#feymagic

Gricko and Frost had been friends for a long time by this point…there was no denying that. And just like every other friendship, the trust between the two of them began to grow the closer they became. Frost felt like he could confide in Gricko regardless of what happened. However…Gricko, being the menace he is, had begun to take advantage of Frost’s trust. And this time…it went wrong in the best way possible. 

After getting their drinks from the elf on stilts at the carnival, Frost, Gideon and Kremy had started to walk away. As Frost turned to follow the others, he noticed they were missing two of their group members. “Hold on, guys…” He turned to look at the missing person. “You coming, Gricko?” Frost asked him. 

Gricko waved at Frost without looking. “You guys go ahead. Me and Hootsie are gonna fill up our waterskins.” 

“Oh-” Frost walked over to Gricko as he pulled out his own waterskin. “Can you fill mine as well?” he asked him. “I ran out on the way here.”

“Sure I can!” Gricko replied, taking it off his hands. “I’ll bring it over in a minute.” He told him. 

“Thanks.” Frost said, catching up with the others. 

Though it took a slight bit longer than he was expecting, Gricko did bring Frost’s filled waterskin back to him. “Here you go, Frost.” 

“Much appreciated.” Frost said as he added it to his inventory. 

A little bit later, the group was sitting down on a bench in the carnival. “Man, I’m thirsty.” Gricko admitted, pulling out his waterskin and taking a drink. 

“Me too, now that you mention it.” Frost admitted, opening up his waterskin and taking some gulps of water. But after about 5 gulps, Frost spits up some of the water. “Holy-” 

“Whoa! You okay, Frost?” Kremy asked. 

“That was nohot wa-hehe-” Frost widened his eyes and covered his mouth. 

Gideon widened his eyes. “Wha- uh-” Gideon looked at the others, before looking back at Frost. “What was that?” He asked. 

“Are you okay, Frosty?” Gricko asked him. 

Frost tried to pull himself together. “I’m fine.” Frost cleared his throat. “It’s nohothing, Ihi swehehear-” Frost covered his mouth again, in the hopes of covering it up. But only a second later, Frost’s body forced the giggles out of his mouth. “Hehehehe!” Frost's head went back slightly as he felt the laughter overcome him. “Hahahaha!”

Gideon blinked in surprise. “Oh Jesus!” He couldn’t help but laugh at him. “What’s so funny, Frost?!” He asked. 

“Yeah, tell us! Don’t leave us hanging.” Kremy asked. 

“I don’t know, but whatever it is…” Gricko looked at Hootsie and winked. “It must be pretty funny~” 

“Well I can only imagine. Frost rarely ever laughs.” Gideon added. 

“Whahat ihis happenihihing?!” Frost asked. He put his waterskin down as he doubled over somewhat. “Ihihi cahahan’t stop laughihihihing.” Frost admitted, lightly covering his mouth in his fist.

“Maybe another drink will help?” Gricko asked. 

“Mahahaybehe…” Frost picked up his waterskin and took another gulp of water. He had just barely managed to swallow it down before he leaned back and bursted into slightly louder laughter. “HAhahahahaha!” 

Seeing Frost actually go for the drink, almost made Gricko crack up with laughter. But thankfully, he was just barely able to keep himself together. 

“Holy shit!” Gideon reacted. 

Frost dropped his waterskin onto his lap as he clutched his stomach and kicked his feet a little bit. “Grihihicko whahahat ihihihis ihihihin thahahat?!” Frost asked. 

“What do you mean? It’s just water.” Gricko told him, before looking at Gideon and Kremy with a wink. 

“Ihihihi sahahaw thahahahat!” Frost shot back.  

“Yeah yeah, just focus on laughing.” Gricko muttered, waving off his statement. 

Kremy raised his eyebrows as he stifled a laugh. “Did…Did you…put something in his water?” 

“Maaaaybe?” Gricko admitted. “Okay…I may have filled the waterskin with giggle water instead of regular water…” Gricko admitted with a slightly evil giggle. 

Gideon blinked a couple times, before picking up Frost’s waterskin. “Wait, really?” Gideon tipping the waterskin upside down over his own mouth. After letting a few droplets fall into his own mouth, Gideon lowered the waterskin and tasted it. “Yehep, thahahat’s-” Gideon interrupted himself with a bellowy laugh of his own. “Thahat’s definitelyhy giggle wateheheher.” 

