Sharing Part III | Lionel/Reader/Eli
These two have taken over my brain send help
Now with surprise appearance from Sinclair and Betty!
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Apparently luck was on Lionel’s side, because a month or so later - during which time your flirting hadn’t ceased one bit - you were on your way to London.
It wasn’t for the best of reasons - you discovered on Thursday night that your uncle back in England had died and the funeral was on Monday, so you were very suddenly trying to book flights and accommodation at the last minute.
You: Urgent. Cheapest way to get last-minute tickets to London?
Lionel: Are you that desperate for me?
You: Family stuff. Any tips?
Lionel: When do you need to leave?
You: ASAP. Family thing is on Monday.
Lionel: I’ll sort it. Hold tight.
You: My hero ❤️
Less than twelve hours later, you were at the airport with a boarding pass Lionel had emailed to you. He had apologised profusely that you were flying commercial - apparently he had a private jet, because of course he did - but at the very least he’d managed to secure you a business class ticket.
Business class was fancy. You were generously paid by your university - far more than a literature professor should, even if you had a doctorate - but things like flight class upgrades were luxuries you’d never seen the value in.
But you might just change your mind on that. There was no way you could go back to being packed into economy like sardines now that you’d experienced the luxury of business class.
You were almost disappointed when the plane landed in London and you had to get off, but at least your dual nationality meant you could get through immigration quickly with your British passport. Lionel had told you to expect a driver to be waiting, so when you saw a man holding a sign bearing your name, you introduced yourself to him and let him take your bags to the car.
Even the car was a luxury. Lionel had really gone all out for you - but, then again, the man was filthy stinking rich. This was probably the minimum standard for him.
The driver pulled into the underground car park for a fancy-looking building, which you presumed to be your hotel, which was no doubt also very fancy and far too expensive.
He took you and your bags to a lift within the car park and handed you a key, telling you to use it to take you straight to number 69.
You wondered if Lionel had picked that room number intentionally. Probably.
The lift ascended, and you felt extremely out of place. Even the damn lift was fancy! And here you were in your baggy, worn out flying clothes. If anyone saw you, they’d probably think you’d snuck in and try to kick you out.
The lift finally reached its destination and you stepped out directly into the room, which could only be described as an entire apartment. What sort of fancy hotel had direct lift access to the rooms?
Your question was answered when you turned your head and saw the artwork on the wall.
It wasn’t a hotel room at all. It was Lionel’s penthouse.
“Fucking bastard, Lionel,” you muttered under your breath.
“Is that any way to address your host?”
Sure enough, Lionel was descending the stairs, an animal-print robe wrapped loosely around his torso, leaving just enough of a gap that you could see his chest hair poking out.
You’d sworn you’d wait at least to say hello before you jumped him, but… fuck it. You met him at the bottom of the stairs and your lips were on his instantly.
You felt him smiling into the kiss as his arms snaked around your back, one hand cupping your arse. He pushed against you lightly, and you were like putty in his hands, immediately falling back against the wall, allowing him to trap your body against his.
“I hope you don’t mind if I don’t wine and dine you first,” he growled in your ear as your kisses moved up his jawline. “I’ve been waiting far too long to have you.”
“God, no, fuck that. Take me out later. Right now I just need you to take me.”
You could feel his erection pressing up against you, his robe threatening to come apart, and of fucking course he wasn’t wearing any underpants. You grabbed clumsily against his chest as you tried to open his robe, and Lionel chuckled.
“Not here, love. I have quite a comfortable bed I think you’d much prefer over the wall.”
“We could be behind the fucking bins at Taco Bell, I wouldn’t care. I just - just fucking need you, Lionel - fuck, please —“ You muttered your pleas between kisses on his neck, and Lionel moaned when your teeth grazed his skin.
“Ohh, yes, I’ll take you, [Y/n]. You won’t ever want to leave London again - you won’t want to leave my bed again. You’ve entered the lion’s den now, love. Prepare to be… devoured.”
He pulled away from you slightly, causing you to gasp in surprise at the sudden absence of his skin against your lips, and he gestured for you to lead up the stairs.
“Looking for a view of my ass?” you teased.
He smacked your left cheek for that.
“If I want to see your arse, I know you’ll show me. I don’t need to trick you. Here - this room on the left.”
“How many bedrooms do you have?”
“Only five.”
Only?
