part 248 jaded mandolins

[aphanon_meme]

Hi meme! How is your day going so far? What's the buzz?

Today, I decided I wanted to make homemade carrot chips - using this recipe - and I was using a mandolin slicer to make the carrot slices nice and uniform and pretty. Well, if you've ever used a mandolin, you know that they're VERY VERY SHARP and, uh, long story short my finger is all wrapped

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OH HI THERE WHAT

[lookscold]

[ Side glance. Siiiiiiiiiide... Glance...? ]

... Something wrong?

[lookscold]

W-Well...

[ C'MON ICELAND. It's a dare. You know he has to complete it. Might as well be someone as COOL AND UNDERSTANDING AS YOU, RIGHT?! ........... well, maybe. ]

I mean, if they just dared you to k...iss... It can be a quick on one the cheek or forehead, s-so I guess that's fine...

1/3

[xiaolongbaozhu]

A-actually.

...i-it was for a kiss on the lips.

2/3

[xiaolongbaozhu]

[...LONG AWKWARD PAUSE]

3/3

[xiaolongbaozhu]

....with... t-tongue....

1/2

[lookscold]

[ WELL. DAMN. ANON WAS SURE THOROUGH WITH THAT... Excuse Iceland as he stares at you a moment. He really, really wants to reply with something along the lines of BUT YOU'D DEFINITELY HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE WILLING TO KISS BACK OR ELSE YOUR TONGUE WILL BE FLAILING AGAINST TEETH AND LIP AND THAT IS NOT VERY AWESOME but he caaaaaaaan't quite find the words to say something as, er, extravagant as that. So. Yes.

Long, awkward pause. Enjoy it. ]

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[lookscold]

D...Do you have anyone else you're thinking of asking...?

[xiaolongbaozhu]

....n-no.

...I-I guess I'll just have to like, face the consequences of not completing a dare...

[TURNS TO LEAAAAAVE....]

[lookscold]

[ skljdgadjkg ICELAND, BE A MAN. Think about the shit Hong Kong will have to go through if you don't help him out! ]

- Wait!

... It... Shouldn't be too bad if we do it quickly and no one is... Uh, watching...

[ WOW. That actually took a lot of effort to say. ]

[xiaolongbaozhu]

[SCREW AMERICA, YOU'RE SUCH A HERO]

A-are you... like, really sure..?

I mean, the consequences can't be that bad...

[lookscold]

Believe me, they're bad...

[ He still remembers the first time he didn't complete a dare. Never again. ]

S-So, let's just get it over with so you can be on your way or whatever...

[xiaolongbaozhu]

...o...kay....

[gets closer]

[leans in]

[....H-HOW DOES HE DO THIS, THIS IS IS HIS FIRST REAL KISS]

HONG KONG YOU PURE AND INNOCENT MAIDEN

[lookscold]

[ Gonna just help close in that space. Okay. Hands on your shoulders now.

Shit, if he has to do it with a little bit of tongue, he's definitely going to have to kiss back. He might as well just go for it. LIKE A BANDAID, ICELAND, LIKE A BANDAID.

Inhales. Closes Eyes. And pretty much just breaks the distance, going in for the kiss. YOU GOTTA GO FOR IT, BUDDY. ]

MUN HAS NEVER BEEN KISSED BEFORE EITHER SO I HAVE NO IDEA WTF I AM DOING ;;;

[xiaolongbaozhu]

[he shuts his own eyes, and Iceland can probably feel his shoulders trembling. He is so incredibly nervous right now and he has no idea why, because it's just a kiss for a dare, and it's not like it means anything. At all.]

[Right?]

[but upon feeling another's lips on his own, Hong Kong has to resist the instinct to pull away, forces himself to stay where he is and-- what does he do with his arms? Gingerly he loops them around Iceland, holding him close, and tentatively he presses slightly harder against his mouth]

[though, he has absolutely no idea how one goes about using their tongue in a kiss either]

LOL MAN DON'T WORRY IT'S PRETENDY FUN TIMES

[lookscold]

[ Iceland is far from experienced, he was definitely used to himself being the one with far less, er, interactions with others. This was different. It was closer than he imagined it would be, too. In his VAST IMAGINATION he thought it would consist of a quick peck. A little bit of tongue. You know, the works of someone trying to get it over with.

But, honestly? He wasn't sure if this was even enough for the dare. He wanted to make sure, for Hong Kong's sake.

okay maybe he was enjoying it a little bit. maybe.

His grip on the shoulders falters slightly. The trembling was concerning, so perhaps a looser hold would help. As embarrassing as it was, he broadened the kiss slightly, becoming more open-mouthed, and encouraging Hong Kong to use that opportunity to lightly use his tongue. Iceland definitely wasn't the best or most experienced kisser, he just wanted Hong Kong to fully complete the details of the dare. Yeah.

He would definitely pull away once he accomplished that.

Definitely.

H-HE'S JUST LOOKING OUT FOR YOU!! ]

PRETENDY FUN TIMES WHICH ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS AT THE SAME TIME ;;;

[xiaolongbaozhu]

[For all Iceland's good intentions, his trembling only increased as the kiss was broadened and he could feel the breath hitch in his throat, unsure of what to do next. It had always looked so easy (albeit rather gross) in the movies, but he had never actually considered how it was actually done. The other evidently knew what he was doing, unlike himself, and oh god, what if he was doing it completely wrong and messing it up or...

Suddenly aware of how embarassingly naive and innocent he was, all Hong Kong was confident of right now (funny, considering how he usually carried himself- where had all that confidence gone when he needed it, for once?) was of following Iceland's lead, and so he parted his own lips and nervously, so nervously, he let his tongue slip past them and past Iceland's. He shut his eyes tighter, unable to suppress a shiver at the feeling.

Though admittedly, it was an enjoyable one.]

[He was also confident that he probably wouldn't be able to look Iceland in the eye for quite a long time.]