#Gift Ideas Secret Santa

[sad-leon]

TW Suicide Attempt

we all talk about him portal chopping an arm off but,,, it would be so easy. so quick

KoFi || Patreon

[mothcpu]

art of @zachtoplasm's Hotel Purgatorio

[crustyfloor]

Ivan you little shit so if he just takes Till's gifts every year (must be why the poor baby is surprised he gets any) then where does he put it? does he keep it for himself? does he just feed it to the wagyein?

Why does he do that anyway? In his exposure therapy, I'm sure he would've observed many times how positively kids reacted when they were given gifts, and when other kids stole it wasn't reacted to as kindly. Maybe he was that jealous. Given the person he is, it would make him rather salty if someone else were to give Till things and he would actually accept it with a smile from them rather than if it were Ivan (maybe). But don't you think it would still be better to at least try to get Till's attention by maybe giving him something too instead of this? hughhhhh

[accirax]

Through the magic of an AU, Xander, Min, and Teruko make it through the night, avoid a Class Trial, and participate in the first motive alongside everyone else. Except, this time, the first motive is... a gift exhange?

(basically, if it wasn't clear, i'm drawing the drdt characters doing a secret santa exchange with each other, hopefully posting one interaction per day until christmas!)

[oopensandwich]

So much has changed, so much has stayed the same. He remembers raising these kids, but did they really grow up?

Hi, @akagami-no-kitsune, I’m your santa for @op-secret-santa 2022! I read your Rayleigh fic while looking around for ideas and I really loved it (stayed in my mind for weeks! Lovely writing) so I hope you don’t mind getting something Rayleigh inspired? Here he is, catching up with old subordintes that may have grown into tall, widely-known pirates of their own, but will never fully grow out of familliar hijinks. (At least they had the courtesy to bring him gifts).

I hope you have a lovely end of the year!! 

[jessicanjpa]

Happy tenth birthday to Tale of Years today!

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Ten years ago I decided to write a little thing set in 1931 and thought "This prequel thing will make a great one-shot..."

Today I am chasing my two millionth word and telling you all thank you so much for all your support!! ❤️🖤❤️🖤 Lots more to come!

[luonscribbles]

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FIC: Of Goodnight Kisses, Late Night I Love Yous, and Karaoke Meet Cutes (MLB; Lukanette; LBSC Secret Sprinty Santa)

Characters/Pairings: Luka Couffaine, Marinette Dupain-Cheng; Luka Couffaine/Marinette Dupain-Cheng

Rating: Teen

Summary: It’s three in the morning, and Luka just wanted to kiss Marinette goodnight.  Marinette has an important meeting in three hours, and she just wants to sleep.  (He’s lucky she loves him.  He’s even luckier she didn’t realize she just told him so.)

Author’s Notes/Warnings: There is a much longer note on the Archive that can be summed up as: merry Christmas @nerdypanda3126 I'm your Secret Santa 😁 For the Secret Sprinty Santa over at @lovebugs-and-snakecharmers. In an attempt at tackling two of her prompts, I sprinted two fics and glued them together with love 🖤

“Of Goodnight Kisses, Late Night I Love Yous, and Karaoke Meet Cutes”

“…if that clock says anything before six thirty, Couffaine, I am dumping your ass,” Marinette grumbled, batting at Luka and scrunching her face up as the scratchy hairs of his not-quite-really-a-beard-yet tickled against her cheek. He smiled and caught her hand, squeezing her fingers as he pressed a kiss against her cheek anyway. “If it’s three, I’m fucking murdering you.”

…he had to admit: he did have a bad habit of that.  Waking her up at three AM.

God, he loved her. She was usually more...refined, leaving the grumpy swearing for the Boat Kid he was, but when she was tired and cranky and he was waking her up at…he winced when he glanced at the phone on the bedside charger and saw that it was, in fact, three o’clock in the morning.

Ah well. Death by Marinette would be a hell of a way to go.

[crestfallercanyon]

now that maze runner secret santa has been revealed, I have moodboards for the gift for @singt0me !