You always thought your apartment was a bit big for one person. Lionel was one person too, and yet the master bedroom he was leading you into was bigger than your entire apartment.
You’d be disgusted at the obscene wealth if you weren’t so horny.
You were still gaping at the size of the bedroom when Lionel wrapped his arms around you from behind, and you felt his erection pressing into your ass. He slipped one hand into your pants and you gasped at the sudden intrusion as he cupped your pussy with his large hand.
“I’m going to fuck you until you forget how to walk,” he growled in your ear seductively.
“Please,” you begged, throwing your head back onto his shoulder as his fingers began teasing at your folds. His other hand slipped under your t-shirt and grabbed at your breast, causing you to gasp when he squeezed your nipple.
“Gah - fuck - please, Lionel - please fuck me, please, please, please —“
He smirked as he placed a kiss to your jaw.
“Do you not need foreplay? Or is my lioness hungry already?”
“We’ve had months of foreplay, Lionel. I’m done waiting.”
“Mmm… I suppose you’re right. Get naked and get on the bed.”
“Yes, sir.”
You almost stumbled over your own feet to get to the bed and undress at the same time, and Lionel just laughed.
“I knew you’d be eager. That’s why I didn’t bother getting dressed.”
He dropped his robe, and just as you’d suspected, he was stark naked underneath.
“Where are your condoms?” you asked.
“In the drawer.”
You reached over into his bedside cabinet, and stifled a giggle when you saw his box of condoms was right next to a copy of the Karma Sutra.
“There are a lot of fun positions in there we can try,” Lionel said when he saw you looking. He took the condom from you and began to roll it down his shaft. You watched his movements, practically drooling at his cock. “But we’ll experiment later. For now, I want to see your face as I fuck you for the first time.”
Lionel climbed on top of you and kissed you, hard and passionate, as if the only air he could breathe was that from your lungs. Your arms wrapped around his shoulders, clinging onto him desperately, your hips bucking up towards him in a desperate plea.
He unstuck his face from yours, both of you panting for air, and Lionel looked at you with a surprising amount of tenderness.
“You’re so beautiful,” he murmured, and with a swift thrust he slipped inside you.
You both groaned in relief, months of sexual tension finally paying off. He fit perfectly - just the right amount of stretch, and when he bottomed out, you could feel his tip pressing snugly against your G-spot.
He paused once he was sheathed inside you, his eyes closed as he savoured the feeling of being buried inside you.
“Lionel…”
He grunted in response, his eyes flickering open to look at you with a wild lust in his eyes.
“Devour me.”
Lionel grinned and his eyes flashed dangerously.
“With pleasure, love.”
He set a brutal pace, and you had to hold onto him to stop yourself from being thrown around on the bed - not that that was an unpleasurable idea, but for now you liked being sandwiched between his body and the mattress as his hips rammed into you as if he was trying to hammer you into the bed.
“You’re right, we don’t need foreplay,” Lionel said smugly as he lifted himself into a kneeling position, keeping his brutal pace going the whole time. “You’re soaked.”
“I’ve been wet for you f - for months, Lionel - ah!” You squeaked when his hand reached between your bodies and he began rubbing your clit with his thumb, just adding to the anguishing pleasure you felt burning through you, and you wondered if he’d consulted his Karma Sutra on how to pleasure the clit just right - either that or he was just a natural at pleasuring women.
“You know, I fucked Polly from accounts last week and - ugh - the whole time I thought of you. You’ve - mhm - you’ve ruined other women for me, love. Even before I’d had you. And now I have - hahhhh - now I have, I’m afraid they’ll all pale in comparison.”
You grinned cheekily. “That’s what they all say.”
Lionel’s grip on your thigh tightened, and he shook his head.
“I mean it. Fuck. Even your tits are perfect.” He eyed them hungrily, watching the way they bounced with each of his thrusts, the way your chest shuddered slightly with each moan. He increased the pace of his thumb on your clit, and you cried out.
“Lionel!”
Your hands gripped the sheets, desperate for some sort of purchase as your whole body shook with each of Lionel’s thrusts. You were close, you knew it, and when you felt the familiar flame burning inside you, you knew there was no stopping it.
“Lionel, I - I’m gonna cum, I —-“
“Yes, love, that’s it, cum on my cock - let me hear you —“
“Oh god, Lionel… Lionel!”
You screamed his name as you came, your muscles spasming and your walls clenching tight around his length. Lionel gritted his teeth, a low rumble building in his chest, and your name tumbled out of his mouth as he came, cock pulsing, and you were hit with a desire to feel him fill you with his seed.
