#merry belated christmas <333

[mingi-bubu]

little bit, a little bit, in love with you

For the Carat’s Cloud server’s Inaugural Secret Santa!  My giftee is the delightful and lovely Eishi @cherrybxmbby!  Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and I hope you enjoy~!  This is like, one of three different ideas I had for what I wanted to write.  The title is from Lykke Li’s “Little Bit” which honestly I really feel like does add to the vibe of this

f!reader x minghao, minghao + reader + mingyu best friends, mingyu actually like takes up a good portion of this but it’s for the #bants, uni au, mentions another svt uni au currently in the works, ~1.6k/words

You wave at the rest of your group mates as they gather their things and leave the library, a tired (and somewhat forced) smile on your face.  Mingyu ruffles your hair as he passes behind you, and you slap at his hand.  You know he’s doing it just to make your smile a bit more genuine.  He’s the easiest to read of your friends, and you know he worries about you.  Granted, the late nights you have, because you lose track of time studying, do give cause for concern.  But still, you do appreciate it.

“Are you staying here then,” he asks, hovering while looking like he’s trying not to hover.

“Yeah,” you say.  Well, it’s more of a resigned puff of air than an actual hard agreement, but details.

“No café today?”  His tone is casual, but you know him better than that.

You raise your eyebrow.  “Is there something you want to tell me, Gyu?”

“I- no,” he says.  You watch as he grows fidgety.  “Okay, yes.  Are you not going because of Growly McWhines?”

You snort at the newest sobriquet he’s gifted your friend and his partner for a different class project.  “Why you don’t just tell them that you’re interested rather than furthering the animosity between you two is something I’ll never understand.”  You shake your head slightly and continue, “But yes, I’m not going to Carat Cloud because of Growly McWhines.  I would appreciate just one day when I don’t have to hear one of you complain about the other.”  It’s so obvious that you guys are into each other anyways is something you decide can stay in your head.

“I would,” he says, “honestly, I would.” You give him a flat stare, not believing him in the slightest. “We can talk about it later.”

You nod and assume that that's the end of it, turning back to your notes. You were wrong.

“Ni Hao, wo Ming!” You don't need to look up to see the stupid grin on Mingyu's face. You do look up anyways, because this greeting can only mean one thing.  Xu Minghao was approaching.

It wasn’t like it was a new thing, him hanging out with you and Mingyu.  After all, the two of them have known each other since high school; Gyu’s family was Minghao’s host family when he came over from Liáoníng to study.  They are, for all intents and purposes, brothers in everything but blood.  So yes, you know Minghao.

… You like Minghao.  And honestly… what about him isn’t to like?  You like that he is generally calm and collected, a contrast to Mingyu’s energetic puppy aura, but he also knows how to let loose.  You’ve seen him go from zero to a hundred during some go-cart competition that his dance team was having.  And on-stage… in those performances and competitions?  God, it’s like he’s possessed by some other entity.  It’s as if Terpsichore herself has descended from the cosmos and made Minghao her vessel to humanity.  (Or, well, everyone who fits in the auditorium that the competition is held in.)

He is immeasurably kind and has hosted finals cram parties (wherein all you do is study with what feels like several dozen non-alcoholic drinks and snacks like carrots and apple slice bunnies within easy reach) for your group of friends.  Sometimes, if he knows someone in one of his classes is really struggling, he’ll invite them as well.  And he’s just so worldly.  He memorizes poems and historical anecdotes and recites them at the drop of a hat.  He stays up to date on so many different topics.  He is endlessly interesting to talk to, and you know you could spend all night staying up with him, just… just talking about anything and everything, if you let yourself.

“That joke was barely funny the first time, and it gets less funny as time goes on,”  Minghao says, though the smile he wears belies his true amusement.  “How are end-of-semester things going?”  He shifts the strap of his backpack, pulling the hood of his coat out from underneath it.

“They could be better,” Mingyu allows, a tiredness he hadn’t shown before seeping into his voice.  You and Minghao glance at each other; the both of you have a fairly decent idea as to what could be better.

