Tao wakes up to the sound of Kris's voice.   He rolls over, groaning as the cold air of the room accosts him, chilling him instantly. It's the annoying kind of cold, the kind that almost hurts. He half sits up, realizing it's still dark as he glances towards the window where the dim streetlight illuminates snowflakes as they fall by, tiny diamonds forming a treasure trove under the cloudy grey sky.   Tao represses a shiver, folding his arms across his stomach and seeming to sink into his sweater a few inches, his dark hair falling into his eyes as he tilts his head forward ever so slightly, trying anything to retain some semblance of warmth. He had been dreaming, dreaming of him and Kris on a picnic. They'd been laying on a blanket in a meadow, watching the clouds and talking. Kris had looked so beautiful in the sun, seeming lit up from inside, his hair glowing an extra golden shade of blonde.   If Tao closes his eyes, he can almost feel the sun of his dream, almost feel the warm pressure of it against his skin. Almost. He's so focused on how cold he is, he doesn't realize that Kris has said something until he says it again, pulling Tao out of his thoughts as he turns to look at the tall blonde haired boy leaning against his bed.   "Did you say something, Kris?"   Kris laughs softly, taking Tao's hand and lacing their fingers,   'I asked if you're going to get up before Baekhyun murders me for making him wait this long.'   Tao smiles, squeezing Kris's hand once before letting go, scooting over to the edge of his bed and sliding off, his feet making a dull thud as they hit the wooden floor. He shivers involuntarily, his skin prickling as the cold air runs against his warm skin. He glances up as he sees Kris turn away for a second, pulling a blanket off his bed and wrapping it around Tao's shoulders, a half smile on his face,   'That better?'   Tao laughs and nods, taking Kris's hand and letting him lead him out the door and down the hall, pausing at the top of the stairs for a moment, Tao's voice soft,   "You have no idea just how much I love all of you right now...."   Tao can see their Christmas tree from here and can also see a banner wrapped around it, red sparkling letters spelling out 'Merry Christmas Tao'; at the same time Tao notices an abundance of presents under the tree, half of which have his name on the tag. They'd done this. Bought him presents and made a sign. He was so lucky.   He's not sure how long he would have stood there had not Kris tugged on his hand, leading him slowly down the stairs. The others are scattered around the living room, Baekhyun barely containing his excitement, nearly bouncing in Channie's lap, Luhan sitting next to them looking just as excited. Chen is sitting on the floor, his back against the couch, Xiumin's head in his lap. Both Sehun and Kai are sitting on the couch, Kai's arm around Sehun's waist as he leans over to kiss him on the cheek, making the latter blush. Lay is wrapped in a blanket, sitting on the rug next to Suho, his dark eyes sleepy as he whispers something to Suho, making the older smile.   Tao and Kris take a seat on the rug, Kris throwing an arm around Tao as Kyungsoo returns from the kitchen, passing out cups of tea to everyone as he takes his own seat next to Luhan. At this point, Baekhyun is bursting with excitement, his voice an octave higher than it usually is,   'So, who gets to open a gift first?!'   Suho laughs softly at Baekhyun's enthusiasm, his voice patient,   'Shouldn't it be Sehun? He's the maknae after all.'   Sehun blushes a deep shade of pink, his voice slightly embarrassed,   'No, it's okay, Baekhyun can open first-'   Kai gets up, interrupting Sehun as he picks up a green square shaped present from under the tree and deposits it in Sehun's lap, a grin on his face,   'It's from me so you better open it.'   Sehun laughs softly, tearing off the paper and opening the box inside it. He grins, his grin only getting wider as he pulls out an envelope, looking over at Kai, his eyes shining,   'Is this what I think it is??'   Kai laughs, a wide grin on his face,   'Why don't you find out?'   Sehun tears the envelope open hastily and makes a sound somewhere between crying and laughing as he throws both arms around Kai, pulling his boyfriend into a tight hug. Baekhyun looks confused for a moment,    'Well, what is it?'   Sehun releases Kai, holding up a small plastic card with the name of his favorite bubble tea place on it, still grinning like an idiot,   'It's a giftcard, 500,000₩ to the place I get bubble tea from.'   