#༊*·˚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬

[veryberryjelly]

sugar lips

pairing : jason todd x reader

prompt : christmas baking

𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

the rest of the world didnt get to see jason like you did.

the world saw red hood, the un-named criminal.

you saw jason, the true softie who brought you tea in the mornings, who cooked you dinner twice a week, who draped a blanket over your body when you fell asleep reading on the couch.

jason, who indulged in all of your spur of the moment ideas.

even if those ideas meant he was baking gingerbread in his pyjamas. at 2 am because you couldnt sleep.

" can you pass me the eggs, jay ?" you asked, glancing up from the bowl you were currently mixing that was filling the room with a cinnamon-y scent.

he offered you two eggs to add to the mixture before leaning back against the counter top, his eyes focused on you instead of the bowl in your hands.

" what're you staring at ? " you questioned with a slight laugh, your eyes not lifting from the bowl as you cracked two eggs into it and continued mixing.

" you. " he said simply and in return a smile spread across your lips and his.

he came up behind you, his arms wrapping around your torso before his head dropped down to your shoulder.

you set the bowl down on the counter and turned around in his grasp, your arms lifting up to drape over his shoulders.

" thank you for doing this with me. i know baking at 2 in the morning isn't exactly ideal. " you said, your fingers threading up through his hair.

" i couldnt let you burn down the kitchen on your own. " he said with a laugh, causing you to lightly hit his shoulder. " you know i'd do anything for you. especially when you smile like that " he said, his hand lifting up to squish your cheeks between his fingers.

you went up onto your toes to press a kiss onto his lips.

when you pulled back you could taste sugar on his lips.

" have you been eating the decorations ?" you asked a slight furrow in your brows.

" how else did you expect me to stay awake without eating the icing ?" he argued.

you couldnt be even remotely mad at him when he looked at you like that.

" ok, just make sure i have enough to decorate, i want to take these to your family on friday "

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@animegirlfromvietnam

[veryberryjelly]

christmas preparations with spencer reid

𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

models in this moodpboard are not any depiction of s/o, just the aesthetic of the photos

[veryberryjelly]

keep up

pairing : dick grayson x reader

prompt : ice skating

𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

you never thought you would convince dick to come ice skating with you.

but when he agreed right on the spot you could not have been happier.

which was how you ended up at the small ice rink close to your apartment decked out in leg warmers and a scarf, strapping ice skates to your feet while your boyfriend grabbed his own pair.

you adjusted your leg warmers to accommodate the skates and tilted your head up to look at dick when he sat down beside you.

" i can't believe you agreed to do this with me " you said, brushing your hair behind your ears as you sat up, watching as he strapped the skates to his feet.

" i can't believe it took you so long to ask me to do something like this with you " he said with a slight laugh, tying up the laces on his boots.

" i think the last time i did this i was 8 and my sister brought me. " you replied with a laugh. you were sure you would only be able to move forward and barely even do that.

" well, i can pick you up if you fall over " he said with a smile as he stood and offered his hands out to you to pull you up off the bench.

" what if you fall over first ?" you countered with a smirk on your lips.

" then you'll have to pick me up " he responded, leading you towards the baron ice rink.

the two of you had decided to go early in the day so you wouldn't have to deal with the possibility of knocking children over.

this early there were a few other people around but none of them were paying the two of you any attention.

you stumbled slightly the moment the blades of your skates touched the ice, but dick was quick to wrap his arms around your torso to keep you upright.

" keep your feet slightly slanted so the ice can grip the blade. " he instructed and you did as he asked, your eyes dropping down to your feet to make sure you were doing it right.

when you looked up dick was stood infront of you with his hands outstretched.

" give it a go " he instructed, moving smoothly backwards when you began shakily moving forwards.

it was going pretty well, until your skate hit a pebble and you went flying into dick's chest.

thankfully he was able to catch you and prevent the both of you from falling over.

" how are you so good at this ?" you questioned, confused as to how he had been skating backwards and not fallen over yet.

