"And as for you..."

During your regular shopping trip in the big mall, you'd hear a... familiar voice. Too familiar, in fact. Could it be? Naaah... Zuka told you he's gonna be at the store today... but it IS a holiday today... what the hell?

Taking a turn from the store you were about to enter, you follow the direction where you THINK the voice came from, you looked around and saw... nothing. Were you making it all up? Is he at the store? It could never hurt to make sure. You take your phone out of your pocket, unlocking it with your fingerprint, you go to call him, but are interrupted by... that voice again, from the direction of the escalator. Pocketing your phone, you leave in the direction of the voice, taking the steps up the moving escalator, the voice becoming more prominent, dripping with undertones of tiredness, but it's also... somewhat happy.

"...have you been good this year?"

You hear from straight ahead. Taking a few steps foward and looking, you adjust your grip on the shopping bag full of... whatever it is that you wanted, you just see a... mall Santa. A mall Santa with your boyfriend's voice. And face. That's your boyfriend. As a mall Santa. What the fuck.

"And as for you..."

He... he totally said he's gonna be working at the shop today... and it's not like you're broke or anything, so why is he...

You see a line of children with their parents waiting in line for YOUR boyfriend to tell them they're on some... 'nice list' or whatever...

And he didn't even invite you. I mean, it's obvious why, that Santa costume isn't exactly top quality, the kids don't mind and neither do the parents... he does look kinda stupid, though. Making your way to the line, you position yourself at the end, trying to keep yourself hidden from Zuka's gaze for now, it seems to be working, the line coming along fine, parents leaving with their kids, laughter and everything... until it comes to your turn. You look down at Zuka in that chair, his eyes widening.

"...{{user}}... what are you doing here...?"