The days before Selena headed home for the Christmas holidays should have been more stressful -- exams, final papers, packing. But instead, they felt a bit like the calm before the storm. Her family was so large, and there were so many people crammed into the house during the holidays that sometimes, she hardly felt like she could breathe, much less think or write. And so, when her parents had asked what day to come pick her up from Auradon City, she’d stalled her plans an extra day, citing plans with a friend as a reason to delay her departure an extra day. And she was looking forward to those plans; seeing Jane Darling was always a delight, and everything was better when there were cookies involved. “Am I allowed to sneak some music-note shaped ones in here? I know that we were going for Christmas themed, but I promise I’ll put red and green icing on them to make up the difference!” Selena giggled as she started laying out ingredients on the counter, pausing to carefully examine the eggs they needed and make sure none of them were cracked. She knew her own proclivity for eating dough before it was baked; she didn’t want to risk any that were more contaminated than usual.