RAF Mildenhall, UK- Saturday Fandom time

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Jaina was really regretting getting John that Snuggie for his twenty-sixth birthday, for the simple fact that he never seemed to want to take it off. She'd raised an eyebrow when he said that he wanted it, and moreso when she actually had to go buy one and it was suddenly reality, but she'd figured it was something that he'd think was cool for a day and that'd be it.

Nope.

And after a while of watching him walk around in it today, she finally just had to say it. "Why do I think I'm being replaced by a sheet of fabric with holes?"


[For the Snuggie wearer. For shame.]

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John knew there was nothing she could really say that would ease the worry he felt on this topic, so he tried to change the focus.

"I don't think you could ever be truly happy," he said, reaching a hand to her face. "Not without your own Snuggie. Trust me, I'm old enough to be wise and have people fall for it now."

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"I could be truly happy," she said, and while she was completely serious, she didn't even know what all that would entail anymore, just that it felt possible for once. "Even if you're a Snuggie pusher."

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"Hey, you just wait till...you probably won't have a birthday for a while, huh?" That was fine, John would make up a reason to buy her a Snuggie if he had to.

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Jaina opened her mouth to reply, and then frowned. "If time slowed down back home, I'm not actually sure when it even is now. Huh."

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"I could pick one for you," he offered. "You could celebrate every twelve days."

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"And I thought two a year felt like cheating," she laughed. Then again, she'd had five Christmases in 365 days. "When would you pick?"

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"Thirty a year can only be better," John returned with a smile, and if she was sensing the sad feelings again, well, maybe she could understand why. "But I think you need a warm weather birthday. Good excuse for tiny dresses."

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She understood it, and realized exactly how strong the urge to just invite him back, whether it be Fandom or home or wherever, was. She also was thinking that this birthday thing was maybe not a great idea; she had no idea what it'd be like to celebrate two or three or ten of hers and have her still looking twenty-one because she still wasn't on the same timeline. "I should have known the tiny dresses would be a deciding factor," she said instead.

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Not that she was. But it was fine, he would keep doing his best to stop any and all seriousness from infiltrating whatever it was they were doing here and keep things as casual as he could manage. It was about being happy now and she just needed to stop mentioning anything future-ish if she wanted him not to get that sad feeling that he couldn't control.

"Okay, if I'm honest, I say we celebrate every time you're here with the tiny dresses," John replied, not actually voicing what he was thinking because that wasn't the smart thing.

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"You know the tiny dresses are sort of pointless," she said, perfectly willing to step away from the serious stuff. "They never stay on long enough to matter."

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"Hey, I happen to be a fan of tiny dress removal," John pointed out. "Besides, there could be that type of dancing that gets us kicked out of places before the dress comes off." He had so many great ideas.

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"You mean our regular type of dancing?" she grinned.

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It was kind of amazing she could flirt with him in the Snuggie. Obviously it made him just that much hotter. "Yes, that."

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Flirting also meant maybe she could get him to take the Snuggie off. "Suddenly the tiny dresses have more of a purpose. All right, I've come around to your thinking there."

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"They've had that purpose for eons," John promised, rolling up the sleeve of his Snuggie so his hand was a little more free. "It's always nice when you come 'round to my thinking, though."

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There were times the Snuggie was ridiculous, and this was definitely one. Nevermind that she'd gotten through a serious conversation with him wearing it. "And here I just thought you liked my legs or something," she said. "Is there any chance you could maybe take that off while I'm flirting with you?"

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He just smirked. "But you're doing such a good job of flirting with it on."

The truth was, as the Snuggie was removed, John was shocked over and over again until the thing was free and on the floor in a pile. He had yet to let Jaina see this aspect of his gift.

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"I could always stop," she pointed out. Because he was wearing a blanket, and she could not make out with someone wearing a blanket with sleeves.

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"Or you could crawl in here with me," he suggested, because then both of them would get shocked.

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Jaina had to laugh. "I am not crawling into your Snuggie!"

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"Sharing is caring, Jaina," John reminded her.

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"I have standards, and crawling into a blanket with sleeves while you're wearing it is just wrong," she said. "And your arms have to come out anyway if we're really going to get anywhere..."

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"You reject me and my Snuggie and think you're gonna get somewhere?" John scoffed, crossing his arms and leaning back.

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"Yeah, I do," Jaina said confidently, toying with the hem of her shirt. She was not above flashing him to get the Snuggie off, no.

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He'd seen it before and would not fall for such a ruse. "Your confidence is gonna get you in trouble."