giraffe2435
In this short story, an LGBTQ couple discovers something odd about their Christmas Tree ornaments, which makes them question things about themselves.
This was the writing prompt that I used to gain inspiration for this story:
*It's Christmas 2025, and boyfriends, Tristan and Austin, are finally spending the holiday together at home after years of chaotic work schedules and travel. Their apartment is decorated with the new trend of "smart ornaments" that change color and glow based on the mood of the room-something they installed as a joke, but now can't quite seem to figure out.*
*On Christmas Eve, a snowstorm traps them inside, canceling plans with friends and family. With nowhere to go, the two decide to recreate their favorite holiday traditions from childhood-baking cookies, exchanging small handmade gifts, watching old movies-but as they do, the smart ornaments keep reacting in strange, unexpected ways, revealing emotions they haven't said out loud in a while.*
*Write about how the quiet day at home turns into a rediscovery of their love: gentle teasing in the kitchen, small confessions while wrapping last-minute gifts, and the warmth of realizing that the simplest Christmas-just the two of them-is the one they'd been hoping for all along.*