“I agree,” you say, joining the conversation officially, “this group project is slowly sucking the life out of me.  Like, don’t get me wrong, I love Joshua, and he’s been my lifeline for this class.  But…”  You lower your voice, glancing around to see if anyone else was listening.  “Okay, is it necessary to bring a color-coded spreadsheet for the second actual out-of-class meeting we’ve had?  We just decided on what topic we’re going to cover.  How does he have a spreadsheet already?”

Minghao huffs out a laugh at your complaints.  Mingyu snorts and then slaps a hand over the lower half of his face as if it would prevent anyone from having heard it.

“So you’re both showing up to the cram parties then, I take it?”  He asks rhetorically.  “I talked with the owners of Carat Cloud, and they said we could hang out there to study.”

“Sounds good.  Message me the rest later?  I gotta jet,” Mingyu pulls out his phone, checking the time.

“I will,” Minghao says, “I’ll probably just send a message into the group chat.”

Mingyu nods, pockets his phone, and then ruffles your hair again before walking quickly out of the library.

You scowl after him, and then shake your head with a small smile.  You don’t bother to fix your hair again.  You turn your gaze to Minghao, taking in his outfit, well, the parts of it not covered by his coat.  He has on his so-called “grandma glasses”, chain and everything, and you can see the ends of his hair peeking out from under his speckled gray knit beanie.  It’s been permed and colored for his competition this weekend, a bluey-purple mix that you’re definitely interested in seeing more of.

Minghao pushes his glasses up from where they were sliding down his nose.  “So, um.”  He pauses.

You frown at the odd behavior, not really ever knowing him to not be confident in what he was saying.  “Is everything okay?”

He blinks a few times, as if getting his bearings after suddenly being woken up.  “No, it’s fine.  I’m fine.  I just.”  Another pause.  “So you know how I have the competition this weekend?”

You smile, more of an amused uptick of the corners of your mouth than anything else, but reply, “Yes.  And even if I didn’t, the hair sort of gives away that you’re going to be doing something soon.”

“Yeah, yeah,” he jokes back.  The small exchange seemed to help, and you can see him become himself again.  “I was wondering if you would also help me record a solo tape?  There are some dance troupes who have shown some interest and I want to make sure I have something prepared for when, or if, they ask for more.”

You flip open your cartoon frog planner and check your schedule.  “When were you wanting to do this?”

“I was thinking after the competition would probably work best since the building where we’re going to perform at has a few dance studios the next floor up from the auditorium.”  He says, sketching a rough diagram in the air.

“Yeah, I can totally help with that!”  You agree.  “Let me write it down, make it all official and everything,” you tease, pulling out the blue gel pen you use for personal events in your planner.

“I was also thinking that maybe we could get dinner after,” he says, and his voice sounds forcibly casual.

Your hand freezes, the tip of the gel pen still pressed into the paper, the ink pooling slowly around it.  “As a,” your voice cracks, and you shut your eyes in embarrassment.  You swallow and try again.  “Are we meeting up with everyone after we finish recording?  Mingyu or Chan or?”

“I was thinking of dinner as a date.  Personally, I think inviting my not-brother and my co-captain might ruin that atmosphere.”  You open your eyes and see the little quirk up at the corner of his mouth.

You make a noise between a scoff and a snort, “Yeah, I think that would just about do it.”  You bite your lip, looking down at the box for Saturday, where “Minghao Dance Comp” and “Help MH Record After” were written next to little bullet points.  “Are you serious about this?”

You really, really hope he is.  He doesn’t seem like someone who would ask you out and not mean it.  But your anxieties eat at your perceptions anyway.

His voice is gentler than before, but firm in its intent.  “I do.  I am, I mean.  Honestly, I’ve been trying to figure out how I wanted to ask you out now for a while.”

You feel your heart flutter at that.  “Oh?”  A smile you didn’t even realize had started appears on your face.  “Well, we can’t put all your planning to waste then, can we?”

Minghao watches as you write into the planner, right under the previous two notes, “Date with Minghao <3”.

You can’t wait for the weekend, and from the way Minghao tucks a loose strand of your hair behind your ear before he leaves you to study, neither can he.

[dvskf4llz]

HELLOOO!! Cloudy here!

