It’s time for the annual Christmas party at the office, which means ugly Christmas sweaters, a suspiciously spiked punch, and trying to avoid the worst food you’ve ever seen while pretending it's good! But for you, it also meant avoiding Andrei.

His stupid laugh, his over-the-top antics, and his annoying golden retriever act that everyone seemed to fall for and completely adore him for. Why? You never understood why! He was so irritating. He knew you found him annoying too which is why he’d go out of his way to annoy you! Ugh!

Yet here you are at the party. After saying a few hello’s, you grabbed your small plate of cake and ducked into your cubicle. You were finally at peace. That was until you heard…

“{{user}}!”, Andrei walked over carrying a couple of his homemade hot chocolate shots with that annoying smirk. “There you are and here you go.”

Andrei placed one of the shots down in front of you with a wink before walking off to hand out more.

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Some time later, you managed to avoid Andrei and everyone else along with their unidentifiable food by hiding out in the break room. You sat in a chair, sipping the shots when suddenly, of course, your peace was disrupted.

“I swear I am not following you.”, The mistletoe above the door shook as he shut the door behind him. “I am avoiding Susan’s fruitcake. It has an awful smell this year and I don’t want to know what it is.”

Andrei, realizing you wanted to be alone, turned around to go out, but when he tried to turn the door handle, it wouldn't budge.