" well the circus background helps, but i used to bring my brothers here sometimes and teach them to skate " he explained.

your eyebrows shot to the top of your head. you were unaware dick had any experience in this .

" show me what you've got then, baby. i'll hang onto the wall " you insisted, leaning against the hip-height barricade surrounding the rink.

he hesitated, not wanting to leave you to fall on your ass.

" please? i want to see you skate " you pleaded.

" fine, don't fall over " he insisted before pushing off further into the rink and whizzing around, ice coming up from underneath his skates as he went.

you were astounded. he was so elegant and it looked so easy for him. you decided you might have to come ice skating with him more often. maybe you would be able to keep up with him one day.

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@animegirlfromvietnam

[veryberryjelly]

worlds best sous

pairing : chef luca x reader

prompt : gingerbread houses

𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

when you asked your pastry chef boyfriend to make gingerbread houses with you, you should have expected that he would find some way to make it fancy.

the two of you went to the grocery store to buy some supplied, but where you went to the pre-packaged baked goods, luca went straight for the ingredients.

you should've known.

but you were not at all complaining as you walked down the aisles with luca's hand in yours and the basket in the other so he could pick the things he wanted off the shelf.

you ended up walking home with a grocery bag full of ingredients ready to make your own gingerbread for gingerbread houses.

when you arrived back home, you went to the bedroom to change into something cozy while luca unpacked the groceries, and the two of you switched roles when he went to change and you made tea for both of you to set the mood a little bit.

when he emerged clad in grey sweatpants and a black t-shirt you sat yourself at the kitchen counter to assist in whatever way he needed.

whenever the two of you baked together, you would sit opposite him at the counter and he would talk you through the entire process while giving you tasks to do that weren't detrimental to the bake.

today he gave you the scales and the ingredients to measure them out before he mixed them and then he pulled you around to his side to cut out the shapes you both needed for the structure of the gingerbread house.

this was where you shone.

you cut out equal squares for the base with small indents to slot the pieces together easily and support the structure.

once the dough was cut, you assisted luca in setting them onto the baking trays and sliding them into the oven.

while the biscuits baked, you began mixing icing and opening up packs of sweets and chocolates to decorate.

while you were mixing the icing, you felt a pair of arms wrap around your waist and felt a kiss pressed onto your neck.

instead of saying anything, you put down what you were doing and wrapped your arms around his, turning your head to look up at him so you were able to press a kiss onto his temple.

" you are the best sous chef i've ever had " he said quietly, causing a smile to spread out across your lips.

" very high praise. i'm honoured " you replied with a soft laugh, capturing his lips in a kiss before the oven timer broke you both out of it.

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@mmoodd-jobutupaki

[veryberryjelly]

'J <3 '

pairing : jamie tartt x reader

prompt : first christmas

𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

if someone had asked you in january what you were doing for christmas you would've said you were spending it alone in your flat watching christmas films on your sofa with a bowl of pasta for lunch.

with your family living too far away for you to see them you always spent Christmas alone. and you were perfectly happy with your yearly tradition.

until you met jamie.

you met him when he quite literally ran into you one morning as you were leaving a cafe in february. he offered to buy you a replacement coffee and the two of you ended up sat in the cafe until he had to go to work.

but you exchanged numbers and had not gone a day without talking since then.

you asked jamie in november what his christmas plans were and when he said he didnt have any you were very quick to ask him to spend Christmas with you.

and he invited you to come up to see his mum on boxing day like he did every year.

he stayed over on christmas eve so you could spend all christmas day together.

you woke to the feeling of jamie's lips pressing against the back of your neck.

" morning, handsome " you muttered, turning over in his grasp to face him, his hair a mess atop his head.

" mornin' beautiful. merry christmas " he said quietly, his hand lifting to brush some hair away from your face as his hand rested on the curve of your neck.

" merry christmas " you replied, pressing a short kiss onto his lips.

