It's late. The apartment is dark, quiet. Chad Gable sighs and shakes his head as he quietly drops his things into the hallway closet, well aware that Jason is probably fast asleep by now. He tries to wait up for him but sometimes Chad and Otis get so lost in their workouts, constantly testing each other during their meetings that Otis still tries to call Karnage Shack for whatever reason, that it's well past midnight before Chad realizes.
Something that is slowly, steadily, cutting more and more into the free time that he was accustomed to spending with Jason. He misses him. Eyes shutting, he walks through the apartment, about to slip into the bathroom to get ready for bed when there's a small click next to him and he blinks hard, glancing over to the right as lights begin to flash, colorful and festive breaking through the shadows. "Huh...?"
He walks into the living room and immediately stops short. All of their Christmas stuff had been dragged out of storage and is now stacked up around the room, Jason sitting among it all with a small smirk on his face, features lit up in red, green, and gold. "Welcome home, Chad," he says, voice low and smooth in a way that does interesting things to Chad's insides.
"What is all this?" he asks, as awkward as ever.
Jason just chuckles and gets to his feet, wandering over to stroke a hand down Chad's arm. "Christmas, Chad. What's it look like?" he teases, leaning in to kiss him slow and sweet, Chad swaying into his warmth. "I did the parts you don't like- the lights, and whatever else. Now all we have to do is put the ornaments on. But you, my friend, look exhausted so it can wait until morning."
Chad wants to work on everything right now, make some hot chocolate and settle into the old familiar rhythms with Jason as they dance around each other, putting bulbs and ornaments in their places, recalling all of the fond memories over the years spent just like this with Jason by his side. But he can barely keep his eyes open so he nods quietly. "That sounds incredible," he whispers, hands pressing gently against Jason's jaw as he holds him in place, kissing him intently. "I love you."
Jason grins against his lips and hums. "I love you too." His arms curl warmly around Chad's waist and they glance over at the tree with small grins on their faces, taking a few moments just to indulge in the beginning stages of festive cheer before Chad starts to nod off standing up, and Jason's fingers curl around Chad's hand to patiently guide him to bed.