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C alliope finishes up folding a cute drawing of a cherub they made into a hand crafted tree topper. Right on time a beep emanates throughout the house, startling Calliope briefly.

    ROXY: hell yea r cookies done

Calliope hears Roxy slide the tray out of the oven, before the patter of her footsteps can be heard approaching.

    ROXY: want to try 1 with me callie?
    CALLIOPE: sUre thing

Calliope grabs a cookie off the tray Roxy was holding out stretched to them. Roxy too grabs a cookie of her own as they both go in for a bite at the same time. For a moment everything is still, before Roxy spits out the cookie onto the floor.

    CALLIOPE: i don’t know if it’s that bad.
    ROXY: callie dear i love u but don’t lie to me
    ROXY: those cookies were crap
    CALLIOPE: yeah. yoU’re right.

They both then look at each other and Roxy starts to let out a laugh. Calliope follows with a small giggle.

    ROXY: what the heck was i thinking callie i never baked in my life lmao
    CALLIOPE: yoU did yoUr best thoUgh
    ROXY: aw callie ur too sweet
    ROXY: who needs these bum ass cookies when i can just eat you up instead
    ROXY: wonk ;)

Roxy leans down and gives a little kiss on Calliope’s shoulder causing them to straighten up. When Roxy leans back up she takes a moment to really look at the living room. The whole place is completely dressed up head to toe for the holidays, like something out of one of those cheesy Christmas rom-coms.

    ROXY: while i was committing crimes against baking u seem to have been on a roll!
    ROXY: i mean damn u went all out
    ROXY: look at this place!
    ROXY: not that im surprised you always go above and beyond
    CALLIOPE: i think i went oUt exactly as mUch as needed.
    ROXY: don’t down play to me callie
    ROXY: u know i love how into stuff u get

Roxy finally notices the cherub topper in Calliope’s hand when she looks down to smile at them.

    ROXY: is that what i think it is?
    CALLIOPE: yes, and i think it’s time yoU pUt it up!
    ROXY: hell yea!

Calliope hands the topper over to Roxy who enthusiastically rushes over to place it on top of the tree.

    ROXY: now everything is prefect
    ROXY: cmon callie lets sit down and enjoy our handy work

Roxy takes a seat on the couch and Calliope gracefully joins next. The eyeing around the scene in front of them, pleased.

    ROXY: im so glad i got u callie b/c im sure none of those nerds would help me do stuff like this
    ROXY: they’ll all like too cool or busy for the holidays
    ROXY: but we callie are actually way cooler then them
    CALLIOPE: yes i love seeing oUr hoUse all sprUced up for the season.
    CALLIOPE: It's so lively!
    ROXY: truer words have never been said

Roxy leans down and plants a kiss on the top of Calliope’s head, much to their surprise.

    ROXY: thx for everything callie