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Μακαρία {Goddess of Blessed Death} (gravegarlands) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2021-02-11 20:27:00

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freyr, makaria

WHO Makaria & Freyr
WHEN Thursday afternoon
WHERE his place
WHAT A blooming friendship
WARNINGS tba

On Wednesday evening, Makaria had texted the Norse god of sunshine to see if he wanted to meet up the next day and teach her chess. The chess wasn't the main aim of the day for Makaria: she was just excited to be making a new friend. So far, up on the surface, she had not been very good at that. She had trouble connecting to human beings, and most gods found her too naive compared to themselves. She couldn't hold that against them; she still had so much to learn.

Like the proper strategies for chess.

Rugged up against the cold, Makaria rang Freyr's doorbell and waited.

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	lordofgold 2021-02-11 07:34 am UTC (link)
	Freyr looked up as the doorbell rang and smiled. He hurriedly looked around to make sure everything was in place, and then strode to the door and opened it. "Makaria! Come in, you must be frozen!" he exclaimed, waving her in so he could shut the door and keep the cold out. "I was just about to make some hot chocolate, do you want some? I have tiny marshmallows?" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	gravegarlands 2021-02-11 07:57 am UTC (link)
	"That sounds lovely," Makaria smiled as she came inside, unzipping her big coat and then shrugging out of it. Beneath she was dressed casually (because Makaria was almost always dressed casually) in a cream woolen jumper and jeans. "Even if there wasn't tiny marshmallows." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lordofgold
2021-02-11 09:26 am UTC (link)

"Excellent! I also have a banana cake brought around by one of the ladies on the association board, said she wanted to keep me fed. I thought it perfect to share with you. Come on through."

Freyr lead the way through the entranceway into the apartment proper. He shared a four story house with another family, which he owned and rent out. He had a living area and kitchen on the ground floor, bathroom and bedroom upstairs, and a basement below. The upper apartment was all self-contained, so the neighbours were friendly but they didn't need to cross paths unless they wanted to.

His style was Skandi, all clean lines, white walls with black accents, a lot of light wood and natural tones. On the couch was a white fluffy blanket that was screaming out to be snuggled under.

"Make yourself at home. I'll just go and get started on those hot chocolates."

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	gravegarlands 2021-02-11 09:53 am UTC (link)
	Makaria looked around the living room as he exited, admiring the few things on his shelves and how neat everything seemed. "Your home is so bright and light," she called out in the direction he'd gone. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lordofgold
2021-02-11 10:02 am UTC (link)

"Thank you! Yes I like keeping things airy. It feels less confining, especially with all this snow, you know?" Freyr set out mugs and pottered about getting everything together. He came out with with the plate of banana cake and set it down on the coffee table. "Help yourself! And just here if the chess set my sister sent. It almost inspires real medieval warfare, don't you think?"

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gravegarlands
2021-02-11 10:50 am UTC (link)

"The only experience I really have of war," Makaria admitted, looking at the beautiful chess set, "was listening to my dead warriors discussing it." She had more experience of cake though, and set down on the couch to take a slice. "I wish my dorm felt this open and unconfined. And my papa's house is always much darker than this. He and mama always prefer the dark."

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lordofgold
2021-02-12 07:08 am UTC (link)

"There are certain tricks you can use to make space appear larger, but dorm rooms sure are tricky." Freyr carried out the two mugs, and set them down on coasters on the coffee table. "Here. And an excess of marshmallows! Enjoy."

He sat down in the armchair, taking his mug and sipping it slowly, the hot, creamy chocolate soothing on his throat. "What is your father's house like? I am picturing a gothic mansion like out of Dracula!"

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	gravegarlands 2021-02-12 07:45 am UTC (link)
	"Not quite," she grinned, one hand wrapped around her hot chocolate mug. It smelled so good. His whole house smelled so good. "Not many gothic Dracula mansions around this area, you probably noticed." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lordofgold 2021-02-12 09:23 am UTC (link)
	"He is lord of the underworld, I wouldn't be shocked." Freyr lifted the black king piece from the chess set and turned it towards Makaria. "Does this look a lot like Hades? Dark, foreboding, can only move one square in any direction?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gravegarlands 2021-02-12 10:25 am UTC (link)
	"No," Makaria smiled and shook her head. "Papa isn't that dark and foreboding." She scrunched up her face. "He's not very good with people and would prefer to be reading, but he's not mean." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lordofgold 2021-02-12 11:05 am UTC (link)
	"So he stays in a lot? And your mother?" Freyr asked, setting the king down on the board and picking up the black queen instead. "Surely their house must still be rather grand. At least tell me there are black crushed velvet drapes." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gravegarlands 2021-02-12 11:14 am UTC (link)
	"Mama is dark and foreboding," Makaria laughed, taking a sip of her hot chocolate. "And she loves things being black, even the drapes. At least, in the winter she does. She's different in the summer." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lordofgold 2021-02-12 12:33 pm UTC (link)
	He smiled. "Summer brings out the joy in all of us, I think," he said, sipping his drink. "Or at least, it does for me. I'm not all the way myself, right now." He started setting up the chess board, glancing up and meeting Makaria's eyes with a smile as he did so. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gravegarlands 2021-02-13 11:01 am UTC (link)
	"Then I hope summer comes before you know it and you get to feel like yourself again," Makaria told him with a bright and warm smile before taking another sip of her hot chocolate. "It must be hard being a sun god when there's so little sun around." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lordofgold 2021-02-13 12:19 pm UTC (link)
	"How is it being a death goddess in the world of the living?" he asked in return. "There are some immutable facts of the universe, and the fact of death is one of them. The Sun may rise every day, but that is only for another billion years or so." (Reply to this) (Parent)