Kremy doubled over slightly with a wheeze. “Oh my god!” 

“I think that’s the best prank you’ve pulled in a while!” Gideon reacted as he turned to Frost and attempted to give the waterskin back to him. 

But almost immediately, Frost pushed the waterskin away. “Gehet that thing awahahahay from mehehehe!” Frost warned Gideon. “Ihihihi’ve hahahad enohohough!” 

Gideon raised an eyebrow. “Dihid you now?” He asked. 

“Yehehehes!” Frost replied. 

“Are ya worried you're gonna drink from it again if I give it back to you?” Gideon asked him. 

Frost let out a snort as he nodded his head. 

Gideon bursted out in genuine laughter that wasn’t affected by the fey magic. “Wahait, I wanna try somethin’:” Gideon put down the waterskin before lifting up his finger and bringing it closer and closer to Frost’s face. “Aaaaand-” The moment Gideon’s finger made contact with his nose, Gideon let out a little high-pitched “Boop!” sound. 

That boop, mixed with Gideon’s playful look, was all it took to break him down even more. “Whaha-?! HahaHAHAHA!” Frost exclaimed. The poor Tabaxi was so powerless against his own laughter, that he just threw his head back and erupted with cackles! “HAHAHAHAHA! COHOHOME OHOHON, THAT’S NOHOHOT FAHAIR!” Frost yelled at them. 

Gideon hung his head with a wheeze of his own. “Holy shit!” Gideon reacted. “Are you dyin’?! I can’t tell if he’s dyin’, or enjoying this!” 

Kremy’s jaw dropped with a big smile. “Whoa!” He laughed a bit. “That’s amazing!” 

“He looks so happy!” Gricko reacted. 

“I know, right?” Gideon turned to Frost. “Are you enjoying this, by any chance?” Gideon asked him next. 

“Ihihi dohohon’t knohohow!” Frost confessed. The poor guy couldn’t even think anymore, he was just laughing himself silly. 

Gideon, Kremy and Gricko all laughed a little bit in response. 

“Gohohods, thahahat wahahahahas soho stuhupihihihid!” Frost muttered, before covering his face with his hands. “I hahahate thahat I lahahaughed at thahahahat.” He muttered. 

“I’m quite surprised too. Why are you laughing? It makes no sense.” Kremy started to smirk as he remembered something his family would do to him. “Don’t you laugh, Frost.” He warned. “Don’t you dare do it.” he ordered with a smirk. 

“Krehehemy!” Frost pushed Kremy’s shoulder with slight annoyance. “Shuhut uhuhup.” 

The push barely even phased Kremy, who was still smirking and keeping up his silly gimmick. “I know you wanna laugh. I know it’s tempting. It’s just itching to get out there, and you wanna let it all out.” Kremy teased. “But whatever you do, don’t you laugh,  Frost. Dooon’t you laugh!” He teased Frost like a child who was refusing to smile. 

God, the contradictory words mixed with Kremy’s tone of voice and facial expression…it was all driving him insane! In any other moment, those words would be unamusing, almost considered threatening! But Kremy’s tone and playful look, made the moment just hysterical in the most childish way possible. 

He just couldn’t hold it in! Frost hugged his stomach as his laughter got louder and louder. “HahahaHAHAHA!” Frost kicked his feet once again, in an attempt to handle the new bouts of laughter. “KREHEHEHEMYHYHY!”  

“Wait, that’s actually working?!” Gideon asked. “What in the hell?!” 

“What did I just say?” Kremy asked, pointing to him. “Did I tell you to laugh?” He asked, the evil look still on his face. “I don’t think I did. So why are you laughing if I told you not to?” Kremy asked. 

Frost’s laughter was going higher-pitched. “STAHAHAP!” Frost yelled. 

“Stop what? I’m not doing anything, Frost.” He told him. “Meanwhile, you’re laughing like a goddamn hyena!” Kremy reacted. 

Gideon cracked up at that. “Dahamn, dude!” 

“SHUHUT UHUHUP!” He yelled, pushing Kremy’s face away this time. 

