Hermitcraft Stuff I Guess

Candles (oneshot)

Main Pairing: Platonic Welsuma
Cw: none
Au: none
Around 740 words

Oh my god haha I haven't updated since last year! Haha hahahaha it's totally not the middle of February the joke is still funny. Anyway I'm sorry for being so inactive recently, school is a lot and it doesn't help that I do literally everything. Well, metaphorically everything. I hope this soft little oneshot makes up for it!

    A knock on Wels’s door admittedly scared knight a bit too much. Popping his arms out from the wooden boards, kni lifted himself out from underneath his floor. Steps taken to the door were swift and casual, shaking off some sawdust. Wels gave a quick few hops to hype knightself up to open the door. A warm smile welcomed him, one that was nostalgic, yet almost unrecognizable.

    “Hey, Xisuma! What are you doing here?” It had certainly been a while since kni saw his buddy’s face. Typically, it just sat behind a helmet and the only visible part of it was green eyes and a scar to mark the treasure that was Xisuma’s mind.

    “I just wanted to see my favourite knight! May I come in?” No verbal confirmation was needed, so a simple nod led his friend into the unfinished interior of his home. They meandered around pits and scattered boxes with Wels explaining his plans and progress. Every little bit of praise swelled knis pride just a bit more, and he ended the tour with a wide grin.

“Dude, we haven’t hung out in forever. It’s nice to talk again.”

    “It is.” Xisuma opened his arms, and Wels stepped into his offer. Warmth, comfort, and familiarity. With the way he was just a touch taller than Wels let him rest his head on the top of the knight’s, fully embracing him in care. They admittedly hadn’t had enough time with each other this season, so falling back to tradition of hugs was safe. Everything was right. “You smell different.”

    Wels let out a soft chuckle and lifted an eyebrow. Not like Xisuma could see it, they were still in the same position. Kni squirmed out of his embrace. “How so?”

    “I remember back in season 4 you smelled like cherries. Now you kinda smell like almost nothing? There’s something there, but it’s not that noticeable.” Wels didn’t know why Xisuma remembered that, but it was nice.

    “It’s probably the candles. I’ve kinda gone crazy with them because Tango made the mistake of telling me how it’s done.”

    “That’s it. Candle wax. You smell good.”

    “Thanks.” It was so nice to finally talk again. The two workaholics couldn’t find time unless they had to find time, so when there was an impromptu visit, Wels felt light. “Speaking of candles, do you need some? I made like a bajillion so I should probably give them out.” Xisuma nodded. Now it was time for the difficult part. Stacks of chests and boxes littered the base and only one was full to the brim with candles. So they started. Wels and Xisuma shuffled through red boxes, blue boxes, large chests of cobblestone, small chests with valuables, and shulkers filled with anything anyone could imagine. Quite frankly, Wels was embarrassed with how many boxes kni had. That was until he heard the unmistakable noise of wood scraping against wood. Cringing, kni glanced over at Xisuma, who seemed very intent on looking through other boxes, then opened the lid of the chest. Candles. A smile crept its way onto Wels’s face. This trick had been pulled many times by X. He would finish the task that someone was working on, and then immediately swap out his finished work so the other individual would get the satisfaction of completing the task. Kni would be nice and play along. “Hey! I found the candles.”

    “Really? Awesome.” Wels lightheartedly rolled knights eyes before he turned to gather up dozens of different coloured, shaped, and textured candles, all for Xisuma. It was nice to give his friend gifts. With an arm full of wax, kni smiled brightly at the look on X's face. "Oh my goodness! You can't seriously give me all of these."

"Oh well, still yours." With mock offence, the scarred man scooped up the candles from Wels and placed them into his gray backpack. Kni couldn't help but feel proud for himself when kni saw the builder shuffle through his bag and grin when he saw each individual candle. Something buzzed in his pocket, so Wels pulled out his communicator and let his soft expression fall a bit. "Uh oh."

"What's wrong?"

"Mumbo spawned a wither and keeps dying." Kni shot the spoon a message saying that he'll be over immediately.

"You're gonna help I presume?"

"They don't call me knight for nothing."

"Want a hug for bravery?" Wels didn't hesitate to accept.

Haha I'll try and make a longer one soon :) Stay safe!