｢ i can’t believe he just...! ｣
“Eh?”
A brief sound of confusion unconsciously escapes the moment he steps back into the main hall of the dorms, immediately greeted by Vivian’s exclamation and marathon runner’s pants. Did… did someone die? Is everything alright? It wasn’t Rean, was it? Goddammit… he knew he should’ve gone back inside the Schoolhouse when the kid said, ‘head on up first, I’ll be right behind you guys’. Looks like ol’ Crow is gonna have to roll up his sleeves and come to the rescue aga–
“Ah–?” The bag thrust into his hands broke the line of thought momentarily, curiously blinking between it and Vivian. As soon as the birthday wish followed a moment after, that’s when it all clicked into place. Finally feeling himself relax, a grin made its way over his lips as well as he reached in to pull out the red scarf, admiring the work gone into it. Whether Vivian made this herself or bought it at the local boutique, he could tell there was high quality put into it.
“Aww, Vivi, you didn’t have to. I’m surprised anyone even remembered, to be honest,” he said while placing the bag down so he could wrap the scarf around his neck a couple times, posing for the girl. “Well, what do you think? This is totally gonna withstand the ice storm that’s Jusis and Machias, just you wait~ But hey, thanks a lot for this. I was needing some winter clothes, and this is totally hitting the mark~”
And just to show his appreciation, he took a step closer to Vivian and placed a hand on her shoulder, leaning down so he could press a gentle kiss to her cheek in thanks.
Naturally, Vivian hadn’t been the one who sewn him the scarf. Had she been the one to do so, her fingers would have been wrapped up in copious amounts of bandages from a thousand needle pricks. No, truth be told, she ended up stopping by Le Sage Boutique herself to buy Crow something warm to wear. What she neglected to mention, on the other hand, was that she spent at least half an hour wearing the scarf and registering it’s soft sensation around her neck, while wondering what it would be like to share one with him by the fireplace or if he’ll ever TIE her arms to the bedpost with it.
“ W-Welp, I actually overheard ToTo and Jelly-bean talking about it this afternoon; plus, you’re always so nice to me, I figured... you deserved the special VIP treatment, ” Vivian eventually brings herself to admit, before allowing a sigh of relief to elicit past her throat. In case he wasn’t aware, she had been referring to Towa and Angelica; regardless, however, she became glad he appreciated her gift.
“ Mmhm. You look extremely handsome as always, Crow-bar, ” Vivian soon proceeds to nod. According to her, she wasn’t flirting - just merely stating the truth. Even so, she wasn’t quite expecting to be rewarded with a kiss, which caused her to gasp aloud. Mere moments later, it wasn’t long until a bright rosy hue PLUMMETS along her cheeks and her gaze swerves it way downwards, allowing strands of dark black hair to trickle into her face.
“ J-Jeez... did you really have to go for a smooch here of all places? At this rate, people would think we’re dating and then, your harem dream would be over! ” Vivian stammers out.
@hopefillings ;; continued from here
