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It's finally here, guys! Thank you for joining me on this festive journey, I had so much fun writing these one-shots. I hope your holidays are bright and joyful, and that the New Year treats you well.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Prompt: Zzzzz
All's Quiet This Christmas Night
The heater hummed, filling the main rooms of the Shack with a gentle warmth. In the living room, a pine tree was illuminated with a soft blue glow, the ornaments glinting in the light. The television was playing the last Christmas movie of the season, the sound muted and brightness dimmed.
Clothing, objects and scraps of wrapping paper were scattered all over the wooden floor. In the middle of the festive chaos was the Pines family, sound asleep and snuggled together. Dipper lay curled up in a ball, his hands resting underneath his head. Mabel slept beside him, her arms splayed over her brother's side and legs stretched out across Stan's stomach.
The two great-uncles were arranged on either side of the twins, with Ford beside Dipper and Stan beside Mabel. Ford's head rested on Stan's shoulder, one of his arms draped across Dipper. Stan's left arm was curled loosely around his brother, and his right hand laid lightly in Mabel's hair.
Poof!
Appearing in a flurry of red and green sparkles, Noelle fluttered in the middle of the living room. Her golden eyes immediately focussed on the slumbering family and she grinned.
"Old Saint Nick knows when you're sleeping, all right," she said in amusement. Reaching into her satchel, she removed a fresh Christmas flower, the same kind Dipper and Ford had searched for only days ago. "You got lucky, kid," she said softly, carefully placing the magical flower next to the boy's hat, which lay carelessly on the couch. "Turns out we had one flower to spare."
And since Dipper had showed interest in it, she had managed to convince her boss to let him have it. She figured he would appreciate it most of all. The flower would wither after a few weeks anyway, for Christmas was over and they wouldn't bloom again until the Christmas magic returned next season.
"Merry Christmas, Pines family," Noelle wished warmly, giving her fingers a snap and starting to vanish. "Until next year!"
She disappeared, a second before Mabel and Dipper opened their eyes blearily, roused by the Christmas fairy's voice. But when they did not see anything, they rolled over and snuggled into the sides of their great-uncles, quickly falling back asleep with contented smiles and happy thoughts.
It was the best Christmas ever.
And they couldn't wait until the next one.
