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Finally, christmas came. The most exciting yet draining seasons of all time, everyone else loved everything about it, including error and ink. It was a very special christmas, considering how gifts seemed to rise up, and be so much more special than.. love? error still doesn't know anything about it, assuming it was just like in the movies, where real feelings for another person isn't involved. But aside from the gifts, new year's was very close, that meant at least he had to do something for ink, and vice versa. The two just arranged a meeting, planning to meet up at a cozy café, simple, however it felt like arranging a date rather than a meeting for a cold, freezing winter.

Error stepped outside with his warm boots, big hoodie and a scarf around his neck, and dont think he forgot about the gloves too. Error was very sensitive about the cold, so you'd often see him dress like a big marshmallow - as silly as it was..

Ink
> "Pff.. haha! what the hell are you wearing?!!"

Error
> "Watch it, like i haven't seen you wear this type of stuff too.."

Ink
> "S-sorry. Shall we keep moving?"

Error let out a tiring sigh, before nodding. And so the two began to walk, the same pace as the snow let out a crumble sound after another. They both never really talk when walking with each other, and it always felt so awkward just listening to the snow crumble and heavy breaths overlapping each other as smoke came out.

So..

Error
> "What's this place you're inviting me to anyway?.."

Ink
>"Oh! um, its a café, specifically made for this season."

Error
> "What's so special about that?.. Does it at least keep us warm"

Ink
> "You bet." Ink let out a chuckle afterwards, putting a hand around error's shoulder - surprisingly he didn't mind it. When they entered the said café,

Error loved the warm atmosphere. Wasn't too loud, nor too quiet. The smell of food, coffee, it was like a hit to not only your nose, but to your stomach as well. Quickly, Ink chose an empty table for the both of them, pulling one chair to sit error down, after all it was only fair since he had promised him a "good time".

Ink
> "For you, madame!"

.. Madame? again, error couldn't help it but let out a laugh, before sitting down on the chair ink offered him. Ink laughed with him, sitting down after he did. It was like a candle-light dinner, and of course the menu's were already given to each and every table, even when it was an empty table. Error was the first to pick his menu, looking at the lists of food, or drink the menu had. Apparently you could set it however you like, warm or cold drinks, up to you.

Error was surprised, you dont see anything like this in his universe! it was like a haven for him, going over what he wants. While ink himself was more prone to watching error getting excited for the whole menu, smiling to himself. After the huge meal ink had offered to pay, Error was all wobbly holding onto ink while walking on the snow again.

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" My pillow feels so warm .. " error mumbled while tucking himself in bed for the night. He didn't know what he was thinking, and he for sure thought it wasn't real love and it was just about someone else he had met before, and he felt his heart hurt everytime they had thought of them, is it guilt? Is it because he misses them?

God how he would love to know. He let out a tiring sigh, grabbing his phone next to him, checking up on the person he would last expect to talk to him at midnight.

Ink, surprisingly he was online. "At this hour?.." error thought to himself, before going to text him.

Error
> "hey, im about to fall asleep."

Ink
> "yea!!! Go eep eep"

.. Error shouldn't be amused, either way he let out a chuckle. Even though ink is silly and spits out random nonsense,

It felt good to be seen.. In a way. That somebody understood and did not leave him even though they did some pretty bad things, was it because he took accountability? was it because he was trying to change? Well, he is.

But it still felt like something was off, about ink and them. Like as if they could never connect together or fall in love because of error's dumb mistakes, he wouldn't want it to loop again but he knew it was gonna happen either way.

Tell me, how many people did you lose?

He lost count. Even then he was staring at the screen, smiling as if nothing that hes thinking of isn't so dark, unimaginable, foggy.

Error just couldn't help it, even if he practices self-control, even if he seemed like a "normal person" on the outside,

The people that knew him saw something much deeper. Tha's what caused the leaving, the constant thoughts that would make someone go insane,

Yet hes acting like he isn't.

And now, ink has yet to see that, soon.