TRADITIONS:
Are you a Grinch, or do you enjoy the holidays?: Théo quite enjoys the holidays, thought it’s been a bit rougher the past two years as his mom has passed on.
On which day do you celebrate Christmas?: The morning of, though he’d be open to Christmas Eve if that’s what Maya prefers.
Is it a religious celebration or non-denominational?: Religious, absolutely.
Who do you usually spend the holidays with?: He normally flew home to spend the week with his mother. Will most likely be spending it with Maya this year.
What does your typical Christmas dinner include?: Ham, with a delicious side of mashed potatoes, and whatever other dishes everyone likes.
Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?: Christmas day.
Do you still have a stocking?: No.
Do you still get an Advent Calendar?: No.
Do you leave all of your Christmas shopping until last minute, or are you organized?: He’s normally done by mid-November. Internet makes everything so easy!
Do you take charge of the day, or are you the one in the corner sipping Baileys?: He’ll direct the order of events if no one else does, but is content to let someone else do it if they so wish.
Any traditions passed down through the family?: His parents used to give him a particularly special present every Christmas Eve. He hopes to pass that on if he has children.
Any weird things your family does that others don’t?: Not particularly.
Do you go all-out with decorations, or keep it basic?: If he has time, he goes all out. With his current predicament probably not a whole lot of decorating.
Post a picture of what your Christmas tree looks like: (From Last Year)
Do you ever spend the holidays away from home?: This will be the first year “home” is wherever he is.
Do you like to get a bit tipsy, or is it an alcohol-free zone?: He’ll break open a nice bottle of whiskey or scotch, but not get tipsy. It is Christ’s birthday, after all.
FAVOURITES/FUN BITS:
Favourite Christmas song: Blue Christmas/Silver Be;;s
Least favourite Christmas song: He likes them all! The oldies make him nostalgic, which can sometimes be painful.
Favourite Christmas food: Ham
Least favourite Christmas food: Not a huge fan os sweet potatoes.
Favourite Christmas movie: Home Alone/ the Animated Classics
Least favourite Christmas movie: A Christmas Story
Favourite Christmas tradition: Singing Carols around the tree Christmas Morning
Ever re-gifted?: Shhhhh. But Yes.
If you had an unlimited budget, what would you buy for the three most important people in your life?: Maya- a perfect home in France, away from it all. His Father- a get out of jail free Card. The Parra’s- peace and happiness. Or the head of every russian. Either or.
If you could have any gift in the world, unlimited budget, what would it be?: NGL, he’d love a DB5 for the nostalgia of it. But he doesn’t talked about it much.
Weirdest Secret Santa gift ever received: Womens shoes.
If you could kiss any fictional character under the mistletoe, who would it be?: He declines to answer.
If you were forced to wear an ugly sweater to an ugly sweater party, what would it look like?:
What’s your go-to outfit for festive fancy dress?: Tuxedo for a fancy party, nice suit for normal Christmas Day.
Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve?: Christmas, duh.
White Christmas or snow-free?: Snow, if it’s not a normal year-round thing.
MEMORIES: (feel free to write any of these as separate drabbles, and link them in later)
Earliest Christmas memory: Receiving his first bicycle on Christmas eve, age 5.
Best Christmas memory: His last Christmas with his mother and father.
Worst Christmas memory: The first Christmas without his father.
Best Christmas present ever received, and who was it from: His father bought his his first firearm, telling him he’d become a man and would need it for his future successes. The gun was the Walther PPK/S he still carries today.
Best Christmas present ever sent, and who was it for: He’d paid off the warden of his father’s prison to allow a contact-visit between his mother and his father in 2015. It was the first time he had
Someone you wish you could bring back for one last Christmas: His mother. He only stayed two days last Christmas because he’d been moving to London, and he regrets cutting their last visit so short.
Have you ever been stuck somewhere else for Christmas?: Does an airport count?