#this man is like 60 and full of whimsy and wonder and his wife is also amazing

[starrycassi]

My professor and his wife have been sending me pictures of their Christmas... If I say that Jayvik would be the type of profs to do that would y'all agree. Not sharing anything on any public social media platform because they're private like that but sending small curated photoshoots to the people they care about. That weird girl from ROBOTICS209 who sobbed the first time Jayce complimented her job, that quiet boy from BIOING104 who laughs deprecatingly whenever someone tries to praise him, that one too-loud kid who avoids talking about their home life like the plague.

One year, they start hosting a big meal for the kids who have nowhere to go. Ximena says that she misses having "emo teens" in the house and they take the initiative. It's all hush-hush with the faculty because yeah fraternity policies and such, but which one of these idiots cares about rules?? Neither lmao. Caitlyn and Vi become cool lesbian aunts to some baby butch in software engineering. Jinx and Ekko are traveling in some part of South America but facetime for long enough to teach a few kids some bad habits. Mel manages to drop in with so many gifts. She has a gift for everyone. No one is quite sure of how she knows so much about everyone's personal tastes but they're not complaining. Sevika lets a few kids tinker with her prosthetic arm and Isha finds another mute girl to communicate with.

Idk sorry just... Community. I don't really celebrate Christmas but I appreciate how everyone seems to come together for this one, more often than not. Jayce and Viktor giving out poorly baked cookies and letting that one child struggling with rent (because dorms were way too expensive) crash on their couch. You go into Jayce's office and he has a tin of cookies and a coffee machine. Viktor is not so sentimental but keeps protein bars and some more coffee. Also some vodka. But that's a personal-only kind of beverage.

Jayce moving all the strings he has to get some kids summer jobs with proper pay. He usually has to call Mel for that, but she's always happy to invest in brilliant minds. He does have to coach them into the "don't sign anything without me being there" talk that everyone gets eventually in your collegiate career but c'est la vie. Viktor advocating for more lenient meal plans, being a vocal supporter of volunteer clubs... THEY WOULD BE AMAZING PROFESSORS LIKE. type of professors u email at 2 am and answers in 0.5 seconds.

Merry Christmas. Idk. I'm tired guys my knees hurt I've been on my feet all day