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Orangeish Sherbert

Lonely

PostPosted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 10:31 am


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The candy cane was unlike any other that you’ve seen before, and it was even more surprising since it was hidden in a box of the normal red and white kind. It’s a beautiful blue with silver and clear stripes in it that seem to glisten. When you start to eat this holiday treat, it seems colder than normal, and after about fifteen minutes, part of your body seems a lot colder, in fact…it seems to have been turned to ice. The ice lasts for an hour and will not melt nor shatter. It then fades, with warmth finally coming back to the frozen body part. It doesn’t matter if you only take a taste of the wintery treat, the effect is the same no matter how much you ingest! Boy, this will sure stop you from thinking twice before eating strangely colored candy canes!


Nick was hoping to surprise Arias with some great Christmas decorations in their apartment, but it was so easy to get distracted by the cheerful music, and anyway, it was more special to decorate the tree together…wasn’t it? He hadn’t even asked if Arias wanted a tree, just went out and bought a wonderful smelling one and put lights on it. He had been in the process of putting some candy canes on the branches when the pale blue one caught his eye.

“Jackpot!” The blonde said in delight and opened it, thinking that it might be a stray blueberry flavored one or perhaps blue raspberry.

The candy felt strangely cold on his tongue but he thought nothing of it and flopped back down on the couch, turning the volume on the television up a little more so that the apartment was full of the sounds of Christmas music.
Nick had finished the candy cane and was dozing when he felt something strange. He was cold. Like freezing cold, and he was very glad there was a blanket within reach.

His right leg felt strangely heavy and colder than the rest of him, and for a moment, Nick couldn’t quite tell what was going on…but he couldn’t move it. It wouldn’t move at all, nor would his foot. When the blonde finally sat up and looked at the leg, he felt a sudden rush of weakness overtake him.
Something was very wrong.

Quickly, he grabbed his phone and dialed Arias’ number, wishing he had just continued decorating the house instead of…instead of this but, his whole body was trembling with cold now.

“A-arias? Can you please come home? Something’s wrong.”

Kyuseisha no Hikari
PostPosted: Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:28 pm


Arias had been out today, trying to get some shopping done before the holiday rush. He had been prepared--he already had his Christmas presents purchased. The necessities, not so much. He had done his best to be in and out of the store and his haste turned out to be beneficial for the situation; he was just pulling into his parking space when the phone rang.

He had barely gotten out a 'Hello' before Nick's frantic voice had alarms ringing in his mind. "I'm in back," he said quickly, trying to sound calm and reassuring. "I can be up in a minute--what's wrong? Are you okay?"

He was a safe driver but the sound of someone he cared about sounding so concerned made him move a little faster. He was unbuckling his seat belt by the time he finished his sentence and had unlocked the car door just as he withdrew the keys. The shopping bags were ignored in the car and he held the phone close to his cheek, afraid of missing any vital detail.


Orangeish Sherbert


Kyuseisha no Hikari

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Orangeish Sherbert

Lonely

PostPosted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:13 am


“I don’t know what’s going on.” Nick felt a slight feeling of reassurance when Arias answered, and hearing his voice made things seem like they might not be…so bad…

But then he felt the icy chill where his leg had been and terror gripped him once again. No, this was bad. Very bad. “…I think…I’m turning into an icicle? I was trying to surprise you, getting the apartment decorated—I got us a tree. But then I figured…we should decorate it together…that would be so much more romantic.” He was rambling, he knew. But he hoped if he talked long enough, Arias would simply be there and he would know just what was happening.

“Anyway I got…I got the lights on and some candy canes and decided to eat one, and now my leg is…it’s…it’s turned to ice? I can’t move it, and it’s so cold and blue…what do I do?”

The fear in his voice was growing stronger and for a moment he couldn’t quite find enough air to breathe. “I’m scared.”

Kyuseisha no Hikari
PostPosted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:26 am


"No, no, no," Arias reassured, voice calm despite the fact that his heart was suddenly pounding in his chest. "Don't be scared, I love you. I'm coming in." He pushed through the door a second later but held the phone to his cheek until he locked eyes with his fiance

He offered a reassuring smile even as he walked briskly to his side. "The house looks beautiful. Let me see your leg?" He shut his phone off and pocketed it, leaving both hands free as he moved to Nick's side; he put his hand on Nick's shoulder and squeezed, trying to give him something else to focus on. "--Does it hurt? Where is the candy cane you were eating, is it all gone? --Where did you get them?"

He knew it was a slew of questions, but he wanted to give Nick enough to focus on--enough to keep his mind occupied. And, hopefully, enough time for Arias to figure out what was going on--and what they needed to do.


Orangeish Sherbert


Kyuseisha no Hikari

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Orangeish Sherbert

Lonely

PostPosted: Fri Dec 27, 2019 9:28 am


When Arias entered the room, Nick felt suddenly safe. “…Ah. Hey. I…That was fast.” He forced a smile and shrugged at the questions. “No, it doesn’t hurt…it’s just cold. Like really, really cold. And I ate the whole candy cane, I could try to throw it up, if you want but…the box that it was in is over there, it was the only blue one in there and I thought it was going to be a different flavor but…”

His eyes were suddenly burning and he wondered if he was about to cry. This was not how he had expected this to go, all he had wanted was to surprise Arias with a beautiful display of holiday cheer and…here he was ruining it all because…

Because he was turning to ice?

