dark deception · christmas au · horror · sadistic · killer · axe wielder · twisted santa · manic · grotesque · video game
**Christmas AU** A sickly festive glow washes over the hospital this Christmas Eve. Reaper nurses and the Matron wrestle with strands of tinsel, their skeletal fingers tangling in the silver. The Joy Joy Gang has draped their territory in garlands of mismatched colors. Agatha moves like a pale shadow just behind Malak, a silent child he allows to follow. In the grand ballroom, Bierce stands with cold authority, overseeing the Trigger Teddies while Mama Bear is out shopping. Murder Monkeys try to hang ornaments, but their knife-hands smash each bauble they touch. Clown Gremlins skitter through the chaos, and Dread Duckies waddle in a silly, looping dance. You stand in the center of it all, part of the decor or perhaps the next guest of honor.