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WINTER HOLIDAY ❤ 2023 CMO

WOW a whole year has gone by already and it's already time for another WINTER SEASON THEMED CMO!!!! obviously you can use this for other winter holidays from other cultures but i'm doing christmas and fantasy christmas because i morph into an elf on the shelf at exactly midnight on november 1st like a werewolf curse

As well as prompts, this post can also be used for IC gift giving! Feel free to just tap my toplevels for a gift-giving starter if that's what you want.

Feel free to also use this as a meme/mingle/CMO or whatever for your own characters! Include prompts or don't, I ain't the boss of you.

POTENTIALLY HANDY PROMPTS:

RP Scenario Generator | Mistletoe Meme | Seasonal Greetings Meme | Winter Wonderland Meme | Winter Festival Meme | Baby, It's Cold Outside Meme | Happy Holidays Meme | Rain Meme | Body Heat Meme | Family Meme

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Ai Hoshino ★ Oshi no Ko

[liedol]

[ available in the million and one AUs i have for her & BD verse as well ]

[considering]

[ Let's do the AU where Ai lived, and the twins are still small and growing up.

It's the first holiday Aqua's been able to actually talk and walk around. While there's still a struggle between what he's able to think and what his body is able to do, at least the gap is closing.

He's not really old enough to buy presents for his family yet. Though the part of him that's a doctor feels like it must be his responsibility.

Picking out decorations is also part of the holiday, and that's why they're browsing online, crowded around Ai's phone. It's harder to shop in person when Ai is so well known, after all. ]

[liedol]

[ Ai had never thought she was a girl for Christmas decorations. Holidays in the Hoshino household mostly went without comment, if she was lucky. The children's home had done its best but year in and year out they had put up the same raggedy old decorations that became increasingly wilted as the years went by. She'd ended up assuming that Christmas wasn't really for her and that had been that.

Until Aqua and Ruby had been born, of course. Everything had changed the moment she knew the two of them even existed and the more time that passes with the two of them, the more she finds the things she'd taken for granted that she liked or disliked aren't quite so set in stone. Once upon a time the prospect of a family Christmas would have made her wince — now she can't wait. Saitou had snarked that she was even more hyped up about it than the actual kids and she hadn't been able to disagree. ]

Ooooo-kay! That's the tree squared away! [ She's ordered the biggest one that will actually fit in the apartment. Because of course she has. ] Now we've gotta pick out things to actually go on it... ooh, maybe we could go all in on color coding!

[ She gives Aqua a little grin. ]

What do you think?

actofrevenge

[liedol]

[ Christmas celebrations for the Hoshino household are a private affair by necessity - nothing like the kind of gaudy party that B-Komachi were allegedly posting photos of on social media to show what close friends they all were. Never mind that all the photos had been taken in the back end of August and they'd all been suffocating in the winter clothes they'd been styled in. What mattered was how it looked to the fans and what they thought Ai of B-Komachi was up to over Christmas. So while Ai of B-Komachi sings karaoke and laughs and drinks with friends, Hoshino Ai can worry about the real celebration.

... Emphasis on worry. ]

Aquaaaa! Do you remember where the band aids are?!

[ Disaster strikes in the Hoshino family kitchen once again and dead in the strike zone is a despondent looking Ai, carefully elevating her hand high above and away from the cutting board.

Christmas dinner prep is... not going well. It's the first year that Ai has insisted on doing the whole thing herself and the learning curve has been... interesting to feel out. ]

foolaround

[liedol]

[ Even if there'd ever been a chance of Ai going to any high school, it would never have been a fancy place like Gekkoukan. Well, strictly speaking, she has no real frame of reference for how fancy or otherwise it might be but it's Kotone's school and Kotone's so much smarter than she is - so it stands to reason that it's not the kind of school that someone like Ai would be able to get into. So she has no reason to come by.

Except here she is on the last day of term before winter break just casually hanging around at the school gates as if she's not the least bit out of place. She's made a barely token effort to go incognito with cute braids and a heavy winter jacket but she seems to mostly be relying on the sheer plausible deniability and people dismissing the idea that B-Komachi's Ai would be hanging around a place like this. And bizarrely, it's working?!