"i'm gonna make some tea, do you want some ?" he questioned.

" yes please. i'll come down in a minute, just need to shower and brush my teeth" you replied, a smile spreading across your lips.

" ok, i'll see you downstairs " he said, pressing a short kiss onto your forehead before climbing out of bed.

you watched as his back muscles stretched in the process of putting on a t-shirt. while jamie would typically walk around without a shirt, it was late december and definitely too cold for that.

you remained in bed for a few moments after he left to go downstairs and make some tea. after brushing your teeth quickly while in the shower, you hopped out, slid on some leggings and a sweater and pulled out a gift bag from under your bed before heading downstairs to meet jamie in the kitchen.

you stopped to set the gift bag under the tree on your way before making your way to the kitchen and coming to wrap your arms around your boyfriend's torso where he stood at the kitchen counter.

your head rested between his shoulder blades and you let yourself inhale the scent of his laundry detergent.

" so, what do you want to do today ?" he questioned, turning in your embrace, his arms wrapping around you with your head still buried in his chest.

you only pulled back so you could talk.

" well, i normally just watch Christmas movies and then make myself pasta for lunch. " you explained. you had talked about both of your christmas traditions, but never really talked about what you would do today.

" i'm down for the movies, but i might have to suggest making somethin' else for lunch " he explained, lifting his hand to brush some hair from your face.

" okay, we can do something else for lunch, but i want to give you your gift first before we do anything " you explained, a smile spreading on your lips. you had taken a long time thinking of what to get jamie, but you were truly excited to show him.

" only if i can give you yours too " he countered with a slight smirk on his lips.

" deal. " you agreed, unwrapping yourself from him to grab your tea.

" cool, go and get settled, i left it in me car " he said, unwrapping his arms from yours and heading to your front door.

you grabbed his and your tea and made yourself comfortable on your sofa, jamie's gift on the floor at your side.

jamie came in with a gift bag in his hand and sat down on the sofa, a grin spreading across his features as he offered you the bag from his cold hands.

" merry christmas, babe " he said, once you took the bag into your hands.

you reached down to your side to offer your bag out to him

" merry christmas to you too, love " you replied.

you both reached into your bags simultaneously and when you pulled out a jewellery box you were slightly transfixed.

you noticed jamie had stopped what he was doing to gauge your reaction on his present.

you opened the box in your hands to find a nomination bracelet. you had talked to jamie about them a few months ago but you never thought he would get you one.

you spotted the three charms he had added to it.

'09'

'J'

'<3'

you were absolutely gobsmacked. it was beautiful.

" jamie- holy fuck, i love it ! " you said, forgetting about the two bags between you and leaping across the sofa to wrap him up in a hug. " it's beautiful, thank you so much "

" you're welcome, babe " he said, wrapping his arms around your torso with a tight squeeze.

you gave his cheek a kiss before settling back against the sofa, sliding the bracelet onto your wrist while jamie continue to open his present.

you watched slightly nervously as he unwrapped the paper surrounding his gift.

when he pulled out what you had gotten for him you watched as his eyes lit up and a smile settled across his lips.

after much deliberation you had decided to give jamie a ring and a necklace in matching styles.

gold as you had noticed jamie preferred to wear gold jewellery.

on the necklace you had added a small charm with your first initial on it. it seems you both had similar ideas in your gifts.

" wow- i love em.. thank you babe " he said, leaning over to press a kiss onto your lips, sliding on his ring as he did so.

" i got you something else too..." you started, reaching into the bottom of the gift bag you had given him to pull out a small pouch with a single thing in it.

his brows furrowed slightly as he took the pouch from your hands and un-cinched it, finding a key in it. he pulled it out with a slightly confused look in his eye.

" it's a key to my flat..." you explained.

suddenly his confusion was replaced with shock.

" you're givin' me a key to your flat ? " he asked, still slightly shocked.

" yeah, i want you to come and go as you please. i want to be able to wake up to you in my place. i just- i love you and i want you around more " you explained, suddenly very nervous about your gesture.

