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As you and Facty walk down the chilly road, you spot warm orange lights all over the streets and many people dressed up. It was Halloween night. You went as a ladybug, Facty went as a bee. They wore a yellow and black striped shirt, black jeans, blue wings, and bee antennas. You wore the same thing, just with a red and black polka dotted shirt. (+ different antennas.)
You both held hands, walking side by side. You went to several doorsteps, receiving candy in your buckets. As you two approached an amazingly decorated house, you get jump-scared by a pretty realistic looking animatronic. Facty jumped, yelping and covering their face with their hands.
“Gaah!” Facty shielded themselves as you laughed. You nudged their shoulder, but they wouldn’t budge. You pulled them by the hand. Who knew they were like a deer in headlights when they were afraid? Looks like you learned a new fact about them.
“Come on, Fact, they’re just decorations. You’ll be okay.” You giggled, pulling them to the doorstep. They slowly regained composure. You quickly collected candy, then cautiously made your way back to the street.
“Sorry I acted like such a big baby.. Halloween is not a good holiday for someone who gets startled easily.” They look down whilst you guys walk, a bit embarrassed.
“It’s okay,” You assure them. “I get it, it’s kind of cute watching you get scared like that.” You both have been dating for a while, but they still got flustered whenever you said something like that. They lightly shoved your shoulder.
As you two reached the last few houses of the neighborhood, it began to get chillier. The wind started to blow gently, but it was still chilling. You two shivered, about ready to get back to their apartment.
“Do you wanna start heading back?” You could see their breath as they talked.
“Yeah, that sounds great.” You shivered, turning around and walking back the way you came. Facty reached for your hand, brushing theirs against it. You grab their hand and interlock fingers, out of love and wanting to be warmed.
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Facty opened the door to their apartment, greeting Lighty and Martian as they wiped their shoes on the mat. You followed. When Facty made their way towards the kitchen, you saw that their rosy cheeks were a lot redder, and their nose was cherry red. You felt bad, so you walked up to them.
You put a hand on their face, feeling the cold on your now warm fingers. They sniffled.
“Aw, you’re all cold. You need to warm up.” You gently plant kisses on their cheeks and one on the tip of their nose. Because of that, Martian and Lightbulb started towards their rooms. I guess it was kind of awkward.
Facty got a bit redder, they couldn’t really get any redder past that though. They brought their hand up to their glasses, pushing them back up their nose with their middle finger. Facty turned towards the fridge, getting out the tray of messy candy apples you guys had made a few hours earlier.
They hand you an apple, specifically one you made, then pick up one of their own.
“Ready? 3…2…1!” Facty counts down, and when reaching 1, you both take a bite of your apples at the same time. “Mm, these taste delicious!” You chew quickly and take another bite. Facty seems to be enjoying them too, telling facts about taste buds and how they react to food you enjoy.
“I’m gonna go see if the others want any.” Facty swallowed. They grabbed 2 apples and disappeared down the hall.
Whilst they were gone, you decided to take a look of the pictures in the living room. There were picture frames on the entertainment center, displaying photographs of Facty and their friends. You saw them at various settings, one on a cliff, another eating spaghetti, skateboarding, and many more.
You examined more, but jumped at a voice calling out behind you. You turn around to Facty. “These pictures look fun, it’s really nice how you frame these.” You pick one up, showing Lightbulb, Martian, and Facty eating ice cream. You smile at the sight.
“Yeah, pictures are a great way to remember important memories! It’s good to photograph things, looking back at them are likely to make you smile.” Facty rambled on about some facts about memories and how they’re important, along with some other information about our minds. You still listened though, invested in every fact they told you.
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Later, you were cuddled up next to Facty in their bed. You two drank some hot tea, still attempting to warm up after being in the cold for so long. Your candy buckets sat on the floor by their desk, still waiting to be sorted through. You’d probably do that tomorrow, as you guys were feeling tired from tonight’s events. You sat your cup on their nightstand, then wrapped your arm around their waist, the other resting between your bodies.
Facty put their arm around you, brushing their slightly rough palms up and down your arm. You buried your face into their side. Facty stopped caressing your upper arm and brought their hand to your hair. They brushed through the strands, carefully unknotting your hair. They ran their fingers down every strand, making sure to get every single knot out.
You take a deep breath, feeling safe in their arms. They set their cup down and take off their glasses, placing them next to their mug and turning off the lamp. They gently kiss the top of your head before lying back against the pillow.