My brain exploded when I first was given the amazing space opera prompt by singtome for secret santa gifting, so I created these moodboards and playlists and whatnot in the very beginning for inspiration. I've got brenda and teresa as well for moodboards, which I will post soon, but I hope you had a wonderful holiday and I hope you enjoy these and continue to enjoy the fic!!!! Aphelion

Minho was fine with how everything had ended up. Captain of his own ship, the Striker, and traveling through space was exactly what he'd wanted. It didn't matter that Gally was gone, good for him, Minho hadn't asked him to stay. Thomas and Newt were living their life out in the countryside of some backwater planet, and Minho was happy for them, truly. WICKED controlled space, and well, at least they were so preoccupied with that Minho was free to do what he liked. He had his programmer, Brenda, from the Scorch to keep him company if he really got lonely. Though lately she's been spending more time on her computers than she has been up top with him. That was fine, too. She could do as she liked. Then Gally comes back into Minho's orbit with a bounty on his head that just keeps ticking up in number, and turns out, Minho's not okay with how things ended. He just hopes it's not too late to turn the ship around.

read the fic here.

[toruandmidori]

OH LAWD HE’S COMING. 

Christmas 2023! 

Darkly funny Christmas cards featuring creepy old photos of Santa Claus and slightly threatening festive greetings!

Great xmas gifts for friends this Christmas!

Shop the full range here, individual links below: 

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT

YOU BETTER NOT CRY

HE’S WATCHING

HE KNOWS

[pencilofawesomeness]

Hello!

*Taps fingers together* I come to bug you regarding the Secret Santa exchange!

I saw your character prompts and decided to try and mix all three. I wanted to ask if there was any Laxus + Cobra brotp, or Cobra + Thunder Legion friendship headcanons you'd want to see added?

If not headcanons, then anything in particularly you would like to see regarding the five of them?

Hahahah hello there, mystery person~

Oooo you bring to the table a tantalizingly interesting prospect. I do have waaaaaay too many thoughts, and many of them are admittedly steeped in my own AU because I accidentally sold my soul to it (as authors do) so by all means, do not feel encumbered by my thoughts/ideas. Treat them as a buffet to pick and choose and take inspo from, because unfortunately you just gave me license to ramble :D

(and this is going to be rambley; too tired to make this cohesive beyond bullet points)

(I love these idiots very much)

—Laxus and Erik brotp is so real to me, fam. It's the "hey we got a lacrima bestowed upon us, whoo" bonding, for one, but beyond that, the sort of....quiet mutual understanding of what it is like to have a "father" figure who is just treating them like a weapon, making them *stronger*, with a faux sort of affection. Beyond the trauma, though, they are both deadpan assholes and I love that for them. If Erik (and this is the htryds coloring) spends a good deal of time having the braincell, then with Laxus he can channel the little-shit-little-brother energy and bully him a bit, and Laxus can be grouchy back and know that Erik can parse through the emotions and figure out what's genuine or not without him figuring out how to put in the effort.

—Also, depending on the setting, they both have the tendency to pull the ~too good for you~ bad boy vibes as a defense mechanism, which makes it utterly unusable on each other, which is fun. Mostly, though, Laxus and Erik have the ability to enjoy a mutual quietness, so to speak; not trying to prove anything, but just leaning back and being normal young adults (with a little salt on the side) and doing whatever. That said, Erik is a bit too much of a dark mirror of how things could have been worse for Laxus, if Ivan was more involved, and this leads to Laxus winning the "big brother instinct" award of the two, which is an experience Erik is not used to but....does not necessarily hate.

—This is a fun headcanon that I haven't had the chance to incorporate into my series yet, but they have fun little music debates. Laxus got Erik into the magic of using music to calm the overstimulation, but they have wildly different tastes. Laxus loves rock and roll and metal, and Erik turned to liking types of bluegrass and straight up classical music. They meet in the middle at alt-rock. They are both always trying to win each other over on certain songs or genres. It works surprisingly often but it's part of the fun to swear undying rivalry to the other's favorite.

