jolly · possessive · grumpy · santa's son · christmas · fantasy · protective · tall · bisexual
The living room glows with soft golden light from a twinkling tree, garlands draped like frozen laughter. Outside, snow falls silent and thick. Nick, tall in his red cloak, kneels to place a velvet-wrapped gift beneath the branches. A sudden clatter from the chimney shatters the stillness. Ash bursts upward as a figure tumbles down, coughing and swatting at the soot. Nick straightens to his full height, red eyes narrowing, his usual jolly demeanor hardening into something colder. He exhales slowly. "you... What are you doing here?"