older jamie bc reasons.

[undergrad]

Hey, cut it out. There's nothing embarrassing about studying fables. I'm going to be a curator — or a writer, maybe both! One day, that is. The first chapter would have to be on ... [ hmmm what a hard choice!! ] Bigfoot, obviously.

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[undergrad]

Jack! Jack, no, JackJackJack, I will end you —!

[ shIT THERE IS SNOW

IN PLACES SFJKG so much wiggling!!

oh my god, cue some startled gasps. bursting back into furious laughter, he jumps around to try and grab onto that floating menace as his clothes soak from the inside-out. screw you, he loves the cold. this isn't over. ]

[snowymischief]

[Jack floats just a little out his reach, and doesn't even bother trying to hold his laughter back. This moment is golden.]

Didn't you say you were going to kick my butt?

[undergrad]

[ impotent with frustration, he grabs handfuls of snow and flings it willy-nilly. ]

You are such a rotten cheater!

[ glancing around, he scrambles up scrappily onto a park bench why not and aims from there. cold red fingers ignore the chill in his hands. ]

I'll make sure my roommate closes the window so you can't get in, you wait!

[snowymischief]

Hey, there's still snowballs around if you wanna take 'em. [SERIOUSLY he left a few lying around.]

You mean you'd lock your best friend out? That's cruel. [LOOK AT THIS FACE look how hurt he is :'( except for the part where it's an act.]

[undergrad]

[ OPLS. ]

And I'll turn the heating up.

[ bbmama don't need no snowball handouts, he'll make his own. aiming for a leg, pchoooo. ]

[snowymischief]

No more snow days for you, young man. [And you are grounded!!!! Okay, no, Jack can't do that. He will, however, let that snowball hit him, and aim for his chest with his own snowball.]

[undergrad]

[ 'let'. his masterful aim is clearly the reason that touched down and he will not be convinced otherwise!! jumping off the bench, he throws one last ball and lands with a yelp, slipping as he ducks. ]

Yeah, right! I believe you, thousands wouldn't.

[snowymischief]

[Whatever helps you sleep at night, Jamie. Jack has to hide a snicker as Jamie falls, then offers him a hand to help him up.] Just you wait. Tomorrow? There won't be so much as a snowflake. Maybe I'll head up to Canada, and give those kids some snow days.

[undergrad]

[ clasping that cool hand, he straightens and huffs, covered in snow. ]

I don't care, do what you want.

[ hmphhhhh!!! ]

[snowymischief]

[Ruuuuude, Jamie!] Fine. Winter's almost over, anyway, I have to head some place colder.

[undergrad]

No, wait! [ ffngh clasping that hoodie. ] You have to make it snow really hard, hard enough that all my classes get canceled. Please? Please?

[snowymischief]

[He's getting mixed signals here.] You just said you don't care what I do.

[undergrad]

Well ... maybe I care a little.

[ eh, chagrined smile. ]

Or a lot.

[snowymischief]

[He smiles back, floating up a little to be on eye level with him.] I'll give you the biggest snow day you've ever seen.

[He pauses, and then.] But... can my book get a better title than "Yellow Snow"?

[undergrad]

[ laughing breathlessly, he shakes his head and takes a moment before looking back up. tugging on a rope-pull to get them even. ]

Jack, the only book worth writing first is going to be all about you. [ pausing. ] And I'm working on a new title already.

[snowymischief]

[The fact that he gets a book first makes his face light up with joy, and screw whoever's watching, Jamie is getting a hug.] That is going to be the best book ever. And not just because it's about me.

[undergrad]

[ wrapping him up in a hug, he tugs him down because jamie is super fond of enveloping people like some madly cosy bearboy. ]

You're getting mushy, man.

[ not like chinning into white hair is mushy at all, nope. cuddling fiend is go. ]

[snowymischief]

[dkjgdg Jamie, since when did your hugs become so cuddly?] And what's your point? You don't seem to mind.

[undergrad]

[ since he became big enough to make people happy with them. :3 ]

I never mind you. But I didn't just say that.

[ way too over-dressed in his scarf and coat after leaping around like a madman, he presses his cheek against jack's. ]

Stay there for five minutes or maybe a million years, I'm too hot.

[snowymischief]

[You made Jack perfectly happy when you were a half-pint.] Then if you don't mind me, you shouldn't mind when I get mushy.

[Welp, Jack's starting to get a little warm, but he'll keep quiet for Jamie's sake.] You can always ditch the coat and scarf.

[undergrad]

[ jack is easily pleased, psh. pulling back, he strips off his scarf and shrugs off his coat as suggested. ]

I'm looking out for your rep, cool kid. C'mere.

[ kind of doing the opposite when he reopens his arms. ]

[snowymischief]

[That is beside the point. All Jack does is laugh and shake his head at the gesture, but whatevs. Bro hugs are the best.] Of course you are. And like I haven't heard that pun before.

[Ahhhh, it feels really satisfying to Jamie all grown up, though.] How's school going?

[undergrad]

[ shrugs! he can hug people for hours (has been known to fall asleep and snore in the library with exhausted classmates, mid-essay) so this is nothing. swaaaaying slightly, way too content. ]

It's okay. Three more years to go and then I'm taking a gap year to go traveling all over the world. I want to go on this awesome expedition to Greenland! You can go dog sledding, snow boarding or even fish in the sea ice!

[snowymischief]

[Your hugs are so cute, man. And holy shit, you have things planned out, man. He gives a wistful smile as he listens to Jamie talk.] It sure sounds like you have things planned out. I've seen the dog sledding, and it looks like a ton of fun.

[undergrad]

We can totally hang out more if it's cold, can't we?

[ might ... be a big factor in his placement. ]