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"Wait stuffed animals? I thought it was a scent thing?" To say Yang's confused would be an understatement, it's not exactly like she learned about nesting in school.
"Yup! Weiss got me this cute one that looks like Zwei," Ruby has that fond smile on her face, the one Yang wants to be grossed out by, but she can't help but think it's cute how ridiculously in love she is. Not like Yang's one to talk. "It's also a comfort thing, and what's more comforting than a bunch of stuffed animals?"
"Right..." It makes sense, sort of, omega's nest before their heat and that time is stressful to them, so it would make sense they'd want to be comfortable. "I wonder if Blake would even like that though." She mutters it more to herself, brows drawn together.
"I mean, she's head over heels for you, I think she'll like whatever you give her." Ruby's tone is light but she's got that smile on her face, the one that has always made Yang think things will be okay, even in their darkest days.
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So that's how she ends up at a toy store in Vale, the biggest one she could find because she wants to get this right. Her first step in is filled with children laughing, the sound of display toys making their various noises, it's a bit overwhelming to the senses.
She's startled out of her daze by a worker walking over, a woman with a smile on her face, "Can I help you find anything today?"
"Uh, yeah," Yang blinks away her stupor, she's here on a mission. "Stuffed animals, where would those be?"
The woman points towards the back of the store, where Yang can just barely see something fluffy sticking over the aisles. "All the way in the back, there's a few rows of them, would you like me to show you?"
Yang shakes her head, giving her own smile, "Nah that's okay, thank you." The woman just nods and Yang sets off to find the perfect stuffed animal for Blake.
The problem lay in when she got to the massive area because there were... A lot of them. Yang couldn't fuck this up, she had to get it absolutely perfect.
So she started digging, it was mostly animals of course, but curiously enough there were some plush, almost cute looking Grimm. After all they'd been through, Yang really shouldn't find any of them cute, but there's this Ursa that seemed adorable.
Maybe it's because she's a bit more sentimental towards that Grimm, it was the first one her and Blake fought when they became partners. It seems like a lifetime ago that they met up in Emerald Forest. All thanks to those Ursa, which she totally could have taken.
So Yang tucks it under her arm, even if Blake doesn't want it, she'll keep it. Ruby had always said she'd been a sentimental sap anyway.
Yang walks through each aisle, grabbing the softest looking stuffed animals she can find, the pile in her arms growing taller and taller until she spots it. The perfect stuffed animal.
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Yang's smile is bright as she kicks off her shoes, still toting at least seven bags of stuffed animals, along with a very special one, before heading up the stairs.
"Blake! I got you something!" She grins, nudging the door open to find Blake staring at several blankets with a serious expression. Omega's took pride in their nests, and she knew how much of a perfectionist Blake could be.
"What did you-" Blake finally looked over, blinking a few times, "Yang what did you get?" She asks with a confused smile.
Yang walked into the room, taking care not to step on the nest currently being built, setting everything down on a clear section of the floor. "So I was talking to Ruby the other day, she was talking about how Weiss had gotten her a stuffed animal that looked like Zwei and..." Yang glances away from Blake, nervously rubbing the back of her neck, "I may have gone a bit overboard but I just want to give you everything you deserve."
"Yang," She hesitates before finally looking over, there's nothing but love in Blake's face, really she's a fool to think there would be anything else. "I love them but you definitely got a lot."
Yang winces slightly because yeah, there's definitely way too many. "I sort of just kept grabbing them until I ended up with like thirty." She gave a shy chuckle before brightening, "But look!" Yang moves the bags aside revealing an absolutely massive stuffed bear, a stuffed Ursa to be exact, "There were some kids sitting on it in the store and it looked comfy, plus... It's the first Grimm we ever fought together."
Blake's face is soft, brows pulling together with that gentle smile on her face, "Has anyone ever told you you're a sap?"
It pulls a quiet laugh as she walks closer, just to the edge of the nest, but not entering it yet, never until Blake gives her permission. "You, Ruby, Weiss, I'm pretty sure even Coco said it at one point."
Blake chuckles, meeting her at the edge, "Glad everyone knows." She says leaning up for a quick kiss.
"So you like them?" Yang asks, trying to hide her nerves.
"Baby," Blake starts, bringing a hand to her cheek, "I love it, and I love you." Yang beams at that, pleased at the thought she did well, "But these smell terrible so they aren't going in my nest until we wash and scent them." She says with a grin, giving a gentle tap before pulling away.
Yang just laughs, watching Blake for a moment as she goes back to her nest. "Anything for you."