#happy merry jolly holy

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[tidemoonchild]

Christmas Post

Soooo actually I wanted to write a poem for every single one of you and send it your way. BUT it turned out that I got this idea way too late and even if I'm good in english I'm not that good to write that many poems in such a short time.

Soooo instead of writing everyone their own poem I just post those I already got and tag you all here.

I wish you all a merry and happy christmas I love you all and I'm so thankfull to know every single one of you. You all are so amazing!

Poem 1:

The snow falls down and glitters so bright. Everywhere you look, a blanket of white. It's the day of peace and love, The day of christmas time. Look how beautiful and bright the lights shine.

Be merry, be jolly, be full and be fed, Have a beautiful christmas eve, My dear, lovely friend. Because it's Christmas, as you know. The day of magic, That always makes us wonder and glow.

Poem 2:

Oh christmas tree, oh christmas tree, how you are standing there so beautiful and free. Decorated with lots of colorful ornaments, with wholesome little messages. There to make your moment oh so sweet, to make your celebration complete.

Poem 3:

Can you see it? See the christmas tree? The christmas tree, that shines in its magical glow, With its candles that are burning beautifully, dim and low?

Can you smell it? Smell the delicious aroma? The aroma of cinnamon and christmas, that reminds us of wonder and forgivness?

Can you hear it? Hear the songs on Christmas eve? The songs that lets us hope, dream and believe?

Can you feel it? Feel the holy spirit? The spirit of christmas time Dear friend, Oh mine?

The spirit that flows through the night, That sparks joy and laughter, oh so bright. With all its love and peace, holding us warm and tight.

Can you, dear friend of mine?

poem 4:

Oh Silent Night, Oh Holy Night, All is calm, all is bright. The moon shines gently, from above, As we lay wrapped in warmth and love.

The angels sing so beautifully, And it feels like heaven here. With our hearts so pure and joly, and our hopes in all its glory.

Standing here so quiet and still, thinking of you at the end of this year. I wish you a merry christmas. May it will make you happy and cheer.

poem 5:

Up on the rooftop, Santa sits with care, Waiting to deliver presents, Everywhere.

He came from a place far away, to spread joy and happiness to make it oh so sweeter, your holiday.

Let love in, and your sorrows out. For it is christmas, the time of love, wonder and hope. This is all what it's about.

So let the merriment begin! May your day be filled with laughter. May your day be filled with love. May you hear the angles sing, from the havens up above.

@thehubb @sheshootsxruns @positivelybeastly @bothsidesofaquestion @kyber-infinitygems @the-innumerable-heroes @azuresrp @silently-judgingyou @antvnger @psyknife @luposcainus @vulpuslunae @marvelmyriad @stripesofbrooklyn @agentpeggycarterrogers @indoraptorgirlwind @michaelandadam @grimmusings

[best-jimmy-buffett-song]

Round 2 Schedule and BONUS CHRISTMAS ROUND!

Hello everyone! Round 1 has wrapped up, and we will be entering Round 2 soon! But first, since it's December and not a single Christmas Island song was nominated for this tournament... WE'RE DOIN A BONUS CHRISTMAS ROUND FOR DECEMBER!

So basically, the songs from Christmas Island and Tis the SeaSon will be going up against each other so we can find out what the best Jimmy Buffett Christmas song is! I randomized the matchups yet again (except for Mele Kalikimaka, the two versions from each album will be going up against each other) and the final matchup should wrap up on Christmas, so afterwards we'll proceed with Round 2 of our regular tournament. :)

Below is the matchups for the Christmas bonus round starting 11/27/23, as well as the schedule for Round 2, which will start in January.

We will also be doing a tiebreaker for Livingston's Gone To Texas and Schoolboy Heart this week!

In the meantime, spread the word! And enjoy!

@tournament-announcer @dailyjimmybuffett

BONUS CHRISTMAS ROUND SCHEDULE:

Round 1 (Starting 11/27/23)

Mele Kalikimaka (Christmas Island) vs Mele Kalikimaka (Tis the SeaSon)

A Sailor's Christmas vs White Christmas

Baby It's Cold outside vs Jingle Bells

Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer vs Drivin' the Pig (Manejando el Cerdo)

Wonderful Christmastime vs Run Rudolph Run

Up On The Housetop vs Santa Stole Thanksgiving

Christmas Island vs Merry Christmas, Alabama (Never Far From Home)

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth vs Winter Wonderland

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree vs What I Didn't Get For Christmas

I'll Be Home For Christmas vs Twelve Days of Christmas (Parrothead Version)

Ho Ho Ho And A Bottle Of Rum vs Jingle Bell Rock

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) vs Christmas In The Caribbean

Round 2 (starting 12/4/23)

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

Round 3 (starting 12/11/23)

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

TBD vs TBD

FINALE (starting 12/18/23)

TBD vs TBD vs TBD

Regular Tournament ROUND 2 (starting January!)