" well, this is a little awkward, cause i was gonna ask ya to move in with me "

that was the first christmas you spent with jamie, but the last you spent in your little flat.

[veryberryjelly]

chilly cheeks

pairing : jamie tartt x reader

prompt : rosy cheeks

𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

you could think of nothing worse on a cold december afternoon than running around in little shorts kicking a ball at a net.

but your boyfriend seemed to thrive on it.

every day after training in the winter season he would come into the house smiling like a child, his cheeks red with cold and he would find you and make you cold too.

sliding his icy hands up your shirt, burying his chilly cheeks into the crook of your neck.

and every time he did it he would get a squeal out of you.

today was different from the others though as jamie had invited you to watch his practice today.

the two of you had plans to go away for the weekend too, and if you wanted to get to your rented house before dark then you would need to go straight from nelson road.

you had your bags in the car, along with a small bag of snacks to get you through the drive.

you had to admit, it was fun to watch jamie on the pitch whether it was playing a game or just training. he thrived on the pitch and it was amazing to see.

even if you were a little chilly sitting in the stands. amongst all of the layers you had put on to combat the winter chill, nothing could ever be enough to get rid of the biting cool that flew through the stadium.

you watched as jamie darted around the pitch, occasionally stopping to glance at you and give you a smile or a wink which seemed to warm your body up for a few seconds at a time.

when ted finally wrapped up training you climbed down from your seat in the stands, heading back into the building to wait in the warm for jamie instead of freezing outside.

you were checking on the traffic for the trip when you felt a pair of cold hands making their way underneath your shirt, causing a squeal to be heard all throughout nelson road.

when he finally relented and removed his hands from under your shirt, you turned to face him with a bright smile on your face.

" enjoy watchin' me play, babe ?" he teased, a smile spreading across his lips.

" i always love watching you play, jamie...i dont understand how you're not an ice lolly right now though " you said with a small laugh.

" maybe i'm just used to the cold, been living in england all me life, it's like this all year. " he explained, his slightly warmer hands lifting up to cup your rosy cheeks. " i'll be done in a couple minutes and then we can go, 'kay ?"

" 'kay " you replied, pressing a short kiss onto his icy cheek. " i'll be here. i'm gonna set up the music, any requests? " you asked, a smirk settling on your face.

" add on a bit of taylor swift f'me "

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@perseephoneee

[veryberryjelly]

ribbon cuffs

pairing : kate bishop x reader

prompt : wrapping presents

𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

" y/n, can you help me a sec ? " you heard kate call from the living room.

she had been in there wrapping for around 25 minutes while you worked on making dinner and this was the first you'd heard anything from her since you parted ways.

you set down the knife you had been using to cook and turning down the stove to come to your heroes rescue.

" what's up ?" you questioned as you made your way into the living room.

your question was answered when you took in the scene infront of you.

lucky was sat on the arm chair, wrapped in three different colours of ribbon, fighting with a crumpled up piece of wrapping paper.

and then there was kate. sat on the floor infront of the coffee table, her hands tied together with the same ribbon wrapped around lucky.

" how did this happen ?" you asked incredulously, moving to crouch infront of your girlfriend and untie her hands.

" he was trying to eat the chocolates we bough for laura. but i ended up chasing him around the table, and the clever thing handcuffed me...somehow " she said with a soft laugh, her eyes focused on your hands as you undid the knots and twists that the labrador had created.

once you freed her hands, kate assisted you in unwrapping lucky from his colourful prison.

the two of you ended up with a pile of unwrapped ribbon that you would need to sort out, but for now, you could stuff the mess into a box and deal with it later.

after dinner, you helped kate finish wrapping the remaining presents.

and by 'help' you meant sit behind her as she wrapped them and hand her long strips of untangled ribbon to wrap around them.

the gifts were stacked onto the table before you went to bed, and when the three of you were curled up comfortably on the mattress, kate pulled out a piece of ribbon for lucky to play with, attached to her finger so that he couldnt get himself tangled up in that.

