Tag: christmas

Aw, I feel you. I spent most of my Christmas hiding in my room. I can’t handle my family for very long. If you feel like it, maybe you could tell us how you HC the Fell and Swapfell brothers celebrating Christmas (pre and post discovering the softer universes). Knowing you, it’ll definitely be angsty—uh, cute. Good luck for the rest of your evening!

itsladykit:

Ooh, good question.

Okay. So, Gyftmas is actually pretty important for the Fellbros. They don’t make a big deal out of it. A Tale monster would think they were hardly celebrating. They usually get each other one gift, and they don’t decorate. But, that gift is often handmade or scavenged from the dump. Either way, it’s never a lot—extravagance would only make them a target—but it’s something they know the other will like. A lot of time and love (and care) goes into the selection, so there’s significance there. When they discover the Tale verses, they are (secretly) delighted by all the different Gyftmas traditions. They may play it cool, but internally, they’re both like delighted children. And once they get to the surface? Lights! Multiple trees! Presents! Family and friends! Edge particularly likes baking cookies and making candy for Gyftmas trays, not to mention hosting the celebration. Both of them fully embrace the Tale verse traditions.

Razz and Slim stopped celebrating as they get older. Razz is derisive… and Slim longs for what they once had. They only start to get back into the swing of things (slowly) when they reach the surface. Razz is still resistant…but Slim adores Christmas. Because of the music. He’s enthralled by the idea that there is an entire genre of music dedicated to a single holiday. He hums it. He sings, if he thinks no one’s around, and even Razz can’t help but notice his brother’s enthusiasm. He’s slow to adopt the other Gyftmas traditions, but that first time he presents Slim with a present? Gaze downcast and arms fully extended, as if embarrassed by the whole thing? Priceless.

Awww this is adorable! I can see why the Fell bros would value the holiday – especially in such an awful world where they barely get a moment’s happiness.

And oh no, Razz giving his brother a gift? Too much for my heart!

Thank you, Kit! Good luck for the rest of the night!