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The Shameless Fluff Meme
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You know those days when the school is stressing you out or work is wearing you down and it seems like nothing will drag you out of your gloom, and then suddenly you and your friends find yourselves leaning all over each other laughing like dweebs at something really stupid and for some reason that just makes everything seem a little better?

Fluff is fun and you know it.

So grab a buddy, make like a marshmallow, and FLUFF.

INSTRUCTIONS:
‧ Post with whatever character you want
‧ Responders roll (random.org is good for this!) for scenario + type of contact (if desired) and get to threading!
‧ ???
‧ Profit!!

SCENARIO
1) SLUMBER PARTY!! You know what? Fuck that paper you have to write. Fuck responsibilities. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Maybe your friend called you up to drag you out of the monotony for a night, or maybe you're the one throwing in the towel and kidnapping a buddy to have some fun-- but either way, you're gonna order a pizza, break out the ice cream, and spend the night playing video games and watching movies with your bro! ... Or maybe you're gonna paint each other's nails and talk about crushes. Whatever keeps your mind off the work you have to get back to later.

2) Sick Day. One of you is under the weather and at home wrapped in blankets for some reason or another, be it a nasty flu bug or some sort of injury. Good thing someone's around to bring you tea and soup and patch you up... or stand over you intimidatingly to make sure you sit still and keep that thermometer in your mouth.

3) Cheer up! It's been a dirty, rotten, no good, really bad day. Maybe it's a bunch of nasty little things all adding up to a big dark stormcloud over one of your heads, or maybe something straight-up awful knocked the wind out of their sails and left them on their knees. Either way, one of you is here to cheer the other up.

4) Got your back, bro. Maybe they're not just sad because of something beyond their control-- maybe there's been some bullying going on, or a big fight coming up. Either way you want to let them know you're gonna be right behind them, ready to hand out some righteous ass-whuppins on their behalf. Maybe that's what you've already done! True friendship, people. True friendship.

5) FOOD. Are you two being saccharinely sweet and sharing a dessert? Or maybe you guys got stuck in the kitchen making a last-minute meal for guests or a party. Either way, cooperation is the key. Otherwise one of you might get stuck having to explain the presence of half-cooked pancakes stuck to the ceiling, or how the other person managed to get a spoonful of ice cream stuck up their nose.

6) Sorry... So, uh, yeah. There was a fight. Doesn't matter what it was about... it wasn't worth losing a friend over. So one of you's decided to man (or woman) up and apologize. And hope to dear god that they've had enough time to cool off.

7) Sun's out! Let's go exploring! It is a sublimely perfect blue-skied day, and the whole world is out there. Drag your friend out on a picnic-hike in the hills, or take to the streets and see what kinds of wonders you can find hiding in between the sidewalk cracks.

8) Rain, rain, go away... It's pouring cats and dogs out. Maybe you guys hastily ducked into a building for shelter or maybe you've been holed up all day, slowly going stir-crazy with cabin fever... Time for blanket forts, board games, and maybe bothering the hell out of anyone who's too much of a sourpuss to be entertaining. ... Or cuddles. Cuddles are good, too.

9) CONFESSION TIME. You've got a secret, and it's a secret that you've been longing to express to this person. Are you in love? Do you have a dark past or inner fear that you're a little scared they'll judge you for? Or are you the one who accidentally spilled the punch bowl all over their carpet at a party ages ago and were too embarrassed to say anything before now?

10) Don't hate-- appreciate! Yeah, so this person means a LOT to you. By hook or by crook, today you're going to show them just how much you appreciate them. How are you gonna do this? ... Well, that's up to you!

Physical Contact:
1) Hugging. Whether it's a gentle slip-your-arms-around embrace or an all-out bear hug, almost everybody loves to be held sometimes. Share a quiet moment together or greet your pal by knocking the wind out of them with a rib-crusher.

2) Kissing. GIVE YOUR AUNTIE SOME SUGAH. Or maybe they're your significant other. I don't know. Whether it's romantic and tender or playful and silly, let's see some smoochin' up in here.

3) Holding hands. You don't always have to say anything to let somebody know you're there for them-- sometimes just taking their hand says more than enough.

4) Carrying. Time to give your shorter buddy a boost to get somewhere high-- or maybe they're slowing you down in an urgent situation and it's time to piggy-back them out of danger. Or maybe you just feel like carrying someone around. Look at them, using their legs to get places! How silly. You just wanna scoop 'em up and tote them around.

