The idea was originally found in A_Bored_Reader Undertale ideas for stories that hit me like the brick called Reborn! I asked permission to use it. Read the original if you're interested, but it contains quite a few spoilers for this story.
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Warnings: Ship, kiss scene, mention-level sadder things.]
As the gift-giving holiday approaches, Dream always tries to bury himself in work and not think about his shared birthday with Nightmare, which was on December 21st. The memory of the incident forever overshadowed this day for him and he was reluctant to celebrate. The many gifts he received painfully reminded him of Dreamtale, where he was similarly showered with gifts, especially during this period. It was hard to share happiness while he was grieving inside.
Even though he realized some time ago that the villagers were not his true friends, he still felt guilty for their death... True to the custom of his world, he always folded many flowers, which surrounded the memorial candle during the days, the most beautiful being the bouquet of black roses what he had made for his brother. Even though the death of his world was well known, few knew of his mourning during this period. Ink and Blue were very understanding, they often help him fold the flowers that they used to decorate a corner of the living room. The shared apartment was decorated only with Giftmass lights and they celebrated with a pajama party, where they had an anime marathon together, near the fireplace, surrounded by many treats. Always giving each other little gifts, they started the evening in personalized team hoodies. Dream was very grateful to them and the time together was his favorite part of the holiday when it was just the three of them.
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Blue also attends bigger parties with his brother, and later spent this period with Razz. Ink also likes to go to parties at this time, but remembering that Dream does not like being alone during this period, he always came home for the evening so that they could sleep snuggled up and distract him from bad memories. This attention also helped their relationship a lot. The birth of Palette filled this period with happiness and new habits replaced the old ones. The strings of lights remained, but the folded flowers and later figurines decorated the tree. They continued to try to spend the holiday as a family, but as Palette got old enough, they also took part in parties, where many celebrated they presence. Dream feeling like he finally moved on Dreamtale's death, he only commemorates it with a candle. Palette enchanted everyone with a violin performance at their last Giftmass together.
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