked back out in the cold air, Therese was adjusting her coat when Carol pulled her to the side. She had a wicked smile on her face as she pulled a flask out from her purse. Therese understood now why they had taken take away,
āBecause hot chocolate is always better with amaretto.ā Carol said as she dumped a little hot chocolate out of both cups and topped it up with the delicious almond liqueur.
They spent the rest of the day walking through the Abby Aldrich gardens, leaning into each other as they walked. Therese reached over to take Carolās hand, they were both warm from the alcohol and the closeness to each other yet Thereseās fingers were cold. Carol laced their fingers together and ran her thumb across the ring on Thereseās left hand. Therese put her head on her wifeās shoulder and pulled her arm closer. Winter could never be too cold, Carol thought and pressed a kiss to Thereseās head as they continued their walk together.
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