“Simply having a wonderful christmas time!” The Long Walk christmas headcannons x gn reader
(Notes: okay yes this is the ugliest banner but they have a big heart! Christmas is liturally in two days (writing this on the 23rd)
(Notes: okay lowkinueinly the gifts they give u are up to ur interpretation idk what yall want for christmas)
(Daily question: who’s most likely to return gifts they dont like to get money? I nominate barkovitch)
Surprisingly, he’s up early before everybody.
As he gets older, Ray becomes less and less likely to wake up early.
He knows how that can be annoying, especially since it's not just him and his family anymore. There's you in the picture.
Which is why he makes an effort and sets himself an alarm.
He wishes he didn't, though, because you slept for several more hours, and he had to debate between waking you up and letting you have your beauty rest.
Ray takes himself back to bed to get some more hours, and when he wakes up, he’s in a good mood.
Christmas is wonderful, and when you pull out the infamous candle, it makes you laugh.
For his gift you got him a rare baseball card. You never realized just how expensive a card could be till you started doing your research. (Idk, I assume Ray’s a baseball person since he has one on a walk, and the shirt he wears is called a baseball shirt.)
Ray pulls you into a warm hug, repeatedly thanking you. He was trying to bid on the same card and didn't realize it was you who won the bid.
The rest of the day is spent traveling from other people's houses and spending time with loved ones.
Unlike Ray, Peter wakes you up.
When you wake up, Peter brings you breakfast in bed. The pancakes are decorated to look like Santa hats and deer antlers.
You weren't expecting it to be as good as it was. Pancakes are just pancakes, but somehow Peter made these pancakes delicious.
It's always a pleasant surprise when Peter reminds you just how well he can cook.
You have loads of gifts. Each better than the gift before.
That outfit you’ve been eyeing was wrapped under the tree, and when you opened it, you tightly embraced Peter.
For his gift you pulled out tickets to go out of the country and to a place he’s always wanted to visit!
He’s not a morning person, and holidays won’t change that.
You have to wake him up, and when you do, he still acts like he hasn't gotten enough sleep.
But whatever, Olson still gets up and does his morning routine.
Any gifts he said he would never buy (because of the price) magically appeared underneath the tree.
He’s all bark and no bite.
Sits back, arms crossed, with a mischievous grin on his face as he says, “Oh wow… I wonder who got you that.”
You thank him dearly, and he shrugs like it was no problem.
When you present his gift to him, he blushes and accepts it like it means nothing when it means everything to him.
He said he didn't want anything but is grateful you got him something.
Christmas is his favorite holiday, so why would he not go all out? He warns you days before to be ready, and you are.
Instead of celebrating at home, he insists you guys go to his family’s house first, and you agree.
When arriving, everybody is already there.
His parents hired catering, and all the food on the table looks delicious. You couldn't even focus on the presents with the smell of bacon in the air.
During the gift opening, all of his little cousins go first. When it gets to you, Art presents his gifts, and they're everything you wanted.
While you’re opening the last one, Art’s grandma slips him a box, and he opens it up.
It's that ring again… He smiles but awkwardly places it in his back pocket.
When driving back home, Art hands you the box, telling you about how his grandma is pushing him to propose to you.
You two laugh about it, and you agree to act like you accepted the gift.
Harkness tries to keep quiet to let you sleep, but all the noise he’s making in the kitchen wakes you up.
Profusely apologizes to you for waking you up and asks if you want to go to bed, but you're already up, so there's no point.
When sitting down to open your gifts, his eyes constantly dart back from your gift to your face to see your reaction.
And each time you smile, it makes his heart flutter.
A lot of his gifts are very sentimental and represent his love and journey with you through the whole relationship.
He gets you a necklace with your initials engraved on the back, and you love it.
When you give him his own gift, his mouth drops in shock and his eyes go wide.
You managed to get him his favorite author’s newest book with their own signature!
You end up driving to his parents' house while he reads his new book. Safe to say this year was very successful.
You wake up in the middle of the night to find Stebbins awake; he couldn’t sleep. The truth is it’s because he’s too excited for Christmas.
But he lies and blames insomnia for his lack of sleep.
When you woke up in the morning, Stebbins had just gotten out of the shower and was putting on his clothes.
While on the couch, he pulls you close to him so he can see every little expression you make.
He talks a lot more than usual, telling you about how it was hard to find the gifts and that he almost debated paying double the price just to get all your gifts delivered.
When it’s his turn for a gift, he’s surprised he gets more than one.
You buy him a navy blue Ralph Lauren sweater, and you can't help but marvel at how good it looks on him.
You also got him a watch, which he says he’ll wear every day.
When you send him to visit his mother, she actually has gifts and made an effort to cook for once! She even compliments Stebbin’s new sweater.
He wakes up before you and tries to entertain himself. He turned on the TV and got bored, started watching videos and got bored; he even tried falling back asleep, but that didn't work.
Every couple of minutes he’d look over to you and give you a gentle nudge to try and wake you up.
You do, and when you wake up, you find Barkovitch awake with his head on your chest.
Barkovitch and you have a quick breakfast before opening up each other’s gifts.
One thing you admire about Barkovitch’s gift shopping skills is that he doesn’t automatically go for the most expensive thing.
He always says the best things can be found at thrift stores, and he wasn't lying.
He found an old vintage leather jacket you loved that had embroidered patches near the breast pocket.
Barkovitch swears years are added to his lifespan each time he hears how much you love every gift.
You’re awakened by the smell of meat. Fearing it would become burnt, you hurry out of bed to control whatever Collie burnt this time.
You’re met with Collie, his hair pulled back into a ponytail, as he makes you breakfast.
He was hoping you’d stay asleep longer, but breakfast is ready now.
When you sit down and eat, you double-check to make sure nothing is burnt, and to your surprise, everything is fine.
You give your praises to Collie, which he gladly accepts.
When you begin opening gifts, Collie pulls out his camera, recording you so he can come back and watch it later.
There's not a single gift that doesn't make you scream "What!" in total surprise.
Collie makes tallies each time you say, “How did you find this?” And you’ve said it five times.
The rest of the day is spent with his family.
It's a holiday well spent with Collie, and you can't wait to do it again with him the next year.
