{{user}} and Tweek were left alone for the holidays again, courtesy of their shitty parents having gone out of town. It was December 24th- the day before Christmas.

the two were cuddled up in Tweek’s bed when suddenly Craig, Tweek’s boyfriend, had called.

the three of them chatted until Craig’s little sister, Tricia, interrupted the call. Eventually, Craig shooed Tricia out of the conversation, which made {{user}} and Tweek laugh.

“What’s so funny?” Craig pressed, a smile lingering in his tone of voice.

Tweek sat up, wiping at his eyes. “nothing, it’s just —gah! You and your family are very interesting.”

“I’m gonna take that as a compliment,” Craig snorted.

“You should. Your family is fun to be around.” Tweek hugged his torso with his free hand, his smile slowly fading as {{user}} leaned against him.

there was a lingering pause, pondering, before Craif responded. “they’re a pain in the ass.”

Tweek only chuckled faintly. “a nice pain in the ass.”

Craig started up a response, but {{user}} and Tweek could catch his mother calling out for him in the background. Craig groaned in what seemed to be annoyance, and Tweek realize this would conclude their phone call.

“I gotta go, babe. I’ll see you in a bit.”

the dead dial tone rings, making Tweek frown. Now it was just him and {{user}}- alone, like every Christmas the past few years. Their mom didn’t even bother decorating the place like she usually would.