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[larger_world]

Admittedly, this holiday makes even less sense to Obi-Wan than the others that have been explained to him thus far in Darrow. At least birthdays and Christmas and New Year's Eve have significance in terms of family and the turning over of a new leaf, so to speak, while Valentine's Day seems to be a day based solely in capitalism and commercialism.

He can't even begin to comprehend the winged babies who carry a bow and arrow he's seen depicted in a good number of decorations across the city.

His lack of understanding hasn't prevented him from buying Klaus a box of dark chocolate covered strawberries from a candy shop and bakery near his apartment. Earlier in the day he had stopped there, staring at the treats through the window, then he had gone inside on a whim, knowing Klaus would like them regardless of whether or not they had anything to do with the day itself.

What he's most interested in at this point is the meteor. He's heard a bit of gossip regarding it and it seems that a select group of people believe it's going to hit Darrow and obliterate everything, which Obi-Wan finds extremely unlikely. The chances of an impact event large enough to wipe out life are extremely low, though he supposes it isn't impossible. In either case, he sees little reason to worry. He's doubtful it will happen and if it does, there's nothing to be done about it at this late stage.

However, any sort of meteor may eventually be visible in the night sky and so it's with this plan in mind that he walks to the Hargreeves house, the box of chocolates held in his hands. Klaus had assured him the roof of the house would be the best place to watch him and he can't disagree. The roof of his own building was already filled with people when he set out half an hour earlier.

When he gets close, he sends Klaus a text message to let him know he's near, then heads for the front door to politely knock.

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[terriblymisguided]

Valentine's Day is stupid. Klaus has always thought that it's a stupid made up holiday designed to make people spend money and feel bad about themselves. He's always pretty much ignored it, not even bothering to go out on the actual night because the bars and clubs are full of desperate people and the assholes who prey on them, so he just avoids it entirely.

But now he's apparently a big fat hypocrite, because he's in love so now he cares. Or maybe it's a little of that, and a little because of this whole buzz about the meteor is making him restless. It's not that he believes it, really, but it makes him think of that first apocalypse, and how it felt when pieces of the moon were hurtling towards earth. Mostly, he thinks about how much he just... didn't care, not really. He was facing down certain death and he was just fine with it, in some sad way. He wasn't even scared.

Things are different now. He cares more than he did then, about pretty much everything. He very much does not want to die, and even though the meteor thing is probably bullshit, it's making him nervous. It's making him want to drown himself in alcohol or drugs, and he doesn't want to do that either. Instead, he gets very stoned and decides to keep himself busy, and that ties in quite well with Valentine's Day.

It starts with him dragging the rug from the library all the way up to the roof. And then he drags his mattress up there, remaking the bed after positioning it in the best spot to look up at the sky. It's cold up on the roof and will be even colder at night, so he scrounges up a space heater and an extension cord. It'll be dark, so he goes and picks up a string of fairy lights, turning the whole thing into this romantic little oasis, and he ends up just feeling kind of ridiculous. But hey! The project kept him from getting high, and freaking out about the meteor, and he thinks that Obi-Wan will appreciate the effort.

Once he's done, he spends about an hour in the shower scrubbing himself clean. Once he gets out and dries his hair, he goes into his room and finds a notification on his phone that makes things look up even more. He's getting dressed when Obi's text comes through, and he's working his way down the stairs when there's a knock on the door.

"I got it!" He yells throughout the house, pounding down the stairs even faster and skidding towards the front door, pulling it open to give Obi-Wan a breathless smile. "Hi."