Group A:

Peanut Butter Conspiracy vs Beach House On The Moon

Come To The Moon vs I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever

Manana vs Cheeseburger in Paradise

Treat her Like a Lady vs Son of a Son of a Sailor

Brown Eyed Girl vs Little Miss Magic

Changes in Latitudes vs Coast of Marseilles

Life Is Just a Tire Swing vs Havana Daydreaming

Boat Drinks vs Stranded On a Sandbar

Group B:

Grapefruit Juicy Fruit vs The City

I Will Play For Gumbo vs Twelve Volt Man

Lucky Stars vs Frenchman For The Night

Lovely Cruise vs Banana Republics

He Went to Paris vs Tonight I Just Need My Guitar

Stars Fell On Alabama vs Growing Older But Not Up

Fin vs False Echoes

Southern Cross vs Margaritaville

Group C:

Only Time Will Tell vs Changing Channels

Coconut Telegraph vs The Weather Is Here

Burn That Bridge vs Coast of Carolina

Desdemona's Building A Rocket Ship vs Flesh and Bone

We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About vs Fruitcakes

Bring Back The Magic vs Pirate Looks At 40

Knee Deep vs Sail On Sailor

Great Heart vs Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move on.

Group D:

Last Mango In Paris vs Six String Music

Come Monday vs Jolly Mon Sing

I Don't Know And I Don't Care vs Wonder Why We Ever Go Home

Take It Back vs Caribbean Amphibian

TBD

Wings vs Happily Ever After (Every Now and Then)

The Captain and the Kid vs Vampires, Mummies, and the Holy Ghost

Death of an Unpopular Poet vs Railroad Lady

[ghostsofharrenhal]

this year's christmas makes me sick. it's not just the social obligations one has to live up to, that happens every year, but i woke up today and realized that as i get older and material gifts matter less and less to me, it makes me sick just how christmas has been so desentisized to the point that we have the guts, the outright shame, to be jolly and merry and be grateful for our "blessings" when the world is on fire.

and i want to specify that the christmas that makes me sick is the christian catholic christmas. my faith pushes me to be shameful for how we treat christmas now. not once have i heard a priest, during their homilies, mention anything about the ongoing genocide.

is not the nativity a daily scene everyday anywhere in the world where peoples are displaced from their homes, from their land?

is not the savior and the holy family that we celebrate one of the humblest of origins precisely because they're the least in society?

do we have the audacity to blaze fireworks when across the world, a child is terrified of explosions, is dead because of explosions, is an orphan in the rubble?

it punches me in the gut when the social media bubble is filled with celebrations, statements of thanks for the blessings and material wealth one has received in the year, when one takes the name of god of jesus and praises them so emptily so selfishly.

we don't have the shame.

sure, no amount of wallowing in grief and helplessness can miraculously make everything better. that i can be told of to just be happy and celebrate and enjoy my holidays whatsoever.

but how much does it take to remember, to acknowledge, to spend a prayer for everyone and anyone suffering right now?

is christianity just this? desensitized parties, vain praise and worship songs, consumerism and more of it?

[bakersstreetirregulars]

Kingdom Headline, December 2023: The Holiday Express

It turns out that Icicle Yeti’s Winter Song was primarily filler, but that’s Meringue’s opinion on the matter and part of the reason why he requested to start studio renovations for the next month or so through the holidays. But no matter, we’ve still got matters to attend to, whether we post here or not. Perhaps this part will be slightly more interesting. Merry Cookiemas!

Perceived Duration: 12/13 - 1/4

Main Events

2023 Cookie of the Year

Jolly Daily Gifts

Board of Mysteries - Meet Linzer Cookie! (Random Board Event)

The Great Leap - Level Up Your Kingdom!

2023 Kingdom of the Year

Seasonal Modes

Squirrel Shop (12/13 - 1/4): A special exchange with a chance to receive the Festive Acorn Gift Box and Acorn Snowball With a Tiny Cookie: two Special Treasures only available from here!

Tower of Sweet Chaos: Season 17 (Ends 12/18)

Tower of Sweet Chaos: Final Season (12/18 - 1/18): This mode and all associated events, packages, and rewards will disappear for a rework after this season ends.

Cookie Alliance: Season 2-1 (Ends 12/18)

Kingdom Arena: Gleaming Memories Season 2 (Ends 12/26)

Gift Month: 🦄 Cream Unicorn Cookie (Ends 12/27)

Guild Battle: Destiny’s Wrath Season 8-3 (12/13 - 12/19)

Cookie & Gacha Features

🎹 Crème Brûlée Cookie (Epic Cookie) 🏹

A renowned pianist known for his skills. Deals Light damage and provides ATK speed buffs that also influence his bonus damage output. Meet him in the Gacha with a chance-up banner.