5) Massaging. Holy crud, you're sore in places you didn't even know you had. Good thing you've got some outside help on loosening those muscles, because you'd probably make it worse if you tried it yourself. Or maybe you're the one giving someone a nice back/shoulder/neck/foot/belly/nose??? rub at the end of a long day.

6) Tickling. Maybe your friend hasn't been smiling too much lately and could use some encouragement-- or maybe they've been bugging you and it's time to teach them a playful lesson. Just watch out for retaliation!

7) Cuddling. No better cure for loneliness or nightmares (or maybe just being a little cold) than curling up with somebody under a blanket! Maybe you're flopped on the couch or maybe you're in bed, but either way, snuggling up to whoever's next to you seems like a good idea right now.

8) Wild Card! Mix and match, or make something up!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Eileen smiles slightly at that, and she nods]

It kinda does, doesn't it? Sometimes I wake up because of a car alarm and worry that's what's happening. Sounds silly, but...

[she trails off and shrugs, putting her other hand on top of the hand on her hand on his arm, forming the most confusing gesture ever apparently]

Yeah they... used to be really fun to watch, before. I liked getting scared like that. But now it just seems silly. Like... I wonder why they even make them, and why people think that feeling is fun. I don't understand how I used to like it so much.

[she glances at the ceiling, totally not being paranoid and checking to make sure there's no blood dripping through the crack there or anything]

I'm just glad... that there's someone who understands. Not that I'm happy you had to go through all of that too. I wouldn't wish that on you. I probably wouldn't even wish it on... my college nemesis.

[she was going to say "Walter" but somehow she can't even bring herself to say his name]

_{[It was like that hand-stacking game kids played. Only everybody playing had monster-induced trauma. Henry gravitates towards the sofa and plunked down.]}

What about watching something funny?

_{[You're not...gonna respond to ANY OF THOSE THINGS SHE SAID are you, Henry? No, you're just going to be a zombie. Oh, hey, he left a box of Teddy Grahams over here.]}

Maybe we can forget about it eventually...want some of these?

[she just eyes him for a moment. So he's just going to ignore all of that. She can't say she's really surprised, or that it's a bad thing, anyway. Stewing on it probably isn't a good idea. Still, her eyes steal a worried sidelong glance out the window before she looks back at him, an involuntary shiver going up her spine]

Something funny sounds good...

[she moves over to sit beside him and just looks at him for a moment with the Teddy Grahams in his hand before she laughs a little, a smile overtaking her features again]

Sure. Thanks, Henry.

_{[Henry is happy to hand over some snacks. But then he stares ahead at the TV until something in his brain clicks.]

[............oh yeah.]

[No remote. He'd stepped on the old one the first time a fucking ghost tried to crawl out of his wall. He grunts a little and gets up to go turn the TV on by hand.]}

Monsters ruined everything. There better not be any babies behind here.

_{[He leans and feels around the back of the television since mashing the buttons didn't work. He found the cord worn through in the middle. Rats? Probably. This place was such a dumb.]}

Uhm. I think TV is going to have to wait.

Babies? What are you talking about, Henry?

[she actually laughs a little at that, because she didn't see the babies that took over his living room wall, and she has no idea what he's talking about. She hasn't laughed much lately, and Henry helps with that a lot. Even if she's usually laughing because of how silly he is. In an endearing sort of way, of course]

Well, that's okay. What should we do instead?

[she glances around the apartment]

Uhm. On the wa-- nevermind.

_{[Yeah the less he thought about that, the better. But it was hard, y'know? He sits back on his knees and eyes the windows.]

[HOW WERE THEY GOING TO SURVIVE WITHOUT TELEVISIION--oh wait.]

[Henry gets up and moves over to the bookshelves. They've been mostly gutted, just in case there were any other terrible letters stuck between the backing and the wall. He tugs out a thick photo album and approaches Eileen slowly.]}

We could look at these. They're all from when I was in college. I think most of photography one and two is in there. They're...pretty terrible.

_{[Lots of weird photos of chairs with different lighting, smashed fruit, and classmates staring wistfully out windows. while holding note cards with sharpie on them.]}

You love fluff. Don't even lie. You do.

LIKE THERE NEVER WAS

TO CATCH THEM IS wait wat

I AM THE SLOWEST TAGGER EVER I'M SO SORRY

SHH NO I AM. YOU CANNOT DEFEAT ME

BUT I CAN TRYYYYYYY

AND THEN I FELL OFF THE WORLD.