sweetestsurrender | { The AU meme }

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{ The AU meme }

Ever played out something and then later wondered "What if?" Ever wondered what it'd be like to play your character a different way, but didn't feel like making a full thing dedicated to it? Now's your chance to play it out!

Using RNG you'll roll 1-3 for the level of the change, and 1-6 for the change itself, or if you want, pick your own based on what you wanted to do.

1)  Small Change: The flap of a butterfly's wings can cause tsunami's on the other side of the world.

-1: "A minute too late"- What if you missed something by a minute, or more? You missed the big meeting, the girl, helping that person, all because you were too late, what happens next?
-2: "The nick of time"- Just like the first, only that instead of missing something you got, that if you got something you missed because you were either too late, or just messed up? Congratulations! Let's just hope it's what you really wanted.
-3: "A little too early"- One more, what if you showed up early? It's suppose to be a good thing, is it this time?
-4: "The other choice"- You had two choices, left or right, heads or tails, Coke or Pepsi, now you get to see what would have happened with the other choice.
-5: "Oops!"- You slipped up, and made a mistake. Is it bad, or a blessing in disguise?
-6: Wild card/Pick your own- Thought of a slight change that'd make all the difference, or had one you wanted to play? Here's your chance.

2)  Medium Change: Didn't really see that coming, did you?

-1: Turning point change- That one thing that would have turned things in your favor went against you, and vice versa. How will you handle this critical change?
-2: "A Razor's edge"- That one moment that could have went either way has gone the opposite way of before. Is this a good thing, or a bad thing?
-3: Crossroads- You reached a point in your life where you had several choices before you, now's the time to go down another road and see where it leads.
-4: The Road less traveled- "Two roads diverged in the woods, and I took the one less traveled" Will it make all the difference?
-5: Interference- Something blocked you from getting something you were going for. What do you do once the moment is gone?
-6: Wild Card/Pick your own-Thought of a medium change that'd make all the difference, or had one you wanted to play? Here's your chance.

3)  Large Change: Why do all the people here have goatee's?

-1: Good/Evil- Use to be a good guy? Welcome to the dark side, here's your cookie. Former bad guy? Hand over the cookie tray and join the side of good. How will the change of moral compass change you?
-2: A different person- You're now a completely different person, literally. Are you taller? Shorter? A robot? A pony? Powers? No powers? Your call.
-3: The other sex- Rule!63 is in effect. Now how does this effect your relationships with the other?
-4: A change in history- Something that happened in the past now has completely change or is now gone. One domino toppling the rest. Now that you've changed your past, how will it effect your future?
-5: Giving up- You walked away from something important to you? Do you regret it? Are you happy?
-6: Wild Card/Pick your own- Thought of a large change that'd make all the difference, or had one you wanted to play? Here's your chance.

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"You'd have a tough time doin that, but lets try, huh?" He grinned, the grin widening when when he was kissed. Then he was laughing and started walking with her again, looking at easy of the stalls and the strange things that were being sold. Of course there were plenty that wasn't strange, but mainly the food was what baffled Duo. Baffled him more how delicious most of it looked!

"I'm your cricket." Trowa teased. "No reason to worry now. We can help them enjoy their happiness."

She laughed in reply, keeping her hand in his as they walked. "I've never shied away from a good challenge," she said cheerfully, and the first sweet looking thing she led him to was certainly interesting. Bourbon infused dates, stuffed with just a little bit of goat cheese to cut through all the richness with a little tang. She got a little boat with four in it, and held it up for him to grab one as she made her way closer to Trowa and Quatre.

"If you're the cricket, who's Mushu?" Quatre asked lightly, and grinned when he saw what Wufei was bringing over.

No she never had. It was one of the many things he admired about her. Her tenacity and determination. And he trusted her. So when she stopped by a stall and bought some strange little things, Duo took one when offered and eyed it suspiciously. He was just thinking about popping it into his mouth when they came within earshot of Quatre and Trowa and started laughing.

Trowa arched a brow questioningly. "I don't remember a 'Mushu' in Pinocchio?"

"What the hell conversation have we walked in on?" Duo asked, still laughing.

Wufei offered them each a date as she plucked the third up for herself and popped it into her mouth with a happy hum. It was definitely weird, definitely not as good as the cake, but not bad. "I do believe that was a Mulan reference," she said lightly. "Disney version."

