deercountry | ( january catch all )

[ she gasps and presses her hand to her heart to wordlessly declare her innocence. ]

A difficult person like me? I'm as simple and nice as they come!

[ she'd snort, but she's too busy pretending she's affronted. ]

But perhaps I know what you mean. [ she smirks—and yes, she thinks he's scared to say what he's eluding to. it's cute. ]

You know you're difficult. I wouldn't hang around someone who was easy and shit.

( that was boring. )

You're better than that.

[ oh.

wanda smiles, but this time it's not because she wants to prove to be difficult and a pain for him. that's one of the nicest things anyone has ever said to her—and it means a lot coming from someone that she regards as a good friend, even if he'd never wear a friendship bracelet (not that she'd ever offer one). ]

Did you just compliment me?

Don't let it go to your head.

( because he'll have to take it back if he does. )

Or I'll never compliment you again.

But you did.

[ she smiles now and cheekily. oh, how she's never going to let this down! amos burton likes difficult people, and he likes the fact that she's not simple. put that on her gravestone! ]

That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me.

Is it?

( god, he has to think he's said something else that's decently nice to her. he makes a face. )

Make it sound like I never say anything nice to you.

[ she laughs. ] You don't.

[ wanda shakes her head. of course, what amos doesn't say is made up for by his actions. the number of times he's come and fixed her car even when she could've done it herself says enough.

she sighs dramatically. ] It's like you don't even like me.

If you keep fishing for more compliments, I'm gonna take back the one I just gave you.

( because he could do that, sure. )

And then you'd be sad.

No! There are no takebacks!

[ wanda shakes her head. if the compliment was physical, she'd snatch it and keep it out of his reach. ]

That's rude, Amos. Do you want to be rude on the last day of the year? It doesn't bode well for you next year.

Hey, maybe I'm trying to leave it here in this year so I can start the new year in a better way.

( he smirks. )

Besides, this year's not over yet. I can get some last minute stuff in before the new one.

[ she cocks her brow and plants her hands on her hips. ]

And what kind of stuff is that?

[ she honestly should be afraid to ask. ]

Of course you'd ask.

( he rolls his eyes. )

I don't know if I have enough time to say it. We're about ten minutes from the new year.

[ she feigns a gasp. ] Then you should say what you want to say before the year ticks over.

[ c'mon, amos, give her three things. don't go into the new year with regrets! ]

Oh, should I? Because you say so?

( now he's gonna be obstinate. )

You haven't given me anything, you know.

[ she gasps once again, greatly offended by this very incorrect accusation. ]

I've given you plenty of things! I've given you friendship and a car to fix and plenty of good advice you have chosen to disregard.

[ she's a great friend. a giving one. one who breaks things and then asks him to help fix them.

that's friendship. ]

Did you really just say a car to fix?

( he laughs. )

You broke your car so I could fix it?

No, no, no! [ she shakes her head vehemently and points at him as she laughs. ] No.

[ no!!! he's misinterpreting her! ]

I have a car that I take to you to fix when it breaks all by itself. Is that not a good sign of friendship? I trust you with it.

[ please focus on what's important here. ]

When it breaks all by itself?

( he doubts. do you hear the doubt in his voice? )

I don't know, I think it has some assistance.

[ wanda scoffs. ]

By the things around it. [ she waves her hand to gesture around it. things happen to cars! that's what happens to hers. it's not her fault that it happens a lot. ]

Besides, we're at a party. Do we really need to discuss my car right now?

[ and the fact that she, you know, tinkers with it. ]

You brought it up.

( he's pretty sure she had. she'd been the one to bring it up. )

Just going along with the conversation.

[ she looks away and feigns a gasp. ]

It's almost the new year. You should make a wish to bring you luck.

[ it doesn't matter to her if that's not how it worked. that's her tradition; make a wish before the end of the year, and hopefully one of the new years will finally answer it. ]

Have you celebrated a New Years before?

( because he's pretty sure that's not what happens, wanda. wishes are for birthdays. )

Yes. They had New Years in Sokovia.

[ but she and pietro would always spend it wishing because wishing was always better than not wishing at all.

she crosses her arms against her chest and cocks her brow. ]

Did space have New Years?

Sure they did but we were usually too busy to do anything with it.

( he shrugs. )

What did you do for your New Years?

My brother used to try and get a good meal. And sometimes he would get fireworks, but they were hard to find because of the war.

[ wanda's noticeably more subdued. her new years was not a typical new years, but pietro always made an effort to make it special. if wanda had known she had these abilities, their new years would've been more magical than the party she and amos are at. ]

We used to wish for a better year. It's not as exciting as all of this but it was ours.

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