"have yourself a merry little Christmas" please. I think you'll have fun with this. and also take as much time as you need \o/
The man was finally clean shaven, showered, and fed. The apartment still rang with silence as the two men sat on the couch. Jinki twisted his fingers in his lap as Taemin looked around the bare apartment, his head nodding slowly. “So…it’s um…Christmas and all that shit, ya know.” The younger boy said lightly. Jinki looked at his socked feet and grunted in agreement. He’d been so absent minded lately, he didn’t even decorate for the holidays.
“…oh.” He said as he lifted his head to look at his friend. “I have some…eggnog in the fridge if you want?” He offered as he stood to walk to the kitchen. Taemin looked at him for a moment before he shrugged and stood to join him. “Sure, why not? I mean…holiday spirit, right?” He grinned and thumped Jinki on the back. The older boy pulled out the creamy liquor and poured them each a glass. The two made their way back into the living room and Taemin took a seat again, his teeth gnawing on the rim of his glass rather than drinking the liquid as he watched Jinki come back. “How come you haven’t like…put shit up? Don’t you have decorations?” he asked as Jinki moved around. He shrugged and looked around. He should have something, maybe.
“Dunno…” he says instead, somewhat distracted as he looks for something he had stashed away. “no time I guess…ah.” Jinki leaned down and pulled something from the shelf in his entertainment center. The package wasn’t wrapped, it was in a simple brown box. He smiled at it fondly and looked back up at Taemin before he made his way back over and sat down next to Taemin on the couch. “I don’t think you really need to decorate to know that it’s the holidays as long as you celebrate with someone…so…” he licked his lips and handed the gift over. Taemin looked at him curiously before he took the box and smoothed his hand over the top. “…what’s this for?” he asked as he picked at the tape. Jinki shrugged and chewed on the inside of his cheek “it’s Christmas? So I got you something. Well…actually…I got it for you last year but I never gave it to you so…might as well give it to you now.” Taemin grinned at his explanation before he tore into the gift.
Jinki watched as he opened the present and only one thought went thought his mind: peace. He may have had a rough time lately, and things were certainly still a little broken, but right now, in his living room, with his longtime friend, past love, things were peaceful. Maybe that’s what Christmas was truly all about.
