(OPEN) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

[symmetrophile]

Who: Villa residents and all visitors.
When: December 25th
Where: The Villa
Style: Whatever you like!
Status: Open!


[Hey, guess what?

IT'S CHRISTMAS! Which means Villa residents will be trading gift-wrapped presents and enjoying a delicious holiday feast prepared by a very hard-working Rin Okumura, so be sure to thank him!

The threads below are meant for mingling, the exchanging of gifts and other holiday activities!]

Comments

[openminded]

[ She makes a bit of a face at the news that his tail had been suffering some abuse, but at a closer inspection, it looked as though he'd learned to take care of it to some extent. She has to wonder how often this happens, though ... still, the two of them were still getting to know each other. As much as Yuri wanted to pull out the mommy card right now, this was probably not the best time for that.

She smiles as he offers his old place, though. As much as she would have loved to stay here in the Villa with everybody, she realized that 1) it was .. pretty packed already, and 2) the boys probably needed their space for the time being. It was a good idea, overall. Besides! She could totally take care of herself. Yes, this was a good idea. ]

I think I'll take you up on that, thank you! Ah, but you'll definitely have to let me know where it is, exactly.

[ Yes, Yuri, state the obvious. ]

[keepsthefire]

[The worried look doesn't escape him, though, and he can tell she wants to say or do something, and for some reason it bubbles up some weird teenage instinct in him, causing him to blurt out:]

Stop lookin' at me like that, it's just my tail. I'll be fine, M--

[But he catches himself in that last second before all the letters of that word escape completely, cheeks going a rather interesting shade of red. He gently pulls his tail back away from her with a hand, looking away.]

I'll... show you after the party... 'kay?

[openminded]

[ .... Did he just-- He did. Almost. It makes Yuri happy to know that he was instinctively nearly calling her 'Mom,' but at the same time, she knew exactly why he had stopped. This resulted in a surprised expression on her face. Yuri froze, staring at her son for several moments before letting out a breath she didn't realize she was holding, her hand falling back down to her side.

She nodded, her eyes averting to the side themselves. She smiled a little, though it was a bit of a forced one, and it was fairly obvious. ]

All right.

[ She continues to keep her eyes off of him, though all she wanted to do in all reality was watch him, never take her eyes off of him, and take in the sight of her grown son. ]

Ah, but ... don't let me keep you, okay? Surely you must have a lot to do, hm?

[keepsthefire]

N... not really. I don't gotta run off right now... everyone's pretty much taken care of for a while.

[There's a noticeable fidget, fingers fiddling with the hem of the pocket on his apron. This really did get more awkward, and he's kind of hating himself for it.]

Unless you wanna get back to talkin' to other people.