-Mumbo's POV, 1st-

I was sitting at my base, chatting with Doc. He had come over to help me out, setting his status as "away" on his phone. I had been working on a project, but had not been sure what to do for the design, so I called Doc, figuring he could help me get some ideas. He was good with coming up with complex, amazing-looking builds, and I trusted his opinion. Sure, Grian was good at building too, but Doc understood Redstone as well, which was what I wanted a structure for. I was building a new contraption, and, again, wasn't sure what to do for the outside.

Anyways, we were talking for a bit, discussing optimal designs, and what took the least amount of which resources, when he came up with an idea. "Okay, so, what if we make an ice kaleidoscope? Like, it looks like it's going on forever, but it's just super colourful?" He suggested, and I thought about it. We could do that. It would look super cool, to be honest. "So, Mumbo, what do you think?" He asked impatiently. "What? Oh, yeah, that'd be cool, I guess," I said, rubbing my head. His long, black tail was wagging slowly, as he had let his animal form out.

Most people know how to hide, and show, their animal attributes. I do, but some, like Grian, for instance, still haven't perfected it, and often end up getting into messy accidents, some of them nearly fatal. Anyways, back to the topic at hand. He was purring softly, and sitting on top of my dresser, for some reason. "So, what about we just hang out for the day?" I asked hopefully. "Jah, sure, I have no other plans, so, why not?" He said, purring slightly louder.

We walked over to his base, which was looking pretty awesome at the moment. "Nice work on your half of the mansion," I commented, though in my opinion, Bdubs' side was a little flashier. "Yeah, well, after Bdubs massacred my bedroom with a pink and white nightmare, we haven't been getting along all that well, but I tried to save it the best that I could," He replied, crossing his arms in clear disapproval of his neighbor's sense of humor. "Oh, so that's why it's pink! I just thought that you had gone insane or something, not gonna lie..." I replied jokingly.

He laughed. "Yeah, I may as well be if I still haven't changed it. On the other hand, though, what do you wanna do?" I shrugged. "Maybe watch a movie?" I asked, and he nodded. "Sure, seeing as I don't have much else to do here..." It was my turn to laugh. We scrolled through the movies for a while, not choosing much, and for what we did choose, we only watched a few minutes of each before returning to the browse menu to find another. Eventually, we agreed on "White Christmas", and started the movie. It's never too early for Christmas, in my opinion, and apparently, he agreed.

We had been watching the movie for a while, and I started getting tired. I tried fighting the oncoming sleep, but it was too powerful, and I felt my eyes close, and my mind slip into peaceful unconsciousness. I felt warm and content, though, and there was no place I'd rather be right then.

-Doc's POV, 1st-

Me and Mumbo had been watching the movie "White Christmas" for about an hour, and I felt a weight on my shoulder as Mumbo fell asleep. He must've been tired from worrying so much about Grian. They are best friends, after all. I wanted to move, but I didn't want to wake him up, so I let him be. How am I going to get him back to his base, though? Maybe I have to carry him, there might not be another way. I picked up his sleeping form, and adorned my elytra. This was going to be a very long trip.

-Time Skip brought to you by my stupid, shipping self-

A couple of hours later, and I had made it to his base with effort. He wasn't heavy, it wasn't that. It's just that flying with one hand, and holding someone with another, it isn't that easy. Especially when that other person is unconscious, and can't help you. But even though it was hard, I made it to his base eventually. I hadn't noticed as I was flying, but it was almost 9 PM. How had we been watching movies for that long, when we only watched a few minutes of each- oh, wait, we did watch Heidi, I forgot about that.

Well, either way, I laid him down on his bed, and flew off, my tail flicking in an annoyed way. What was the feeling in my chest that wouldn't let me go? Was this- no, I refuse to believe it. I'm not in "love". Who said I was in love? Not me! I knew I was lying, but I didn't care. I hadn't loved anyone since Bdubs, and that had clearly not worked out for me. He basically hated me, and I deserved it for pranking him. Plus, even if I did still like him, he's dating Keralis now. They were a good couple, admittedly.