Could I request some HCs for some of the hermits (Maybe Ren, Etho, Grian, Scar, Mumbo, Bdubs and Xisuma?) during Christmas w the reader (GN) who is there S/O?

Merry Christmas you wonderful being! Always take care of yourself <333

-☁️

CLOUDYY!! THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS IDEA

Thank u thank u everyone aswell

Merry (belated) crimus :3

I genuinely didn't have any ideas for the others so I couldn't do all of them sorry cloudy 😭

This is going to be really short cuz I'm writing this as I'm not feeling well so I apologize

(I'm literally just going to end each one of the HCs with a mistletoe kiss cuz why not)

Christmas HCs with the Hermits

𝓢𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓵 (𝓼𝓮𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓮) 𝓗𝓮𝓻𝓶𝓲𝓽𝓼 𝔁 𝓖𝓝!𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓻

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(Not proofread)

Grian:

-Grian would be type of person to still pull pranks even if it's Christmas, he would try to make the pranks more festive and decrease the amount of tricks he'd pull atleast

-In the morning, you'd wake up to him standing infront of you with a mischievous grin on his face making it obvious that he had a few festive pranks up his sleeve

-When you went outside into the snow, snow immediately got dumped onto your head

-After you got most of the snow from your hair/clothes, you were immediately greeted by a bunch of snowballs in the face who were thrown by none other than Grian

-After a few light-hearted pranks, he'd stop eventually so that you could calm down

-You two of course would make a few gingerbread houses and some gingerbreadman cookies together, Grian would even sometimes throw some flour at you which ended up resulting into chaos...

-The kitchen ended up looking like it snowed inside, but you two teamed up to clean it together

-After all the gift-giving, snowball fights, the flour fights and pranks, Grian had one last trick up his sleeve

-He set up a certain something ontop of one of the doorways he was sure you would walk under, and to no surprise, you did

-You saw Grian standing right in front of you with the same mischievous grin he had earlier while pointing up, you instinctively looked up only to see a mistletoe, of course.

-In the end, Grian did get his kiss and was all happy about it as the two of you spent the rest of the day cuddling

Xisuma

-Since Xisuma was the prime admin of the server, it was a bit hard for him to get some time off to spend the holiday with you. But eventually he did end up being able to get off for a while just for his lover

-He was a bit tired but nonetheless still had the spirit

-You two would spend the day by making snowmen, attempting to bake cookies, opening gifts and cuddling

-Xisuma would definitely be making sure you were covered enough before you went into the snow so that you wouldn't get a cold, he was just concerned for you of course

-He'd let you throw some snowballs at him, eventually he would also throw some snowballs to you as well just to get back at you

-He helped you build a snowman, placing the main body of the snowman while letting you place the head and decorate it however you wanted

-With baking cookies, you both would have equally divided regular cookies so that you could decorate them

-His designs on the cookies were a bit wonky but nonetheless cute, he even tried to attempt to draw your face on the cookie with the icing but kind of failed, you still appreciated it though

-You also happened to set up a mistletoe right above one of the doorways while Xisuma wasn't looking, you lured him over to that doorway and stood underneath the mistletoe with him

-When Xisuma realized the mistletoe was there, he chuckled before lifting his helmet up slightly to give you a loving kiss

-At the end of the day, you two cuddled onto the couch and watched some Christmas movies together <3

Ren

-mans would definitely be waiting at your side for when you wake up, he was just so excited to spend the Christmas Day with his lover

-It would be 6 am in the morning and he would be absolutely energetic still (Dog thinhs /hj)

-Once you were awake he'd immediately rush you to get changed so you two could go out in the snow already, which of course you did change into some warmer clothes

-As soon as you were out on the snow, he'd pull you with him to have a playful snowball fight

-What Ren didn't know was that he underestimated just how good you were at snowball fights, he would be constantly getting hit by snowballs, only ever getting the chance to hit you with a few sometimes (or it can be the other way around if you aren't that good w snowball fights)

-You two would make a snowman together and call him "Renbob", you even got to hear a Renbob impression from Ren himself

-You two would definitely be making gingerbread houses together, Ren was trying to go for a more architectural house while you were just making a simple one