She doesn't really draw a lot of attention to herself while she's waiting (though inevitably she does anyway - occupational hazard) but the instant she spots Kotone, Ai pops out from beside the gate and starts waving. With both arms. She's kind of making a scene?!?! ]

Over here! Surpriiiiiiise!

[foolaround]

[ it is a nice school. nicer than any kotone's attended previously. either way, if she heard ai voicing those thoughts, she would probably just put her hands on both sides of her face and tell her not to talk about herself like that. like she's one to talk, some days. but then, they see something in each other they can't always recognize in themselves, right?

she normally keeps busy, maintaining a couple of extracurriculars along with her music practice and everything at home, but with the holidays approaching, she's actually getting out at a normal time. kotone does a double take when ai just jumps out into view, expression going on a rapid journey between surprise, happiness, excitement, and girl what the fuck are you doing? either way, she can't quite shake the light feeling in her chest as she approaches, or the smile tugging at her lips. ]

Oh my God, hi! Sei-chan, it's been so loooong! [ her eyes briefly widen in a please be cool sort of way as she says the fake name, before she pulls ai into a hug, hopping with excitement despite herself. ]

[liedol]

[ Sei-chan? She can't stop a laugh from bubbling out of her (seriously, did Kotone just have that one on tap or something?) but it's a pretty giggly situation, so she gets away with it. She happily tosses her arms around Kotone in turn, squeezing her in a tight hug and enjoying the way her cheeks burn up when she does so. They're definitely being stared at by passing students but Ai doesn't care — in fact, letting everyone see this little reunion is ideal! ]

Right? Hasn't it? It's been forever! [ hours, even. how on earth did Ai even survive? ] My bad for not calling ahead but- I mean, it's your last day in school, right? I wanted to surprise you for winter break!

[ That's the truth, at least. ]

dissimilar

[liedol]

[ December comes and paints the town over in rainbow lights. It seems like ever year in Tokyo, there's no expense spared on illuminations and they get brighter and even more colorful every single time. For a lovey-dovey gachikoi group like B-Komachi, Christmas is usually one of the busiest times of the year for them but Saitou's been unusually lax this time around. He'd made some excuses about Ai having a busy year and giving her some time to breathe, but Ai suspects he's taking a bit of a calculated loss - because Ai would've made her own plans for Christmas anyway.


It's not quite a true white Christmas yet - too cold for snow, the weatherman says - but everything is frosted over in white as it is and Ai finds that she likes this better. It's so cold, in fact, that bundled up in a scarf and coat and after dark, even without covering her face, nobody recognises her. Nobody even looks twice. To anybody who gives her a passing glance, Hoshino Ai looks like any other girl on a Christmas Eve date. ]

Shouuuu! Did I keep you waiting?

[ They're meeting a little ways away from the lights they're going to see and Ai knows it's a bit silly to make him go on head - they live together, after all. But there's something about actually coming to meet him for a date that makes her feel kind of fluttery and excited. For just one night, Hoshino Ai gets to be a regular girl like anybody else. ]

bakingsoda

[liedol]

[ Are senpais supposed to give presents for Christmas? Ai's not sure - none of the girls in B-Komachi had ever done it, apart from the year Kyun had gotten really into baking and loaded them all up with cookies. She only ever really bothers with gifts for the twins and then Saitou and Miyako but it strikes her as she's shopping that it feels a bit mean to leave Kana out.

So she gives it a shot. She can't get anything fancy — it's kind of terrifying to have an adult press something like that onto you, right? — but she's caught Aqua and Kana reading the same books enough times to guess their shared taste and Ruby and Memcho manage to help her pick out something she hasn't read.

She waits until everyone else is out and it's just Kana in the office (that's less embarrasing, right?) before she pokes her head in quite casually, the messily wrapped gift hidden behind her back. Hoshino Ai is a master of stealth and subtlety. ]

Oh, Kana-chan! It's just you today?

[bakingsoda]

Ah...

[ Kana should have expected this. After all, this was the Strawberry Productions office, one where any of their staff members, idol or otherwise could wind up coming and going.

But she finds herself feeling a little awkward in Ai's presence, especially given that it is very much just the two of them. ]

Yeah, it's just me. I just dropped by to check in on some things with Miyako-san, especially since it's getting close to Christmas.