✒️ Linzer Cookie (Epic Cookie) ⏫️

A mystery writer who can cast a growing Suspect debuff as she gains Deduction stacks instead of attacking. The Suspect debuff can override debuff immunity (IE what Madeline and Caramel Arrow have with their skills). Meet her through the Board of Mysteries event. She can still appear in the Gacha as normal.

🏜️🧀 Burnt Cheese Cookie (Epic Cookie) ✊

The Gatekeeper of the Golden Paradise. Deals Earth damage that can stun enemies and provides a powerful buff to the highest ATK Cookie, which includes DMG Focus, Debuff Immunity, and Curse Protection. Has several bonus passives when Golden Cheese Cookie is on the same team. His Soulstones are now available in the Mileage Shop.

Holiday Parade Costumes

Rhythm of Doo-da Doo-da - 🍩 Space Doughnut

Milky Way Resonance - 🚂🌌 Milky Way Cookie

Embroidered Starlight - ☄️ Stardust Cookie

These holiday themed Special-rarity Costumes can only be found here, and they’ll disappear from the drop list once the banner closes.

Squirrel Shop

Festive Acorn Gift Box

Acorn Snowball With a Tiny Cookie

See Squirrel Shop under the Seasonal Modes subheading for more details on how to get these Special Treasures.

Major Update Features

Added Title and Guild tabs next to your name on the main Kingdom screen

Added Kingdom level milestone rewards

Added Kingdom EXP rewards for Guild Battle, Kingdom Arena, Cookie Alliance, and Trial Grounds

Increased Kingdom EXP rewards for World Exploration, Daily Bounties, Tropical Soda Islands, Balloon Expeditions, Tree of Wishes, and Producing Goods

Added 2.5x speed for World Exploration and Special Episodes after reaching Kingdom level 15

Holiday Express

A mystery is afoot on this holiday train, and Linzer Cookie is keen on solving it with other Cookies such as Crème Brûlée Cookie. Unfortunately… there is a hard paywall here. Without an upgraded Story or First Class ticket, you’ll have to wait for Chapters to unlock. To view the epilogue and get a commemorative photo, you’ll have to buy the First Class ticket. Each ticket, including your free Gift Ticket, also has chapter completion rewards that you can claim for your ticket and anything below it.

Gift Ticket: Free, unlocks chapters every few days

Story Ticket: $11.99 USD, unlocks all chapters immediately, gives the Holiday Preparations Train design, and enables extra rewards

First Class Ticket: $15.99 USD, has all the benefits of the Story Ticket, even more rewards including 50 of Linzer Cookie’s Soulstones, the Happy Holidays Train design, a commemorative picture, and the ability to watch the Epilogue. WHY LOCK THE EPILOGUE BEHIND THIS.

Chapter 1 (Open immediately)

Chapter 2 (Open 12/14)

Chapter 3 (Open 12/16)

Chapter 4 (Open 12/19)

Chapter 5 (Open 12/22)

Event Achievements - Unlockable tasks with bonus rewards. You can only see the tasks after the associated stage is open. Until then… it’s a mystery.

The real mystery, however, is why Devsisters thought it was a good idea to put the Epilogue behind something that’s $16. All it takes is one buyer and a YouTube channel to circumvent this idea anyway. Unfortunately, Editor Meringue is NOT that buyer. The price is too steep for him.

[chameleon777-me]

Merry Christmas to all! Today is the birthday of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and so let us remember and emulate Him as we celebrate this holy day! #christmas #christmastime #merrychristmas #christian #christ #jesus #holiday #holiday #holy #gift #queen #sweet #pretty #prettywoman #smile #dress #chillin #chillvibes #smile #peaceful #love #happy #jolly #hopeful #joy #enjoylife #gratitude #beautiful #precious #glorious #treasure #celebrate https://www.instagram.com/p/CmmJg1RrGhH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tsuki-sennin]

Happy New Year~! With the Underg quite literally at our doorstep and all laid bare before us, what better time for a Christmas party~? The Pretty Cure have plenty of fun celebration for us all~!

Or uh... we probably would've but... well, duty calls.

Spoilers, I guess...

-Hello, Nijigaoka-san~!

-I agree, Mashiro is adorable~!

-Oh

-"I-it's nothing important, really~! Er... s-side note, please..."

-Ageha-neechan is the best after all...

-Red Jumpscare

-Everybody's here~!

-Good job, Tsubasa-chan~!

-Never be afraid to dream big.

-Knowing what we do now, it seems the line of succession is, indeed, rooted in the Queen's bloodline.

-"All the make up~!"

-What a benevolent ruler Elle-chan is.

-"Strichmas~!"

-Ah yes.... Sejus Strich.

