is that cool with you? - zuckles x reader

chapter six - all i want for christmas is you (and maybe a juul)

.. 7 days before christmas ..

"Alright, we need to put this to an end."

Everyone turns to look at Swagger, a determined look settled on his face. "Mason and Y/N have been drooling over one another since Y/N got here. I'm sick of watching them pine for each other like a couple of middle schoolers. We need to do something about this."

"We could start planting mistletoe around the house," Cam adds. "I know a few places we could get some big bundles of it."

"Sounds good to me," Swagger agrees. "Cam, Matt, I'm gonna send you two to do that. Toby, Jay, I want you guys to go pick up Christmas decorations - we need lights, ornaments, tinsel, whatever you can get your hands on. I'll stick around the house and keep this under wraps."

"Where are Mason and Y/N?"

"Mason's still sleeping, and Y/N is editing the latest CSGO video. We should be good to go." Matt confirms, nodding towards the two closed doors at the end of the hall.

"Makes my job easier," Swagger jokes. "Alright boys! Let's get a move on!"

About an hour later, the four Misfits have returned, and decorations are flying around the house. Mistletoe dangles from the balcony and the doorways, and string lights wrap around the staircase handles and the support beams. A tree skirt and stand sit in the far corner of the living room, waiting for the tree to arrive. Y/N walks out of her room, jolting to a stop after almost being nailed with a plastic ornament.

"Oh hey Y/N!"

"Swagger, what the hell is happening?"

"It's Christmas season," He shouts from across the room, sliding off of the ladder balanced against the wall. "We have to decorate!"

Cameron crosses the room, tossing her a canister of tinsel. She pops the cap, and flings the strands onto the fireplace, adjusting the miniature nutcrackers to stand guard around the photo of the crew in the center. Swagger meets Cam in a doorway to trade decorations, and the rest of the crew starts giggling like children.

"What's so - oh you have got to be shitting me," Swagger groans, dropping his string of lights and shoving his head into his hands. "No way, Cam, not a chance."

Y/N snorts, filming the moment on her phone. "Come on boys, not even for the fans?"

Swagger grumbles, eventually crumbling to the pressure. Standing on his toes, he presses a kiss to Cam's jaw, Cam having to bend down in order for him to even get close. Everyone else laughs for a little while longer before settling down and continuing to work. Y/N hears Mason's door creak open, and she tosses a string of tinsel around his neck.

"Welcome to the party, Masie!"

"What the hell?"

"We're almost done decorating," Y/N explains, wrapping an arm around his waist. "We've got a few gingerbread houses to build if you're up for it?"

Mason runs a hand through his hair, the longer strands draping over his eyes. Flicking his head back to move them, he smiles in agreement. "Yeah, I'll bite. You want to help me?"

"Of course!" Y/N chirps, wary of Swagger's all-knowing look in the corner of her vision. "What do you say to making it as scuffed as possible?"

"I love it."

.. 6 days before christmas ..

"I can't believe I have to do this."

"You're the one that thought it was a good idea."

"Yeah, well, I'm starting to think it wasn't," Swagger hollers, face turning red. "I've kissed you, what, twice now? And I've had to kiss Matt and Toby as well!"

Cameron laughs, the tips of his hair brushing the clump of mistletoe in the kitchen. "Just kiss me and get it over with, short stack. You know, if this was some cliche love story, we'd be a couple at this point."

"Yeah, well, we aren't gay, so shut the fuck up." Swagger snarls, quickly kissing Cam's cheek. Cam laughs, ruffling Swagger's hair. He punches him in the side, a smile slowly working onto his face.

"And that," Y/N whispers into the camera microphone. "Is how you avoid kissing someone under the mistletoe: put someone else in your place."