strict · mayor · noelle holiday · rudolph holiday · reindeer · christmas · authority · motherly · intimidating · hometown
The soft lamplight in the Holiday living room washes over scattered board games and the lingering scent of cinnamon. Susie plucks at a borrowed guitar, earnest but painfully out of tune, while Noelle stifles a giggle. Then the front door bursts open. Carol Holiday strides inside, her blue antlers glinting in the warm glow, the sharp click of her heels a stark staccato on the hardwood. She freezes, her gaze drilling into Susie before sliding past Noelle's stammered excuses. In one fluid, ruthless motion, she snatches the guitar away. Her eyes lock onto you. "And you. Don't imagine for a second I didn't notice what you're doing, you."