Lol I first named this 'IT'S CHRISTMAS BITCH' cause I was so excited. I'm also lying with my puppy rn and she's just THE. CUTEST. THING. IN. THE. WHOLE. DAMN. WORLD!!!!! I'm posting pics on insta. ( ‿ ) I also have worked my phone to the bone, THE SCREEN DETACHED D: I'm currently using tape until I can get it in lol
(I have a new phone now, and my pup has had a growth spurt OVERNIGHT. I'm distraught lol not really but I remember when she was a tiny little thing:'))
Posting this at 4:40 A.M. unable to sleep. Hooray! Thank you for being patient
Lorelei sprang awake, the internal alarm waking her at the usual time. In the act of sitting up, a roller fell out of the thick black mass of her hair.
A defeated sign filled the cold room as Lorelei fumbled through the folds of her blanket in search of the rogue roller. With a disgruntled huff, she snatched the item up and began preparing.
Her emerald gaze landed on the clock, earning a curse and sending her into a flurry of anxious movement.
She was running behind. She deftly grabbed the presents and Sling-ring before portalling open a way to Steve's temporary housing. She had refused a whole house that the SSR was offering her, satisfied with the cramped quarters that she had originally been housed in. She preferred it, it reminded her of her time on the Martian Scientific Colony Base on Mars, as well as the MISS.
Lorelei stepped through, ensuring she 8hadn't forgotten anything before scurrying over to the Christmas tree.
She could hear Steve and Bucky cooking in the kitchen. Steve entered the living room, having heard her enter with his heightened hearing. "Merry Christmas, Lori."
"Merry Christmas, Steve." Lorelei said, rushing to press a kiss on his lips before trying to stow the last of the presents under the tree.
"Oh no you don't," Steve murmured, wrapping his arms around Lorelei, stopping her from doing her task. "I need a good kiss for Christmas." He said teasingly.
Lorelei whispered out of his arms, reforming by the base of the Christmas tree.
"Well, Captain Rogers, if you wait until the party, I promise you can have all the kisses you want." Lorelei returned with a wink.
"Well, then. I guess I'll wait." Steve chuckled.
Lorelei stood with a chuckle, taking Steve's hand as they crossed into the kitchen.
She could smell bacon. She hadn't had bacon in a while. Lorelei flocked to the food like a hungry lioness, taking in the huge amount of batter and Bucky cooking.
Lorelei, understanding the herculane task of feeding two enhanced individuals, began by washing her hands before joining.
The trio chattered amongst themselves when the conversation of pancakes came up between the three.
"Have pancakes changed much over the years?" Steve asked.
"Well, not really. The batter is pretty much the same, we use flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, eggs, and milk, then you'd add what you like." Lorelei shrugged.
"Huh, thought there'd be something special that'd've been invented." Bucky commented.
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Lorelei replied with a shrug, taking over the cooking of the pancakes.
"Ya know, I think we're gonna use up all the pancake mix this morning." Steve observed.
"Damn, I was hoping there'd be some left over." Bucky groused.
"Sorry." Lorelei said.
"That 'sorry' doesn't sound too sincere to me." Bucky said, eyeing the slender woman beside him.
Lorelei snorted, poking the pancake in her skillet.
Bucky eyed the ever growing mound of pancakes that the trio was adding to, but decided against complaining again.
Cooking finished, the trio migrated to the table to eat. Idle chatter filled the air as the snowflakes drifted past the window.
The landscape outside had only slush on the streets below, a disappointment to Lorelei, as she was hoping for pretty, fresh snow she might be able to pelt her two friends with.
Food quickly scarfed by the two starving Superhumans, the group surrounded the small tree holding presents under its sad branches.
Lorelei grabbed Steve's present and turned to face him, letting out a loud chortle when he did the same. Bucky rolled his eyes at the two's antics.
"Oh hush." Lorelei told the silent sergeant, who raised an amused brow at her comment. Lorelei scooped up Bucky's present and tapped it against his hand, "take it, before I decide to return it."
Bucky snatched it up, offended at the threat.
Lorelei snickered, handing over her gift to Steve. Steve hesitated.
"I wasn't sure what you'd like…" Steve said, a look of shame crossing over his expression.
"Steve, I know I'll love it." Lorelei assured.
"Still-"
"Steve. I'm a simple woman. Unless you somehow built an astronomical observatory that houses a reflector telescope without me knowing, then I'd marry you right now." Lorelei said.
Steve flushed, surprised at the upfront confession, unsure what a 'reflector' was, but handed the present to her anyway. "It's no observatory, but I hope you like it despite the fact."
Bucky let out a pleased exclamation, tattered wrapping in front of him, the latest publication of the Sherlock Holmes collection The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes in one hand, and The Hobbit in the other. "how'd you know I'd like these?" Bucky quizzed.
"Intuition." And your conversation with Sam.
"Uncanny." Bucky said, eyeing her.
Lorelei shrugged, emerald eyes shining with mischief.
Steve chuckled, gently prying the tape Lorelei had bought for the novelty with careful fingers.
YALL I PROMISE I WON'T LEAVE YOU HANGING NEXT TIME. But I wanna think scotch tape was around a little, I don't know the ENTIRE history of it, but I went down a cool little rabbit hole :)