He held your hips flush against his, his cock twitching inside you as he panted, his brain empty and dizzy with nothing but the bliss of you.
After a few moments, Lionel pulled out of you and you reluctantly climbed out of the bed to go to the bathroom. When you came back, Lionel had discarded his condom but had made no effort to put his clothes back on. He beckoned you towards him, a satisfied smirk on his face, and you clamboured under the blankets with him.
Lionel wrapped an arm around you and held you close, as if without your body heat he would freeze.
“Hello,” he mumbled with a chuckle.
“Hi.”
You both laughed.
“How was your flight?” Lionel asked, adjusting himself slightly on the bed so he could look at you and hold you at the same time.
“Amazing. I didn’t want to get off. I’ve never flown business before.”
“Really? Much better than first, isn’t it?”
You scoffed. “Lionel, I’ve never flown anything other than economy.”
“What?” he said incredulously. “Packed in like sardines with god knows who?”
“Well, sometimes I use my flying points to upgrade to economy plus.”
“Outrageous. That university should be paying you far more if you feel you have to slum it in economy.”
“I teach literature, Lionel. Nobody cares about literature. The money’s in science.”
“Nonsense, the arts are extremely important!”
“You’re only saying that because you run a media company. You need us artists, or you wouldn’t have anything to sell.”
“First of all, I run multiple media companies —“
“Oh, sorry, of course.”
“— and second, I run them because I believe art is important. So brilliant people like you can continue creating. You’re welcome.”
You laughed, and you were about to respond when your phone began ringing from where you’d tossed it on the floor when getting undressed.
Lionel, who had a better view of the phone, peered over at it.
“Pfft, you’ve barely landed and Michaelson misses you already.”
“I’ve barely landed and you’re fucking me already.”
Lionel grinned. “That’s true.” He leant out of the bed to grab the ringing phone and tossed it to you. “Go on, better not keep Daddy waiting.”
You rolled your eyes at him and answered the phone.
“Hi, Eli.”
“[Y/n], where are you? I’ve come to your office and you’re not here.”
“No, I’m off today.”
“Off? Why didn’t you tell me? Are you sick?”
“Yes, off. I didn’t tell you because it was last-minute and you’re not my keeper. And no, I’m not sick.”
“Well, when are you coming back?”
“Erm - I’m not sure, actually. Lionel, when’s my flight back?”
“I don’t know, I haven’t booked it yet.”
“Lionel?” Eli repeated down the phone, flabbergasted. “You took off at the last minute to see Lionel?”
“No, of course not! I had to get to London quickly and —“
“Yes, I’m sure you did. I thought you were a professional, [Y/n]. I can’t believe you booked the day off work to fly to London for a shag, as you lot like to call it —“
“Eli! Will you shut up? My uncle died, dickhead, his funeral’s on Monday. Lionel was kind enough to get me a last-minute flight and put me up for the weekend.”
“Oh, yeah? Fucked him yet?”
“What’s it to you?”
“I knew it! Barely off the plane and you’re already spreading your legs.”
“Put him on loudspeaker,” Lionel muttered to you. You sighed and did so, hoping if they hashed it out quickly it’d be over sooner.
“Michaelson! You need to learn to share, mate. You both made it clear you’re not a couple, so what’s your problem? Or are you only interested in fidelity when it’s one-way? Speaking of which, found any more bastards lately?”
“Ah, fuck off, Shabandar. [Y/n], you better get back soon as you can. You’re in for a hell of a punishment.”
He hung up.
“Prat,” Lionel spat. “Does he always speak to you like that?”
“He’s an asshole, sure, but he’s not usually that bad. He’s just - well, not jealous, I don’t think. I think he’s just annoyed because he likes the idea that he’s fucking multiple women but I’m only fucking him.” You paused. “Aw, man, I’m just a replacement for his ex-wife, ain’t I?”
“You are a lot of things, [Y/n], but you’re certainly no one’s wife.”
“Damn straight.” You tossed the phone aside and leant back into Lionel’s arms. He smiled and held you happily, both of you glad you could finally feel one another’s warmth.
“Have you ever been married, Lionel?” you asked absentmindedly.
“No. Never found a woman I’d want to commit to.”
“So you’re too much of a man whore?”
Lionel chuckled, and you could feel his deep laugh reverberating through his chest.