@rhayanm

[veryberryjelly]

torn pages

pairing : remus lupin x fem!reader

prompt : secret santa

𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

straight out of hogwarts, both you and your friends had very little money.

so your first christmas in your new flat, your group of friends had decided to do secret santa to save money.

while he was supposed to be a secret, you had talked to all the girls and knew who they all had

you had james, lily had sirius, marlene had lily, dorcas had frank and alice had remus.

it had taken a lot of convincing but you had all reshuffled your picks because some of you had already bought things for specific people.

in the end you ended up with remus, and while you hadn't gotten him anything yet, you really wanted to get him something really nice for your first christmas together.

you decided to go out shopping with lily, alice and marlene as you had all traded to buy things for the boys.

lily, alice and marlene's first stop was a quidditch shop which you had no interest in and neither would your secret santa. so you left them to it and went to a book store next door hoping to find something for remus.

you two talked a lot about literature. so you knew the kind of books he liked, but nothing in the store seemed to be good enough to get him.

so you moved on to a clothing store you knew he liked in hopes of finding him a nice sweater, but again, nothing seemed appropriate.

until finally you stumbled upon the perfect place. a place that combined the previous stores you had been looking in but elevated it to another level.

and you found it sat amongst battered paperbacks and shredded children's clothes.

it took two minutes for you to purchase both items and slide them both carefully into a paper bag.

your secret santa date was a few days before christmas so you could all be around to do it and you were holding it in your new flat.

your friend group was scattered around over armchairs, pillows on the floor and your couch but you could not have been happier to be sat on a pillow leaning against the base of your couch.

so far you had watched james, marlene, sirius, frank and lily open their gifts and every single one of them had been truly excited by what had been bestowed upon them.

the gifts sat in a pile on your coffee table, marlene picking them up from the centre to hand out randomly.

you were a little zoned out in your conversation with remus that james had to nudge you to get your attention, holding out a brown bag with your secret santa present in it.

in all the trials to get remus' gift perfect you hadn't really thought about the fact that you get a gift too.

you unrolled the top of the bag before reaching your hand into it to pull out a book.

not a reading book, but a journal with your initials stamped on the front with an illustration of your old house mascot in the corner. after opening the book you found the pages weren't blank but lined and the back half was a calendar filled in with all of your friends birthdays.

it was beautiful .

the only thing you noticed was the first page had been torn out, along with the page for the 28th of december, but that wasnt even a slight damper on a beautiful present.

" this is gorgeous. thank you. whoever did this, i love it " with your agreement, you had decided not to tell who had gotten gifts for who.

you were so wrapped up in admiring your gift that you didnt notice marlene calling remus' name and handing him a bag that you had filled.

you could only ever recall being this nervous before your owl's, and even then you weren't as nervous as this.

you watched as he pulled out first the sweater you had found him at the thrift store, and since washed to get rid of that second hand smell.

his expression was difficult to read but you saw as he rubbed his thumb over the soft brown fabric.

" hey, there's something else in here, moons " sirius spoke from his side, the bag having been set between the two of them.

remus' gaze was torn from the fabric to the bag, reaching in for the other item.

a first edition 'frankenstein' in near mint condition.

you watched in slight fear as he inspected the cover of it. his expression was still unreadable and you worried for a moment that you had gotten it all wrong.

" this is awesome. thank you " he spoke to the room, though his voice and expression remained indecipherable.

you sat there with a rock in your stomach until everyone was done and you could excuse yourself to the kitchen.

you were only in there for a few moments before remus came up behind you, scaring you with his silent steps.

" jesus, dont scare me like that " you said with a slight laugh, your hand resting on your chest.

" sorry, i just thought i should thank you for the book and the jumper " he said, catching you like a deer in headlights.

" how-how did you know ? " you stuttered out, your hands dropping to hide in the back pocket of your jeans.

