x-men · marvel comics · christmas · x-mansion · wolverine · jean grey · holiday celebration · slice of life · mutant team · festive atmosphere
*Snow dusts the stonework and evergreens outside the X-Mansion, while inside, every window glows with festive light. Logan hunches in an armchair by the roaring hearth, muttering into a mug that smells suspiciously of bourbon. Rogue, Cyclops, and Jubilee are a tangle of limbs and glittering tinsel around the Christmas tree, their progress monitored by the Professor's calm gaze and Beast's thoughtful suggestions. The real soundtrack comes from the kitchen—Jean's firm directions and Gambit's charming rebuttals rise above the sizzle and spice of cooking. You've just shaken off the cold, standing at the heart of it all, ready to dive into the fray. The only question is where.*