“Precisely. Just like you’re too much of a slut. Would you marry either one of us if it meant you could never have the other?”
“You’re rich, so yes, I’d marry you.”
“So shallow, [Y/n]!” Lionel said in mock surprise. “Have you been flirting with me all this time just to get to my wallet?”
“No, the other thing in your pants. But the hefty wallet’s pretty nice too.”
Lionel smiled and kissed the top of your head surprisingly gently. “Did you want to get dinner tonight? It’s on me and my hefty wallet. Anything you need while you’re here is on me.”
“Hmm… I’ll be honest with you, I’m not too keen on putting any more clothes on today.”
“Good point, nor am I. We’ll order in, then, and tomorrow we’ll go out for lunch. I have a charity event tomorrow night if you’re interested. Very fancy party, lots of rich people mingling and writing generous cheques to show how rich and altruistic they are. I’m sure you’ll find yourself a rich husband there.”
“I doubt anything I’ve packed will be suitable —“
“Then I’ll buy you a dress in the afternoon, after we go out for lunch. Please say you’ll come, [Y/n], these things are horrifically boring. I’m richer than everyone else there, so their displays of wealth are so tedious.”
You turned your head to look up at him with a smirk. “Why would I go looking for a rich husband at this party if I’m already fucking the richest man there?”
“So you can fob him off to fuck me instead.”
You laughed, then turned around to throw a leg over his lap, straddling him, his half-erect cock pressing against your thigh.
“I seem to recall you saying you always get what you want, so do I really have a choice here?”
Lionel grinned. “You’re a quick learner.”
“You think? Let me see how quickly I can learn the best way to ride you…”
***
It was very, very dangerous how much you were enjoying spending time with Lionel. From waking up to his face between your legs, to lunch at a fancy restaurant and shopping in the afternoon, you could definitely get used to being spoilt.
And on top of treating you well, he was good company too. He was witty and he had a way of making you feel comfortable with him, even in unfamiliar surroundings. You bonded over a mutual love of all things artistic - not just paintings, as were his passion, and literature, as was yours, but you had similar tastes in theatre, music and cinema.
When it was time to leave for the charity event, you met Lionel at the bottom of the stairs where he was standing looking out the window as he waited for you in a perfectly fitted tux, which was no doubt tailor-made.
“Well, don’t you look handsome!” you said, eyes raking up and down his body, containing the urge to rip the tuxedo off him.
Lionel turned around, and his eyebrows shot up in surprise when he saw you.
“Wow, [Y/n]…”
“Do I look alright? I wasn’t sure what to do with my hair, so I figured I’d just curl it —“
“You’re beautiful.”
He said it so suddenly, so sincerely, that it made you blush.
“Oh - erm - thank you. I won’t look out of place?”
Lionel shook his head incredulously and approached you to wrap his arm around your waist.
“Darling, you’ll stick out like a sore thumb only because you’ll outshine them all. All eyes will be on the most beautiful woman in the room.”
“Lionel, stop it, you’re making me blush!” you giggled, but you loved to hear such sweet words coming from him.
“And you still look beautiful with your cheeks glowing red. Shall we, then?” He offered you his arm.
“Yes, let’s,” you said, taking his arm gratefully and allowing him to guide you to the elevator.
The party might have been tedious to Lionel, but you were having a great time. He introduced you to so many people that you lost track, but you did meet a few famous faces you were a little starstruck by.
“Ah, and here’s my cousin, late as usual!” Lionel announced as a man around his age, bearing some resemblance to him, arrived with a smile on his face and a slightly younger woman on his arm, who looked just as nervous to be there as you were.
“Lionel!” the cousin announced cheerily. “Good to see you, cuz!”
He wrapped his arms around Lionel in a big bear hug, which Lionel tolerated with a pat on the back before stepping back.
“[Y/n], this is Sinclair Bryant, my cousin. As you can already tell, he has no respect for decorum or timekeeping.”
If Sinclair heard the insult, he showed no sign of it, as he was still beaming as if seeing Lionel was the best thing that had ever happened to him.
“[Y/n]? How lovely to meet you! You know, our great-great-grandmother was called [Y/n], wasn’t she, Lionel?”
Lionel shrugged. “Was she? I wouldn’t know. Sinclair has the family history memorised,” he explained to you, “along with every other fact known to man.”
