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“This one, over here!” Angus called from where he was crouched on the ground, his palm resting on the top of a big orange pumpkin. Taako stumbled towards him, trying his best not to trip over any of the vines running along the ground.
“Heeled boots were so not the best decision for today,” he muttered, trying to step over a particularly thick vine in his path.
“Taako, c’mon!” Magnus called, already next to Angus, helping him lift up the pumpkin and tucking it under one arm, “You’ve gotta pick out the one you want!”
“Hold on, Mags, I’m trying not to- AH!” The front of his boot hit a tangle of vines, and Taako tumbled onto the ground, landing squarely in the dirt. With a groan, he started trying to push himself up.
“You alright?” Kravitz asked with a low chuckle, offering Taako his hand. He glared up at the man suddenly in front of him.
“I’m glad you thought that was funny,” Taako said, letting himself be pulled up by Kravitz, who still had a smile on his face. He ran a thumb over Taako’s cheek, scraping off some of the mud that was stuck there.
“Not as much as they did,” Kravitz pointed over to Merle and Magnus, still both howling with laughter. Taako crossed his arms, huffing out angrily. Kravitz rested a hand on his shoulder.
“Hey, it’s not a big deal.”
“Not a big deal? Kravitz, do you see this?” He gestured down to his blouse and skirt, now covered in a layer of dirt. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but this is a pretty big deal to me, bones.” Kravitz looked him over, the smirk now gone.
“Don’t worry, dove. You can just change into your costume when we get home. Now, c’mon, pick out a pumpkin and I’ll carry it, okay?” As ticked off as he still was, he took the hand Kravitz offered, who led him with care to where everyone else had gathered with their selections. Lup and Barry stood chatting and holding their respective pumpkins, Barry’s selection being fairly normal while Lup had clearly picked out the wonkiest looking one she could find. Merle stood next to them with his massive selection gathered in his arms.
Taako looked him up and down with raised eyebrows, “You really couldn’t narrow it down?”
“I couldn’t pick just one!” He said, struggling to speak over the pile of pumpkins he was barely keeping from falling onto the ground.
“Aren’t you guys gonna get any?” Magnus asked, looking at both him and his boyfriend in turn. Kravitz looked around at the expansive pumpkin patch, rubbing his chin.
“Oh, this one’s nice,” Kravitz said, scooping up a good size one at his feet, “What do you think, baby?”
Taako considered carefully before pointing to a smaller one a few feet away, “That one’s pretty cute. How about it, Krav?”
“Can’t you just get it yourself?” Magnus asked, incredulous.
Taako looked at him with wide eyes, disbelieving, “After what I’ve been through today?” He motioned down to his outfit, “No way.”
After Kravitz had both pumpkins nestled safely in his arms, they all headed home to change into the costumes and prepare for the best Halloween ever.