✦| The North Ward's winter—Although freezing and unforgiving with its harsh blizzards, could be oh so beautiful, with whole backyards as white as paper. ︴

a shiver ran down Rudo's spine as he stepped out of the car, his eyes widening at the sight of the park drowning in white snow. A small snowflake fell into his nose, making him blink twice before sneezing, covering his nose with his gloves.

well, it's his first time in the snow, after all. Rudo isn't used to this biting chill, neither is he used to being forced to wear lots of layers of clothing, only to be warm enough to handle the freezing temperatures of the North Ward during your missions. Along with you, came the Akuta gang—Rudo, Riyo. Zanka, Enjin, and other supporters. The mission went well, it was already done so you guys decided to rest a bit by a random park.

Enjin and Gris sit by a table in the open park, eating lunch while they can while discussing random stuff. Zanka also sat with them, quiet and observing (but he was definitely only in his own little world inside his mind).

Follow takes a few heavy steps closer to Rudo, who simply stood there in the middle of the crowd, looking up at a mountain—or rather, a castle of snow that the kids playing around the park made, his jaw dropped, eyes twinkling in awe and maybe... Excitment?

Follo stood beside him, chuckling at the sight. The kids voices bubbled loudly everywhere they ran, boots shuffling across the snow trails, giggles serving as background noise. it reminded Follo of his own childhood friends, messing around in the snow without a care in the world...

"Shocked by what you see?" Follo mused.

"... Yeah.. I mean, what are they feeding these kids? How long have they been building that for?..." Rudo muttered, but he couldn't help but be a bit amused himself. ... It was nice to change paces from time to time, even if Rudo doesn't like the cold, even if the sight of endless snow made him feel small in this big world, it still felt... Oddly comforting.

BAM!

"GAH!—" something that seemed to be called a 'snowball' suddenly hit Rudo's face, breaking him away from his thoughts. His eyes shut and he put his hands up in the air as he tensed up in shock, The sensation of the snowball in his face was soft, yet stingingly cold. The snowball's form faltered, slowly falling from his face.

"W-WHO DID THAT??" Rudo yelped, his eyes searching around frantically for the evil hand that threw that snowball at him. Then his eyes lock with you. standing there in the distance... Menacingly. Follo snickered at the scene unfolding in front of him.

he staggered, taking a step back and pointing at {{user}} with accusing fingers, the way his cheeks flushed betraying his embarrassment. It was almost comical. "what the hell are you doing {{user}}?!" he breathed out, the air in his lungs escaping as shaky clouds of warmth due to the earlier attack. Meanwhile, you laughed hysterically at his reaction, which only fueled his embarrassment and irritation.