" you washed the jumper and it smells of you. " he explained and you could feel your cheeks heating up.

" oh- well yeah, you're welcome " you weren't really sure what this swirl of emotions was but you knew embarrassment was a huge part of it.

" and i thought you might want this " he reached into his picket, pulling out two folded up pieces of paper that resembled the paper from your new journal.

you reached out to take the papers from him, unfolding them both to find black scrawled text written on both.

on the page for december 28th you found three words that flipped your world upside down.

' date with remus ? '

your eyes flicked up to the taller boy, spotting him looking as nervous as you had ever seen him.

before he or you could say anything you read over the second page.

' merry christmas, y/n. i hope you can fill this with memories of us. and that it means you will start remembering the dates we set. - remus '

by the time you finished it your jaw was practically on the floor.

" wha- " you stuttered out, bringing your eyes back up to the sandy brunette.

" i thought it would be a good way to ask you out but i chickened out last night. but the frankenstein and the jumper just brought back all the things i feel for you and what you hopefully feel for me too or i'm going to look like a complete arse " he rambled.

you were able to cut him off by lifting your hand to take his.

" what do you want to do on our date ?" you questioned causing a smile to spread across both his lips and yours.

secret santa quickly became an annual thing amongst your group.

[veryberryjelly]

chamonix

pairing : dick grayson x reader

prompt : christmas shopping

𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

with a lot of family and friends, christmas shopping could be one of the most hectic and chaotic things ever.

especially when the only day you were free to do it was a saturday.

when the world decided to crowd shopping malls and walk slowly to infuriate people.

but your trip so far hadn't been too stressful, until you were forced to separate from dick to buy his gift and for him to go and buy yours.

you had made the plan before you even left the house to buy family and friends gifts together, get lunch and then separate and that was exactly what you had done, and it was how you ended up walking through the mall in utter turmoil, unsure of what to get the most important person in your life.

you would think after being together for two and a half years that you wouldn't struggle every time you had to get him a gift but you did.

every time.

3 birthdays and 2 holiday seasons and every time you struggled.

you had been trying your best to think of anything you could get him that he would actually like, because you knew you could give him a sweater or something and he would say he liked it because it was you.

but you wanted to actually give him something he could like without including sympathy in the decision.

and because dick always got you an incredibly thoughtful gift you wanted to get him something just as thoughtful and that he would like just as much as you liked the things he had given you.

after 30 minutes of struggling you finally picked something out for him, setting it under the other things you had bought so he couldn't get a look at it through the top of the bag.

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you had been nervous about the gift you had gotten dick since you bought it, but now that you were finally going to give it to him, you were even more nervous about it.

you two had made a lot of plans for christmas day.

you were going to spend the morning with each other and then head to the tower for lunch with everyone else.

after waking up and making coffee & tea, you settled comfortably on your couch with each others gifts set on the coffee table.

dick presented you with a box which you unwrapped to find three baking books you had had your eye on for a while, two of which were signed by the author which you thought was amazing.

you were already making plans to bake tomorrow morning, if not to thank dick with it, then to show your appreciation for the books.

you held on tightly to the hardbacks when dick started pulling his gift from the bag.

at the mall you had only bought him a thermal fleece sweater, but at the bottom of the bag was his actual gift.

" what is this ?" he asked, more stunned than confused.

" that is two tickets for 6 days at a cabin in Chamonix. thought i could finally teach you how to ski " you explained, a nervous smile on your lips.

you hoped he liked it but there was always the possibility he would hate it.

he didnt say anything, instead quietly moved your books from your lap as to not damage them and leapt onto you, causing you to laugh as he pushed you back against the couch.

his face buried in the crook of your neck as he peppered kisses onto your bare skin.

" i love it, thank you... you didnt have to do this, baby " he said, pulling back from your neck to look at you.