Kremy only broke for a single moment. “Hehehe-” Kremy cleared his throat. “Oh, I’ll shut up the moment you stop laughin’. How’s that sound?” Kremy asked with a smug-looking grin. 

Frost leaned back with a silent wheeze. “KREMY, PLEHEHEHEASE!” Frost yelled, almost sounding annoyed by the whole thing. He brought his knees up to his chest and hid his face in his knees. But no matter how much of his face was covered, the higher-pitched, surprisingly giddy laughter from Frost, could still clearly be heard. 

“Ya know, for a sorcerer, you’re not very good at following instructions.” Kremy added. “Fuck yohohohou!” Frost yelled back, making Kremy lose his composure and burst out in laughter of his own. 

Gideon snickered somewhat softly. “Shit, Kremy! I can’t believe he’s still goin’!” Gideon turned to Gricko. “How much giggle water did ya give him?!” He asked him. 

Gricko snickered. “Well I filled the whole skin with it.” Gricko pointed to Frost. “But telling by the fact that he’s still laughing, he must’ve drank a lot of it.” Gricko reacted. 

Frost could feel the laughter dying down slightly. “Ihihihit’s gehehetting behetter…” Frost admitted. “Slohowlyhyhyhy…” He mumbled next, lowering his knees down. 

“Okay, good.” Gideon replied. 

“You didn’t pass out, which is definitely a plus.” Kremy mentioned. 

Frost tried to clear his throat and calm himself down, but would occasionally burst out in smaller fits of childish giggles all over again. “Hehe…Hehehe…Hohoholy crahap…” Frost muttered. 

“We didn’t kill you, did we?” He asked next. 

“Myhyhy stohomach huhuhurts...” Frost admitted, holding his stomach. 

Gideon thought for a moment. “Eh…I’ll take that as a no.” 

“Are you gonna be okay?” Kremy asked him, patting his back. 

“Ihihi thihink…” Frost took in as long of a breath as he could, without making himself laugh or cough. “Thahahank gohohods…” Frost muttered. 

“There ya go…” Gideon said softly. 

Frost let out a couple coughs in between his giggles. “Sohohorry…” He muttered. “Wohohohow…Thahat’s sohome powerful stuhuhuff…” Frost admitted, adjusting himself in the seat. 

“I’ll say…I’ve never seen you laugh so hard!” Gideon reacted. 

“Ihit…” Frost giggled a little more. “Ihihi hahaven’t laughed like that in…” Frost let out a giggly sigh of relief. “Ihi don’t even remember.” He admitted. 

“Has Frost ever laughed that hard in front of you?” Gideon asked Gricko. 

“Golly…Not that I remember.” Gricko admitted. 

Kremy patted his back again. “How do you feel?” Kremy asked.

“Ihihihi…” Frost let out a breath. “Ihi feel good.” Frost admitted. “Really good, actually.” 

Gideon raised his eyebrows. “Yeah?” He looked at Kremy. “Your stomach doesn’t hurt?” Gideon asked. 

“It’s a little sore, but…I do believe that’s quite normal.” Frost replied. 

Kremy smiled a bit. “So, how’d you like the giggle water?” He asked. 

Frost looked down at his waterskin. “Right…” He cleared his throat. “Well…” Frost looked at the group. “It tastes good. I have never had sparkly water like that before.” He admitted. “And the uncontrollable need to laugh was almost quite…refreshing for me.” Frost admitted next. 

“So I guess that means Gricko gets off scott-free for that?” Kremy asked. 

“Oh no, not by a long shot.” Frost replied. 

Gricko’s smile was wiped right off his face. “Uhhh…Oh…” 

“While I’m on that topic-” Frost started to say. 

Sensing something coming, Gricko tried to escape as fast as possible. “Yikes! Look at the time-” 

Gideon grabbed Gricko by the collar. “You ain’t goin’ anywhere, ya little scamp.” Gideon warned. 

“What?! Let me go!” Gricko protested with slight anger in his voice. 

“Hand him over here, Gideon.” Frost ordered rather calmly. 

“Very well.” Gideon completely ignored all of Gricko’s protests and excuses, and immediately surrendered Gricko over to Frost. “There ya go.” 

