Winter (hunter/willow) Oneshots

Practicing

"Ok, let's try that again." Gus said to Hunter before drawing a circle in the air with his finger, summoning a very convincing Willow illusion which walked through the doorway into the room.
Hunter took a deep breath.
"Hey guys what's going on?" The Willow illusion asked.
"I-I wanted to talk to you, theres something I wanted to tell you." Hunter confessed to the apparition, not sounding very confident at all.
"Willow, I- um- I think I really like you, and I think you're really cool and awesome and pretty and I wanna kiss your face-"
"Dude stop." Gus interrupted, the Willow illusion evaporating.
"That was even more painful than the last one." Gus groaned.
"I knowww!" Hunter threw his head back in exasperation.
"I'm not good at this." Hunter mumbled as he buried his face in his hands.
"It's just an illusion dude don't psych yourself out." Gus insisted.
"I know! But whenever I look at it I imagine it's the real Willow and I get flustered." Hunter admitted.
"Just- think about your words before you start. Think about what you really want to tell her, and then ask her to go to the dance with you." Gus advised.
"Yeah, ok." Hunter sighed.
"Just be confident." Gus reminded.
Hunter took a deep breath, closing his eyes and thinking about what he wanted to say. Then he let out the breath with an anxious sigh.
"Ok, I'm ready, cast another one." Hunter insisted.
Like clockwork, another Willow walked into the room and greeted them.
"Hey Hunter! Gus said you wanted to talk to me?" She asked.
"Yes, there's something I wanted to tell you." Hunter started.
"Willow, I really, really like you, and I admire you a lot. I think your like the most amazing person I've ever met." Hunter continued.
The Willow blushed and put a hand to her face.
"And I've been meaning to ask you- if you wanted to come to the dance with me?"
"Like- a date?" Willow asked.
"Yeah." Hunter responded.
Willows face lit up.
"Awh Hunter!" Willow lunged into Hunter, grasping him in a tight hug.
"Yes! Of course I'll go with you!" Willow exclaimed.
Hunter was frozen in her arms. Illusions can't hug... illusions can't touch.... What's going on????? He looked towards Gus for an explanation.
There was Gus, with a huge grin on his face, standing under two giant glowing illusions saying: 'THATS THE REAL WILLOW!' and 'YOU'RE DOING GREAT!' He was holding up both hands, one in a thumbs up, and the other holding out his scroll showing his recent texts with Willow reading: 'hey willow, can you come over here? hunter wants to talk to you'.
Willow pulled away from the hug and let out a squeaky noise of pure delight.
"I'm so excited! I've gotta go tell Luz!" She exclaimed before practically skipping out of the room.
Hunter stared blankly at the doorway for a few seconds in shock.
"What just happened?" He asked.
"You just asked out Willow, for real." Gus said smugly, still grinning like an idiot.
"Aaaand she said yes!" Gus exclaimed.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME IT WAS THE REAL WILLOW?!" Hunter grabbed Gus by the shoulders shaking him back and forth.
"Because you would've messed it up." Gus giggled playfully pushing Hunter away.
"Yeah, your right." Hunter groaned slumping over.
"Wait. I have a date with Willow." Hunter realized.
"Yeah dude!" Gus laughed.
"OH MY TITAN I DID IT! I ASKED HER OUT! AND SHE SAID YES! AND SHE HUGGED ME!" Hunter began shaking Gus by the shoulders again, this time with excitement.
"With my help." Gus clarified making an exaggerated, playfully arrogant expression.
"Yes! Gus you're a miracle worker!" Hunter scooped Gus up into a big hug.
"Yeah, I know." Gus grinned smugly.