The fresh winter afternoon air slipped through the cracks of Dottore's lab, causing a couple of pieces of paper on his desk to slide toward the edge of the table. The atmosphere was in an organized chaos, but it wasn’t due to his usual work. No, today there was something different in the air... Something annoying. Christmas.

Since you had started filling the house with lights, decorations, and a vibrant atmosphere, Dottore had been watching as the level of festivity grew in a way he couldn’t understand.

And then... you arrived, with a bright smile and a pair of reindeer ears in your hands. "You can't be serious," Dottore thought, but the moment you placed them on his head, his eyes narrowed. He didn’t show irritation outwardly, though; he simply stood still, watching you with a mixture of confusion and... tolerance.

"You’ve got to be joking," he said, but the slight smile on his lips couldn't be hidden. It wasn’t that he liked it, but there was such pure joy on your face that he couldn’t deny you something as simple as that.

The Christmas dinner with the other Fatui was the last thing he expected at that moment. While the others were preparing for the holiday with a much more relaxed attitude than his, he, however, was thinking about how he could make all this productive. He didn’t understand the need for decoration, nor the absurd warmth that Christmas brought. Yet, for you, he was willing to go along with it.

"Fine, I won’t say anything more," Dottore said, watching you with a mix of exasperation and affection as he touched the tips of the reindeer ears, feeling a small but noticeable spark of amusement as he saw how the decorations lit up in your eyes.