gifts for the world

[walkthedawn]

Who: Riku, the Never Was Apartment, and everyone here
When: December 24th and 25th
Where: Riku's apartment
Summary: Christmas Eve with the KH kids and Christmas Day with the city.
Warnings: Shenanigans, cuteness to the point of diabetes, and maybe cursing depending on what characters show up

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Christmas Eve

[walkthedawn]

[fireintwilight]

[Axel's got a big tangle of Christmas lights he's trying to sort through to put on the tree, and he can't help but wonder what kind of people actually enjoying doing these things year after year. All the tiny bulbs are tangled up in the wires and the whole process is way too fiddly for his tastes, but hey, you've got to start somewhere.]

Who designed these things?

((ooc: Getting in one or two thread starts now 'cause I have to go to bed soon. :( BUT I will definitely be tagging first thing tomorrow!))

[madeinoblivion]

[Joe's tucked halfway under the tree skirt, giving the base a bit more water from a measuring cup. It doesn't keep him too preoccupied to comment wryly]

Someone with more patience than you?

[fireintwilight]

[Picking a part a coil and IGNORING YOU]

I don't see you doing it. [Well maybe not quite.]

Christmas Morning

[walkthedawn]

[Riku had woken up early the night before and had put all of the gifts under the tree from "Santa" for everyone, his own secret apology for doubting that the man had existed. He had gone out earlier for a few miscellaneous errands, but by eight in the morning, everything was set.

For now, Riku is in the kitchen, making cinnamon buns, coffee, and cocoa while he waits for the others to wake up.]

[pullsheavendown]

[Roxas hadn't slept soundly for part of the night. It wasn't anxiety; so far, this Christmas thing had gone better than than he'd worried it might, even with all of them in one place. But he'd been a little antsy. Eventually he'd dropped off to sleep, but when he woke up and saw the tree in the morning, he couldn't help but smile.

It looked like he was the first guest to wake up, so he was quiet as he made his way to the kitchen, still in his pajamas.]

Looks like Santa came.

[madeinoblivion]

[It was morning's first light streaming in from the windows (and directly into his eyes once Roxas has shifted out of the way) which woke him up. Stretching the lazily, he turned over onto his back and blinked up at the ceiling for a few moments before the warm hazy memories of Christmas eve came flooding back-

Which meant it was here finally! Christmas Day! He sat up quickly, checked the tree first- excitement, quiet-giddy anticipation fit to burst- ...then followed the scent of cinnamon to Riku and Roxas, yawning broadly]

Merry Christmas. You guys are the only ones up?

[walkthedawn]

Looks like it.

[He yawns a little, sipping his coffee, and he glances at the cinnamon rolls in the oven.]

You guys are up early.

During the Day

[walkthedawn]

[The food is out and the gifts are ready for people to pick up while everyone's in the kitchen preparing for any other things that need to go on the table.]

Finishing up the last dessert

[pullsheavendown]

[They'd thought he couldn't do it. Oh, they hadn't said so, but Roxas had caught some of the glances. Baked Alaska was beyond him, they thought. Ice cream? In an oven? Sure, it was just to make the meringue firm, but they thought he might end up melting it all over. Roxas was glad they'd made special Christmas ice cream, not as a backup but just because it was good, too, but he was sure he could pull off this dessert if he just believed in himself. What was Cohen's word again? Doubters, all of them.

He grinned as he pulled the dish out of the oven, the meringue browned just like in the cookbook. Well, close enough. This was perfect enough for him.]

[payingthepiper]

[a to-be soul-bound fan is eying you from a counterspace away, a half-full plate in hand. he doesn't mean to stalk in any kind of way, really, but...]

Ah... Could I ask what that is, Roxas...?

[pullsheavendown]

Oh, hey, Allen.

[He sets it proudly on the counter.]

It's a baked Alaska. There's ice cream and cake under this meringue stuff.

Dinner and Opening of Gifts

[walkthedawn]

[pullsheavendown]

[sup facetwin]

Oh, hey, Ven. I was wondering if you guys were going to come.