Life is hard, that's why no one survives (half-closed)

[dodgeouttahell]

WHO: Zagreus et al.
WHERE: wherever, whenever
WHEN: Dec and perhaps January
WHAT: Catchall and closed starters for people. Pls find my plotting comment here or throw me a wildcard if any of the prompts work.
WARNINGS: TBU

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[lackluster]

[ wait, i thought zag is shorter than him—

Tartaglia gives Zagreus A Look, as if he couldn't believe what he just heard. ]

What do you mean? Why shouldn't it be me who gives you a kiss?

[ He's got no logical arguments as to why this is how they should be doing things. It's just what came to mind at first, okay!! ]

[dodgeouttahell]

[jsdfhsf My bad, he's still a short king, this lad. He's aiming his eyes lower than the ceiling to look at Childe, but he's still looking up!

Zagreus gives Childe A Look right back! Although Zag is grinning because it's sort of funny that the Harbinger didn't even think of the alternative.]

I could be giving you one instead. [Why are they discussing what's basically the same thing. Oh, right. Himbos.]

[lackluster]

[ sometimes archer is just dumb—

It is pretty funny that the Harbinger never thought about that possibility, huh. But such is the way his mind works. It's either his way or the high way. Simple as that. ]

Isn't that the same thing? [ ?????????? They're both kissing each other in the end, right??? ] Come here.

[ He gestures for Zag to come closer. Come on. ]

[dodgeouttahell]

[No, I'm just forever stuck in ESL hell.

ESL? ETL? Who knows.

Though, Zag chuckles with a shake of his head and finds out as he gets closer that, at 5'8", there's actually some height difference between them that makes the logistics of it a little tricky if he were the one to initiate. Maybe if he gets on his tip toes?]

Has this happened to you a lot?

[lackluster]

[ There is a sizable height difference between them right now. Tippy toes might help Zag out though, if he really wanted to bridge that gap. ]

A few times here and there. I figured getting a kiss out of this is better than dealing with the pranks.

[ Unless Zag REALLY wants to be cursed instead, but still. Tartaglia isn't going to let that happen. He's already leaning close to capture the man's mouth in a simple kiss. No bells and whistles here since he doesn't think it's all that necessary. ]

[dodgeouttahell]

[Well, Zag finds that fair, and he will meet him halfway with said tippytoes. He reaches to cradle the Harbinger's face between his hands to both steady himself and to add a little whistle to the kiss. He's never doing something half-assedly, so Zag actually hums heartily at it, unafraid of showing that he enjoys a good smooch.]

There. I'd like to think that's better than being pranked, yes.

[lackluster]

[ If the Harbinger is caught off guard by the hands on his face, he doesn't say anything, breaking away from the kiss with a satisfied smile. It was a nice smooch all things considered; simple and mutually beneficial. ]

Saves us the trouble of dealing with the sprites, yeah. If only most people are like you — no fuss, no questions.

[ Who knew so many would be against a simple kiss??? Smh. ]

[dodgeouttahell]

[At that, Zagreus frowns, a little concerned.

He hasn’t really faced many problems with people, just the sudden awkwardness of having to.] Did they not want to?