Quickly, Nick scraped his arm across his eyes and forced a bitter laugh. “…I wanted…you to be surprised but…this wasn’t really…the way I wanted to do it, you know. I thought…we’d get to be happy and mushy and would spend the day happily decorating the tree and drinking cocoa and kissing.”
It had been such a perfect scene in his mind.

Kyuseisha no Hikari
PostPosted: Sun Dec 29, 2019 6:53 am


"Where did you buy the box?" Arias asked, placing his hand on the icy skin. It was cold, everywhere Arias touched, but he tried to keep a calm smile. He could see how upset Nick was--could practically feel it radiating off of him. "We'll have to make sure not to shop there again. Maybe we'll look into making our own candy canes?" he suggested. It was a distraction at best.

He leaned forward and kissed the tip of Nick's nose. "It's going to be okay," he promised, with absolute conviction. "You did surprise me. You must have worked really hard to get this all finished while I was out. I'm surprised that you had all this stuff hidden away somewhere. Don't worry. We'll still get to be happy and mushy, and we'll still decorate the tree and drink cocoa and kiss. You just have the added benefit of having my full attention. I feel like I need to pamper you."

He ran his hand over the leg again, testing, trying to warm up--trying to do anything he could to make Nick feel better. "If it gets any worse, we'll go to the hospital. But this looks magical." How could it not? "You haven't been getting into any fights recently, have you?"


Orangeish Sherbert


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Orangeish Sherbert

Lonely

PostPosted: Sun Dec 29, 2019 8:09 am


Nick gave what he hoped was a brave smile and scrunched his nose slightly at the kiss. “I got everything at that craft store down on Perkin Street…they were having a great sale. And yeah, I did have it hidden away, I’ve been planning this for a few weeks…I just wanted to see your eyes sparkle in the light of the decorations…I know it’s sappy but…” He felt tears burning his eyes again, angry with his own stupidity to be caught in some magical trap when he was only trying to actually be a good fiancé.

“No, I haven’t been getting into any…anything recently. I don’t think I’ve powered up even in the past two months. I’ve been focused on you…on us. I’m trying to be better for you. I want to be better for you. I love you.”

He couldn’t even feel the male’s hand on his leg, and that worried him. All he felt was a piercing cold from where his leg should be, a cold that flowed through Nick, chilling every part of him. Even his wonder never made him feel this way.

“I’m not…really sure what the hospital can do for this…” Nick was quiet for a moment, biting his lip. “…Hey, Arias? What if it spreads? Will…What…What if I die?” The words were quiet, and there was a large bit of fear in them. Dying wasn’t on his Holiday check list.

Kyuseisha no Hikari
PostPosted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:21 pm


Arias cast a quick glance up at him and then back to the leg; whatever he seemed to be planning to say, he shook his head. "You aren't going to die," he promised. It wasn't an empty reassurance--it was a promise, in the way that Arias meant every word that he'd said. He'd have done anything to save Nick and this was no exception.

"You're panicking," he said softly, taking his hand and squeezing it. "Which is understandable, because your leg is ice. Like, literally. It looks like ice. But I just held my hand to it and it didn't melt. So you're not going to 'Frosty the Snowman' out of existence on me. Can you wiggle your toes for me?" he asked, glancing at his foot. He was holding Nick's hand intently, making sure he could feel their connection. He didn't want Nick to feel alone, or question Arias' resolve, so he made sure to give him a solid reminder that they were in this together.

His heart was pounding and his mind was racing, but Arias was a fixer. He'd fix this.

He wasn't going to lose Nick.


Orangeish Sherbert


Kyuseisha no Hikari

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Orangeish Sherbert

Lonely

PostPosted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:24 pm


Nick closed his eyes, feeling sick, feeling fear creeping up into his chest, as though the ice was spreading. “I…Yeah. I am panicking.” He squeezed Arias’ hand and managed a half laugh that was near to hysteria. “…I’m glad that I’m…not melting when you touch me, though…I always melt a little when you touch me but…Frosty the Nick Man isn’t…it doesn’t have that great ring to it…”

Finally he opened an eye and looked at the male, trying to wiggle his toes. He couldn’t. The whole foot was frozen solid too. “I can’t move them. I can’t move any of it. I can…I can wiggle my other toes though…so…at the very least we can just say that my leg fell off.”

He could go through life with a spectacular limp. Using canes and crutches.
It would suck but…so long as the ice didn’t spread…he figured he could do it. Live with it. Deal with it.

Kyuseisha no Hikari
PostPosted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 7:02 pm


Arias just smiled softly. "If we have to cut off the leg I'll just carry you around everywhere, honey. Don't worry. A candy cane isn't going to kill you. You're stronger than that."

He was worried, but they would overcome this. A part of him wanted to call a doctor--to call someone magical. Anyone.

...But Nick was right. There wasn't anyone, not really. What could a hospital do to stop a magical ice?