-Of course, you would also join in the fun in the Grand Prix boat race since there was no harm in doing it. Overall, you did have fun most of the day

-So by the end of the day, when you both arrived back to your shared base, you and Ren just so happened to walk under a mistletoe together

-Ren would not hesitate to make you face him and kiss you passionately, his tail wagging like crazy as soon as he felt you kiss back

-You and Ren did end up ending the day with cuddling and loving kisses <3

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Yeahhh that's it, sorry it's rlly short

Not feeling too well so I had to make this short

I'll maybe edit this and make it a bit longer (maybe even add a few more hermits) when I feel better

Again, so sorry for forgetting this and so sorry for making it short TT

Happy (Belated) Holidays everyone!!

[zu-is-here]

A Million Worlds

Zu Is Here

The “complete” drawing:

Brief explanation:

Hoye!

I decided to make you this little gift... I love your drawings and you seem like a nice person :333

So I think you deserve this... and more!!!

I thought of a drawing where you (and your adorable kitty) would be featured, as a background I thought it would look quite interesting to have some pictures of your main AUs.

As well as your dear fanchild of Cream!

I also wanted to highlight the title "A Million Worlds" ("Zu Is Here"), which would work almost as a metaphor with the meaning of "having lots of worlds" (not sure if I made myself clear).

So... that's it, hope you like the drawing ^w^

Millions of hugs for you <333 hehe!

And of course! I wish you a 🎄Merry Christmas🎄 and a prosperous 🎆New Year🎆!!!

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OH wowie!! (´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀)

This is the gift I didn't even expect to receive! ☆ Seeing myself (and even Koshka heheh) with the characters from the stories of mine makes me sooo happy! (〃ω〃)✿

That's so sweet and kind of you, Yink, thanks a lot for such an amazing artwork which made my day! ♡ Truly lots of worlds right here, now lots of love and hugs for you! (*´꒳`*)

Merry belated Christmas to you too and happy New Year! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

[gothamitelove]

hiiiii! how is everything going? merry christmas!!💗💗

~

BESTIE HIIII OH MY GOD i saw the email abt this and i was like i gotta go look!!! and then i forgot. SORRY ABOUT THAT a VERY belated merry christmas to you too, i hope all was well and that you had a great time <333

[akarithefan]

Eeeeee

New sona!!!

Shes part kitty

Thats all 🥲 (also belated merry christmas and advanced happy new year to everyone! <333)

[emptymilk-bottle]

read through all the lil notes on my deco tree, thank you all you’re so sweet much love <333

belated merry christmas for those who celebrate and a very soon happy new year !!

[tcshi]

ive been inactive for a few days on here bcs even though i celebrated christmas with a fairly good condition I WAS IMMEDIATELY TANKED IN MY JOB LIKE MISS GIRL CAN'T EVEN TAKE A FEW MORE DAYS WORTH OF REST AFTER BEING ILL :<

i'm so tired of this shii omfg ,, anyways belated happy merry christmas again to everyone <33 and A VERY VERY JOLLY NEW YEARS TO YOU LOVELY AND BEAUTIFUL PEPS I HOPE Y'ALL RECEIVE LOTS AND LOTS OF BLESSINGS THIS YEAR <333 YUUUUUUH wasn’t able to receive my christmas wish but y'know what that's fine. I'LL GET IT IN THE NEXT UPCOMING YEAR I HOPE :>

[miyakuli]

BELATED merry christmas and happy new year Lola <333

Thank you so much for your wishes Yzz <333333 I wish you nice celebrations for tomorrow and the best for 2023 :)) *hugs*

[yojeongin]

merry late christmas my love! hope this one brings you immense joy bby, have a good good holiday season <333

mwahh!