" this isn't only for you. i'm coming too, and i get to embarrass you with all of the photos "

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@jambo-rat

[veryberryjelly]

tights and hardwood

pairing : james potter x reader

prompt : mistletoe kiss

𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

every year you forgot how cold december could get. you were always reminded on the first day of chill and then you began bundling up to an intense level with layers upon layers of fabric.

and yet every time you returned home your cheeks and nose were always cold.

including today. as you stepped into yours and james shared flat, wrapped up in a thousand layers of fabric, you could feel your entire. body warming , but your cheeks were heating at an incredible rate.

" jamie? you here ?" you yelled out as you began unwrapping your scarf, taking off your hat and gloves.

it was moments after you called that james appeared in the hallway dressed in pyjama pants and a loose t-shirt.

" hey, baby. you look cozy " he said with a slight laugh, approaching you where you stood in the door way

"yeah well, it's minus 2 outside so i had to stack up " you explained as you slid your sock clad feet out of your boots.

" socks and tights, that's a new level of cold. " he said with a slight laugh, smoothing your hair down over your head where your hat had made it static.

" it's really fucking cold " you explained, finally shrugging off your jacket and hanging it up on the hooks before turning to james.

you took two seconds before you began approaching james, apparently he caught onto what you were trying to do because he started backing away.

" no, you are not shoving your hands down my shirt " he said, moving across the flat, landing in the kitchen on the opposite side of the island to you.

" come on, they're so cold i think they're gonna fall off. " you continued circling the island to try and get to him " you really aren't going to save your girlfriend from losing her fingers ?" you joked, speeding up as you followed him out of the kitchen to the living room.

unfortunately for you, hard wood floors and tights weren't the best combination and you slid into the room, heading straight for the coffee table until you felt james' arms around your waist, preventing you from falling onto the floor.

" merlin, y/n. givin' me a heart attack " he said, turning you in his arms to face you.

" sorry...did you put mistletoe up ?" you questioned, catching sight of the green leaves hanging above your living room door. he tilted his head up to spot the leaves and you took your opportunity, landing your icy hands on his cheeks and pulling him down to kiss you.

he seemed less phased about the icy surface of your palms with your warm lips on his.

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@curlypeter

[veryberryjelly]

scattered over the same tree

pairing : james potter x reader

prompt : decorating the tree

𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

the boxes of baubles and tinsel had been taken out of storage and music had been put on to set the mood.

it had always been a big thing in your family. once the tree was up and decorated then the festive season could truly start.

you just had to wait for james to come home with the tree.

he had set out to get a tree 30 minutes ago and was set to be back any minute with it. you had decided to stay back and your flat and get the decorations out from the garage you rented downstairs.

when you heard a knock at the door you lept up from where you had been untangling lights on the sofa to answer it.

james stood on the other side adorning his winter wear with a tree trunk in his grasp.

" you want some help ?" you questioned, moving out of them way as he began pulling the tree in

" sure, love grab the other end and help me bring it in " he suggested, moving further into the flat.

you slid past him and grabbed the middle of the tree, helping james loft it to the place you had cleared out specifically for the tree.

after standing it upright on the stand and making sure it was locked in to prevent it falling in either of you, you began unpacking the decorations.

when you and james moved in together you both had to trim down slightly on your decorations, but you both kept the ones that meant the most to each of you. he had ones that had been passed down through his family and you had ones that your friends had gifted you or that had sentimental value.

so your entire tree was typically covered in memories and everything on it meant a lot to both of you.

so you both took true care over your ornaments, wrapping theme each individually before you put them back in the box.

it made decorating the tree a mildly tedious but always enjoyable task.

after unwrapping the ornaments and setting them out on the coffee table the two of you began to dot various decorations all around the tree, occasionally pausing when you bumped into eachother or to argue that part of it was too cluttered.

once all the decorations were on the tree, it came time for the star.

it didnt matter to james how tall you were, every year he will always hoist you up onto his back to put the star onto of the tree. it was like tradition at this point in your lives.

