white elephant

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*modern au*
"okay," enjolras's voice rang out through the musain, "let's get started."
les amis had decided to play white elephant this year at their christmas party. a few times before had been secret santa and there had been just an average christmas party, but this year enjolras, the leader, had decided to switch it up.
all the presents were under the tree, just as they should be. no name tags on them just as they should be. everyone sitting around the tree just as they should be.
enjolras was going around the circle of people sitting around the tree with grantaire's beanie in his hand, for it being the only available container, which contained slips of paper with a number from one to 13 on them. this would decide what order they would play the game in. the blonde man started at the spot his boyfriend sat at, obviously giving him privileges. grantaire grinned as he drew a slip of paper with the number three on it.
next was eponine, who pulled out number seven. next was joly, then bahorel, then jehan, then combeferre, then courfeyrac, then cosette, then marius, then musichetta, then lesgle, and lastly, fueilly. well, not completely, enjolras still had to pick his, which had been number 12.
enjolras sat next to grantaire, smiling, watching everyone smile back at one another and giggling, making jokes amongst themselves. grantaire put his arm around enjolras's shoulder and enjolras leaned in closer.
"you know r, it's not like i like you or anything," enjolras pauses, "you're just a source of warmth. it happens to be very cold in the winter time."
grantaire chuckled, "of course, my dear apollo. it's obvious." grantaire looked down into enjolras's eyes as enjolras spoke.
"how many times do i have to tell you, i am not a god?" enjolras sighed. grantaire didn't care, enjolras definitely was a god. he stared helplessly in love into the god's eyes, "but you are."
enjolras rolled his eyes and smirked, "whatever." grantaire leaned down for a quick kiss as courfeyrac shouted out.
"get a room, losers!" courfeyrac, grinning and laughing along with the rest of them and had been brave enough to tell the two lovers to quit the mushy talk and get on with the game.
both e and r laughed at this as well but they were also as red as the hoodie enjolras wore every day. however he was not wearing this now. he wore a mainly red with green details ugly christmas sweater. grantaire wore the same but with the colors reversed.
"oh, by the way, you never gave my hat back," grantaire said to enjolras. enjolras had been wearing grantaire's beanie since he passed out numbers.
"oh that's unfortunate, because i'm not giving it back," he responded without looking at grantaire, but he knew his boyfriend had a smile on his face.
"oh my god you guys are so pathetic," jehan added to the conversation.
"okay, okay, let's get started," grantaire said while rolling his eyes, "who has number one?"
joly raised his hand. he stood up and walked toward the tree. christmas music was heard in the background.
"oh my god there's so many to choose from," mumbled joly from under his breath.
after a few minutes, while everyone knowing joly and being patient, he chose a large light pink bag with a white bow on it. he carried it back to his spot and removed the tissue paper, pulling out a purple fluffy blanket. he shoots an evil look towards everybody, clutching it close to him. this lets them now he will most likely attempt homocide if someone attempts to take this gift from him.
person number two is cosette, who has marius's hand in hers. grantaire glances at eponine who has admitted to grantaire that she has feelings for marius. eponine catches grantaire's eye and only rolls her own.
cosette stands up and smooths out her skirt and makes her way towards the tree. this time the christmas music is still playing, but you can hear jehan humming along.
she quickly picks a small rectangle wrapped in black wrapping paper with white snowflakes on it. the wrapping skills are terrible but she doesn't care. she walks back to her spot on the floor next to marius and sits down.
she unwraps the present and holds up a book while chucking.
"a book of dad jokes?" bahorel questions as everyone else is trying to figure out who brought that. either jehan, courfeyrac or grantaire.
it still isn't decided who brought it, when it's grantaire's turn, he speaks up.
"someone pass me the book, i don't feel like getting up."
cosette passes it over towards the direction of grantaire as people hand it to him. cosette gets up again and this time chooses a box covered in blue wrapping paper with penguins on it.
    she walked back to her seat and sat down, and the amis continued playing white elephant throughout the night, singing christmas songs, laughing and joking, and chattering amongst themselves.
enjolras smiles contently to himself and snuggled up to grantaire even more, who kissed his forehead. grantaire was proud of his boyfriend for arranging this and enjolras knew it, and he looked up, kissing grantaire softly.

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