"Exactly!" Quatre laughed, accepting a date. "Trowa was just saying he was my cricket, being the little voice of reason on my shoulder," he grinned as he popped the boozy fruit into his mouth.

"Like Jiminy Cricket?" Duo asked before he finally ate the date. It was... odd. The goats cheese was a really strange flavour, but it wasn't offensive so he didn't mind it.

"Exactly." Trowa echoed his lover with a smile, then nodded to Duo. "He understands me. Thank you, Wufei." He took the last date offered to him and bit it in half.

Duo was just laughing at them all. "More Mulan references. I'm gonna have to see this movie for myself aren't I?"

"It's a surprisingly faithful adaptation," Wufei agreed with a nod, licking her fingers as she dropped the empty container into the trash.

"And apparently I need to rewatch Pinocchio," Quatre shook his head a little. "Shall we continue? There are more sweets stalls up ahead, and I think one of the better clothing stalls just beyond that."

"Maybe we can watch it together then?" Duo asked hopefully. Wufei would be able to explain things to him if they watched it together. Again he reached for her hand once she was finished licking them clean and followed Quatre and Trowa. "Better clothing stalls, huh? Nothing better than straw hats surely?"

"Yes, you do. And no, there isn't. The hat is the best." Trowa chuckled and once again fell into step besides Quatre as they continued down the street to check out the rest of the stalls.

Wufei hummed in agreement. "That sounds like a lovely way to spend an afternoon," she agreed, and laughed warmly at Trowa's assessment of the hat. "It is the best." She felt lighter than she could ever remember, like the world was finally just letting her have a good, solid, unmitigated win. "But there might be skirts with pockets, and those are a pretty close second."

"I don't know, if you're giving up men's pants entirely, you should probably get a purse," Quatre laughed. "From what I hear pockets are tiny or nonexistent on women's clothing." They passed by a stall full of fragrant spices, right next to one with every knockoff electronic part you could think of, across from a stall making something that smelled like every spice known to man had been sprinkled in. A man selling good luck charms, and a place that only sold hot tea, and then they were at the desserts.

Sponge cakes, balls of sweet, sticky rice, baklava being hand made behind a plexiglass barrier... and someone making massive flowers out of cotton candy, right next to a sugar sculptor. There was no shortage of sugar.

"Am I chopped liver?" Duo asked with a wide grin. "I've pockets." And to prove it, the hand he had holding Wufei's he lifted and shoved into his jacket pocket to keep it warm. He looked oddly proud of himself for this, or maybe he was just in a silly mood? Duo was happy. He was relaxed. He was in a very good mood and nothing could bring him down.

It was why he split off and bought one of those good luck charms. At another stall he bought several little bags of tea that he and Wufei could try. But it was that cotton candy guy that he eventually gravitated toward and watched with awe. "Hey, Wu? You want one?"

Wufei laughed again, following Duo with her hand in his pocket from booth to booth, admiring the wares and helping Duo pick out teas to try, but when they ended up near the cotton candy booth, she hummed in agreement. "Do you think we'd even be able to eat one in just one sitting? They're bigger than our heads," she said as she watched the man starting to form a flower with layer after layer of petals. "They kind of remind me of moon cakes, with all those petals."

"It's cotton candy, it's just a handful of sugar and a whole crap-tonne of air. I bet I could squash it all down into a tiny ball and eat it!" But where was the fun in doing that? The fun was in the light, wispy sugary confection, not in just trying to stuff it in his face.

"Never seen a moon cake. But I'm getting one of these." He decided cheerfully and put in his order for one of the flower cotton candies for himself and Wufei.

She hummed happily. "Sounds like something I'll like," she agreed with a laugh, and snuggled into his side to watch the man craft their giant, fluffy, sweet flower. Layers of color making the petals, pinching them in, then finished off with a whole bunch of green. The whole process was mesmerizing, and she giggled warmly when they were finally presented with their massive flower.

"It's beautiful," she decided warmly... and tugged a little chunk off the edge, popping it into her mouth with a delighted sound. "Oh, it melts! I thought it would be more like dragon's beard," she laughed.

She was so damn cute. He went and left her hand in his pocket but let go so that he could wrap his arm around her shoulders. It was much easier to snuggle when there wasn't a bony shoulder in the way. Then he watched that cotton candy spin and twirl and couldn't help wonder how long something like that took to master. Duo knew if he tried there would be tufts of flimsy sugar floating all over the place and very little, if any, on the actual cone.

