#ab.christmas

[camryn-hendricks]

CLOSED STARTER for @linnea-lorenzo at the secret santa banquet

Camryn pokes her head around, seeking out the person that the simply wrapped box in her hands belongs to. Inside of it is a fleece blanket with a design of a speaker in the middle, surrounded by music notes and patches of color. Along with it is the worry it’s something her giftee ends up disliking.

“Hi, I think I got you for Secret Santa. You’re Linnea, right?”

[rileyxmaddox]

riley ✉️ santiago

Riley: hey ar you still lookin for somon to work xmas shifts Riley: sorry my ky is busted Riley: key* Riley: i got your numba from roxy ( @santiagodeleons )

[finn-brooks]

CLOSED STARTER for @mrsmamathompson

It doesn't take all too long for Finn to find his Secret Santa giftee. The banquet has made it a more leisurely affair as the is no sense of urgency, but Finn seeks her out to place a decorative bag with colored tissue paper sticking out of it in front of her.

"Your Christmas elf is here!" Finn retrieves a mini confetti popper to set off with a flurry of red and green paper across the table. When it settles, he bends forward with his arms loosely looped behind his back into a mock bow. "Your elf's name is Finnley, and he is pleased to present your gift."

[colexwalters]

who: @ulyflynn where: their apartment.

"Y'know, I think the best part about prison at this time of year was the lack of Mariah Carey's screeching," Cole rolled his eyes as he grabbed a packet of chips from the cupboard and plonked himself on the couch. The library was hell on earth for Cole already let alone with everything being so festive. "Might go rob a bank just to go get me locked up again as to put me out of my misery."

[victoriaxsanchez]

who: @silascody where: town square, early evening

"You're not plotting to burn it down, are you?" Victoria asked, squinting at the big lit up Christmas tree, then taking a glance at Silas only to realize that maybe she shouldn't be joking about it.

Was pyromania his thing? She was unsure anymore. "Okay, if you are, I don't wanna know."

[aylinxc-s]

who: @gavin-carrigan where: christmas market

"How many years in a row can I get away with buying Mom a snow globe?" Aylin asked holding the familiar object in her hands. She had bought their mother a similar gift last year, it had recieved a sufficent amount of ooh and ahh from her so Aylin called it a success. "She's the worst to buy for," she groaned. Truth was that despite her best efforts, Aylin was just particularly bad at buying gifts for her loved ones.

[carlos-pereria]

who: @mrsmamathompson where: the soup kitchen

"Merry Christmas Ann," Carlos said cheerfully, his arms wrapping around the woman to embrace her and kissing her cheek. It was tradition for them to help volunteer, especially at this time of year and this was the only thing that made him happy at Christmas anymore. "I'm ready, where do you want me?"

[ghxstofyxu]

location: Aurora Bay Food Bank prompt: 💖 ─ volunteer together at a local charity for: @thecelestexzhao It turned out, there was a bigger turnout for the Christmas Dinner than anticipated, and he was happy to help when he got the text asking if he'd still be willing to come assist with the needs. Not that they had solid plans anyway, but he was surprised when Celeste agreed to join him, putting off their evening sketching party for a few hours longer. The two were placed in the kitchen together, popping rolls in and out of the oven, cleaning dishes, getting plates ready. "You really didn't have to come, but thank you." he figures he can't say it enough, so he makes sure to extend his gratitude once more when he walks by her with a pan of dough.

[theotanaka]

who: @claudiahuxley where: theo's house

Theo stood in the living room, eyeing the bare Christmas tree in the corner, a wide grin creeping across his face. "Alright, time to make this thing look like a Christmas tree and not... whatever this is," he said with a playful nudge at the empty branches, already imagining the chaos that might come with the decorating process.

Amalie had been running around using tinsel as a scarf and had ornaments hanging off her ears like earrings. He was kind of just letting her be chaotic, but he did want the tree to actually look nice too. "You're probably better with co-ordination than I am, Claud."

[julianxpark]

julian ✉️ tilly

Julian: how much would you have to be paid to be in a hallmark christmas movie? Julian: i think i'd do it for free ( @tillycai )

[buddywellls]

closed for: @theirisxalderidge

where: cemetery

"Thanks for coming," Buddy says to his cousin as he straightens a white rose of the bunch on display in the vase in front of his father's headstone, "And for the flowers."

August had always been an appreciator of roses and white felt like a holiday season appropriate way to decorate his resting place with Christmas so close on the horizon.

He stands up from his crouched position and takes three steps back, taking in how it now looked as his hands made their way into the pockets of his jacket.

"I think he'd like those."

[luckylewis]

closed for: @jaredx

where: surf's up

A weekday off when he didn't have his daughter meant Lucky had time to fill with other things and one of his favorite things to do was bother his friends when he knew they couldn't escape him.

Today's chosen target was Jared in his place of business.

"If they do another one of those masquerades at New Years I tragically won't be able to be your date to it," He tells him as he browses puka necklaces. Lucky was a boy's boy through and through but he had acquired a permanent date in the year that had passed and he was looking forward to ringing in the New Year with her, "You got any benchwarmers you can call up in that scenario? Maybe someone specific that springs to mind. So something can bloom and perhaps... Blossom."

[mackmontgomery]

closed for: @shilohsharma

where: christmas tree market

"That's not a good tree," Mack says of the one that Shiloh had picked out, his mopey mood affecting both his enthusiasm for the task at hand and his excitement for the holiday overall, "It's leaning weird, looking a little bald. It's looking like it'll be browning by Christmas Day."

( Stupid tree. )

[silascody]

closed for: @jordanmitchell

where: his theirs

With a shoebox under his arm, Silas couldn't keep the grin off his face as he walked into the living room with the loot that he had re-discovered while looking under the bed for one of Clyde's toys that was long gone.

They had actually gotten a tree for the first time in close to a decade -- for him at least -- and now the matter of decorating it was at hand.

"I got an idea of what could make a pretty good ornament."

[salvadorcavendish]

closed for: @rominacortez

where: aurora bay marketplace

With a mulled wine in each hand, Sal couldn't shake that something felt innately wrong to him about drinking alcohol from a coffee cup but his tenure as owner of Lost Spirits had taught him that anything could be an alcohol container if you were creative enough.

( Which Aurora Bay's college crowd certainly was. )

He holds one out to Romi, his own held to his chest where he could feel the warmth radiating from it.

"Has my father ran his latest bright idea by you?"

[esmaxdemirci]

who: @buddywellls where: her house

"Come on, it's Christmas!" Esma exclaimed, rummaging through a box of clothes. She was certain she had some sort of hot christmas outfit around somewhere and it would be perfect for the occasion. "You can be sexy Santa, and I'll be Mrs Claus and we'll make a killing." Pulling a red mean girls-esque skirt out of the box, she grinned and threw it at him. "You can't tell me it isn't a great idea. We already know I like sitting on people's laps."