Now for a sadly under-appreciated ship that I absolutely adore: Black Sun! Seriously, there's only a handful of good Black Sun fics on the site. It drives me crazy. They're freaking adorable together! Look at them!

Blake yawned as she woke up to her scroll humming. Groggily, she reached for it and turned it on. A sleepy smile came to her face when she saw Sun's name on the screen.

"Hey, Kitty! Guess who's finally on break? How are exams going? :P"

Rolling her eyes, Blake typed a reply: "They're annoying. Thanks for rubbing it in, jerk." She never used emojis. Thankfully, Sun could usually tell when she was kidding around.

Sure enough, her scroll hummed a minute later. "Aw. Don't be like that. :) It'll be over soon. By the way, I got your Yule present. It's awesome! I look even hotter than I did before. Sage and Scarlet are so jealous." A few days ago, Blake had mailed Sun a set of gold bracelets and three matching rings for his tail (not made of actual gold, of course).

"Glad you like them. And thank you for not saying 'jelly'."

She could almost hear her boyfriend's laugh in the reply. "I was tempted, if only to imagine your face. Did you get my present, yet?"

"Not yet," Blake typed back. "I'll check the mail this afternoon, though. I need to go study for today's exam."

"Bummer. I'll call you tonight if you have time. I love you!" He also texted one of those "less than 3" sideways heart symbols at the end of his message.

Blake's ears warmed and she smiled softly. Even on a screen and next to a stupid text symbol, it was nice to hear. "I should be free for an hour or so. I only have one exam in the morning to study for. I love you too."

That night, she picked up her scroll as soon as it started ringing and started toward the door. Yang flashed her a knowing smile as she walked by. Once in the hallway, she picked up. "Hey, Sun."

"Sup, Blakey? Miss me?" Sun's bright, chipper voice caused a happy flush to go through her chest.

Absolutely! "Hm, maybe a bit," she murmured, smirking a little.

"Aw, come one," Sun urged. "We both know you're missing my amazing smile. My flawless hugs. My epic abs."

"I could easily hang up, you know," Blake replied, unable to keep from snickering.

"You won't, though. So, how was that exam?"

"Tedious, but I got it done." Blake went outside and sat on one of the benches. "Are you back home yet?"

"Not quite. So, did you get my present?" There was an edge to Sun's voice, a certain mischievous quality, like he was keeping some sort of secret.

"No, there weren't any packages." Blake's voice was tinged with suspicion. "Should I worry about what's in it?"

"What? I'm offended! It's like you don't trust me, or something," Sun said in an affronted tone.

"I wonder why," Blake drawled. "So, how's the team?" The two talked for an hour before she reluctantly hung up.

The following day, she took her exam and went back to her room to read. Yang was sitting on her bed, a grin on her face.

"So, did you check the post office today?" the brawler asked.

"Huh?" Blake tilted her head. "No. I figured I'd just wait till tomorrow. Packages from Mistral take a long time. It should be there by tomorrow."

"Oooor, you could go now. I'll walk you there," Yang said, still grinning.

Blake raised an eyebrow at her. "What's with that look?"

"What look?"

At that minute, Blake's phone hummed. "Hey, Kitty! Did you get my present yet?"

Blake stared at the scroll, then at Yang, then back again. "Both you and Yang keep asking me. Is there something fragile in there?"

"Not fragile, but there's definitely valuable merchandise. ;)"

The winky face was enough to make the cat Faunus's ears flatten with suspicion. She glared at Yang. "If it's some kind of perverted toy, I swear I'm gonna-"

Yang burst out laughing at her partner's words, falling back on the bed.

The scroll hummed again with the message: "Just check the post office. I got a good feeling about today. Please?"

Blake sighed and texted a quick "Okay." before dragging a still-laughing Yang off the bed. "Come on. If there's something weird in there, I at least get to have you there to yell at, because I know it must have been your idea."

"Well, you're not wrong," Yang said as they left the dorm.

"Not wrong about what?" Blake asked nervously.

"It was my idea!"

As they drew close to the post office, Yang started to slow down. Blake gave her a confused look. "What is it?"

"Isn't the snow pretty just over there?"

"Yang, what has gotten-?" Blake stopped talking as she turned her head. Leaning against a street lamp just a few feet away, ring-bedazzled tail twitching happily, was Sun.

He grinned when Blake's eyes found him, holding up his right wrist, which had a black ribbon tied to it. "Happy Yule, Blakey!"

Blake stared at Sun for a moment, unable to comprehend the fact that he was actually standing right there. Quickly, she shook herself out of her dumbstruck state and rushed forward, throwing her arms around his shoulders. She let out a long, happy sigh as his familiar, warm arms curled around her back while his tail wrapped itself tightly around her waist. Nuzzling her cheek against his chest, she felt a purr rising in her throat unbidden and tried to make it as quiet as possible.

"I missed you so much!" Sun murmured, nuzzling the top of her head near where the bow began.

"I missed you too," Blake replied, none of her usual sarcasm present. "But, how did you pull this off?"

Sun grinned. "Well, Weiss helped pay for the airfare and Ruby and Yang found a friend who was willing to let me stay for a few days. I'll need to go back home before Yule, but I'll have five full days to spend with you, not including today."

Blake looked over her shoulder to smile at Yang, who had a wide smirk on her face, before turning to kiss her boyfriend for the first time in months. His lips were just as warm as she remembered, despite the chill in the air, and she eagerly snuggled closer as he returned the kiss with just as much enthusiasm.

When they separated, Sun's face was flushed and he was panting a little. His grin turned into a dazed, loving smile. "Man, I missed you. Did I mention that already?"

"You might have," Blake purred, kissing his cheek before drawing back. "I guess I can forget about studying for tomorrow's exam. I'll be way too distracted." She couldn't bring herself to be mad over this fact.

"I could always quiz you. Kisses for every right answer," Sun said with a wink.

"Barf! Stop acting sappy," Yang called over teasingly.

"Shut up, Yang! We're having a moment here," Blake snapped in reply, still unable to stop smiling.

She glanced up at Sun. "I think I'll take you up on that. Wanna head back to the dorms? We can go out to eat tonight."

Sun nodded. "The dorms sound good." He lightly poked her bow. "Besides, I think someone's in need of a little ear-scratching before she starts hitting the books."

Blake's ears flicked involuntarily and she failed yet again to keep from purring. She hugged Sun's arm and nuzzled his shoulder to muffle the sound as they walked back toward Beacon.

I hope Blake doesn't seem too out of character here. I feel that, once in a relationship, she'd be more open and affectionate, especially if she hasn't seen the person in a long time. Also, in case people were wondering why I'm using Yule as the holiday in this, I figured it was the most fitting. Since the Abrahamic religions likely don't exist in Remnant, and we don't really know what their religions are like, I decided to go with Yule, as it is an older holiday based mostly on the turning of the seasons. I don't have a specific religion, and the Pagan holidays have always felt more universal to me.

Only two more days left. Even I don't know what ships I'll do next! Peace out.