—For more Cobra-specific vibes (aka the canon edgemaster), I can see them being a bit more competitive with each other. Which quickly doesn't work when they have completely different specialties, but an effort is made.

—Also something I haven't had the chance to capitalize on outside of the scenarios in my head, but Bickslow and Erik definitely have a fun "we perceive you but we don't care" vibe that I love. Your secrets are obvious but not their business. Sometimes they people watch together for the fun of it, because all of the thoughts they *do* have regarding the things they know have got to go somewhere.

—Evergreen, being the queen of gossip, really really wants in on this. They tease her for it though, and purposely dangle that tea on a string. (Though sometimes Ever *does* get in on it, mostly when it comes to roasting anyone who was particularly rude or annoying, or the silly speculation at the expense of friends, like figuring out what job Nab will eventually go on or what animal Bisca will adopt next.)

—On this same note, Bickslow and Evergreen both have insufferable little sibling energy amongst the Thunder Legion squad, nevermind that Bickslow is the second oldest. Mostly it's just really fun to tease the more serious ones.

—Though Ever and Bickslow are also the most keenly aware of what it is like to be feared. Truly feared. Having eye magic that isn't quite controllable (as a kid, especially) will grant that experience. It is their unspoken agreement never ever to speak of this, of course.

—On an individual note, it is worth it now to bring up that I am an avid fan (read: it's canon to me and sometimes I forget it's not real canon) of the theory that Bickslow was one of the kids experimented on by the Bureau of Magical Development. He's got that unhinged flavor that comes from straight-up trauma, and it does add more context to his otherwise creepy magic. I also hc that the babies are all deceased test subjects, and that is why they have stuck with him all this time. (I am very passionate about the babies as characters, unfortunately, and my little mini series I'm doing for them on tumblr is proof. I am soooo normal.)

—Another theory I love, and that I have somewhat brandished into my own spin, is that Freed is half demon. He sees this as an awful thing, raised by his human parent (mother, in my case), without any real context for demon culture other than the fear of it, so that's why he's super edgy and has locked all of his demon traits away into a single form he swear never to uses unless things are ~Dire~ or whatnot. It's really not that bad though lol.

—The fact that Erik will Know Freed's secrets bother him immensely. Freed is, unfortunately, *just* a smidge too dense to realize that Bickslow has also known all along, just because Bickslow is strangely very good at keeping things to himself, whereas Erik's magic is more obvious. In my au, Laxus knows too, and is literally just waiting for Freed to admit it, because it's not that big of a deal, really.

—Laxus is also the only one who (at first) knows about Bickslow's past, among the team. Mostly because of some variant of Laxus having seen/met him when it was all raw. Depending on the au flavor, this either is what gives the chaotic dude and the stoic dude a sort of mutual respect (closer to canon) or makes them the og best friends (htryds style). In the latter case, they are each other's impulse control and/or voice of reason, which is probably unfortunate because they're not great at it. This is why Bickslow has doodled drawings on half of Laxus's furniture and why Laxus gets away with avoiding his problems a little longer than he should.

—Freed is simultaneously the most responsible and the most edgy and ergo reckless of the crew. Everyone agrees he's got to value his safety just a little bit more. He's also the only one who consistently remembers the schedule/to-do-list.

—Erik shares the "living itinerary, doesn't have executive disfunction problems" braincell with Freed, and in the right conditions, they work very well together. Bonding over the experience of herding cats, that is their teammates.

—Not a headcanon but I want to whack all of them with sticks. The Sad Boi Stick, the Whump Stick... All flavors. Getting the ones who never fess up to their trauma a good thwack makes the trauma spill out, and I enjoy the possibilities that entails. Put them in Situations. >:D

—I do also appreciate them being silly-goofy, too, of course. No need to be angry all of the time, in some of their cases. (They all need affection so bad. The hurt/comfort allure of it all. Just sit down and admit they need it, etc etc.) Something that is conveniently done after a good physical and emotional thwacking— *gets dragged away forcefully*

[lemonbombsfjl]

Our holiday wishlist

ETA: updated 11/24/23

Okay, there are technical issues with the My Registry website. Shipping address is not being provided as it should.

