IT'S 11:30 WHERE I AM I SWEAR IT'S NOT JANUARY 1ST YET PLEASE DO NOT EXECUTE ME VIA FIRING SQUAD @portal-secret-santa
Anywho, sorry for the super duper last minute Secret Santa @lea-sbian ! I hope I cooked despite how chaotic things got for me during the holidays- moreso than usual. (Understatement of the New Year lol)
Anyways, Chell, Mel, Wheatley, and Virgil are all here meeting up. I know that Kate from Revolution was floated around for an idea, but I have NO clue what I'd do for her character wise, so you'll have to forgive her exclusion for just these two lovely ladies being roommates slash maybe possibly queer platonic couple? Unsure. Up to the reader. Pretend I'm walking by speaking to seemingly myself and saying "and they were roommates" here.
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As eyes opened, only then did Chell recognize the smell that hit her, one of something spiced and floral, then the sound of a distant tune somewhere else.
Chell slowly looked up to see her roommate, Mel, trying to shake her awake, The other woman huffed, holding up a phone, which made Chell squint to read the text.
"Coming over in the afternoon 4 presents!" It read, a text from Wheatley.
Mel then swiped to show the time at the top of the screen. 10 AM.
Chell burried her face in her arm and let out an audible huff, before holding up three fingers.
'A few more minutes of rest.'
Mel smacked Chell's hand, startiling Chell back into being awake. Mel sharply shook her head and pointed to the door, other hand on her hip.
'No, get up right now.'
Chell rolled her eyes and uncovered herself, before pointedly looking at Mel with a pout as she rose from her bed.
'Fine, I'm up.'
Mel's face softened into a smile before nodding, leaving the room to let Chell grab her things to get dressed for the day. For now, she wrapped up the two boxes she had on the kitchen counter, making sure each had its proper tag.
Finally, Chell came out just as the doorbell rang and Mel opened the door.
"Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas, you two!" Wheatley immediately bellowed as he stepped in with a grand gesture to the room.
"Hey Mel, Chell. Happy Holidays." Virgil ducked under Wheatley's wide spread arms, wiping his boots on the mat.
Mel giggled audibly while Chell shook her head affectionately at Wheatley and Virgil's entrances.
As everyone settled inside, Wheatley was eager to sheath his backpack, digging around and taking out the two Tupperwares wrapped sloppily with sheets of wrapping paper, taped to stay together. Virgil lightly snickered, which earned a glare from Wheatley, before the blue eyed android dealt them out.
Mel and Chell had to swap, given the label on the inside didn't match the outside- which Wheatley let out a disappointed "ah" at- before opening the two containers.
Mel held up a thumbprint cookie, the little shortbread having a tangerine jelly in the middle, and took a bite of the buttery shortbread.
Meanwhile, Chell smiled as she saw chocolate muffins with cherry chunks, unwrapping one to bite into it.
"Ta-daaaaa!" Wheatley grinned from ear to ear, "I wasn't exactly sure what to get you two, and I figured askin' would be a little suspicious, but then! Had an idea! You both have a sweet tooth, so why not make you somethin', from the heart!"
"I feel bad for the kitchen." Virgil laughed, taking a canister from his messenger bag to pop the top and take a swig of eggnog. Wheatley let out an offended gasp.
"Oi! You make it sound like I burned down the kitchen!" Wheatley replied.
"You didn't?"
Virgil let out a laugh as Wheatley lightly shoved at his shoulders.
"Okay, okay, my turn." Virgil shook his head, capping his drink before taking out neatly packaged boxes. Surprisingly, it was folded in such a way where it didn't even need tape to hold together.
Chell held up a handle, weighing it in her hand a little as she looked over the dark brown stained wooden object with a few metal dots. Realizing what it was, she looked for where the opening was before she flicked her wrist and let the blade of the pocket knife spring forth.
Wheatley yelped and jumped back slightly on the couch. Chell grinned at Virgil.
Mel, meanwhile, held up a delicate rose gold chain necklace, the charm in the middle being a little sardonyx heart. There was an audible gasp before Virgil sat up to help clip it onto Mel's person.
To which Mel hugged Virgil tight. He hugged back.
"Glad you like it, Mel." Virgil murmured.
Wheatley awkwardly shifted a little before turning to Chell. "So. You like the muffin right-?"
Chell smacked him in the face with a gift card, before handing Virgil his. Virgil raised a brow and let out a small laugh, Wheatley sighed as he looked at the money.
"D'ya know what? I kinda don't know what else I was expectin' you to do." Wheatley admitted, to which Chell shrugged. "Ehhhh 's fine. I can figure out a use. Cheers."
Finally, Mel grabbed her own presents, handing them out. It was simply a box to unwrap, and the ribbon toppers were stick on ones.
Virgil smacked the one on his box onto Wheatley's cheek.
"Hey! What's with everyone puttin' stuff on my face?!" Wheatley squawked as he wiped it off, before sticking his own ribbon onto Virgil right back as petty revenge.
While Virgil peeled the object away, Wheatley opened his own box and saw a little crochet baby blue scarf inside, to which he immediately put it on and felt ten times cozier.
Meanwhile, Virgil held up a little embroidery picture frame, with words in delicate cursive:
"Coffee can be one's lifeblood, but it's not a meal!"
Wheatley doubled over laughing, with Virgil having a small laugh of his own.
"Let me guess, you want me to hang this up above where I work?" Virgil lifted a brow. Mel nodded. "Alright, alright, I'll do that when I get back."
Mel looked around to her other two friends, to Wheatley and to Chell, and felt her heart soar. It was good to know that even across decades, the holidays were always best with friends to celebrate it with.
Hello, more of Virgil and Rainbow/James things and update with my portal AU
Ok, things about to get a little crazy and gory, well maybe gory, what I meant by that is that I have an idea that might be a little bit too much for people that don't like Gore and blood and horror and anything like that, and I have made Virgil and Nigel have a kind of dragon history, yes they are related, actually I think I did tell you guys that they was related in the first place with my first ever post that was probably a piece of shit anyways, I still like the fact that I had my first ever comment, those two posts will stay there, but I'm going to say this then not Canon to the AU, but the Virgil party is staying there too, just for fun, just in case anyone wants to add their Virgil to the party.
now back to the idea I had that involves Gore and blood and horror, all I'm going to say is that post is going to be having Virgil eat an animal, don't worry it will not be a cute animal, and it's only because of the Dragon side he has, because if you think about it dragons like to eat fish and meat, so that’s going to be fun.
Now, everyone had an update, not going to lie I love the Virgil's with long hair, but I have never seen a Virgil with Rapunzel hair, I thought I would be the first one, to have my Virgil's hair going past his butt, if there is a Virgil with long beautiful Rapunzel hair, do tell me, and no this is not a competition to see who's Virgil has the longest hair.
And also, Virgil is no longer bisexual, he's just gay, because why the fuck not, now to our lovable rainbow friend, AKA Rainbow core, or as I like to call him James, and, he is from the 60s with Ego, more of the back story coming (maybe) soon.
And now, here it is, the reason why I made this post, and it's also because it's my favourite month.
Happy pride month everyone
I was going to do all of the cores and turrets and GLaDOS and AEGIS and the other machine characters, but it would had probably took too long, and I should have started it before the beginning of June, but never mind, it will probably happen next time, but now I'm just happy that I posted something that involved pride month, I hope you guys have a lovely day or night wherever you are in the world, ^w^
P.S. I ship Grady and friendly Frank, but I also ship Virgil and Grady, a bit of a spoiler, he's also going to be a part of Virgil's backstory, bonus picture of Virgil and James but Virgil is in his Dragon form
