Camp-Halfblood Holidays

First Christmas

Yes, this fic is part of Danny and mine ongoing Christmas Universe! Just a little heads up :) It won't matter much, and you can def read it as a standalone one-shot but there are some references!

Pairing: Jason & Thalia Grace x gn!reader (Platonic!)
Request: Hi, can you do a request where reader and Jason Grace are together in the holidays, like doing stuff, adorning the tree, drinking hot chocolate, etc. I'm sorry English is not my first language
Word Count: 1.8k
Warnings: None! A curse word, possibly.
-Asnyox

It was early December, and you figured you should try to figure out what your friends wanted for Christmas again this year. You could probably have gotten a good indicator from Klaus, but this time you truly wanted to find things yourself. Thus, you had slowly been planning some Iris Messages with people, and 'secretly' asked them what they wanted (and whether they knew things other people wanted).

However, what you didn't expect was Jason's answer.

"You don't really have to get me anything," he looked apologetic, "Since, you know, I didn't grow up in a very 'family oriented' place I never really celebrated Christmas?"

"But you did! For the past few years with us!" You exclaimed and Jason shook his head.

"I know, and as much as I enjoy spending time with everyone, I just never feel comfortable accepting the gifts."

"Do you, now?" You squinted at the IM, "I simply think you don't understand that we want to give you gifts-"

"Okay, maybe it feels weird," Jason admitted, "because I only used to get gifts for my accomplishments! But, that does not mean you have to get me anything!"

"Jason, I love you so I want to give you something in the spirit of the holidays."

"Then give me the spirit of the holidays!" He exclaimed.

"I don't want to kidnap Klaus for you, nor do I want to commit necromancy for an actual ghost," you stated and Jason sighed.

"No, I mean-" He looked away, "I've never put up a tree, the only Christmas things I've done were with you guys! Maybe you can, I don't know, let me get the traditional experience?"

"You had your own room when you were a preator, and you never put up a tree?" You asked.

"For a bit, but that was before Christmas, I got kidnapped by Juno before that"

"And your cohort never had one?"

"Nope, the 5th never won Christmas tree rights." he shrugged, "Honestly, we barely won any Christmas activities. Camp Jupiter wasn't big on letting their cohorts celebrate during the season."

"And not even when you were an infant? I mean you showed up at Camp Jupiter when you were what, 5?"

"I mean, I certainly didn't celebrate Christmas with Lupa, so I didn't know it was a thing until someone told me." Jason sighed, "And for what it's worth, the people of my cabin did actually give me a stocking with candy each year, I think they felt guilty."

"Oh, the child soldiers felt guilty about the child soldier."

"I am not going to unpack that with you right now," Jason glared, but there was no real heat behind his eyes. He knew that his 'growing up' situation was less than perfect, however in the spirit of the holidays he decided not to consider his possible trauma's. Given the previous statement, you figured you would need to at least have some celebrations this year.

"Well, you have your own dormitory, right?" you asked and Jason, hesitantly, nodded. "We could do some things together there, if you want." you smiled, "Maybe Thalia can come too?"