-Party time~!

-Tsubasa's dad would be a househusband.

-Even Captain Shalala's working like crazy.

-I see the invention of the airpump is beyond Sora-chan and Beryberie-chan.

-Excellent work, Elle-chan~!

-Not having a chance to smile is letting Despair win.

-"SANTA BIRD"

-T

-Tasan.

-Tasan Lucas.

-Hang on Tasan, we've gotta do a transformation really quick. You can wait a minute, right?

-How do you get rid of a tornado? With an updraft, of course~!

-OH OKAY

-Breaking out the big guns right this second, eh?

-...though to be fair, a Titanic Rainbow Attack would probably only turn him into a jolly red paste.

-Oh you're a big bastard, aren't you?

-"HOLY CRAP PRECURE!"

-Tasan no Tsuma?

-Everybody's smiles...

-So long ago...

-Aw come now Wing, Butterfly's still a little ways away from Christmas getting-plastereding.

-Tasan Believer Wing...

-Yaaaay, snow~!

-Merry Strichmas, our beloved Sky Land~!

-Ayo wingwoman Ageha?

-Haha gay

-Now we can notebook together~!

-Merry Chistmas, Sora-chan...

-Merry Strichmas, Mashiro-chan...

-Oh fuck Princess

-Oh she's big now

-She resonated with her parents being gay.

-We're slowly reaching the final stretch!

[eskilddood]

HOLY SHIT!!! JOLLY TIMES ARE HERE!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYSS!!! SPREAD JOY AND CHEER!!! TODAY, TOMORROW, DOESNT MATTER!!! IT'S HERE!!!

[idealog]

ain't your slave

Curse ya

Ain't your filth to use.

Ain't your rag to mop up.

Fuck Off, degenerates.

I'll do real work,

And you can perish in the Bowels of fiery hell,

Before the cold you have coming reaches you,

For those you gaslighted,

And the never ending abyss,

Of your Celestial COURT.

KINGDOM

You should have been accepting of the innocent, Judges.

Joseph casts you out.

May God keep you.

King Me.

If I were a bastard like you, I'd say, king me, bitch.

To hurt YOU, rather than your evil.

But I don't.

I only want you to stop causing HARM.

Or,

I will retreat to Eternity, and you will be no more a Dream,

But a forgotten nightmare,

Forever.

Wise up now,

Or you have no defense.

Goodbye loves ~ ~

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Don't ever fuck with me again.

I thank you for your help, whether unintentional or not.

But I owe you zipeedoodle.

Be grateful God has pressed upon me with this major Blessing for you which he requested, and you.

Even He is not beyond the Son of Man.

Fare Well,

Children.

Mass is Over.

Profane monsters,

You look with lust.

You lied about the Innocent.

Eternal damnation, then?

I'll Default the Answer soon.

Goodbye.

❤️ TO THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE ~

~

Mad Max's Warning.

MAY YOUR DAYS BE MERRY AND BRIGHT,

AND MAY ALL YOUR CHRISTMASES BE WHITE

The Drift

Shame on him.

HEALING

Chiron

"WHY don't I fit in?"

Cuz this place is POOP.

Training.

Turds!

HaHa

Vain chumz.

I Miss Poker.

But I was Just Too Nice.

Buhbye, lol,

Santa's elves.

We don't like to brag.

Santa knows who's good.

You dont.

Shut Up.

HEAVEN

What's Up, Man?

DON'T MAKE ME COME DOWN HERE.

GOD

And So,

Happy CHRISTMas,

MoFoz,

fakes.

;p

:/

Loozers

G

Mysfit

YOU LOSE, JUDGER.

Conspirators,

Icy

HOnor

Manipulators,

Secret Combinations.

Nothing is secret now.

Ha, ha, ha fucking HA.

🥈 🪙

Kill your pride, fuck stains.

It's why the world stunks.

Stinks.

Continue, and infinite Hell will soon pursue you infinitely, silver & Gold.

Hurt another child, and my Wrath shall be Infinite.

Your turn, brilliant ones. ⭐

There's no way out from justice, proud ones.

Step on my mantle. God

NOW, YOU KNOW HUMILITY, BEFORE GODDAMN GOD.

JESUS CHRIST, ETERNAL LORD, SPIRIT, MATTER, EARTH, HEAVEN, LOVE, LOSS, DEATH, INFINITE LIFE.

On the Island of Sovereign Candles, no longer Toys, Ever.

If Not, your Annihilation is eternal, and Infinite.

Shut up,

Your false salvation,

TO Hell.

misfit toys

Where Be U?

;) :P Crazies. Whores. Fact.

You can't run away from your responsibility.

Jinge vell time.

the loyal One

Let go.

The Fae

Nitwit.

Son Of Jacob,

Daughter of Heaven.