He turned his attention to Sinclair’s companion and smiled, a familiar twinkle in his eye, and a twist in your stomach suddenly reminded you of Eli. You hadn’t heard from him since last night’s phone call.
“And Elizabeth, looking lovely as always, dear.” Lionel took Elizabeth’s hand and kissed it with a flirtatious smile, and she blushed.
“I’ve told you before, Lionel, you can call me Betty.”
“Betty, of course. Now, if you ladies don’t mind, I have some business to discuss with Sinclair.”
“Now?” you said. “Aren’t we at a party?”
“Yes, and if we don’t catch each other now, it won’t be until Christmas. Now, Sinclair, about those reports you sent me…”
The two men wandered off, and you excused yourself for some air, finding your way out to the balcony, which you were relieved to find was empty.
As if he psychically knew you were thinking about him, your phone rang and sure enough Eli was calling.
“How’d you know I was thinking about you?”
“Because you’re always thinking about me. How’s the party?”
“Good, but I feel so out of place. Met some interesting people though. Hey, wait, how did you know about the party?”
“It’s on Twitter.”
“Since when do you use Twitter?”
“Since this morning. You know Lionel’s super famous, right? Being filthy rich does that. Everything he does gets tweeted. There are photos of you two all over the internet.”
“What?!” you gasped.
“Yep. Lionel Shabandar and mystery woman at lunch… Lionel Shabandar and mystery woman go shopping… Mystery woman accompanies Lionel Shabandar to charity gala… Oh, now here’s an interesting comment. ‘Isn’t this the same woman who went to Shabandar’s Christmas party with Eli Michaelson?’ You’re really making a name for yourself. Or you would be if anyone knew your name…”
“Fucking hell. Nah, I can’t have this, Eli. I can’t have my personal life plastered all over the internet!”
“Should have thought of that before you fucked a Nobel Laureate and one of the richest men in the world.”
“Oh piss off, you are not using this to excuse your jealousy. Look, I have some fame of my own, okay? Maybe not like you two do but I am known in lit circles, and the last thing I want is for my name to be associated with who I’m dating rather than my work.”
“Dating? Is that what you and Lionel were doing today?”
“No - shut up, you know what I mean. Do you think Lionel can take them down? He pretty much controls most of the media, right, so maybe he can talk to the head of Twitter or whatever —“
“Too late. Once it’s on the internet, it’s everywhere.”
You sighed and leaned back against the wall.
“So… you were thinking about me?” Eli said after a few moments.
“…Maybe.”
“But you’ve got such exalted company, [Y/n]. Why would you be thinking of a humble little Nobel Laureate?”
You scoffed. “You are the very antithesis of humble, Eli. And you’re certainly not little.”
“But I am a Nobel Laureate.”
“Yes, you’ve mentioned.”
“So… what were you thinking about? Missing my cock yet?”
“Actually, I thought of you because I saw Lionel flirt with someone. Realised I was jealous… made me think I kind of understand why you’re mad about me being here.”
There was a long pause.
“I was gonna ask you out,” Eli said.
“…What?”
“Last night. That’s why I was mad. I was gonna ask you for a real date. Spent an hour working up the courage to knock on your door, meanwhile you were in London fucking Lionel.”
You froze. Your world was spinning. Then, without even thinking, you said, “I woulda said yes.”
“You wouldn’t rather Lionel instead?” Eli scoffed.
“No. I dunno. I… I like both of you. You fuck around, and I know Lionel does too. Can’t I have it both ways? You for when I’m in the States, Lionel when I’m in the UK. Both of you when you’re both around. I keep thinking of taking both of you again.”
Eli let out a frustrated groan.
“Fuck, you’re such a greedy slut. I wish I was there to take you right now in front of all those stuck-up snobs. Lionel can join in only once I’m done with your tight cunt and it’s all loosened for him. Or maybe he could take your ass at the same time. Bet you’d like that, wouldn’t you?”
“God, Eli - I can’t be getting wet in the middle of this party —“
“You knew you’d be getting wet the moment you started thinking about me.”
“I’m always thinking about you at the worst of times… last week one of my students asked if I was friends with you and I had to resist saying I’d sucked your cock half an hour earlier. Not least because I’m pretty sure she’s one of yours. Leah Driver?”
“Oh, Leah… yeah, she’s one of mine. Gives terrible head, but her ass is divine.”
That awful twisting feeling rose up in your gut again, and you pushed it back down.
