The sun pushed its way through wreaths of cloud, casting a cold light onto the reams of virgin snow and making them sparkle and shimmer, clumps of frozen diamond falling from tall, proud evergreen trees. A wide, clear, icy river ran through the middle of the forest, the trickle and bubble of the water over the rocks that stood like carved statues in the midst of it augmenting the shrill birdsong that rent the thin air.
A few moments later, the sound of whining and complaining, along with a few sniffles, joined those two sounds, followed soon by the crunch of two pairs of shoes making a way through the snow.
"Noooooorrrrrrrrr... It huuuuuuuuurts!" The taller of the two boys - who both looked much too young to be out in this weather unsupervised - pouted, trailing after his companion, who spared him a single glance over his shoulder before continuing to walk.
"Yer fine. Stop complainin'." Letting out another loud, attention-demanding whine, the complainer took another step then face planted deliberately in the snow, causing the other to sigh and turn back to him. "Well, what do you want me ta do about it?" The boy face down raised his face from the snow, clumps sticking to his dark blond hair. A second passed, then he raised his index finger, on which a single, small red line was barely visible.
"Kiss it better?" The lighter blond regarded him for a moment, then sighed.
"If I kiss it better, will you quit whinin'?" The first boy nodded, face lighting up. 'Nor' sighed again, then leant forwards and placed a light kiss over the spot; warm, soft skin brushing over more calloused, cold stretches. "There. Better?" Pushing himself into a sitting up position, a wide grin grew across the other boy's face.
"Ja~ all better~ tak!" 'Nor' rolled his eyes, getting up and starting to walk again, the scrunching of snow behind him letting him know that the other was following again.
"Idiot."