Frost took Gricko in his hands. “Thank you, Gideon.” Frost turned his goblin friend around so Gricko was facing the others. “Since you started this war with a childish game aimed to make a fool of me, I shall administer my revenge in a similarly childish manner.” Frost wrapped both his arms around Frost, locking him in place on his lap before tickling Gricko’s sides. 

“Frosty-aAH! NonoNO- NAHAHAT THAHAT! AAAHAHAHA!” Gricko cackled. In a quick attempt to get out of Frost’s grip, Gricko doubled himself over and tried to wiggle his way out. “STOPIT! STAHAHAP!” 

“I don’t understand what you’re yelling so loudly for. You brought this upon yourself the moment you chose to fill my waterskin with giggle water.” Frost mentioned with a small smile. 

“HAHAHAHA- WOHOHORTH IHIHIT!” Gricko shouted back. 

Frost raised his eyebrows. “Oh I’m sorry, I didn’t quite hear that.” He placed a couple fingers against the middle of his belly, earning him a large squeak from Gricko. “What was that you said? Something about…‘worth it’?” 

Gideon looked at Frost and Gricko with surprise, before looking at Kremy. “Am I really seein’ this?” Gideon asked. 

Kremy nodded. “Yup…I’m seeing it too.” 

Gideon’s lips morphed into a crooked smile. “Huh…” He looked down for a moment and adjusted his legs. “I guess the surprises never end with these two.” He admitted. 

“HOOTSIHIHIE! HEHEHELP MEEEHEHEE!” Gricko yelled out. 

Frost looked at Hootsie. “Don’t worry, Hootsie. Uncle Frost is just getting revenge on your dad for his little prank.” Frost explained. 

Hootsie, eager to help her papa, walked up to Frost’s foot and sat herself down against it. 

Frost attempted to ignore it at first, focused on tickling Gricko for a little longer. “In a moment, Hootsie. I don’t think he’s learned his lesson quite yet.” Frost admitted. 

But Frost’s attention was taken off Gricko the moment he felt a kneading paw. “Hm?” He looked down at Hootsie, and was immediately taken aback. “What are you doing?” 

Noticing this change, Gricko looked over to Hootsie. “Ahahawww! Shehe’s gihiving you the puppy dog eyes!” He reacted. 

“Awww, that’s adorable.” Gideon reacted, looking at the puppy dog eyes himself. 

“That’s cute…” Kremy added. 

Frost stared at the little cub’s eyes, and slowly began to crack under pressure. “I don’t know what to do.” He tilted his head to the side slightly. “It’s really cute, and I don’t know how to react.” Frost admitted.

And to make matters even more cute…Hootsie had gotten up onto her hind legs and put her right paw against his leg. She was using the puppy eyes to convince him to stop, and the Tabai had to quietly admit…it was working well on him. 

“I-” Frost felt a smile grow onto his face as he stared into her unusually large owlbear eyes. “I can’t resist it…” Frost shook his head to stop the trance. “She’s too adorable.” 

Gideon and Kremy both burst out laughing at Frost’s words. They could not tell if Frost was playing just to make Hootsie happy, or if he was being completely serious. Frost’s go-to tone of voice was always monotone, which often made some of his jokes fall flat, while making some of his other jokes even more funny with their delivery alone. 

“Cahan you put me down, please?” Gricko asked. 

“Right! Yes, I’ll put you down.” Frost replied. He put Gricko down before giving Hootsie some much-deserved pets. “Not bad, Hootsie. You’ve certainly learned how to charm me.” Frost admitted. “Now:” Frost picked up his waterskin and took another drink from it. 

Kremy widened his eyes. “Wait Frost-” 

“Uh-” Gideon paused his words as he watched Frost spit out bits of his water. 

“Shihit-” Frost instinctively covered his mouth to stop the laughter. 

Gideon leaned back with a wheeze. “Dihid you forget what was in there?!” Gideon asked him. 

“Hehehe- Hehehahaha!” Frost hung his head and gently covered his mouth with the back of his paw. “Ihihi forgohohot thihis wasn’t wahateheher…” He admitted. 

“You gotta start spitting out drinks before you swallow.” Gideon told him. “How much did you swallow?!” He asked. 

Frost squeezed his eyes shut as laughter overtook him. “Toohoohoohoo muhuch…” He admitted with a snort.