Fourth Floor Common Room [late evening]

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis could, once again, not sleep. So tonight she was curled up on the couch (where she had absolutely not fallen asleep the night before) and was watching whatever had come up on the television while sipping tea and poking at a roll of something called Rolos that she'd handwavily gotten earlier, along with a heap of other candies.

She would probably welcome company. And maybe share her candy. Maybe.

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

She nodded, climbing back onto the couch. "Give it back, please."

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely very carefully selected one piece of candy, then held the bags out of reach. "No, I'm afraid, you'll have to fight me for them."

He ate the piece of candy.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Give it back!" she said, pouncing and attempting to retrieve the candy.

Aravis had kind of forgotten she was much more wee than him. And also hadn't really accounted for the fact that Seely might not mind being tackled by her.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely...really didn't mind being tackled. "Nuh-uh," he replied, laughing and attempting to curl his free arm around her waist.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis frowned more and made grabby hands at the candy, completely ignoring his arm and happily climbing all over him without thinking about it.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"You're cute when you're stubborn," Seely remarked, curling his arm tighter and continuing to keep the candy away from her.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"I shall never kiss you again if you don't give it back," she said, pouting.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely nuzzled at her jawline. "I promise I'll give it back," he said, while making no move to do so. "Tomorrow."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"But...I want it now," she argued.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"It'll still taste just as good tomorrow," Seely pointed out.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"But I don't want it tomorrow, I want it now," she said.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"But do you need it, right now?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Yes." Aravis was firm in this.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"Fine," Seely said. Though a minor juggling act he retrieved a single Rolo. "If you need candy that badly you can have some." He held the Rolo out for her to take.

With his teeth.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis frowned. "...that is not fair." She reached to extract it with her fingers.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely shook his head, and raised his eyebrows. "Nuh, no' tha' way."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis scowled. "I am not doing that," she said, raising her chin.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely shrugged. "Though' you need'd it?" he asked around the Rolo.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

She really didn't want to lose, more than anything.

So she bent her head to take it the way he was insisting.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely grinned and slid his hand up to cup the back of her head as he let her take it.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis pulled back, pleased that she had won. "Now, the rest?"

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely made absolutely no attempt to move. "But we'll be here all night if I give you the rest right now."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Not if you just hand it over," she said, narrowing her eyes and lunging for the candy again.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"I can't just do that," Seely replied, very quickly shifting so he could hide the candy behind his back. "Besides, my way's more fun."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"You're infuriating and you may be crushing the candy," she said, her mouth dropping open in horror.