(Some spoilers for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald inside)

( But we're not so starry-eyed anymore, like the perfect paramour you were in your letters )


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[Albus is standing in front of the dream docks, though this time he looks a bit dazed and disoriented. He doesn't look any different than before, except that his wrists bear marks on them like they'd been cuffed. For a moment, he blinks and seems to bring himself back to where he was, his memories flooding to him in a rush.]

...well. I seem to be back, now. From however long I was away for.


[action with Gellert Grindelwald]

[The first place he goes to is Gellert's home, without stopping to change clothes or rest or reorient himself. His head is still spinning, and everything is still a confused jumble -- Gellert is younger, but not, he loves him, he wants to kill him, he is killing people, he is working to be better. Albus can't keep them apart in his mind, the two of them melding together in his thoughts, and his heart aching with the confusion of it, of how mournful and pained and loved he feels when thinking of him.

But he does remember that he promised to go to him first once he returned. And in truth, he is desperate to see him, to remind himself of this version that loves him and wants to change. Even if his interactions with Gellert's plans have been distant and cautious, every word and image of him has been an ache to his heart. He wants to remind himself of the rest of him, of how much more there is to him, of the hope he'd had before he'd been summoned away from this place.

Albus knocks on the door a little frantically, looking dazed and tired but also desperate to see him.]

[there is a very large and slightly drunk looking Christmas Tree in the courtyard at Attleton U. It is garishly decorated, as most Christmas Trees are wont to be; and the Doctor is currently staring at it.]

Now. Let's see if it's all connected. [he pulls his sonic sunglasses from his top pocket, and pokes them on. Immediately a tinny distant tune begins to play.

~~Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Make your--~~]

What?

[he pulls them off and looks around. The courtyard seems empty.]

Halloo? [when no one answers, he shrugs and puts them back on

~~Ding dong merrily on high~~]

What? What-itty what what? [he stares at them.] This is unusual.

[he proceeds to take them on and off again a few times

~~I'm dream~~

~~You know Dasher and Dan~~

~~We praise the Mighty Egg Lord that comes to b~~

~~O Christmas Tree O~~

~~Crawling in my skin these wounds~~

After a moment he takes them on and looks at them]

Was there an office Christmas Party that I've forgotten about?

[he's not senile. there's just a lot in there. Or at least he was pretty sure]

Who: 10th Doctor and those invited
What: Christmas Party
When: 12/25
Where: Tardis (in Memorial Park in Genessia)
Warnings:
Notes:

( Eat, drink and be merry )

Who: Mavis, Zeref, Anyone at Fairy Haven
Where: Fairy Haven
When: When they're supposed to be decorating.
What: Decorating got boring, boredom leads to a debate, a debate leads to two strategic geniuses using magic to recreate every possible scenario of a war.
Warnings: Implications of theoretical violence, but no actual violence.

( Cut for TL;DR )

 Genessia - Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve Faye took herself into Genessia, more for a wander and to catch up on her thoughts more than anything else. She would look for somewhere to eat, and could be found in a local bar nursing a mug of hot mulled wine. Any other Christmas revellers out there?

Nova City - Christmas Day

Faye isn't much for the holidays - she's never really had the friends, family, loved ones for that. Gren had promised her that he'd show her how fun Christmas could be. But he was gone now. So what else was there but to go to work? That was what she usually did on a Tuesday. So, in the morning, Faye took herself out on patrol. There no doubt wouldn't be much to see or do, what with most people staying warm and dry indoors, celebrating Christmas. But who knew what could happen? She may as well patrol just in case.

Matt missed New York at Christmas time. While snow pretty much just turned to slush...there was a special feeling in the city he loved. It just felt magical and people seemed kinder and more open during the holidays. He was trying to recapture that feeling by walking through the local park wearing a new gray trench coat and a red scarf wrapped around his neck. Jessica would laugh at him for being so sentimental, but she wasn't here anymore and Matt was in a mood. So he walked and brooded as he missed home.