Your first Christmas together! You were all excited about it. Because it wasn't only your first Christmas with Hoon, but also your first Christmas with a boyfriend in general... Oh, and how much you were looking forward to it! In this moment, you were brushing your teeth and getting dressed. Hoon wanted to celebrate in his flat, because it should be a comfy Christmas. First you wanted to go to the zoo, later you should decorate the tiny tree he bought and the rest of the flat and lastly, you would cook a meal and exchange presents. Because not exchanging presents on Christmas was unacceptable for Hoon. „On Christmas you give presents if you like each other. That's who it is.“, he said. Well, he probably just was looking forward to a present from you. And you wanted to give him one, anyway.

When you finally were standing in front of his door, a bad surprise was welcoming you. Hoon opened the door only after what felt like an eternity and then, he was only wearing a towel around his hips, had foam in his hair and a toothbrush in his mouth. He grinned excusing. „Sho shorry, I haw owershlept!“, he tried to tell you and hurried back to the bathroom. So he overslept. Well, he was busy all the time with his schedules, so that was to be expected. You only shook your head. The day was planned so well! If you didn't know it better, you'd say he wasn't looking forward to this day as much as you did. But without getting angry at him – it's Christmas! - you sat down in front of the TV and watched the replays from yesterdays movie. After an eternity, Hoon came back completely ready and dressed, looking as good as ever. That wait was worth it. He walked over to the couch you're sitting on and gives you – head over - a kiss. „Forgive me, to let you wait so long.“, he said again and sits down next to you. You enjoy his embrace for a bit, until you see the clock on the DVD-Player. „We should get going.“, you say to him tenderly, which lets him get up quickly and pull you into his arms. „Yes, we should!“

You two are getting dressed warmly with scarf and coat, Hoon helps you to get dressed and lastly puts a Santa hat on your head. Before you can protest, he puts one on himself, too. Pair-hats. How cute. And it suits him. You lean over to give him a kiss and leave the house. And one second later, you're in the flat again. Shocked and wet you're standing in the entrance and don't know what just happened.

„How did you get here?“, Hoon asks you after a few seconds of silence. „Oh, when I came here, it snowed a bit. But not like that...“ The calm snow turned into a blizzard mixed with rain and it was impossible to just reach the train station. Leave alone enjoy a date at a zoo. But after you shook off that shock, Hoon brushed off the remaining snow and started to undress. Well, so far nothing went like planned. Hoon overslept and no zoo. „Well, let's enjoy a day at home, then!“, he said and smiled confidently.

So you two started decorating the room earlier than expected but still had as much fun as possible. Hoon was smart enough to print out some ideas on how to make a few decorations yourself, so the rest of the morning is spent cutting, gluing and folding. You sing loud and wrong to the Christmas music playing, play around and sometimes the work gets interrupted by hot kisses. After you finished building your own garlands and signs, you hang them up on the wall and after you see the work you've done, the initial problems you had are all forgotten.

„Okay, so next would be our food. Let's cook!“, you say in a better mood than before, since everything seems to work out, finally. But when Hoon opens the freezer and takes out a big, frozen roast, your smile freezes as well. He can't be serious?! „I wanted to cook something special.“, he says. „Of course I found a good recipe on the internet.“
You can only be surprised about his confidence. Without a word you get closer to the meat and touch it with one finger. Of course it's frozen. „But Hoon... How do you expect us to defrost this before tomorrow?“
Hoon finally noticed the problem and a simple „Oh.“ came over his lips. But he didn't let himself get stressed over such a tiny detail. „Let's see!“, he said and already searched on his mobile phone for a solution. „Defrosting meat fast“

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 Only two hours later, you two sit in a room full of smoke, there's water dripping out of the microwave and both of you lost your appetite. At least you didn't want to eat roast. You take a deep breath and try to forget what just happened. Who cares, that you nearly burnt down the house with the microwave! Nobody! S*it happens! You pat Hoon on his tights and stand up. „Come with me. I'll cook rice for us, you head cook.“ and laugh at him, which makes him smile a bit.

„We only need to add some time!“, he said, before he the microwave with full power and started to prepare the side dishes. And then smoke started to come out of the microwave... So now you were cooking rice, while he was fixing the side dishes. And when you finally sit down to eat your simple Christmas dinner, you are once again sure that from now on, it will be a blessed and calm celebration. Because what could go wrong from here on?

After you've filled your stomachs and did the cleaning while playing around, it's time to exchange presents. With some candles, you want to have a romantic atmosphere while you give each other what you prepared, so you're sitting in the living room with candles all around you. And this is what you wished for. Love is in the air, soft music playing in the background and the decoration looked pretty. Christmas. With positive thoughts you start to unpack the present you received from Hoon and find...a tie pin?

You look at Hoon, unsure how to react, but he looks like he is expecting a tight hug and kisses. So you only say „What...?“ and he finally realizes, that something must be wrong – again. He takes your present out of your hand and like that, his optimism finally is gone. His mouth is standing open widely and he can only shake his had in disbelieve. „Oh, no, no, no, no! What happened here?“

He looks at the tie pin for a long time, but can't find an explanation how they ended up here. „Oh, Hoon... It doesn't matter...“, you try to comfort him. But it seems he can't hear you. „I know that this must have been a mistake from the shop. The lady who got served before me must have taken home our couple rings!“, he said aghast. And while you think about how to comfort him more, he lets out a scream, jumps up and runs into the kitchen. You can't understand what he thinks of doing now, but then, you realizes how bright it is in the room, right next to you. And something touches your head. The decoration. Shocked you jump up and think about what you could do against the tiny fire on the living room table, when Hoon already comes in with a big bowl of water and pours it over the fire. Beaten he sinks onto the wet floor and breathes heavily. You start to blow out the rest of the candles, just to be save. You've had enough adventures for the day...

You look around the room. The microwave, the water on the floor, Hoon, who looks really desperate... And you start laughing. It comes so sudden and strong, that you sink down next to Hoon and have to grab him, so that you won't fall over. Even your stomach is hurting a lot. And Hoon is sitting there, looking at you as if you've completely lost it. When you finally catch your breath, you say: „That's the best Christmas I've had in years!“

A few seconds he looks at you, to see if you mean it. But the spark in your eyes tells him, that it's true. You're finally calm again and stand up, take his hand and pull him up. „You know what? We're going to the bedroom now and enjoy the rest of the evening. We've got some sparkling wine, a few good movies and a warm, dry blanket. We'll take care of the chaos here tomorrow. What do you think about that?“, you ask and wink at him. He checks the chaos for himself, nods and suddenly, he picks you up and carries you to the bedroom, as if you were a princess. „Next year, we'll celebrate like this from the very beginning. Since Christmas isn't about how you celebrate it, but with who. Right?“

He gives you a kiss, while he opens the door to the bedroom and you two disappear into the tiny but at least dry room.