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Unconventional Constraints

“Who is it?” Vesta asked, fixing her hair in the mirror. She frowned at the curls that refused to stay put.

“Who?” Scorch asked, distracted by the shape of her back the the tumble of her hair.

“Your date to dinner,” she replied, glancing briefly over her shoulder at him. Scorch continued to stare at her blankly.

Vesta frowned, picking up an earring and turning back to the mirror as she fastened it into her ear.

“You.”

“Oh.” Vesta paused, looking up at him and meeting his eyes through the mirror. Scorch lounged in bed, watching her redress as was his want after they were done. “I thought you meant a real date.”

When she’s my wife, this will be my morning every day.

Scorch almost missed what she said.

“It is a real date. I love want to introduce you to my brothers and my father as my intended.”

Vesta slowly set down the brush and turned to face him. “You can’t be serious.”

“And why not?” He asked with that lazy grin that just begged her to return to bed.

“They would never approve of me. They can never know.”

Scorch sat up, alarmed by her change of tone. “Of course they would. They adore you!”

“Only because I’m a family friend, nothing more. I would never be welcomed in your family. Not as I am.”

“That’s not true. You’re speaking nonsense, Vesta!”

Vesta gathered her skirts in a huff and charged for the door. “The only way I could be your wife is if I forsake everything I find important and I will not abandon my principles for any man. Not even for you, My Love.”

Scorch was speechless and could do nothing but watch her go.

Vesta laid back against the couch with a sigh when Scorch left to get the take out order. She was still slumped there when he returned.

“You okay?” he asked, bring the bag straight over.

“Yea. Tired.”

“Well I got something to cheer you up.” Scorch grinned, waving the food under her nose.

Vesta made a grunting noise of acknowledgment and sat up a bit.

“Turn that frown upside down.”

Vesta gave a half hearted smile before playfully glaring at him. “Happy?”

“No, no! Like this!” Scorch deposited the bag in her lap and used his now free hands to push her cheeks up in a lumpy smile. “There! Beautiful!”

Vesta laughed, swatting his hands away. “Okay, okay!”

Scorch laughed too, beaming as he went back into the kitchen.

Cici loves clothes! So she loves costumes too. She loves planning costumes or making them and will do it for her friends or anyone who asks. She actually wound up having a small side business purely for altering and creating Halloween costumes. Janus isn’t that concerned with Halloween but he likes to help her with her projects. In the fall they do a lot of canning and start breaking out the new recipes.

Max and Janus like doing crafts with fallen leaves and always make their own big batch apple cider every year. The part of Halloween they love the most is carving pumpkins. They also enjoy going to fall festivals and handing out candy to kids. Haunted houses are a big draw for them too.

Every time! She always warns him and she knows which themes will especially get to him but he always says it’s fine.

3, 12, 14, 24 for Jaci?

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4. What’s their favorite sleeping/cuddling positions?

Cuddling is usually Scorch on his stomach and her laying on him. Sometimes they cuddle on their sides and he likes to have his face in her chest or stomach.

10. Who drives and who picks out the music?

She drives, he’s on music

16. What’s their favorite “domestic bliss” moment? Do they cook/clean together? Do they like to go out shopping together?

They have different tasks they enjoy and tasks they hate so they decide the cleaning by preference but usually done concurrently. She does laundry while he vacuums. They love to grocery shop together. They try to do it on a day they both have off and go in the morning when it’s less busy to take their time. Their favourite domestic moments are in the mornings.

25. What is their dream home? Do they buy a place together? Who plans the decorations and who does the heavy lifting?

Scorch goes with whatever she wants. Vesta likes odd little houses, ones that were hand built and added on to so they may have strange quirks and layouts. She’s very handy and would prefer t buy cheap and use the rest of her considerable amount of money to do any fixes. They would like to buy a place together some day. There is no planning when it comes to decorating. They make a list of essentials like how many lamps or if they need a bed and then just wander around and pick up anything that interests them. Then Vesta will figure out where to put everything to somehow make it look good together. Scorch follows her instructions.

Jaci

3. Who cooks? Who cleans up? Who’s banned from the kitchen?

Janus cooks. Cici doesn’t care for cooking but she will help him out sometimes for fun. He’d rather she didn’t use it unsupervised. She’s a decent cook, she just gets excited and takes on more than she can handle at once.

12. Who gets up the earliest? Who has the worst sleep schedule? Who is the sleepiest?

Janus is more regular with his sleep schedule but Cici can get up early if needed. She prefers not to. And it makes Janus happy to make her coffee and bring it to her. Seeing her smile when he hands her the mug is the best part of his day and he’s grumpy if he doesn’t get to do it.

14. Who does fashion shows after a mall trip and who watches and compliments them?

Cici LOVES clothes. She prefers vintage and second hand and will often buy things with the intention of altering it. So she may not do fashion shows exactly but she will try things on and spend a lot of time explains what she plans to do with it. It helps her to sort of think out loud and he’s just happy to listen.

24. What are their favorite places to kiss on their partner(s)? What are their favorite types of kisses?

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Vesta squinted, tapping the side of her mouth as she thought.

“I know I’ve heard the name before. I just can’t remember from where...” She shrugged, knowing it was going to bother her until she remembered. “I’m sure I’ve never gone. I feel like I would remember it.”

“Not surprising,” Fixer replied, giving Scorch a confused look. “It’s a clone bar.”

Scorch looked undeterred by Fixer’s implication that his question was a dumb one. His face lit up in excitement. “You haven’t been there yet? I’ll take you there sometime soon! We should make a date.”

“To a clone bar?” Vesta asked doubtfully. “Isn’t that where you guys go to get away from people like me?”

“Not exactly like you...”

“Right,” Vesta replied doubtfully. Still, it was hard to say no to that face. “Sure, when you’re back in the city we’ll go.”

“What about tonight?”

Vesta couldn’t come up with a reason why not, and Scorch looked so hopeful. Even Sev was directing a look that told her she better not say no. “Alright. Tonight then.”

“Nice!” Scorch pumped a fist in the air. “Wear something cute.”

“Are you saying I don’t look cute?” Vesta gestured down to her work uniform.

“Extra cute, I mean! You’re always cute!”