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You knew I would get here eventually. Happy holidays! I’m not super knowledgeable on other winter celebrations but I do find it cute that most societies and religions are like “fuck yeah, winter!!!”

Here’s what our favorite dorks (and Lenalee, who is less of a dork) think of Christmas, how they celebrate if at all, etc.

Allen

Before meeting Mana the day had no meaning to him. December 25th, who cares? So some people think it’s special for some reason. It’s just another day of work for him.

Then Mana declared it his birthday. Being the gremlin that he was as a child, he thumped Mana on the head and said “you just picked today so you don’t have to do anything.” But, he appreciates his birthday greatly by the time he’s come to the Order. It’s a nice memory of his father.

Celebrates just like everyone else in the European branch. His gifts to his friends are usually handmade because it’s cheaper, but he’s actually quite good at knitting so nobody notices.

We all know this boy drinks hot water as opposed to tea, coffee, etc. So catch him with a mug of hot water on Christmas morning.

And a big breakfast, obviously!

Cross never observed anyone’s birthdays or any holidays, really, so that was never a thing while Allen was under his tutelage, but Allen tends to like the good spirits everyone is in during the holiday season anyway. Cross hates it

Allen calls his master a “Scrooge” to everyone else. It’s true, but he won’t dare say it to the man’s face because he’d rather not be dead lmfao

He helps with decorating around the Order! Its fun and he gets to think about pleasant things, for once.

Mistletoe, though? No.

He doesn’t like pda so that’s a biiig no. Unless it’s in private :)

Stresses over your gift. Even though he knows it’s not important to you, it’s important to him and therein lies the problem.

His favorite part is cuddling under a blanket with you at the end of the day :)

Lenalee

This girl loves the holiday season! She probably celebrates Christmas in a very secular way, though, and maybe even other holidays. She doesn’t believe in god or religion but she likes the joy holidays bring

She likes to bake around this time of year. She’s alright at it, but she’s better at cooking. Expect a lot of burnt goodies to be lying around the order (they all get eaten anyway).

Snow is always nice! She loooves hot coco and being cozy inside with everyone. Might build a snowman with Lavi (and you, if you’re up for it), but it depends.

Leads the decorating committee. There are lights everywhere

She gives the most thoughtful gifts, I think, especially to her love interest!

If you’ll go with her, she likes to look walk around the city and look at the light displays.

Plans Allen’s birthday party too 🥳

Lavi

Gets drunk on Christmas every year

“Mi amor I am intoxicated” (Lenalee sends u a pic of him passed out with a picture od you open on his phone 15 min later)

Carries around mistletoe in his pockets. Both as an excuse to kiss you and to clown Kanda other people

If you are giving him a gift get him books or accessories

He typically gets you jewelry. He likes spoiling you and makes decent money as an exorcist, so.

Don’t let this man anywhere nearrrr the kitchen ever unless you want to hear an explosion at like 3 am on Christmas

Allen teaches him to knit scarves :)

Kanda

Grinchy boy

Usually goes on missions on Christmas, but occasionally Lena forces him to stay

If he has a special person, though, he’ll stick around and lie about it. “I’m just too tired today” sure, Jan!

Will actually sleep in with you this once. As a treat

He hates cold so if you think he’s going out in the snow (if it does snow), you are WRONG, and if you go out he’s fussing over you when you come in shivering and sneezing with no feeling in your toes

He would prefer to snuggle with u by the fire :)

Secretly, he figures out where Lena and the others hung mistletoe and makes sure to pass by there with you “by coincidence,” and pretends to be annoyed but insists that you “follow the rules” every time. What a baby

He gets a gift for you and that’s it. Maybe Lena and Marie, but honestly, probably not. It’s always something simple but very thoughtful. Usually it’s something he noticed you needed or wanted.

No.6 stuff and testing brushes/blenders c:

He explained what the med would help with and I pointed out that it only addresses 1/3 problems I want fixed and he goes, "That's true, but if I overload you on medications, we won't know what is doing what if you don't like any of them. If this one works out, we'll explore adding another medication for the next problem." And I just sat there like ???????