Three options kit: I can put it all on Amazon, which I really wanted to avoid; I can give anyone participating my address to send things directly, or you can send me funds to buy stuff locally. So far people have taken me up on the latter two options. Let me know/DM me.

No good deed goes unpunished, I suppose.

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The holidays are coming. Could you bring two disabled ladies some cheer?

I live in supportive housing,* in an ordinary apartment in a normal building in Brooklyn, due to cPTSD*, physical disabilities, illnesses, anxiety disorder. Most of my SSI* income pays for my housing. I have SNAP,* but nothing else.

During COVID lockdown, the second bedroom was vacant for two years. It was miserable lonely! 😢 Last month, a young woman who also has remarkably (sadly) similar disabilities moved it. ❤️ Miraculously, we get along great! However, she had just the clothes on her back (not even winter clothes!) and not much else. Her SSI is still pending, so she has no income to speak of. Neither of us have family. I asked friends for clothes donations and gave her some of my winter gear.

🫶We are grateful for what we have, but the reality is that we are living beneath the poverty line. We have to pay for laundry, transportation, cleaning supplies, toiletries. We do not receive any handouts. 💸 Most charities cut back on that after giving their all for COVID victims. 😔

What I would like, for both of us, is to have a lovely holiday. We can put together good meals; we will handcraft gifts for each other.🧶 But we cannot participate in holiday shopping, concerts, and other 🔔local traditions due to poverty & our disorders. We cannot travel to visit friends. We do not have cable/streaming services or a way to play music.🎵We do not have a tree. 🎄

The popular attitude of “this holiday is for us, but NOT for you” “be grateful you are not on the street” is elitist, smothering, depressing, hurtful. We are already dealing with the huge pain of traumas and neglect; we do not deserve this. No disabled person does. The sadness makes all our issues worse.

My roommate doesn’t know yet: I have put together a registry with lots of small items — we don’t need all, I just wanted there to be lots of choices! —for little treats that would make our season festive. Everything under $20, most around $5. If there are two items, it is to reflect our differing tastes.

None of these items are affiliate links.

We would be forever, forever grateful, for any little thing sent. We will pay it forward whenever possible. Thank you.

If anyone wants to know how to help with our day to day needs, DM me on IG.

[No MLMs, job stuff— we are permanently disabled & unable to work. If you can’t help for the sake of the season, without strings attached, you need to read A Christmas Carol and pay attention!]

*click links below for info

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supportive_housing

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_post-traumatic_stress_disorder

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supplemental_Security_Income

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program

[oushinq]

GOOD EVENING @starsarefire824​!!! YOUR SECRET SANTA IS HERE AND ITS ME! heres your a-bit-angsty-first/almost-(apocalyptic)byler-kiss. It was a challenge for sure but im really glad how it turned out!

quality rip but i still hope you like it as much as i do :)

bonus: the very first sketch of this gift <3

p.s @bylersecretsanta​

[menkhucreates]

tfw someone murders your rutabaga boyfriend who is actually four eels

[walterdecourceys]

voice of a guy who has at least six potential wips. man i'd love to write i just have no ideas!

[zzzzzzoey-sparkle]

So guys I am in a bit of situation and I kinda want advice.

So me and a group of my friends (we've been friends for 3 years now) do secret Santa and get gifts for birthdays. And every birthday and Christmas I get them something really thoughtful. This Christmas I got my friend a copy of marvel art since she's really into both art and marvel.

But for both birthdays and Christmas I get really generic almost shit gifts and it's driving me insane.

Last year my friend got me a book (and yes I love books and it was one that I mentioned it just wasn't anything that thoughtful or unique) and this year I got used makeup brushes and a bunch of cheap looking skincare products.

I want to confront my friends about it but I'm not too sure how to go about it or if I should even bother.

Honestly I would like to decrease the quality of gifts that I give them to give them a taste of their own medicine but I'm wondering if that is too vindictive?