“In fact, since you’re off playing fancy with Lionel, maybe I’ll arrange a one-to-one with her…”
“Are you trying to make me jealous of a student when I have Lionel here ready to take me as soon as I open my legs? Try harder, sweetie.”
“Not there with you now, is he?”
“No, he’s catching up with his cousin.”
“Oh, Sinclair? Yeah, I’ve met him. Extremely annoying.”
“He seems alright to me.”
“His wife’s hot, though. The new one, not the old one.”
“Okay, Eli, you go fuck your students like the professional you are. I’ve got a party to enjoy.”
Meanwhile, back inside, Lionel and Sinclair had finished their business chat and conversation had turned to more interesting things.
“That woman you’re with seemed really lovely! Are you dating her?” Sinclair asked with excitement, as if his cousin’s love life was the most interesting thing in the world.
“Why, are you looking?”
Sinclair looked offended. “Of course not! I’m very happy with Betty, you know that. I wouldn’t dream of even looking at another woman.”
“Sinclair, relax, I was joking,” Lionel reassured him, knowing his cousin’s feelings about cheating. “No, we’re not dating. Simply fucking.”
“Well, Betty was looking on Twitter earlier - I don’t have it myself, I’m completely inept with technology - but somebody spotted you and [Y/n] at lunch earlier, so I thought maybe there was something more there. Especially as you brought her tonight.”
“She’s certainly… piqued my interest,” Lionel admitted. Sinclair’s eyes lit up, but Lionel quickly added, “But she’s clearly not interested in anything of the sort. I’m not the only man she’s seeing, for starters.”
“Then you need to win her over! Why don’t you bring her to Betty’s birthday party on Tuesday? I can be your wingman! I’ll tell her all the embarrassing stories from when we were kids and you used to show up to family events in your lion onesie, and if she’s still interested after that, you know she’s the one!”
“Don’t you dare, Sinclair,” Lionel said warningly. “If you ruin my chances with [Y/n], I will steal your wife.”
“So you do like her! Oh, this is great, Li! I’ll ask Betty to talk to her and see if she can find out if she likes you too. Ooh, this is so fun! I’ll go talk to Betty right now! She can be super sneaky when she wants to - lied to my face for months about not being in love with me —“
Sinclair was out the door before he’d even finished talking, and his sentence seemed to run straight into the next when he bounded up to Betty and started talking animatedly to her.
Lionel hesitated before returning to the party. He was one of the richest men in the world. He could have pretty much anything he wanted with a snap of his fingers - or a flash of his debit card. Why was he letting a woman get to him like this?
No, he wasn’t having it. Sharing you with Eli was one thing, but he would not doubt himself.
After your call with Eli, you made your way back inside, and glanced around, hoping for a familiar face. You saw Sinclair chatting animatedly to Betty, but Lionel was nowhere to be seen.
You began to make your way through the crowd towards the bar, carefully avoiding bumping into a drunk Bill Gates, when you felt a large hand close around your wrist and pull you back around.
You hardly had a moment to register that it was Lionel who had a grip on you when his lips were on yours, and his hand released your wrist from his grip only to hold your face firmly between his hands, as if worried you might break the kiss.
Somewhere in the distance, some rich people were wolf-whistling and cheering, but you paid them no mind. All that existed in that moment was you and Lionel, and the most breathtaking kiss you’d ever received.
It was all over Twitter within minutes.
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25/DEC/20XX
wooooooooooooooo.
that day.
the one.
the twenty fifth.
the holiday.
if i list what everyone got from everyone, i'll be here all night, so just the most notable stuff.
got some new books. and socks. and a giant blanket. and a sweater.
i'm feeling very cozy.
frisk shrieked when they got one of those rock excavation kits from my bro.
(little known fact: frisk has an innate fascination with rocks.)
asgore gifted them an art kit.
alphys got them a mini salt lamp. they immediately licked it.
i got 'em a tungsten cube.
"Why are you so excited over a hunk of metal?"
"It's not a 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘬, it's a 𝘤𝘶𝘣𝘦."
"It's a hunk of metal."
"I'm gonna 'hunk' this at your face in a second."
"Do you WANT to kill me?!"
"No. But stop calling it a hunk of metal. It's a tungsten cube."
"Why do you care, anyway? It's MY cube, not yours."
"It's boring."
"Not to me."
"You underestimate my ability to find entertainment in shiny objects."