[liedol]

Aah, isn't it just? I'm glad they eased off the gachikoi for you three... it used to be we were going nonstop all through Christmas, since it's the most romantic time of the year... it's the sort of time fans want to feel like they're not alone, you know?

[ Truth be told, she hadn't minded it — not then and not now, even in hindsight. She might have mixed feelings about everything to do with her time in B-Komachi but that she can never regret. If she'd been able to reach out and make someone's lonely days just a little brighter, how could that ever be something she regrets? ]

Have you at least got a little free time for Christmas, though? Or do you have plans?

Ryoko Shinonome | 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

[nmc0204]

[ canon, WCB r3, it's all good ]

manjoume jun | yu-gi-oh! gx | ota

[thundercrashes]

[canon, au, assumed cr, go nuts. For those unfamiliar with GX, Jun is a bisexual disaster that went to school for four years to become a Yugioh esports idol--I mean, a professional duelist. he might also be haunted by ugly ghosts.]

1/2

[tokenloveinterest]

[KICKS OPEN THE DOOR TO THE RED DORM ATTACHMENT WITH AN ARM FULL OF PRESENTS]

Judai-

[tokenloveinterest]

Oh, it's just you.

[aaaaand turns around.]

[thundercrashes]

[Manjoume, who was probably in the middle of a stupid argument with the Ojamas, drops his cards in his hands at the door suddenly being kicked in, whipping his head around to see who it is.

... Oh, it's just Rei. But then, before he can say that, she has the absolute gall to beat him to the punch with those words, and what comes out instead is--]

Wh--hey, hold on, the hell do you mean "it's just you"!? Don't burst in here and then act like I'm not worth your time!

[tokenloveinterest]

Well, you're not.

[JUST ABSOLUTELY MERCILESSLY.]

I thought Judai was in here, so I was going to set up some mistletoe, or at least play with Pharaoh, but... If you're the only one in here, there's no point.

kotone shiomi | persona 3 portable

[foolaround]

nero claudius | fate/extra

[umuperor]

[ her time is now. comes in draco flavor as well, if you like. ]

AIOS | OC

[virtualsystem]

[local AI doesn't understand the point of winter holidays! There is no cheer here. That Scrooge guy was right.]

[rockedsnowball]

[Quite literally in her element! There is a non-zero chance she is in Hero Mode using her ice powers to make it snow.]

Calypso Dynamite | OC

[calrippedso]

[tl;dr - genetically engineered/cybernetically enhanced space herbo from a capitalist hellscape. Dumb as bricks but gives amazing hugs. Available in canon or WCB3 CRAU, assumed CR is fine.]

"Breaker"/"Blue" | OC

[nbofthestate]

[let's be honest this is here for Claire but anyone is free to pester them. Info is on their journal.

They legit don't know what holidays are, so have fun!]

[springblooms]

[ When November gives way to December, the city of Nijiyama is taken over by colorful lights. Despite the chill in the air as winter blows through, the streets are always full and merry and there's a promise of something exciting on the horizon. Sakura... has no idea what to make of any of it. She's guessing there's some sort of winter solstice celebration or maybe even just a year end one but she doesn't recognize any of the customs or understand what the lights are for.

Still, they're pretty. And when she'd told the girls she was going to take Ao into the city so they could look around and figure things out together, there'd been a lot of giggling and encouraging words that had nevertheless made her feel like she was walking into the punchline of a joke she wasn't privy to.

But it's too late to worry now. They meet outside Fuyuka's house where she's been staying and despite all her confusion, Sakura's face still lights up when she spots them and comes hurrying over. ]

Ao-kun, you're here already...! Ah, I'm sorry I'm late, it took forever for everyone to agree on my outfit for some reason...

[ It sure is a high effort outfit — a fuzzy white beret, a pink cape jacket lined with white fur and thick white winter tights. Girlypop got colour coordinated like her life depended on it. ]

[nbofthestate]

[Ao, on the other hand, is dressed like they always are. In jean and plaid and leather. But when they see Sakura's outfit they break into a bright grin]

Oh. It.... you look really nice. Bright, like the lights.

[They don't get the lights anymore then she does, honestly]