When it was finally done, Duo grinned and paid for it before taking hold and... looking at Wufei in utter shock. "You've never had cotton candy before? This is... this is a travesty!" He's gasped, very dramatic. He was setting himself up for an Oscar! "Wu, we can't let this slide. What else are you keeping from me?"

She laughed warmly. "No, I've never had it before. And I bet you've never had a proper moon cake, either, so we're just going to have to surprise each other," she said lightly, and grabbed another tuft of the green portion of their flower, popping it into her mouth with a grin.

"No, never had one... So... since I've shown you mine, you gotta show me yours." Duo grinned, pulled off a piece of the floss and popped it into his own mouth with brows raised. He was teasing, knowing full well how his words sounded and had used the cotton candy to silence himself so he didn't start laughing.

"Why, Mr. Maxwell," she said, feigning innocence as she plucked another wisp of sugar off their flower. "Are you trying to seduce me?" she teased, and nipped the sugar off her finger, before giving it a coy little lick.

The cotton candy did not keep his laughter at bay at all. He burst out laughing, which was probably not the best thing to do, but it was easier than letting Wufei know how godsdamn erotic that had been. And how he might have tried to seduce her if he'd had any inclination it would work, or if he was wanted.

But since it was all a joke he laughed.

"Would you like me to seduce you?" He said once he'd calmed down, grinning as he decided to hell with it and finish the bit.

She lifted a brow, tugging off another bit of sugar and holding it up for him. "What good is a fancy dress if it can't come off for someone special at the end of the night?" she asked with a little smirk.

Duo squinted, looking confused as he searched his memory and came up blank.

"That's not how the quote goes..." He started... then realised there was a reason that wasn't how the quote went, because he was probably the only one quoting the damn movie. A warm flush darkened his cheeks. For a moment he was quiet, but then he gave a low chuckle and leaned in to take that little piece of spun sugar from Wufei's fingers. He brought a hand up to gently take her wrist, holding the hand steady. And, to mimic what she had done earlier, after nipping the floss, he delicately licked her finger clean of any sugary residue. "The lady does have a point, it's hard to argue... And I kinda don't want to."

"Quote?" she asked, lifting a brow as he took her wrist in hand. She blushed a little as he took the candy and grinned at him. "Then don't argue," she replied smoothly, shifting a little closer and leaning up to press a kiss to the corner of his mouth. "And, just a piece of advice," she murmured. "Kiss me when you want to."

See now, he was torn here. On one hand it was a tempting invitation. And on the other hand... it was cruel. But Wufei couldn't know how much it hurt to have her so close, to keep touching him, saying things like that, and knowing there was probably not much to it.

Though Quatre's words did come back to him then, and he knew he shouldn't keep his guard up here. Knew he shouldn't be making assumptions when he genuinely had no idea what was going on in Wufei's mind or what her feelings truly were.

It was all while he was thinking this that his free hand had slipped behind Wufei to lie flat against the small of her back. A little pressure and he'd pressed her flush to his chest. "When I want to, huh?" He asked, his own voice low enough to almost be a whisper. She was so close. So damn close...

Before he could stop himself he'd closed that distance to press his lips to hers firmly.

She let out a little gasp as she was pulled close, blush tinting her cheeks as she grinned up at him. "Mmmhmm," she agreed, and tipped her head back to meet his kiss, practically melting against him as she returned it. Warmth coiled through her as she kissed, letting out a quiet sound from low in her throat.

That. Was a very nice kiss.

He swallowed that sound up, taking it for his own as he gently teased her lips open with his own, deepening the kiss for just a moment. Just a taste... Before he made himself pull back. He even took a small step back too, though he kept his hand around her.

Duo cleared his throat. And glanced to either side, this was probably a little bit too public a place to be doing this.

"My timing's never been too great." He spoke, voice a little rough, more than a little distracted.

Her lips parted readily for him, her free hand going to his shoulder, holding herself close, letting out a little sigh as he pulled back. She was flushed all the way down her neck, and let out a little laugh at his rough reply.

"No? It seemed alright to me," she replied, voice a little huskier than it had been a moment before.

Duo searched her expression then and saw no lie. He relaxed a little then and gusted a soft laugh.

"Maybe it's just me. Guess you could say I'm kinda shy..." at least when it came to public displays of affection in such a crowded kind of place. "I shoulda waited."

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