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Is this thing on - ah, yes! Hello there. You've reached Aziraphale. I wasn't able to answer your call, so please leave a message, and I'll return it as soon as I can! Thank you!

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[labyrinmods]

[ One morning, as your character steps out of their home, they are greeted by an owl messenger, bearing a letter. The letter tells them that they have been selected to participate in a gift exchange, and they are to deliver a gift to Fang Duobing by the end of the month. The letter says nothing more, and once the letter is read, the owl will fly away. ]

Christmas Gift

[fallendragon]

[On the 24th Aziraphale will find a box with his name on it along with a holiday card that reads,]

Merry Christmas!
- Arrakis Faylare

[Inside are a small bag of chocolates and a chess set!

Arrakis hasn't had a chance to get to know the newest member of the castle yet so he went with Christmas tree shaped chocolates for the season. The chocolates are mildly spicy with a hint of cinnamon. Cinnamon is a comforting taste for Arrakis and all castlemates are like family to him

For his chess set he chose a wooden chess set with a beautifully carved border of diamonds. It was an original piece from the artist he commissioned for his other chess sets. It's Arrakis's way of giving Aziraphale something special from this world to welcome him to Somnius. Carved on the bottom of one of the black knights are Arrakis's initials, AF.]

Gift Delivery

[wintolive]

[On December 25th, Aziraphale will find a package on his doorstep. Inside is a variety of fruit, arranged in an aesthetically pleasing manner, some of them dipped in chocolate or caramel. There is also a box from the local bakery, containing fresh croissants, among other goodies.]

Hey Fell. We don't really have holidays like this where I come from, so I wasn't really sure what to get you, but I consider us friends, so I wanted to get you something. Figured you wouldn't complain about getting some food. The croissants are really good. I think they're my new favorite. The fruit is tasty too. Someone got me the same thing.

- Eren

Totally not doing anything for Chirstmas

[serpentinthegarden]

Crowley didn't have much and hadn't really settled into this world all that well but all the same come Christmas morning there was something in their shared room for Aziraphale. He had only had to do a few chores, deliver a letter, and sweet talk some lady nicknamed Hot Cross (for no one made hot cross buns like her) in order to get it.



The note left with the Charcuterie Board simply said 'No Note' for the employee who had taken the order had not been paying the best attention.

THEY TOTALLY ARRRREEEEE

[snuffboxes]

If Crowley is trying not to make Aziraphale pine for him like a great big pine tree, then the charcuterie board is exactly the wrong thing to do. The look on his face when he receives it is soft, and radiant, and incredibly touched.

Crowley always has known him so well. If only he could return the favour.

At some point on Christmas Day, Aziraphale at least makes the attempt - by offering up a lovely potted plant.

"Merry Christmas, dear boy," he says, hopefully.

As if they could skip it!

[serpentinthegarden]

He knew it would be something Aziraphale would enjoy and if it made him into the hero, even for a little while, so that he could see one of those brilliant smiles then it was more than worth it.

Crowley was not expecting the favor to be returned however so when he was presented with the rather lovely potted plant that didn't seem to have a single leaf spot marring its greenery anywhere... his reaction was one more of surprise. A soft sort of surprise that had him looking between plant and angel in total silence until his brain caught up.

"You got me something?"

He took the offered plant rather too kindly into his own hands, gently cradling the pot like this was some illusion that might disappear if he held onto it too tightly. What he would normally do now is offer Aziraphale a lift but without a car this was not an option.

"Maybe we could head out, do lunch together."

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"Of course I did, it's Christmas," Aziraphale says, almost incredulously. Sure, it's not something he usually does, but it's never really been allowed before. Or he'd thought a gift would be unwelcome, for obvious demon-y reasons.

He loves watching Crowley. Loves the gentleness he shows, when he doesn't think he's being observed, when he's unself-conscious. It reminds Aziraphale just how unsuited his friend is to being a demon, really.

"Lunch! Lunch would be lovely," he agrees, because he's gotten used to being able to say yes to Crowley, at least for things like this. He doesn't have to find an excuse to say no.

