end of december

"This apartment was not familiar at all, bearing almost no resemblance to the plain, simple flat he'd left mere hours before. Tinsel was draped over every possible surface, the table, the lights, pinned to the ceiling (though John was pretty sure that was just there by accident), fairy lights glittering as they twined around the legs of chairs, the edges of furniture, lamps, and for some odd reason, the kettle. Right in the middle of this mess of tinsel and lights, was a tree- actually, John wasn't sure he was quite justified in calling it a tree anymore. It looked as though someone had attacked with an army of vengeful elves, lopsided glitter and uneven baubles scattered across the branches, lights strung at seemingly random intervals, leaving it an awkward mountain of festive cheer."The fuck," John breathed, his eyes darting around the changed apartment, as though he wasn't quite sure what to think."Merry Christmas, John."orJohn's never really liked Christmas so Alex decides to surprise him because he's like the best boyfriend and it's all fluffplease bear in mind I wrote this at like 3am in the car and have done next to no editing so it's pretty shitty