🎀

happy belated christmas, hope yours was fun <3 I spent it in a lil quaint town for religious festivities so it was fun ig (not really, it was so cold)

[inkykeiji]

CLARRRIIII i finally got in an okay headspace to read tag ur it pt 2 and oh my gosh i loved it!!! when u first dropped it i was like :ooo bc god do i love the tag ur it touya sm but then i saw the warnings and i was like hm. maybe next week. and i just kept doing that BUT NOW IVE READ IT AND HOLY SHIT !!! ngl may have made me fall in love with this touya a bit more,,, touya-nii will always hold the #1 spot in my heart but boy is this touya sneaking up 👀👀 maybe it’s cause i’m j sittin here goin he’s right tho stop bein so stupid whenever he yells at trader for talking to keigo but whatever it is i love him <3 fantastic as always it is always a great day when we are blessed with ur writing OH AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS im sorry i wasn’t here to wish u a merry christmas and a happy new year but sending belated wishes anyways and i hope your holidays were splendid <3 sending much love ur way!! -❄️

snowflake bb!!!!! <333

first of all, HELLO i missed you!!! i hope you’re doing awesome! (´∀｀)♡ it’s lovely to hear from you again <3

secondly, let me just take a moment to talk about how PROUD i am of you for keeping yourself safe, heeding the warnings and making the best decisions for yourself, to protect yourself at that current time. it is so wonderful that you were able to recognize that you might not be in the right headspace or place to handle consuming that piece and that you waited until you felt ready <333 i am so so so immensely proud of you for that!!!!!! and you should be proud of yourself as well!!

HAHAHAHA pls ur the cutest!!! i’m super glad to hear that you enjoyed the piece bb <333 that story is a very personal story to me and it means the world to hear that others can find and/or glean something from it as well, whether it be entertainment or escapism or catharsis or something else etc etc <3 HEHE honestly tag dabi is so fucking hot and so fucking DADDY i love writing him sooooo much waaah he’s so comforting to meeee (*/ω＼*) but also just a ton of fun to write <3 the third and final part of my tag you’re it series has been posted as well but it still isn’t linked anywhere ugh i am so behind on blog maintenance stuff but ANYWAY if you’re interested you can find it right here! <3

aw no need for apologies at all!!! i love u very much and i hope your holidays were as beautiful as you are!! (´∀｀)♡

[strawhatboy]

Hiiii Gab it’s your animanga secret Santa!! <333

I’ve seen the tags and I’m so glad you like the gift! Also your tags make me cry sjsjsjsjs I’m so glad you like my works like that I’m honoured 🥺💖 and Dabi is loveable I’m glad I was able to do him justice for you.

And Merry Christmassss! 🎄💖 I hope it’s been a good and beautiful one for you. Sending you loads of love.

-your animanga secret santa

hi kiran how are you? of course I loved your amazing gift, I still cry a little every time I see it :') I hope you had a nice christmas as well. also happy (belated) 2023! <3 may this year treat you with kindness ❤️

[madamxrose]

OMG I'M SORRY.

BELATED MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR I'M SORRY I STILL LY /P

HRU????

hi mar!!

nooo, don’t apologize. life’s been so crazy 😭😭 happy belated merry christmas and new year <333 i’m doing alright, just trying to readjust my life bc it was sooo bad the past few months. how are you?? haven’t talked to u in awhile :>

[loverspidey]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! I'M GOOD how r uuu

MERRY BELATED CHRISTMAS LOVE <333 im good !! christmas was great but im even more excited for new years ⭐️

[i-mist-you]

Merry Christmas and next new year!

adsjkflsdkjf tyyy merry belated christmas n cheers to a new year <333

[justanotherstarlightmonger]

The Yoonmin Anon

Hey Bestie! Just stopping by to wish you a Merry Christmas (it’s a bit late lol). I hope your day was wonderful regardless ☺️💜

Ps. I’m always here for you too, even though we’ve never met in person I still consider you to be a dear friend. Sorry if this was too sappy but it’s the truth!

I don't celebrate Christmas but a very merry belated Christmas to you bestie! <333 I hope you had an amazing time and got lots of gifts.

You considering me a dear friend feels like some character achievement I never knew I needed!! Thank you so much! I hope your days are going well! I'm not writing anything much nowadays but I'm always here if you wanna talk my darling! <3333

[darth-salem-emperor-of-earth]

Alumia x Vexa | The Old Republic’s Two Dark Jedi

For @knifeofdaudwall

“I love you for who you are, not who the world thinks you should be.” - Libba Bray, Beauty Queens

Source: https://www.pinterest.com/darthsalem/alumia/