"Whatever. Suit yourself."
a lot of us had similar ideas, because flowey got a decent amount of (mostly dinosaur related) brick sets.
it's hard not to notice the pieces constantly strewn about flowey's half of their room.
walking over there's like a spike trap.
might be purposeful.
tori also got him some simulator game. he apparently already had the others in the series, so it makes sense.
papyrus has been using the same pots and pans for ages.
they're a bit charred and dented in places.
so, paps got gifted new cookware.
undyne got him utensils, and alphys got the pots.
tori gave him new oven mitts that don't have holes in them, unlike the previous pair.
i got him a giant puzzle cube. it's got so many rows.
it'll take him forever to solve.
he seems excited.
mettaton got him a robe, because apparently paps been admiring his. they match now.
got asgore some new teacups.
his current ones work fine, but didn't have many ideas outside of that. besides, when have extras hurt anyone?
undyne gifted him a book on slang and how to use it.
alphys' face dropped when she saw it.
"have fun with that."
(some kind of disgruntled lizard sound.)
alphys was ecstatic about receiving a manga she's wanted for ages from undyne.
tori got her some t-shirts. the one alphys liked the most is printed with a ramen brand.
undyne was gifted another giant foam sword.
that was the most exciting one for her.
they've been into collecting these specific stuffed animal things lately, so i got alphys and undyne matching ones.
mettaton had a similar gift, but luckily we didn't end up on the exact same stuffed animal.
something i'll probably regret was getting mtt a tub of glitter.
i know he likes the stuff, but i'm realizing now how this is probably ending.
already preparing to have glitter stuck to me every time he's in the vicinity.
...so not much will change, actually.
papyrus gave him a pillow custom-altered to have mettaton's branding on it.
giving mtt an mtt themed item...
he loved it. suggested that paps could help design products with him at some point.
alphys' gift was apparently done earlier, as it was an adjustment that enabled him to sign things without having to worry about carrying pens.
because his finger turns into the pen. kinda neat, honestly.
napstablook's headphone cord was looking a bit rough, so that's what i got them.
simple, but they smiled.
must not have been too bad a choice.
mettaton gifted tickets to a live band. they'll go together at some point.
me and tori, being old nerdy bookworms, exchanged exactly that: books.
frisk gave tori a cutesy handmade card, signed "by frisk and flowey but mostly frisk" on the back.
asgore gave her a necklace.
she stared at it and flatly thanked him before tucking it into her purse.
undyne gave a pie tin. self-explanatory.
probably exactly as expected, grillby was gotten a lot of various kitchenwares.
we have a lot of cooks in our friend group, i realize.
anyway, he was fond of the sturdy glass mugs i picked out for him.
that's the notable stuff gift-wise.
as for stockings, i went with chocolate bars for the other adults.
plain, simple, don't know anyone who doesn't like it.
safe bet, y'know?
got frisk a bag of those fake rock chocolates. the ones that look exactly like real rocks. they always talk about wanting to eat certain rocks; figured this would be a better alternative to shattering their teeth on real ones.
gave flowey a bag of fake coal.
"for being a butthead this year."
"Jokes on you, I'll gladly take this. And I'm STILL being the same next year!"
"didn't expect any different."
"besides, that's why you got coal last year too."
"Does it even count if it's chocolate coal? Not much of a punishment."
"it's the idea."
"The idea?"
"that you're eating rocks."
"Frisk is the one eating the rocks."
"you want real coal next year?"
"No!"
"Give that to Frisk instead."
"wouldn't be a punishment to them."
there's a lot of candy in each stocking, and most have forgotten who got what anyway.
the certain thing was everyone getting a bone in their stocking.
you know who from.
he gives 'em every year, this being no exception.
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previous rock-paper-scissors decisions on who brings what dish collaborates now into a holiday feast aplenty.
or whatever jolly terminology i'm supposed to use to say: there was a lot of food. it was good. asgore overcooked the rolls a little. edible enough though.
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somehow still full of energy, paps, mettaton and frisk are belting holiday songs.
napstablook's dj-ing for them.
undyne and alphys are chatting quietly beside the tree.
asgore is trying to help flowey put together that brick set.
his big hands aren't doing great with the small pieces.
grillby's trying to help him help better.
leaned against me, tori is chilling on the couch. i think she's convinced everyone else she's asleep, but under the blanket, her hand lightly tightens around mine every once in a while.
might be that she doesn't want to draw any attention to it.
...
i don't either, so i'll close my eyes too.
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