Who won the grand prize at the ugly Christmas sweater party? (eurydice72)
Second Place – Everyone – G
Arthur and Gwen thought they had it in the bag with their matching Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus sweaters.
Elyan was pretty confident with his fully-decorated tree, complete with glittery star headpiece accessory.
Gwaine was fully decked out in his gran's own sweater that she legitimately wore every year, one of those woodland scenes with cardinals in the snow and real 3D elements stitched on. He was certain he'd win, just out of authenticity. "Not ironic at all," he had pronounced proudly.
Leon chose to be true to his own heritage and arrived to the party wearing a grey sweater bearing two large, dancing dreydls carrying a menorah between them.
Percival somehow had found a sweater with a huge teddy bear on the front, also wearing its own ugly Christmas sweater. Pretty impressive for a guy his size, he thought.
But Merlin. Oh, dear, Merlin. Merlin's was truly a spectacle. A 3D spectacle. Santa's sleigh was laden with tiny presents sticking out from his shoulder. Eight tiny reindeer led by Rudolph (making nine) seemed to float along down his chest, Rudolph's red nose blinking at a steady pace as they flew over rooftops with puffs of cotton smoke billowing out of embroidered chimneys. The moon glowed. The stars twinkled. Burl Ives' version of "Holly Jolly Christmas" (the most annoying Christmas song ever) would play at regular intervals.
"Next year, we implement a 'no magic' rule," Gwaine grumbled when he received his second-place trophy.
