"We never did too much for Christmas," Yugi says, smiling softly up at his boyfriend and pulling the blanket closer around them both. The fire is putting off plenty of heat, but it's nice to have an excuse to cuddle. Ryou is much more relaxed about that sort of thing than he was, but he still isn't really used to being touched. "We had a tree and all, and Jii-chan would find me a new holiday puzzle every year, but that's about it."
"My mother loved Christmas," Ryou says after a few seconds of silence. "After...we didn't celebrate it much, but before, she would decorate the whole house, sometimes starting in November. She was always singing carols, even in the middle of summer. And on Christmas Eve, she let us stay up until nearly midnight, and we would recite 'The Night Before Christmas' together before she put us to bed." He smiles, a little sadly, and Yugi wants to reach up and kiss all the sorrow right out of him. "We always left out carrots with the milk and cookies because Amane was worried that the reindeer would get too hungry from all the flying around."
"That was kind of her," Yugi says. He yawns widely and slouches a little against Ryou's side. "Mm, Ryou-chan, it's late. We should go to bed."
"All right," Ryou says, disentangling himself a bit reluctantly and leading the way upstairs. They're already in their pajamas, so Yugi crawls directly into bed while Ryou brushes his teeth. Yugi's bed is more than big enough for both of them, but more often than not he still finds himself sleeping alone. When Ryou walks into their room, highlighted by the moonlight from the open window so that he looks made of moonlight himself, Yugi finds himself hoping that tonight will be one of the rare nights Ryou can bear company.
Luck seems to be with him tonight, as Ryou doesn't even look at his own bed before going to perch on the edge of Yugi's. Yugi smiles at him and pulls back the covers in invitation. Ryou hesitates for a second before climbing in and wrapping his arms around Yugi in a loose embrace. "Good night," Yugi says.
"Good night," Ryou replies, and, so quickly Yugi can barely feel it, drops a light kiss on Yugi's forehead.
Yugi is still grinning when he finally falls asleep.