Persist Against HEAVEN,

and you're gone.

F. U., phonies.

Od hates phonies, pretenders.

False spirits,

With no holy ghost.

:(

Done.

Let It Snow.

Goodbye, Judgers Unrepentant.

CHRIST

And Yes,

I see you. ∆

-The Heart of God,

Holly Holly,*

Jesus

*Jolly, by Golly. -Spirit

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Tis the Season to be Jolly, Women's Christmas T-Shirt, Cute Christmas T-Shirt, O Holy Night T-shirt

[krowwyya]

Merry Christmas TO YOUUU ALLLLL I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE A JOLLY HOLIDAY (holy shit i think i’m being corny as fuck when i said jolly.. But oh well i hope you do have a wonderful holiday if not then i wish you have, and happy new year with loves!!)

[manager-of-the-pudding-bank]

Merry Christmas, sweetheart. Say, have you any time to spare on this jolly day? Why not join me for a lovely Christmas dinner? Just us two would be delightful, wouldn’t it?

- Amaris

HOLY-

ahem

Why hello Amaris, merry christmas to you too. As for the christmas dinner, i'm afraid i might be needed to guard the pudding bank

Since, yknow, can't allow people to steal too much pudding for Christmas. However, i do really appreciate your offer

AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS LOCK

[patbertram]

Wishes for You

If you don’t celebrate this day in some way, I still wish all these wonderful things for you. If you do celebrate Christmas, then choose your preferred greeting: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Season’s Greetings, Peace and Joy, Warmest Wishes, Happy Solstice, Good Yule, Noel, Good Cheer, Good Tidings, Merry Xmas, Happy Holy Holidays, Warm Greetings, Holly Jolly Holidays, Let it Snow, Ho Ho Ho,…

[fichtner-fics]

Christmas Miracle (Alex Mahone)

Warnings: none (besides some spoilers in the context describing, mention about family problems (just a few words)), in contrary TOO MUCH FLUFF AND CUTENESS OMG my heart just can’t take that

Context: So this is a bit out of the PB storyline. Cameron, Alex’s son is alive, but Pam is not in the picture at all. I didn’t exactly clarified, where she is or what has happened to her (she’s not necessarily dead), and from the point of this fic it doesn’t matter. What does matter: Cameron is five (just like in the serie), living with his dad, spending so much time with Y/N (who isn’t from the office, not even working in law-enforcement). And the rest is down there, I just wanted to explain the basics. 😊

A/N: So I thought it would be nice to surprise you with a little Christmassy-Mahone, with so much fluff, cuteness, love, joy, gingerbread and sparkles. This is the end result. ✨  (2298 words??? sorry I was just typing and suddenly it happened) (I’m already visualising a secod part of this, help, things started to get out of my control)

Originally I wanted to post this on the 22nd, BUT I JUST COULDN’T WAIT YOUR REACTIONS so tell me tell me whatever you think about this. 😭😭

I know this is quite early to say, but I want y’all to have yourself a very happy, merry, holy, jolly, fun Christmas, take care yourselves, and rest as much as you can. We all have things to recover from, so let this period be that recovery’s time. Thank you all for making my 2020 whole, giving me some light during these shadowy times. It is such an adventure which started this year. ❤

I know I have 2 requests pending, I’ll start the next year with them. Pinky promise!

[yeah, that’s Carl Hickman on the gif, but as I realized there’s no footage in the wide Internet of Mahone smiling so I had to improvise😆; gif’s from here, thank you!]

Alex and I were friends for such a long time. Though during his marriage we hadn’t seen each other as frequently, our friendship remained. What’s more, since they split up with Pam and he was left alone with his son, I was the first person he came to. I usually cooked them and spent so much time with the little boy. We grew closer and closer – with both of the boys. With Cameron in the sense of a mother-son relationship and with his father… well, I fell in love with him, and I was quite sure that he felt almost the same way. There was nothing on Earth I would enjoy more than our long nights with deep conversations and a cup of tea, which happened pleasantly often. We could talk about anything and everything, he shared with me all his ups and downs, everything at the office, in his (ended) marriage, and vice versa. I didn’t have a failed marriage to talk about, but given my drunk father, I had some things to share about as well. Long story short, basically we would just have to say things out loud to become a couple.

Given Alex had to work late (unfortunately) on the 25th of December, he asked me to look after Cameron, which I took happily. I already planned our whole day during the night before, so I arrived with decided plans at their house.

First things first, we of course bake some gingerbread to build a house. When finally it wasn’t hot, I put everything on the table and called Cameron. While I was gathering some tools missing, he took the plate in front of him.

“We won’t have anything left to build the house if you keep eating all those gingerbreads” I said laughing and messing up little Cameron’s hair. He giggled but kept chewing a gingerbread man’s leg. “And tell me” I asked, sitting on the chair next to him “what did you wrote on your list?”

