Our Gifts in all Their (Tacky) Splendor
The holidays are already over, but Yuan still has half a mind to finish up his present for the Yggdrasills. Whether they would be good presents were another matter entirely.
Fandom: Tales of Symphonia
Characters/Pairing: Yuan Ka Fai/Martel Yggdrasill, Mithos Yggdrasill
Rating: G
Mirror Link: AO3
Notes: @talessecretsanta2019 gift for @prettysailormimi ! I’m sorry for the lateness, but here’s a short holiday story! I really wanted to include ‘ugly sweater contest’ into the story in some way, and for some reason, my brain could only do it within a modern AU. I hope okay, but I’d be happy to rewrite something else if it’s not to your liking! But I sincerely hope you enjoy, and Happy Holidays!
Mithos peered over Yuan’s shoulder with a curious stare. “What are you doing?”
“Gah!” Yuan jumped, which was more than embarrassing for him. “Oh, Mithos. You just…startled me.”
“I seem to do that quite a bit to you, don’t I?” The young boy smirked, blue eyes glinting at what Yuan held in his hands. “Are those knitting needles?”
Yuan looked to his lap, as if he had never seen the objects before in all his life. “Suppose they are…”
Despite knowing Mithos for a few months now, Yuan still had trouble gauging the boy’s behavior at times…but if Martel had trusted him enough to watch over her brother as she went out on errands, perhaps he was overreacting over nothing. The two siblings had a small place on the outskirts of the city, one that Yuan needed to take two-hour long train ride to. But even with the tiring commute, just arriving at their home was enough to revitalize him. He had truly begun looking forward to visiting each week.
Yet he had wondered for a while if Mithos actually liked him. The boy kept staring at Yuan, expecting more explanations out of him, more answers. Few adults would stare him down such as this.
So Yuan held up the knitting needles, where streams of green yarn streamed from their tips. “I’m making a sweater. For the holidays.”
Mithos tilted his head. “That was last week, Yuan.”