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Merry Christmas Eve everyone! 🎄

Jack turned over in his bed. He yawned and opened his sockets a tiny bit, waiting for his vision to adjust to the golden light of the pumpkin sun that was beginning to stream in from a nearby window. The first thing he laid eyes on was the beautiful river of red hair lying next to him. Sally was still asleep, resting on her side with her arms folded neatly in front of her. Her back was facing Jack, but he could hear her snoring softly. A  warm smile came across his skull, and he sighed contently. 

It had only been a month or so since the two of them were married, and Jack still found himself getting used to waking up with someone else in his bed. But he loved Sally with every ounce of his phantom heart; and wouldn’t have it any other way. Carefully, without disturbing her, Jack scooted closer and moved a piece of hair away from her cheek. He leaned down and kissed her gently, pressing his lips to the stitches that fell neatly under her eye. She stirred, but didn’t wake. 

He sat up, stretched his back, and decided now would be the best time to get up. Jack crawled out from under the blanket and finally to his feet. Yawning one last time, he headed straight for the closet, ready to get dressed and start his day. 

‘Cause this is Halloween, Halloweentown

Should she wear it up? Or leave it down? And if she did put it up, what style should she choose? A ponytail? A bun?

Sally always found it fun to experiment different styles with her hair. Always intrigued to know what different things would look like. Find out what she liked, and what she didn’t. But sometimes it was tricky to decide how to wear it, which more often than not led to her giving up and deciding to leave it down for the day- which, she had no problem with of course. 

As Sally stared at the mirror, going over her options quietly to herself, she suddenly heard a knock on the bedroom door. It caught her attention right away. 

“Sally?” a voice came from the other side. She relaxed, knowing who it was instantly. Although, she’d be concerned if it was anyone else. “..Are you still in there?”

“Yes, Jack.” she called back to her husband. 

“May I come in?” 

“Of course.” 

The doorknob slowly turned, and opened. There stood Jack, one hand inside his pocket. He smiled, and made his way over to her in a moment. She smiled back as he kissed her on the cheek. 

He spoke softly, “Good morning, love.” 

“Good morning. I didn’t think you were still home..” 

“I’m taking it a little bit easier, today. I’ll be heading into town this afternoon.” He paused, resting his head on hers. “-but I wanted to come check on you.” 

Sally smiled, and blushed, patting his hand which was perched on her shoulder. “Aww, that’s sweet. I’m fine, thank you.” 

“What are you up to?” 

Following his gaze, she knew he was looking at the hair tie. No doubt what he was referring to. “Oh, just…” she looked back into the mirror. “…trying to decide how I should wear my hair.” 

“Hmm..” The skeleton backed up a bit, and she turned around to face him. He placed a finger on his chin in thought. “Your hair looks gorgeous no matter how you wear it, Sally” She smiled, and sighed. 

“Yes, I don’t have a problem with it.. I just like trying new things.” 

“I see…” He tapped his lips. Sally could feel his gaze as he studied her. “What about… instead of doing something with all of it, I could give you a braid. Riiiight…” he stepped forward, running his fingers through the side of her hair draped down around her face to her shoulder. “-Here.”

She blinked, slightly surprised. “You know how to braid?” 

He nodded. “I do, believe it or not.” His hand cupped her face. “So, what do you think?” 

Sally thought for a moment. Truthfully, she wasn’t 100% sure. She’d never tried a braid before. But, the thought of Jack doing her hair for her warmed her leaves from her head to her toes. She leaned into his touch. It was almost impossible to say no. “Sure, I’d like that. Thank you.” 

“Of course.” 

With that, he took her hand and led them over to their bed. She followed his movements, sitting down next to him once they got there. He folded his legs behind her, and she nervously played with the end of her dress. “You’re sure you don’t mind?”

“Of course not, you’re going to look as beautiful as always! I assure.” Sally nodded finally, as Jack reached forward to begin. 

He took three small strands and went to work, weaving them in and out of each other. Sally smiled, and closed her eyes. She always loved it when Jack played with her hair. Even if this was a little different, the feeling was similar. His hands were always so soft, and gentle with her. His touch made her feel loved.  

Sally had never had anyone else do her hair before. It was.. really nice, actually. Within a couple moments, he had finished. She handed him the tie, and he carefully wrapped it around the end securely. Then he kissed the top of her head.

“You’re finished?”

“Yes. Shall we go see how it looks?”

He stood, and offered his hand to her. She took it, and they both walked back over to the mirror. Sally peered in. She smiled widely. Jack wasn’t kidding her- it looked lovely. He had braided a couple strands down the right side of her hair, that stopped at about her shoulder. The braid itself was really neat, certainly better than anything she could do. She turned her head at different angles, admiring herself.

“Ooh, Jack… This looks so pretty.” She looked up at him, her eyes sparkled. She definitely looked forward to wearing it like this more often. “Thank you.” 

“Anytime, dearest. I think you look terribly gorgeous.” He wrapped an arm around her waist, cupping the side of her cheek with his free hand. She giggled, and wrapped her arms around his neck. 

“You always say that..”

“That’s because it’s always true.” 

I often stare at the people passing by, but they can’t see me through my window shades. Just like I’m not even there…

(Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993)

picspams: Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993)

Sally in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)