While I was waiting for him to answer, I started to prepare the frosting and the tubes with coloured icing in them.

“I asked a huge… truck…” he said excitedly. “With a remote controller. And a toolbox for myself, because daddy has his own, and I want to help him repair things. And some Lego!”

“That’s amazing. You will have so much fun with these” I smiled at him. “Give me two sidewalls, please” I said after finishing the preparation of the necessities. It wasn’t the funniest part of making the house for a five-year-old, but I hoped that by involving Cameron in the process would cheer him a bit. I put some frosting on the sides of the gingerbread, then glued two pieces together.

“And I asked a gun, too” he said suddenly, while we were holding the pieces to stick. I laughed in surprise.

“Like daddy’s” I presumed.

“Yes” the little boy chuckled again. “To fight the bad guys, so daddy don’t have to do it alone. And you know what else?” he whispered, leaning close to my ear. His huge, brown eyes sparkled in excitement, and I couldn’t help but smile.

“What else?” I whispered back, pecking his cute cheeks.

“I asked for you to be my mommy” he said out finally, scanning my face just to see my reaction.

At first, I couldn’t find the words. Just in a half second all our shared little tender moments with Alex flew in front of my eyes and suddenly I was aching for his love even stronger. I was so in love with him, I would do anything to know he feels the same. And of course, I was fond of this little boy, too. I already imagined the tree of us being a real, whole family.

“Aww, you’re so sweet, darling” I hugged him finally. He put his little arms around my neck and hugged back tightly. Luckily the frosting between the two gingerbread parts was stiff enough now to stand alone. “That would be my best Christmas present, too” I said quietly.

After our little squeeze-session, Cam helped me piping frosting and icing, pouring sprinkles and gluing sweets on the gingerbread roof with some syrup. Of course, at the end he looked like he was the one who had been decorated, but it was nothing a solid wash wouldn’t fix.

Rest of the day passed by with playing, laughing, and while he had his daytime nap I rested too. When I noticed the snow started to fall, I got so excited for Cam to wake up and see it.

It was around 4pm when I heard some noise from his room, so I went to take a look. He was sitting up in his bed with cute messy hair and sleepy eyes.

“Good morning, my sweetheart” I whispered happily. I sat next to him on the bed, letting him to lay on my lap. I started to play with his soft hair. “Did you sleep well?” I murmured. He was to drowsy yet, but his waggish smile already sparkled on his face.

“Yes. And… I dreamt about stars and reindeers” he said after a yawn. “And you and daddy and I was playing in the snow, really.” 

“I’m so happy you dreamt these nice things” I smiled at him, gently touching his nose. Talking about it reminded me the fact that it was actually snowing outside.

“Hey, you want to see something amazing?” I asked after some minutes, leaving him stretching a bit and playing with his plush rabbit. When he agreed in a quiet, husky little voice, I took him, and we left the room.

Cameron stayed in my arms as we stood in front of the window in the living room. We were watching the silently falling, huge snow-petals. I was surprised that he didn’t change his mind after a few minutes and wanted to play or do anything else – he was unusually cuddly that day. He just leant to my chest with his thumb in mouth, breathing quietly while I was slowly rocking him. There were no lights on in the house besides the light garland’s yellow twinkle on the Christmas tree, which gave such a warmness to the room. It was just the two of us, the snow and the spirit of Christmas around us.

“Are you awake, honey?” I whispered, because I thought he fell back asleep. Feeling him nodding made me smile. “Beautiful, isn’t it?”

“Can we go out for a walk?” he asked in a dreamy voice.

“We should wait for your dad to come home” I suggested. “If he arrives and it’s okay for him, we can go and check the Christmas lights in the street. How does it sound?” I placed a kiss in his hazel brown curls.

It was his first thing to ask when Alex entered the house a few hours later. He said yes of course, so we put on some warm clothes, and left. Cameron ran forward, leaving us slowly mooning behind him.

“Did your day went well?” Mahone asked quietly.

“Yeah” I looked at him. “We built a gingerbread house, which you could see only in its ruins, because Cam pretended to be a shark and… bite the roof off” I laughed. “We played hide and seek, drew some amazing pictures and while he took his nap, I finally finished my book.”

“I’m glad to hear” Alex nodded. As we walked, he suddenly offered me his arm. I glanced at him, and with cheeks turned into rose I accepted the gesture. “Thank you for being here for us” Alex whispered. “I have no idea what I would do without you. Truly.”

I smiled but remained silent, only fixing Cameron standing mesmerized in front of a huge, sparkling snowman statue. His words came up in my mind, and at that moment I decided not to let the moment go.

“Did he tell you what’s he wishing for?” I asked innocently.

