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Glimmering stars hung against the inky black sky, laughter and carnival music swirl in the air. The nein had all been excited for the carnival in the coming weeks and the night of the carnival they had pun intended dressed to the nines.
Molly himself was wearing a bright short red dress with gold stars and moons on the trim, On his horns he wore golden jewellery and silver charms with gold glitter around his eyes and horns. Along with black tights and ankle high heeled boots.
“This is going to be so fun you guys!!” Jester beamed next to him. The blue tiefling was wearing a pale pink dress and a dark blue jean jacket. Her white gutties covered in vibrant and colourful paint.
Molly grinned and turned to his darling Yasha who had dressed in a fitted black jacket and ripped black jeans. Her hair had been styled to the side with dark blue flowers braided to the side. Beauregard had arrived with Nott and Caleb, dressed in her signature topknot with a braid pulled to the back.
Mollymauk’s crimson eyes fell to Caleb. The wizard wore a long purple coat matched with a pale blue scarf, copper hair pulled back into a ponytail asprey hair fell on his face. Jester had painted his nails black and Insisted he wear a black choker (because you would look so good cayleb-) and hell it was working. Molly was goddamn trying to not combust into flames in front of the wizard.
Jester with a cat-like grin pulled the nein into the spinning colours and dancing lights. Beau and Jester made their way to the punch bag along with Yasha following quietly behind watching Beauregard with a soft smile. Nott after checking on Caleb disappeared into the crowd looking for trinkets, leaving Fjord, Caduceus, Molly, and Caleb Watching Beau and Jester play.
“What are we to do first darlings~?” Molly said, spinning the skirt of his dress.
“I wanna go on a ride!! Oh and get some cotton candy!!” Jester beamed, Bouncing on the balls of her feets.
“Aright rides first!!” Beau yelled with a cocked grin.
The nein made their way into the line for the bumper cars. Molly and Beau crashed into each other multiple times while flipping each other off and yelling. Nott slipped past and shared a cart with Caleb. Jester chased the rest of the nein while laughing like a mad woman. After bumper cars and the Carousel (In which Fjord vomited) the nein headed off to get food.
Molly and Caleb stood a little bit away from the food stall, Molly bit onto his cotton candy, heels clicking gently as he tapped his foot.
“You look very at home Mr Mollymauk.” Caleb said, a soft smile on his face.
“Why thank you Mr Caleb” the tiefling purred.
“You are very bright circus man.”
“I try darling~” Molly grinned “say...would you play a game with me? I know from experience these games are wrecked and maybe my wizard can help change my luck?”
“J-Ja sure Mollymauk” A pale blush spread across the human’s face.
“Excellent!” Molly beamed. The tiefling took Caleb hand and pulled him over to a ring toss game.
“one gold for three turns.” said the half elf behind the stall.
“Ja okay.” Caleb said, putting two gold pieces on the table.
Molly watched the wizard take three rings and noticed an amber glow in Caleb’s eyes. The human awkwardly tossed the rings and to Molly’s surprise most of them landed.
“A winner! Well you got enough...for a large plush!!” the elf said, turning to the back of the stall and handed Caleb a large ginger cat plush with ram horns.
“Dranke” Caleb smiled and walked to Mollymauk and handed the tiefling the plush.
“Mr Caleb”
“Mr Mollymauk”
“Why did I see a spark of magic back there?”
“A wizard never reveals his secrets, Mollymauk” Ice blue eyes softened.
“Very true” Molly looked down at the ginger cat in his arms, his Stomach turning to jelly “Rather cute isn't he?”
“Ja looks like Fumpkin” Caleb said.
Before the two knew it they had walked to a back of the stalls in the shade and quiet. Molly sat down on a bench and Caleb followed, Molly ate his cotton candy.
They set there for a quiet moment crimson eyes met crystal blue, Molly leaned forward to wipe a piece of hair out of Caleb’s face, Before either of them knew it Caleb leaned forward and pressed his lips to Mollymauk’s, the kiss was gentle as he pushed the tiefling softly into the back wall. Molly's eyes flattered close and he could taste the bitter smoke that followed Caleb like a shadow on his lips. Mollymauk drifted in the feeling of brilliant fire his heart was pounding so loud he feared Caleb would hear.
Molly feels Caleb pull back and it takes a second for Molly to register Caleb talking.
"I'm so sorry mollymauk-" He said, eyes pin pricks.
"W-why are you sorry?!" Asked a panicked Molly.
"I overstepped- I'm so selfish and I've ruined everything-" the red head began curling in on himself.
"Caleb it's okay! fuck-"
"You're just so...bright and charming but I didn't want my feelings for you to ruin our friendship," Caleb said, looking anywhere but mollymauk.
"Feelings for me?" Molly asked, holding the spark of hope close.
"I like you Mollymauk...really like you, and I've wanted to kiss you for months."
"Oh Caleb," his eyes wided. "You brilliant idiot"
"What-"
"Caleb I like you too, and I've wanted to ask you out for who knows how long!"
"...Mollymauk can I kiss you again?" Caleb asked hesitantly.
"Please" Molly spoke last dignified then he would like to admit.
The action was still soft but this time with Molly's consent it's more lively. Eventually Caleb pulled back leaving Molly dizzy.
"Would you like to go out with me?" He asked, clearly nervous.
"Of course Caleb" Molly answered a touch too quickly. "I'd love to go out with you"
"Okay- Ja Ja...are you sure?" The wizard asked.
"Caleb I...Really like you, I would very much like to be in a relationship with you!!" Molly said leaning into Caleb's chest, moving their faces closer.
"Really? God's Mollymauk-" the wizard smiled "I'm not very good at this"
"Me neither darling" Mollymauk said, with the most smitten expression on his face.
"Shall we get back to the others and we can talk about this later?" Caleb asked.
"Ja ja" Molly grinned causing Caleb to laugh.
Molly fixed his skirt and looked over to his- boyfriend? Date? No idea but the butterflies in his stomach didn't care. Caleb gave him a soft smile and hesitantly took Molly's hand and began leading him back to the crowd.
“Oh my god where were you guys?!” Jester asked, Cotton candy covering her mouth along with a mouth all of popcorn.
“Got a bit lost in the crowd darling” Molly answered, grinning a wide cat-like smile. Arms wrapped around the cat plush.
“Oh my traveller!!” she gasped “Where did you get that plush it’s SO cute!?!”
“Our lovely wizard won it for me.” Molly said, eyes turning to a blushing Caleb.
“Um yeah” the wizard said, Rubbing the back of his neck nervously.