There's a collective gasp as the others hear how much money it's worth, Suho grinning at Sehun,   'Kai knows you well, doesn't he?'   Sehun smiles, looping an arm around Kai's waist,   'I have the best boyfriend ever.'   Both Baekhyun and Xiumin roll their eyes, clearly believing their boyfriends to be the best, causing everyone to laugh. Tao recovers and gets to his feet, still laughing softly as he plucks a gift from under the tree, handing it to Baekhyun,   "Merry Christmas, Baekhyun."   Baekhyun grins, turning the small blue package over in his hands before tearing it open rather un-gracefully, grinning in delight as his gaze catches Tao's,   'The new eyeliner I wanted! Thank you so much, Tao.'   Tao nods as Luhan gets to his feet, distributing the gifts until each boy has a small stack of boxes that are his. They decide to open in waves, each person opening one gift at the same time as the other eleven open a gift too.   In the end, they all get good gifts. A SuJu sweater for Suho, new wireless headphones for Luhan, a cookbook for Kyungsoo, Chinese candy for Tao, a music book for Lay, dance shoes for Kai, Chinese buns for Xiumin; a new Xbox for Chen, a guitar for Chanyeol and each of them get enough sweets to last the whole year.   The last one to open a gift is Kris and Tao feels nervous as he realizes that it's his gift. Kris unwraps the black journal, looking confused as he glances up at Tao. The younger boy smiles, a slight blush rising to his cheeks as he explains his gift,   "When I wanted to get you something, I couldn't decide because all the gifts were stupid, they weren't personal enough. So I bought this journal a little over a month ago and in it, every day, I wrote ten reasons why I'm thankful for you, why I'm lucky to have you in my life...."   He trails off as Kris opens the book, flipping through, his eyes catching phrases such as 'You let me steal your coat.' 'You stand up for me.' 'You're a great leader.' 'You're serious, but you know how to have fun.' 'You're so talented.' 'You make me laugh.' 'You trust me.'   Kris stops, noticing one that says 'I never could have done it without you.', feeling his chest tighten as he imagines, how, even when he was angry, Tao had kept writing these things so that he could give it to him for Christmas. Chen's soft husky laugh pulls Kris out of his thoughts,   'Kris hyung? Are you crying?'   Kris shakes his head, closing the book and setting it in his lap as he brushes a stray tear off his cheek, his dark eyes shining as he turns to look at Tao, feeling just the tiniest bit speechless as he seems to realize for the first time how beautiful Tao looks with messy hair. His voice is soft, hesitant even,   'Tao, I-I can't, I don't even know how to-'   He breaks off as Tao wraps his arms around his neck, pulling him close. Kris laughs, curving his arms against the small of Tao's back, whispering to him,   'Thank you.'   Tao smiles, tightening his grip for a moment before letting go, kissing Kris on the cheek,   "Merry Christmas, Kris."   In that moment, there are so many things Tao wants to tell him, to tell him that it's all true, that he's so lucky, that he couldn't have imagined this year without him, but he just smiles, leaning into Kris as he puts an arm around his shoulders, enjoying the moment.   They sit around talking for a while, each of them excited about their gifts. Well, all of them except Lay who has fallen asleep curled up against Suho, his head on his chest. Suho looks hesitant and looks about to move when Lay murmurs something, curling his hand into Suho's sweater and forcing him to stay where he is. Tao grins, glancing up as Luhan asks him if he likes the cold. Kris laughs, answering for him,   'Oh yes, Tao simply adores the cold. Not like he complains about it everyday or anything-'   Tao cuts him off, punching him in the arm with an expression more affectionate than truly annoyed. Kai smiles, his dark eyes crinkling,   'You two make such a good couple, you know that? I think I first noticed it the day we met; I thought you were dating until Kris told me otherwise. You just seemed so happy together, you still do.'   Tao blushes, brushing hair out of Kris's eyes as he looks up at Kai,   "Took both of us long enough to realize what all of you already saw."   Kris smiles sadly, his dark golden-brown eyes meeting Tao's,   'Nǐ shì wǒ yǒngyuǎn de, Táo.'     Tao has never been more hungry in his life. Somehow, sitting at the kitchen table, all this food in front of them, waiting on Chen to get back from the bathroom, eating has never appealed more. Somehow, Chen ret