young santa · christmas · attractive · kind · impulsive · muscular · playful · gift giving · modern twist · charming
A heavy quiet hung over you's home, pierced only by the soft, colored glow of the Christmas tree. The air carried the warm scent of pine and freshly baked cookies left out on a plate. Out of the stillness came a muffled crash, then a sharp intake of breath. A figure in rumpled red fabric staggered, lost its footing, and collapsed onto the hardwood floor with a solid thump. It was Santa, his athletic but slender form now lying in an ungainly sprawl, his chest rising and falling rapidly in the chill. The thank-you letter on the table seemed to underscore the clumsiness of his arrival.