Nasie Eyzen

Genre: Hanahaki AU  Fandom: Romeo Et Juliette Ship: escalawrence Co-author: @shadowofqueenmab  

It is winter when the friar first develops a persistent dry cough that feels like there is a naughty cat trying to claw its way out of his throat. But the winds are cold and the rains are long, and Lorenzo doesn’t worry too much, deciding that he must have simply sat in the draught for too long.

It is with a heavy heart, to say goodbye to actor John McEnery (Mercutio) who passed away peacefully on April 12th, 2019.

Say no.

Don’t give them hope when you want to say no once and for all. hesitation comes from being afraid of hurting feelings, but giving them more hope is worse because there will be more and more expactations everytime we say “maybe, I’ll think about it”, when you already decided its NO.

Aaaaand I knew I could count on you, my dear xD 

So before I begin: I headcanon that Escalus (aka Bartolomeo della Scala, same thing) lives with his nephews (who are still kids), and when Lawrence comes into the picture and escalawrence becomes a thing, the couple just kinda has two kids to deal with from the very outset. Romance be damned, it’s married life for them. In a way. xD

Which one of them:

Spikes the eggnog? - Lawrence.

Hangs the stockings? - Lawrence does that for Bartolomeo and himself, while Bartolomeo does that for Merc and Val.

Leaves cookies and milk out to keep up with the Santa tradition? - Bartolomeo. That’s a habit, he’s been raising two unruly boys for years and so he knows all about Christmas traditions. BECAUSE TO KEEP THOSE TWO OCCUPIED, ANYTHING GOES.

“Accidentally” throws away the fruitcake - Escalus. 

Goes overboard on the whipped cream? - no one. Ok maybe the boys. 

Is the inevitable Christmas Grinch? - Escalus. Only him. 

Wakes up first on Christmas? - Escalus. He just wakes up first all the time. 

Rolls their eyes as the same cheesy carol plays in the stores for the millionth time? - Escalus, while Lawrence laughs at his annoyance fondly.

Starts playing Christmas music the day after Halloween? - Lawrence. He’s the troll.

Decorates the Christmas tree? - they do it together. With the boys, too. Imagine the chaos that ensues each goddamn time. They don’t even own any glass decorations anymore. Duh.

Who wears the ugly Christmas sweaters - Laaaaaawrence my sweet pie. And makes Bartolomeo wear them too, to the latter’s (feigned) annoyance. 

Picks out the holiday movies and who makes the hot cocoa - Lawrence. Bartolomeo sometimes does venture a suggestion, but he mainly resorts to criticising Lawrence’s choices. Just for the fun of it. 

Starts the snowball fight - Escalus. Yep, still waters run deep. 

Drags the other under the mistletoe - they both pretend that they don’t even know the mistletoe is there, but keep bumping into each other right under it. Mercutio laughs to himself - the mistletoe is actually his doing (and there are several of them, each year in a new place).

Decorates the house - they do it aaaaallllll together… chaos ensues. It’s a long, tiring, and fun process.

Hangs up the ornaments on the tree - Escalus. He IS the tallest.

Cooks Christmas dinner - Lawrence and only Lawrence. Bartolomeo shouldn’t cook, unless it’s sandwiches for lunch. Preferably his own lunch. No one knows how his nephews survived eating his food for several years. But that’s all according to Lawrence, and Bartolomeo himself couldn’t possibly agree with these monstrous lies, thank you very much.  

Invites the other to sing a Christmas duet - surprisingly enough, it’s Bartolomeo. The man is full of surprises, and he also sings really, really well. 

Has any holiday traditions - well, both follow all the common traditions… but shall we count Lawrence’s fortune cookies as his very own lil Christmas tradition? (They only contain jokes and puns instead of actual prophecies). 

Who would start a food fight during baking - Escalus, same as with snowball fights. 

Would get drunk off of eggnog - Valentine xD Neither Escalus nor Lawrence get drunk on Christmas, they’re too wary of what might happen if they leave Merc and Val unsupervised. they did once, and nothing good came out of it. They know better now. 

Who starts putting up decorations in October? - Lawrence. Remember the part about Halloween?

Buys the advent calendars? - LaWrEnCe. 

Places mistletoes all around the house? - as I said. it’s Mercutio. Okay, it’s actually a conspiracy between him, Val and Lawrence (who buys the mistletoes, yeah). Escalus pretends not to realise it. He’s good at pretending. 

Wraps the presents for other people? - Bartolomeo, because he’s the only one with enough patience for that, bless him. But his own presents are always wrapped by Lawrence. 

Puts the final star/angel on the top of the Christmas tree? - with Mercutio in da house? Seriously? Is that even a question?! …okay, it’s Val. Held up by Escalus. With Merc handing him the star and Lawrence holding the tree itself. They don’t risk it. One time Mercutio got too excited and, well, Mercutio’s excitement destroys things. Things like Christmas trees, too. So see, it’s a joint effort.

Is the one that hates eggnog? - Bartolomeo. He’ll make do with his cognac, thank you kindly. 

Is the one that bakes Christmas cookies for guests? - guests? What guests? But yeah, Lawrence is the baker.

Sends out the Christmas cards? - Escaaaalus. Correspondence, politesse and all that stuff are his domain. 

Knows all the words to Twelve Days of Christmas? - Lawrence does. Bartolomeo does too, but no one needs to know that. Got it? No one.

Is the better snowman builder? - Escalus. Several years of raising two small boys tend to give you enough experience to become a proficient snowman- and snowhouse-builder, snowball-player and all that stuff. 

Starts snowball fights? - we’ve already had this question, but it’s Escalus when they are alone with Lawrence and Mercutio when all four of them are present.

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