[closed] Mog's Day Celebration

[unkindled_madness]

Who: Sephiroth unkindled_madness, Loki dothelokimotion, Tina skagzz, and friends!
What: They made up a holiday instead of celebrating any of the actual things they have to celebrate.
When: November 14
Where: their new home in Sunset Falls
Content Warnings: N/A for now


Happy Mog's Day!

What's Mog's Day? Well, it's not surprising you haven't heard of it, since it isn't an Earth holiday. It's a fall celebration marking the end of the season, before moogles enter their annual hibernation. A simple drawing of a moogle (a white, vaguely koala-like animal with small bat wings) was included in the invitation. On arrival, guests will be asked to don a large red nose, out of respect for Mog. The hosts are exempt from this, given they're the ones throwing the party and all.

Want a tour of the house? The hosts are not familiar with the concept of a housewarming party, but that's essentially what this is, and any of them would probably show you around if you like. They've just moved, but there's no sign of boxes. Rather, the bookshelves and decor seem a little sparse, their belongings having migrated from a smaller space. You may catch glimpses of a large orange cat slinking around behind the furniture. He has not yet adjusted to his new surroundings, and all the strangers aren't helping.

A catered dinner is laid out on the dining room table. (They can cook, they just... didn't.) There's also a chocolate cake waiting in the kitchen for later. It's for Loki; Sephiroth doesn't really care about cake.

The nearby back door leads out into the yard, and the fire pit. Arranged on a table are some materials one might use to create a simple effigy of someone you particularly hate. There's also a bag of marshmallows, seemingly as an afterthought.

Comments

[dothelokimotion]

[ his expression softens as he cradles sephiroth's face. ]

I am your dream.

[unkindled_madness]

You are.

Now that I have the imagination for it.

[dothelokimotion]

[ he laughs softly. ]

It's all I ever wanted.

[unkindled_madness]

It's good to be wanted this way.

[dothelokimotion]

I hope you always feel that way.

[unkindled_madness]

I'm sure I will.

[dothelokimotion]

Good.

[unkindled_madness]

...can you actually do anything with dreams?

[dothelokimotion]

Theoretically? Though I've never tried.

[unkindled_madness]

It might be interesting.

[dothelokimotion]

Dreams are . . . tricky.

[unkindled_madness]

I thought you hadn't tried.

[dothelokimotion]

I have not. But I can barely control the nature of my own dreams.

[unkindled_madness]

[He settles himself more comfortably beside Loki.]

They still trouble you?

[dothelokimotion]

[ he shakes his head. ]

Not as much anymore. They lessen over time.

[unkindled_madness]

...I'm glad that they're improving.

[He'd like to help, but he has his own nightmares, too, at times. How do you help?]

[dothelokimotion]

[ he brushes his fingers against sephiroth's cheek. ]

They're only nightmares. They have no power.

[unkindled_madness]

They can weigh on the mind.

[dothelokimotion]

They can.

But they'll fade. Our life is more than our nightmares.

[unkindled_madness]

Of course.

...but there's no reason to accept something simply because it's bearable.

[dothelokimotion]

[ hmm. ]

You're worried.

[unkindled_madness]

You do make light of them.

[dothelokimotion]

I do.

[ he shifts so that he's close to sephiroth and can make firm eye contact. ]

When I was young, I had night terrors. That a Frost Giant would come and steal me away. It must have been flashes of my past coming through. But I had Thor. He was my protector, in a way.

[ loki brushes some of sephiroth's hair back. ]

And of course, you know the rest. Things fell apart, the nightmares came back. For a while, I just assumed that is how things will always be.

But you are my protector now. So I'm not afraid. They don't hold more power than you do.

[unkindled_madness]

[Sephiroth leans in in turn, pressing his forehead to Loki's.]

...I would conquer them, if I could.

[dothelokimotion]

I know.

You haven't failed me. I'm not trying to make light of them as much as I am . . . not giving them more weight than they should have.

I wake up with you. I'm satisfied.