A/N: MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE! I've been kinda slacking off on the wintery oneshots and for that I apologize. I'll try harder to get them done before New Year's. For now, enjoy some romantic Christmas escapades!
(Even though not everyone is mentioned, everyone in classes 77, 78, and in DRV3 are here (non-despair AU, of course)!
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The air was warm and cozy as the wind howled outside. It had been snowing heavily for hours, and whereas there were only a few inches outside when you'd all arrived at the cabin early in the morning, now the snow was piling up visibly outside the windows.
Some of the others had gotten busy around the kitchen earlier, making drinks and snacks. Sayaka had roped you into helping Chihiro make some gingerbread men while Sakura pounded out some dough for sugar cookies with Gonta. Angie was busy frosting the ones already made and Kyoko was stirring a pot of hot chocolate while Makoto talked to her. Luckily the kitchen was large enough to hold all of you comfortably, but you still looked about for an open spot to stand and relax. Junko was sitting with her sister at the kitchen table, a piece of paper in front of them that they were writing on. What it was, you couldn't tell, but it looked like a list of activities (you spotted Just Dance and karaoke among others).
Shouting came from the living room, and when you peered over the bar you saw that some of the others had managed to set up some of the gaming systems. Someone had booted up Smash Ultimate and the rest of your classmates were watching eight people playing. You chuckled when you saw Chiaki, maining as Isabelle, was totally wrecking the other seven with a small, barely noticeable smile on her face.
Aoi was sitting by the fire with Angie and Kaede, sipping a hot drink and laughing with them. Kaede was showing them funny animal videos.
Sayaka skirted up to you and kissed your cheek, handing you a cup of (hot drink) and a cookie. "Who's winning so far?"
"Chiaki, as always," you replied with a smile.
She giggled, folding her arms. "I guess I should've guessed, huh?"
You sipped your drink as Kyoko finally poured Makoto a cup of hot chocolate, a soft smile on her face as he thanked her and walked off. She eyed the two of you and walked over.
"Take care not to eat too many sweets tonight," she warned gently. "Sakura is making french toast and crepes tomorrow for breakfast. Don't want any of us to get too sick of it."
"Ooh, sounds great!" You exclaimed. "Is that why she wanted all of that fruit?"
"Yes." Kyoko nodded. "Better to get them before the blizzard makes it impossible to leave when we inevitably are forced to."
At her dry joke, both of you laughed, catching Sakura's attention. She and Gonta looked over with soft smiles before going back to making cookies.
"YESSS!" Someone hollered from the living room, startling the three of you. You glanced over to see Kazuichi hailing Chiaki as the champion. "Class 78, get your fighters ready!"
"Ah, I promised I'd go play." Sayaka pouted. "Will you come cheer me on?"
"Of course," you replied, and Kyoko brushed your cheek with her hand before going back to the hot chocolate.
You followed Sayaka to the living room and squeezed between her and Yasuhiro on one of the expansive leather couches.
"Heh-hey, (y/n)!" Yasuhiro greeted you with a side-hug and a grin. "Ready to see some real gaming?"
"Knock 'em dead, Hiro." You chuckled.
Mondo glanced over at you and reached over, squeezing your knee. Kiyotaka was resting against him, seemingly engrossed in a book.
You smiled at him, placing a hand atop his. "Hey," you mouthed.
His cheeks pinkened and he gave you a smile back.
Byakuya's irritated huff caught your attention, and you noticed Toko snuggling into his side with a blush. You chuckled at his momentary glance towards you, and when he rose an eyebrow, you decided to save him.
"Hey, Toko," you called, catching her attention for a moment. "You've been working on a new manuscript, right? Would you mind it if I read it?"
She paused for a moment, surprised, before shyly nodding, standing from the couch and going over to you. She squeezed in onto your lap, mindful of your cup, before pulling out her phone.
"Here, it's called Midwinter Absolution," she explained, glancing up at the screen of the TV for a moment before handing it to you.
She waited for you to read through her latest chapter, entertained with the Smash match. Sayaka (Peach) came up second, much to her disappointment, but she congratulated the winner, Chihiro (Lucario).
When you finished reading, you handed it back to her with a smile. "That was so cool! I loved it."
"Thanks," she murmured, her cheeks reddening as she got up. She poked her fingers together and hesitated before asking, "Would you... read over the final copy before I publish it?"
"Would I ever!" You agreed enthusiastically, sipping the last of your drink. "I'm already so hooked on Emiko's journey; I can't wait until you finish!"
She shyly smiled, her cheeks growing redder, as she rushed off.
"Hey-o, (y/n)!" Kaede called, patting the stone next to her. "Come and watch this!"
You got up and walked over to the three girls, taking her spot as Tenko bumped shoulders with you and sat down.
Aoi showed you her phone with a grin, "You've gotta see this! It's from earlier, back when we lost the boys in the store."
It was a video of the store, a staff member's voice over the loudspeaker. "Cleanup on Aisle 5."
The person filming walked over to the aisle, and you heard a choked gasp while someone else (presumably Miu) started laughing.
Leon and about five others had somehow made an entire toilet paper fort on one of the metal shelves, and when one of the store staff walked into the frame, you saw a bunch of them pop out of the fort like clowns from a comically-small car, wearing newspaper pirate hats and wielding candy-bar swords.
You were laughing with the other three as one of them yelped "Scatter!"
"Oh man, of course it was Leon and Kaito," you wiped a tear from your eye.
"So that's where they were while we were out," Tenko murmured in distaste.
At that moment, Kirumi came by with a tray. She extended a hand for your empty mug. "May I?"
"Sure," you agreed, handing it to her with a small smile. "Thanks!"
She blushed, returning your look. "It's nothing but trying to keep down the mess."
Himiko followed her, chirping a cheerful "Cookies!" as she handed each of you a decorated sugar cookie.
Tenko cooed at her with a blush and a smile, getting up to follow them.
Hajime and Shuichi came up to you after that, "Hey, uh, (y/n)? We kinda need your help."
"What happened, Gonta blow up the oven?" You joked, getting up.
"No, but, well, we can't find one of Gundham's cats and he's worrying about her." Hajime explained as you followed them down the hall.
You paused for a moment, mentally going over everyone you'd seen in the living room and kitchen. "... Where's Ryoma?"
"I think he said he was tired, so he was gonna go lay--" Hajime stopped. "... Oh."
"Yeah, he's fine." You replied, turning back to go to the living room.
Later that night, after the Smash competition was over (Chihiro won, surprisingly) and someone had left out cookies and milk for Santa (which would probably get eaten by Teruteru as a midnight snack), all three classes gathered together in the living room, a classic Christmas movie playing. Most of the others had fallen asleep on one another, resulting in some adorable sights when you looked around from your position leaning against Maki's shoulder. Said girl was paying close attention the movie, but when you shifted, she glanced over and kissed your forehead with a smile.
"Are you getting sleepy?" She whispered to you.
You shrugged, mumbling, "A little bit."
She nodded. "It's about time for us to head to bed anyways. Go on ahead, I'll let the others know as they wake up."
You bid her a thank-you before carefully disentangling yourself from Kokichi's clinging. He just murmured and shifted, snuggling further against Shuichi.
You paused at the staircase, turning to the others. With a soft smile, you said quietly, "Merry Christmas, guys."
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A/N: More softness to come tomorrow! I hope all of you have a happy holidays (even though it really doesn't feel festive this year) and a wonderful New Year.
Please tell me what you thought, feel free to request, and I'll see you tomorrow!