I was going to make a Seinfeld reference and have all the characters celebrate Festivus, but unfortunately, I couldn't make it work. Therefore, I'm going to push sales for a game I got into like the suck up I am!

Alphys finished setting up her Christmas gift. While she was excited for Undyne to receive her gift, it was a shame that her wife had to work on Christmas day.

She left her bedroom and went to the kitchen. After a few minutes, she went to her office with a cup of cocoa in her hands. She had some time to kill.

As her computer booted up, a Steam notification came up on her screen.

Strongfish91 has sent you a gift!

Hades? Alphys thought. That game was on my wishlist. That's so sweet of her.

If there was one benefit of being one of the most renowned scientists, is that she had a lot of cash available. Due to her being able to afford a high powered connection in addition to being very gifted with technology, the download and installation only took a few minutes.


Zagreus entered the room, and was greeted by two skeleton bombers. They immediately gave him a greeting by throwing their explosives at him. Zagreus dodged their attacks and charged at the bombers, thrusting his blade at them.Without warning, the skeleton bomber he attacked smashed its explosives together, causing Zagreus to die.

"Dammit," he muttered.


Wow, I died in the early game, Alphys thought. I think this game will be right up my alley if it's that challenging!


Hours later

Undyne entered the house, exhausted and frustrated. She had to ticket three speeders during her shift, one of which had the bright idea to try to flee. If there was one thing she hated about her job, it would be people who resisted arrest.

"Undyne!"

The familiar sound of her wife was enough to ease her pain. The warm embrace she gave her promptly after was enough to have her Christmas spirit return.

"Alphys," Undyne said lovingly. "I missed you so much. Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas," Alphys replied.

"So I got a notification on my phone that you received my gift," Undyne started. "Did I do well?"

"You did," Alphys answered. "It's challenging, even for me. I like it!"

"Great!" Undyne smiled. Seeing Alphys smile was one of the greatest joys in her life.

"I have my gift ready for you," Alphys continued. "Come upstairs!"

Alphys led Undyne to the bedroom.

"Close your eyes."

Undyne closed her eye and let Alphys guide her. Alphys led her to the bathroom.

"You can open your eyes now!"

Undyne opened her eyes and gasped at what she saw before her. Alphys had installed a luxury bathtub, big enough for two people to be able to lay back comfortably. In addition, Alphys had filled up several baskets with bath bombs, salts, and all kinds of other essentials for a relaxing bath.

"Alphys," Undyne muttered. "It's like you've read my mind!"

She immediately turned the tap on and picked out some of its contents. Within minutes, the bath was full of water and a decent amount of the items she was given.

"I really need this," Undyne said as she undressed and stepped in the bath. She laid back, and sure enough, she felt the essentials do their work. The stresses of her day seemed to had vanished, and she felt aches and pains that she didn't even know she had vanish as well.

But one thing was missing.

"Alphys," Undyne said, bliss in her voice. "Join me. I don't want you to miss out."

Alphys immediately became flustered upon hearing Undyne's request.

"But I got it...it for you," she stuttered.

"And I want to share it," Undyne retorted. "Besides, the one thing that kept me going through today was an anticipated cuddle session with you."

Alphys blushed and undressed quickly. She climbed into the bath and laid back. Sure enough, her body felt the same effects.

"This is nice," Alphys admitted.

Out of nowhere, Alphys felt Undyne's lips against hers.

"Thank you, Alphys," Undyne thanked softly. "I love you so much."

"I love you, too," Alphys replied as she laid her head against Undyne's chest. Undyne and Alphys wrapped their arms around each other. Their souls embraced, and once again, they finally felt like they were home.

AN: Short and sweet. I know I've been away for a time, but I've just been so busy. I've joined a Darkest Dungeon roleplaying discord server (plays similar to DnD), and have completed my drug classification class. Plus, I just haven't had the get up and go that I had a year ago.

Also, Hades came out earlier this year, and I am hooked. I highly suggest picking it up!

No reviews to address, so all I will say is happy holidays, stay safe, and God bless this mess!