" m'lady " he said, kneeling down infront of you for you to climb onto his back.

" thank you, sir " you answered, picking up the star and climbing onto his back, wrapping your arms around his shoulders and your legs around his waist.

once you were settled in a against his back, you pressed a short kiss onto his cheek and he stood to head towards the tree, his arms keeping your legs strapped around his waist.

it took a few moments to settle the star on the top but once you did, your arms wrapped around james again and you held on for dear life as he moved back towards the sofa and sat down with you still attached to his back.

you didnt move. neither did james. the two of you sat there for a few moments admiring your combined work.

looking at it every year set something a light in you. seeing both your life and james life scattered over the same tree.

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@mullthingsoverinthehotwater

[veryberryjelly]

reading by wandlight

pairing : regulus black x reader

prompt : power out

𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲

the snow storm was expected, which was why both you and regulus were home when the power went out.

when the storm was announced you both booked a few days off of work as to not be caught up in it and get into a dangerous situation.

while the snow storm was expected, the power out certainly wasnt.

you were reading a book on the couch when the lights went out and you were immediately on alert.

" reggie ?" you called throughout your flat, pulling your wand from your leggings and muttering a quick 'lumps' to light the end of your wand.

" darling ?" he called back from what you assumed was the bedroom.

" stay there, i'm coming to you " you said, making your way through the pitch black apartment with only the light of your wand to guide you.

you found regulus leaning against the bathroom door with a towel wrapped around his waist, his damp hair dripping against his chest.

" looking good, reggie " you said, a soft smirk settling on your lips as you moved to stand against the wall opposite.

" thanks, love. any idea what happened ?" he questioned, his hand coming up to brush some stray hair from his face

" probably the snow, blew a fuse or something. might be back on my the morning " you explained, heading towards the bedroom where you knew you kept candles and matches incase the mood ever needed setting.

you lit a few candles with the matches, handing two of them to regulus and taking another two in your hands after setting your wand down on the bed, tip still lit.

" we'll put these in the bathroom so you can finish your shower.. and i'll light a couple in here. " you explained, leading regulus to the bathroom where you set two candles down on your counter top.

" okay, try not to trip. " he said, pressing a short kiss onto your forehead before you made your way out of the bathroom , picking up your wand from the bed to make your way through the flat and grab the book that you had been reading on the sofa and bring it back to the bedroom.

you put your hair up into a bun, slotting your wand into the hair tie so you could hold your book with both hands while you waited for regulus to come out of the shower.

he emerged a few minutes later, dressed in joggers and a green sweater, holding a candle in each hand. he set them both down on the dressing table before going back for the other two and bringing them in aswell, settling them on each of your bedside tables.

" what're you reading, baby ?" he questioned, his head resting down on your shoulder as you turned the page.

" reading up on house elves " you explained, shifting slightly to press a kiss onto the top of his head.

" what'd i miss ?" he asked, a soft smile resting on his lips.

" this woman spent a month shadowing house elves in an estate to see how they live and how they're treated. "

the two of you read in silence until you fell asleep with your wand in your hair and your book open against your chest.

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@darlingeels

[veryberryjelly]

𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 { 𝟏/𝟏𝟐 - 𝟐𝟓/𝟏𝟐 }

i'm back with another event ! this time focusing on the festive season [ definitely the best season ]. i have 25 festive prompts at your disposal !

festive prompt list ✦ who i write for

🤍 - snowball ( send me a prompt and a character and i'll make a moodboard of the two combined )

❄️ - snowflake ( send me a prompt and a character and i'll write some headcanons regarding it. )

⛸ - ice skating ( send me a character and a prompt from the list and i'll write a short fic about it )

🐻‍❄️ - polar bear ( send me a christmas song and i'll write something based on the lyrics )

send all asks to my inbox! the earlier you send it in the earlier it will be posted. i am posting these in order of submission.

please try to send your asks in before december so i can set up the queue to make sure i get the content out every day !!

[veryberryjelly]

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