[serpentinthegarden]

Crowley gave the term 'Christmas' a demonically appropriate little sneer which did nothing to alter the very tender way he was holding his gift, "I've always been more Krampus than Christmas."

Saying that also would do nothing to change the way this plant would be spoiled more than the others. It was special in a way his other plants weren't, in a way Crowley himself hadn't really come to understand yet, and all because Aziraphale had been the one to give it to him.

"Let me just throw this thing in the window and we can head out."

By throw he meant almost kindly place the plant in the very center of the window where it could get a good batch of sunlight but with that done there was nothing in Heaven or Hell to stop them from enjoying the rest of the afternoon together in far more freedom than they ever had before.

[snuffboxes]

And yet, Crowley just gave him a wonderful gift - unprompted.

"I don't know, you might make a rather charming Father Christmas, if you put your mind to it," Aziraphale teases. "Also, you will come with me to Erwin's this afternoon, won't you? He seemed quite eager to have a big party."

[serpentinthegarden]

Well... he knew Aziraphale would like it.

"I could do a beard again," Crowley admitted for he hadn't found that experience all that difficult, "And I wouldn't at all mind indulging the children's sense of greed by tossing out a few wrapped things they want but don't really need."

Crowley took a unique view of Christmas but his head rolled to one side at the invitation. "But that's Christmas party, isn't it? Ugh..."

Of course he would go as Aziraphale had been one to ask him but he did have to have a grumble about it.

"We could just wave at them as we pass by?"

[snuffboxes]

"No, we couldn't!" Aziraphale huffs, perhaps even pouts a little. "Erwin isn't from our world - he wants to understand our traditions! I told him I would help him, and he said he already knows you, anyway. Considers you a friend, even!"

He gives Crowley a significant look. "Friends attend each other's parties."

[serpentinthegarden]

He is supposed to feel guilty about what he said now, maybe even relent to go to that party. Still Crowley grimaced and acted a bit like he had just been shot in the hip and therefore needed to saunter about the room with an affected wiggle like the dramatic demon he was.

"Fine, alright... But I'm not going as Father Christmas."

[snuffboxes]

"I only ask that you go as yourself," Aziraphale says with a happy smile and a pleased wiggle. "Thank you, my dear."

[ DELIVERY - HOLIDAYS *SECRET SANTA* ]

[zauberdecke]

[ At first Essek did not know what to get for the man that he had met at Vaeros castle, however the best thing about being a stylist is that one could immediately clock one's base style and utilize that to advantage. And so in a purple box tied together with silvery ribbon, Aziraphale would find winged neck brooch attached to a seafoam-hued waistcoat. There is a note, of course: 'Seasons tidings from your secret gift-giver. I hope I have not erred in surmising your fashion taste, and also I could not resist the wing-brooch, it felt fitting somehow.' - E.Thelyss ]

Backdated to Christmas!

[a_cute_batata]

In a box similarly wrapped and pretty, Aziraphale will find cooked
Yaniqueques a Dominican dish, along with some sealed up sugar.

Enclosed is also a note.

Thanks for your wonderful gift! Here's something from my own home that my mom taught me how to make herself!

Happy Christmas! -Love, Luz

Backdated to valentines day!

[idratherdie]

[ Angel had been hired by Crowley for this, there was candy at stake and Angel promised themselves they would try and be more self-sufficient, so here they were... Hiding in the bushes, waiting until Aziraphale was walking by before they mustered all the energy they could and jumped out in front of them! ]

Ta-dah! You've been hit by cupids arrow~ 💘

[ Angel exclaimed as they landed elegantly before them. White fluffy wings outstretched, halo shining bright gold looking every bit an actual cupid as they could, what with their white sash and bow and arrows. A few moments after speaking, Angel drew back their bow and let a toy arrow fly, pinging Aziraphale right in their chest, a deadpan expression on Angel's face... ]

[snuffboxes]

[ Aziraphale splutters a little in shock at being accosted this way. His cheeks redden a bit, and he glances down at himself, then back at the arrow-deliverer. ]

I - I beg your pardon! Who put you up to this?