#pickle and stringbean

[annemarieyeretzian]

vax saying “that was easy. almost–” and pike interruping “almost too easy!” and the look on vax’s face 😂 (bonus: pike apologizing “sorry. just always wanted to say that.” and vax chuckling and saying “well, it sounded cool.” 🥹)

[hotboiessek]

sidenote a lil pickle and stringbean adventure to gilmore’s was like tailored to me i love that

[xombigirl]

15 for Pike/Vax (<3 them being sweetly silly together!), or 19 for Caleb/Jester?

15. one of them being like… i’m totally getting off track here, but you’re like, really hot so i’m going to pick you up and throw you on the bed, followed by their lover smacking them on their head (gently) because they have important things to do

Vax scoops Pike up, tossing her gently on the bed and crawling over her to prop himself up on his forearms. Pike smacks him gently on the forehead, “Stringbean I do not have time for this right now! I have a sermon to prep for tomorrow!” 

“But you just looked so cute with your scrunched forehead at your desk and I couldn’t resist.” Vax says, smiling down at her. 

Pike rolls her eyes, “You are the worst! I have to get this done, it’s a really important sermon!” 

“And you have the rest of the day to work on it. Right now I want to remind you just how amazing I think you are.” 

“You mean you want to go down on me.” 

“Maybe.” Vax replies, a smirk on his face. 

“Fine. But I can only spare twenty minutes, so get to work.”

19. one of them resting their head on the other’s lap, falling asleep -- Caleb/Jester

Jester loves night watches with Caleb. He’s always more affectionate when it’s just the two of them, his fingers laced with his as they look up at the stars. She loves the contrast between his pale skin and burned fingers with the blue of her own skin, loves to trail her thumb across his knuckles as he fiddles with a piece of amber with his other hand, book open on his lap. 

But her absolute favorite part is when he inevitably falls asleep, his head resting on her lap as her fingers glide through his hair. Sometimes she hums to him, fingers winding tiny braids into his hair as he sleeps. Frumpkin will lay next to them, his gentle purring adding a sweet harmony to her humming that brings a peaceful look to Caleb’s face. 

He’s always bashful about it later, rubbing the back of his neck nervously as he stammers out an apology. Jester laughs it off, kissing him on the cheek just to see him turn even more red before skipping off to join Caduceus in making breakfast. 

[pearwaldorf]

🎨 favorite hobby

You didn’t specify a fandom so I picked one at random :D

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Pike is passing by one of the many gardens in Zephrah when she hears a voice.

“Pickle! Come sit down.” Vax is cross-legged on a bench, an embroidery hoop in his lap. Next to him is a bag. Skeins of bright thread peek out, and a side pouch holds a pair of small scissors. 

She climbs on the bench, watches Vax fill in a shape with careful, precise stitches. Life in Zephrah agrees with him. He’s easy and relaxed in a way she’s never seen, and all the time in the sun smooths away his usual pallor. But there is something about the way he bends over the needlework that radiates pleasure and contentment that is notable even here.

“I didn’t know this was a hobby of yours,” she says. Certainly she has seen him mend clothes or cut down a shirt from Grog to fit somebody (or many somebodies), but this is the first time she’s seen him do anything decorative with needle and thread. 

“Our mother was a seamstress, so of course we learned the practical bits. But Vex never had any patience for making the pretty things, so she taught me. It was usually handkerchiefs, sometimes the trim of a skirt. Before we were taken to Syngorn she said I could help her on a dress for a lady from one of the bigger towns nearby.” His mouth thins, his eyes becoming distant. 

Pike pats his knee. It brings him back from whatever bad memory he was recalling, and he smiles a little bit. 

“It was one of the things I actually enjoyed there. It reminded me of our mother, and if I was bent over a piece of fabric I couldn’t get in trouble, so it was something Syldor did not discourage.” 

"I'm glad you were able to find something to do there that you didn't hate." She doesn't know a lot about the twins' years in the elven city, but most of what they have told the group does not sound happy.

She watches him outline a leaf before a thought occurs to her.

"We've had plenty of downtime, and I've never seen you embroider?" It doesn't appear to be a matter of mobility, as they were quite stationary in both Emon and Whitestone.

"To be honest, it's not something I thought about for a long time. There was so much else going on. This is the first chance I've had to truly rest in… I don't actually know." They exchange a look of understanding, gratitude, for this reprieve, however long it will last.

"But it is good to get back to it. I have missed it more than I realized."

He looks at her for a second, considering, before pulling out a small hoop and a scrap of fabric.

"Hey Pickle, you want to give it a shot?"

Pike smiles. "Sure, why not?"

[its-little-miss-muffet]

pike and vax getting a tiny moment before everything is so cool

[annemarieyeretzian]

vax calling pike ‘pickle’ 🥺

[annemarieyeretzian]

vax flicking pike on the ear after she giggles at him

[annemarieyeretzian]

grog shouting “no one kills vax but me!” and pike saying “I’ve got you, vax.” and healing him and vax smiling and saying “thanks, pickle.” (bonus: vex running by, seeing her brother is safe, and smiling)