“You mean the gun?” Alex burst out in laugh. “Yeah, well, he won’t get that one. Not yet” he shook his head. I refused the temptation of rolling my eyes.

“Mommy look” Cameron shouted when we finally reached where he stood. Timing is perfect, little guy, I thought myself.

“What did you say?” Alex asked immediately, astonished. I remained silent, curiously waiting for what was going to happen. “Since when do you call Y/N mom?”

“It’s a secret, dad” said the little boy. “Only Santa has to know, and mommy has to know” he added, while nodding seriously. Then he took my hand and started to pull me where he saw the thing he wanted to show me. Alex just frowned more, but this time looking at me, waiting for a proper answer.

“It’s on his list” I mouthed while smiling wide at the confused agent. I only hoped this is enough information him to understand the situation. Letting him go, I crouched next to Cameron, to look at a little sheep in a Nativity Scene he was excited about.

“Look at him, he’s so cute” I said kissing the little boy’s rosy, cold cheeks.

“Can we have one at home?” he looked at me. I chuckled and looked towards Mahone who stood a few steps behind us. His face surprised me. He was watching us so tenderly, with sparkling eye, slight smile glued on his lips. I felt my cheeks burn suddenly and I had to fall my eyes.

“I don’t think your dad would approve” I answered to Cam. “Go, have a look at Rudolph” I suggested, pointing towards an at least three metres tall, red reindeer-silhouette. The boy nodded, then he started running immediately.

“Don’t rush, son” Alex tried to calm him, without any effect at all of course. I stood up biting my lips, because I had no idea what the agent will say about what happened earlier. “So, what’s this between you two and Saint Nick?” he laughed as I took his arm again. We walked slow, so he could scan my face as I looked at him almost laughing in embarrassment.

“Cameron wants Santa to make me his mom” I replied shyly. “I think he wants him to be reminded. But as you heard, it’s a secret, so I shouldn’t have told this to you.”

“This means I have to wrap you and place under our tree?” he asked. I heard on his voice that he was playing. If it wasn’t for his arm, I’d fly away by happiness for sure.

“Why, do you think it’s a wish so easy to make come true?” I teased back.

“Well, this is Santa Claus we’re talking about. He can do anything” he looked at me, smiling wide.

Suddenly I felt myself ran out of words. These past three minutes made me fall for Mahone even harder, but I couldn’t imagine what was going to happen. I pulled him closer, and in the same moment he lifted his other hand to fold on mine. When I looked at him in surprise, I found his wondrously blue, sparkly eyes already fixing me. He smiled at me, and I suddenly got sure about the meaning of the word ‘Christmas miracle’.

We remained silent until finally reaching Cameron, who basically looked around in the whole street while we walked slowly after him. When he noticed us, hugged our legs.

“Hey baby” I ran through my fingers in the boy’s hair.

“Aren’t you cold, buddy? Can we go home now, you saw everything?” Alex asked.

“Yes” Cameron nodded looking up at his father, but he suddenly froze. “Look daddy, mistletoe!” he pointed above us. And he was right. We stood right under the huge reindeer, who has a great deal of mistletoe hanging in his neck. I laughed out loud, shaking my head. This only could happen in movies.

“Do you know what it means, Cam?” Alex asked his boy but smirking at me. He shook his head. “We all can wish something” Alex explained, awfully misinterpreting the whole thing. I curiously watched them, my eyes jumping from one to the other, and I couldn’t believe what Mahone was doing. “But we must close our eyes, otherwise it won’t come true” he warned his son. “I count to three, then everybody shuts their eye, okay?”

“Okay, daddy” Cameron replied, then he lifted his hands, ready to place them in front of his face. When Alex counted three and Cam covered his face, we looked at each other, and within a split second he placed his cold lips upon mines. I felt him cupping my cheeks and I pulled him closer by his waist. He let me go after a little while, but before he would completely pull away, he whispered just on my lips:

“I love you.”

“I love you too” I breathed back. Suddenly we heard Cameron bursting out in chuckling. When we looked at him, he stretched up his arms towards me, giving a sign he wants to be taken up.

“And I love you so much too” I squeezed him after lifting him in my arms, making Cam laugh even louder.

“What’s so funny, little man?” Alex asked smiling as well. He stood next to me so close, resting his hand on my waist. I looked aside at him, just to see the joy in his eyes.

“I peeked” Cameron giggled with his little hand in front of his mouth. He was so sweet I almost couldn’t bear.

“You were so fast making your wish” I said pretending some surprise. Alex laughed through his nose.

“Because I knew what I wanted to wish” the little boy rolled his eyes. “But you didn’t wish. I saw” he stated.

“What makes you think we didn’t wish?” his father asked.

“Bec…” he yawned just in the middle of his sentence. “Because you kissed Y/N, so you didn’t have time for… wishing” he grimaced by pulling up his nose impishly.