Bdubs was loud and good with interior projects, while Keralis was more quiet in a way, and good with exterior. Keralis liked to bake, and Bdubs like to grill. Both could do something the other couldn't, making them perfect for each other. Me and Mumbo? No way. We were too similar, and if we ever dated, we'd contrast too much, and would probably constantly be at each others' throats. No, he deserves someone better, and I don't even think he likes me back anyways, so it's hopeless to try.

That being said, he is adorable at times, and easy to get along with, after he knows you well. He's trusting, but also careful. He's kind, too, and he knows how to make you laugh. He is as clean and tidy as can be, I might add. He's basically the definition of perfect, and me? I'm nothing. Compared to him, I'm a sad attempt at a man. I'm messy, and cold, and I couldn't make someone laugh if I tried, unless it was out of pity. Not to mention that I'm paranoid, and very hard to get along with. I could never be with him. That was contrast, sure, but it didn't matter. Just like me.

-Grian's POV, 1st-

I couldn't believe it. Scar returned my feelings! It was a little bit awkward, and neither of us really knew what to say. I had only ever dated a couple of times, and I don't know if Scar ever has. He's a bit mysterious in that way, but that's one of the many things that makes him interesting. "So, um... This is awkward..." I said, attempting to make conversation. "Yeah..." Scar responded. "Why don't we, uh, go back to your base?" I asked. I had a cast on because of the bone realignment, so it was going to be a rough journey, but hey, maybe we could find a movie to watch, or a game to play? Both would require hands on sorta stuff, but I don't care. I wanna spend some more time with him, and literally everything I've done has been doing anything but that.

"Sure, let's go!" he exclaimed, eager to do something. I laughed. He really is adorable when he's excited. I maneuvered my hand that was in the cast so that it was out of the way, fumbled with my rockets, and adorned my elytra. This was gonna be fun. I took off from the stoop of Stress' base, yelling in delight as the wind flew through my hair. Flying was truly underrated. As I landed at Scar's base, which was only about thirty seconds away, I felt the burst of energy fade, and I slouched tiredly. Scar landed besides me, and put his hand on my shoulder. "You?" He asked. This makes no sense, why would he just say the word 'you' questioningly? "Can you repeat that?" I tried to ask, but my voice wasn't working. All I did was nod.

"Are you sure?" He questioned concernedly. I nodded again. "Okay..." He sounded skeptical, but started walking. He obviously thought I was behind him, because he was almost at the his door before he realized I was still standing there, staring straight ahead. "You coming?" I nodded. In a slightly weak voice, I added, "I'm gonna take off my elytra, you go ahead," he seemed very suspicious, but nodded slowly, agreeing. If you're not here in ten, I'm coming out to check on you, okay?" I shrugged in response. "Okay?" I nodded slowly. "Okay," he entered the snail-like house. We had decided to go to his old base, rather than his new one.

My back ached, my chest heaved, my thoughts were jumbled, and I felt ready to collapse at any moment. I didn't, though. I took off my elytra, put away my spare rockets, and took off my sweater. All that was left was my normal black pants and a red and white 'Mumbo For Mayor' t-shirt. I tied the sweater around my waist, and walked inside. "I was beginning to worry there! You were taking a bit, and I didn't want you to be more hurt than you already are," I smiled. "I would've called for you if I needed help, silly," I responded, making him laugh. "Well, anyways, Grian, wanna watch a movie?" I nodded slowly, sitting down on the foot of his bed.

He went through a list of movies, and told me to choose one. "The Lion King, White Christmas, Hook-" I stopped him. "What about White Christmas?" He looked at me a little skeptically but put it in. "Why that movie, out of all of the other fifty that I have?" I shrugged. "Doc said it was good, and I wanted to see if he was lying," he just stared at me in silence. "Well, it is a good movie, but you'll just have to watch it," he responded, and I laughed slightly, nodding. He picked up the remote, and we sat at the top of his bed, starting the movie. At around the end of the movie, he fell asleep, and I had to fight the urge to scream at how adorable he was. Instead, I took the remote, turned off the television, and snuggled up to him. He was warm, and he smelled sort of like the sun from being around Jellie so much. It was amazing. I drifted off, and fell into the black abyss of unconsciousness.