War in my Mind

Drabble: Our character snuggle by a fire

Setting: Some point in the future, Gilbert Lake House

Characters: Lucy and Liam 

Snow fell heavily outside, blanketing the surroundings of the lake house in a layer of white. It had been an unexpected snow storm; one that had caught the people of Mystic Falls by surprise. It had caused road blockages, house damage and even a few injuries. Lucy shook her head as she peered out the frosty window, a flicker of amusement crossing her face. Of course, she and Liam had decided to venture out and stay at the Gilbert’s lake house on that particular weekend and now they were stuck there. Trouble always seemed to find them, no matter how hard they tried to stay out of its’ grasps.

She noticed that the cold breeze was coming in from the window which happened to be open a crack and naturally, it was stuck. Lucy finally pulled it down, shutting out the cool air and turned around, facing the small house that she and Liam had arrived to, earlier that day. It was a narrow little building with thin walls and barely any heating. Of course, the electricity was down too, which eliminated using any of the lights or the hot water. She focused her attention back towards her current task, keeping the fire going.

The fireplace was in the tiny living room of the house, right near the kitchen. The fire that Lucy had been prodding and cursing at all day was finally looking as though it could actually heat the house for a few hours. It was built up nicely with logs that crackled under the scorching heat of the blaze. Admittedly, she hadn’t done it all on her own. Liam had helped, quite a lot. “How are the hot chocolates going?” she called out, attempting to drag yet another log onto the fire. Finally she threw the log on, jumping back as sparks came off the flames and headed towards him in the kitchen.

“They’re going just fine,” he replied, appearing from a cupboard in the pantry. Lucy couldn’t help but smile, putting a hand to her mouth with amusement as he emerged with chocolate powder smudged across his cheek. “What?” Liam asked with a bemused expression, completely unaware of the powder. She pointed towards his cheek, unable to hold back her peals of laughter. He finally caught onto what she was giggling over and scrubbed the powder off, grinning at her. “You know, I don’t think it’s fair,” Liam said, moving towards her, abandoning the hot chocolate. Lucy raised her eyebrows and before she could say anything, Liam smeared a chocolatey streak down her cheek too. He lifted her up in the air, laughing while she stuck her tongue out at him. “I don’t think it’s fair that I got to have all the fun,” he said, his face lit up by a cheeky grin. Lucy leaned in closer, chocolate powder smeared across her cheek and a mischievous look in her eyes. She suddenly leant in even closer and licked him across his cheek. “Missed a spot,” she giggled, as Liam let her go in surprise. He started laughing as she dashed away from the kitchen, rubbing at her chocolate smeared cheek, grinning. “I play dirty,”

Lucy was curled up on the couch, her feet curled under her. She had placed blanket after blanket on the leather material, hoping that it would be enough to keep them warm. Liam soon brought over the hot chocolates, placing them down on the little table in front of the couch and sitting to the left of her. She tossed a blanket over him, and then gratefully took the warm drink. “You are an angel,” she murmured, before taking a big sip. It first, it was delightfully sweet, but then was strangely bitter, almost as though there was whiskey in it. Lucy let out a loud splutter to the amusement of Liam who had been watching her reaction keenly. “I was not expecting that,” she laughed, poking him in the shoulder. She took another sip of her hot chocolate, grinning up at him. “I play dirtier, darlin’,” he smirked.