“Hey, I made one” I said while nodding. “Did you make one?” I looked at Alex.

“Of course, I did. And you know what? It came real immediately” he added, looking straight into my eyes. Cameron gasped in surprise, and Alex pressed a soft kiss on my temple.

[missdaviswrites]

Christmas Ficlet Prompts Masterlist

I'm not putting out a new list of prompts for 2021, but if anyone wants to write (or draw or paint or do whatever you want with them), I've collected the holiday prompts from all the lists I've made over the past few years. There are almost definitely some duplicates on here, but feel free to pick and choose whatever you'd like.

1. Bundled up / Peppermint / Holiday Décor / Snowflake / Tis the Season

2. Wish list / Shopping / Star / Wish / Bells

3. Fruitcake / All dressed up / You better watch out / The more the merrier / Chilly

4. Snowball fight / Winter sports / Snowman / Lights / Deck the Halls

5. Mistletoe / Decorating / Believe / Wind / Shepherd

6. Cold / Cozy / Fireplace / Angel / Joy

7. Christmas cards / Candles / Memories / Ashes and soot / Blankets

8. Warming up / Scrooge / Music / Warm bath / O Christmas Tree

9.  Ghosts of Christmas past / Wrapped up / Gift / Festive / Making a list

10. Eggnog / Food and drink / Do you see what I see / Once a year / Candle

11. Christmas carols / Violin / Comfort and joy / Chimney / Dashing through the snow

12. Happy Hanukkah / Winter Wonderland / Gingerbread / Bah humbug / Visiting

13. In front of the fire / Pine-scented / Frost / Family / Storm

14. Elf / Naughty or nice / A beautiful sight / Not a creature was stirring / Hope

15. Seasonal illness / The Case of the Frozen Corpse / Toy soldier / Midnight / Jolly

16. Yule log / Stuck at home / Season's greetings / Baby please come home / Twinkling

17. Scarf and coat / Christmas telly / Warm and cozy / Wonder / Let nothing you dismay

18. Christmas crackers / Favorite tradition / Celebration / Exhausted / Gifts

19. Father Christmas / Travelling / Silent night / Escape / Faith

20. Stocking stuffers / Icicles / Home / Christmas present / Sweets

21. Winter solstice / Longest night / Hopes and fears / Winter / Darkness

22. Party time / Under the tree / Feast / Miracle / Friends and family

23. Family visit / "Did you bring your gun?" / Nightmare before Christmas / Sentiment / Love

24. Holy night / Mittens or gloves / Peace / And to all a good night / Merry Christmas

25. It's Christmas / "I feel the same"

26. Boxing Day / Cleaning up

27. Post-holiday blues / "Thank God that's over"

28. Many happy returns / Toys

29. Bored / Bad weather

30. Auld Lang Syne / Resolutions

31. Last night / New Year

And if you want to read some Sherlock holiday ficlets, here are all the Christmas ficlets I've written since I started in 2015:

Put a Little Love in Your Heart

So This Is Christmas

Welcome Christmas

Christmas With You

Breaking Christmas

Imagine the Christmas Dinners

For even more holiday cheer, check out these collections with all the fics other people have written using the prompts above:

Sherlock December Ficlets

2018 Advent Ficlet Challenge

2019 Advent Ficlet Challenge

2020 Advent Ficlet Challenge

[loserboyfriendrjl]

as regulus put in the almost too-well-known telephone number to the potters' mannor, he had a slight feeling of guilt washing over him.

this was sirius' first christmas away from grimmauld place. in another family. away from the noble house of black, who had always been rough on them.

why would regulus call the potters, where he knew that sirius was, although his brother wanted nothing to do with him anymore? who was he to disturb his brother's peace, that he so longed for? frankly, regulus missed sirius.

someone picked up the phone, and it was nothing like what regulus had heard before.

it was clear that whoever was on the other side was having fun, along with everyone they had next to them on the holy night of christmas.

regulus could pick out the clinking of glasses and the indistinct chatter in the room, laughing, snickering, clapping and happiness. he could pick out remus lupin's voice that said "euphemia, you didn't have to!", a jolliness in his tone that regulus had never quite heard before. and james' voice, calling sirius.

regulus' brother that he didn't have anymore.

"hello?" euphemia asked. "is someone there?"

regulus inhaled deeply. "hello mrs. potter, this is regulus black. i would like to talk to sirius, please."

he could almost imagine the woman rolling her eyes, amusedly, he supposed.

"sirius, there's someone at the phone for you!" she exclaimed.

regulus waited, listening to the booming laugh of fleamont potter.

then someone picked up the phone.

"regulus?"

"merry christmas, sirius." regulus said, letting out a breath that he didn't know he held in all of that time.

"merry christmas, regulus."