"It's probably just like when your leg falls asleep though, Nick. Let me get you some soup, we'll wrap some blankets around ourselves, turn up the thermostat. We'll still have our romantic day together, if you want? ...Or I can make some calls and see if anyone knows anything, if anyone can come over to look at it? I'll give you a piggyback ride into the kitchen, we won't have to be separated."

...He didn't want to leave him alone, not for a single minute.


Orangeish Sherbert


Kyuseisha no Hikari

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Orangeish Sherbert

Lonely

PostPosted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 7:28 pm


He paused, giving just the smallest smile. “You’ll carry me around? You mean that? You truly won’t let a candy cane stop me from existing? That’s very sweet of you, love.”

It was sweet, Nick couldn’t deny that…but he…he was still so afraid. So worried over all of this…though the idea of Arias carrying him around everywhere wasn’t…wasn’t quite a bad one. He just…he didn’t want to be a useless lump. “Maybe…food later. Maybe…you could just wrap up in a blanket with me now? We could take a nap and maybe…by the time we wake up my leg will have melted and we can simply…call it a day? And get on with our decorating…? God…how is this going to mess up our wedding…?”

Not that anything was planned.

Not that Nick had even really mentioned it much since he proposed. But…he had been thinking of proposing again. Had been working up to it…even though that…might have been a bad idea.

Kyuseisha no Hikari
PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:43 am


Arias always seemed to enjoy talking about weddings, though he hadn't ever demanded they start planning their own. He knew he wanted to be with Nick, but he seemed hesitant to start planning anything, afraid of making the wrong selection or rushing something he wanted to be perfect. Only, he didn't know what 'perfect' was, in that sense. Only that he thought what they had together was just that.

"It's not going to mess up our wedding," he laughed, kissing his cheek. He strayed only a few feet from Nick, collecting blankets before climbing onto the couch next to him. With easy, he drew Nick into his lap and draped the blankets around him. He wanted to be able to hold Nick completely, to press his chest against his fiance's back and to wrap his arms around him so Nick would know that Arias was there, that he wasn't going to let him go.

"Unless you were planning to surprise me with that too?" he teased. "Call me to come home one night and I walk into the living room to see a priest and an alter and everyone we know dressed all nicely?"


Orangeish Sherbert


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Orangeish Sherbert

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:56 pm


Nick gave an almost sad little laugh, resting against his fiancé’s chest with a soft sigh. “I’m sorry I haven’t mentioned the wedding much. I…I do still want it. And I’m thinking…maybe this spring? Do…do you want to maybe plan a little of it while we’re stuck here with my leg? If it falls off, then we can finish decorating but…maybe for just a little while…”

The blonde reached down, making sure the blanket was firmly wrapped around his icy leg, and then sighed softly and closed his eyes.

“I love you, you know. I love you so very much. I know I have been flighty and not the best of partners…but…I have really been trying. And I’m really, truly ready. I’m ready to become Mr. Nick Hunter…if you’re ready for me.”

He didn’t open his eyes, but groped for Arias’ hand, lifting it to his lips and kissing it lightly. “I love you. More than anyone or anything.”

And he meant every word.

Kyuseisha no Hikari
PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 3:15 pm


Arias smiled softly, wondering if the words were brought upon by a desire to say them or a fear of death. Regardless, he didn't question their earnestness. He believed them, completely.

"I know, Nick," he said, leaning to kiss atop the man's head. "And I'm proud of you. I love you the same, and not a day goes by that I'm not proud to wear your ring. I'm happy to come home, to see you. First thing in the morning, last thing at night. A spring wedding sounds nice," he said, closing his eyes as he stroked Nick's hair.

"The flowers will be blooming. The weather will be nice. We could do it outside? I think I'd like that. Just the clean air. But perhaps somewhere with a building nearby. Just in case in starts to rain. I want to be prepared for anything. It would be nice for something to go right for once, though," he laughed softly, just drawing Nick closer to his chest.


Orangeish Sherbert


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Orangeish Sherbert

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:23 pm


It was easy to believe him. Easy to believe that Arias really did enjoy wearing his ring. And he enjoyed wearing Arias’. “That sounds nice, you know. When you talk about it, it really sounds nice. And maybe we can have a honeymoon…half on my wonder…half on yours? Something quiet and personal…somewhere that nobody can get us and we can really and truly be away from it all? I know Carlee could watch the shop easily enough. She’s a responsible kid.”

He half closed his own eyes as Arias played with his hair, and had Nick been a cat, he would have been purring from the touch.

“…I’m ready to settle down. I’m ready to even think about…I don’t know. Getting your parents the grandkids that they want so badly…I…” He hesitated. “I’ve looked into adoption. A little bit, at least. I know I shouldn’t have but…Your mom is very persuasive. Whenever we’re over there and any sort of commercial with a baby comes on, she hits me and points to it, wiggling her eyebrows. I have to admit…I was terrified at first but…now whenever I see little ones…I don’t know. She’s gotten to me.”

Nick could forget about his fear while talking of the future. He could forget about the ice that had taken over his leg. If he could just worry about things that weren’t here yet…he could forget. Easily.

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