Twilight Sparkle grew up believing in a world that was sound, stable, and scientific. There was no place for a silly corporate Hearth's Warming mascot like Holly Jolly in that equation, no matter how many kids around her believed.

Sunset Shimmer grew up in a world where Hearth's Warming meant something entirely different, where magic was only special in terms of power levels, and holiday frivolity was little more than a distraction from her pursuits.

So when the two of them, now a couple a few years post-high school, chanced upon a few Holly Jollys at a local mall, neither of them put much stock in it at first. But then Twilight said something that got Sunset thinking.

And then she asked Pinkie for a red suit.

Written for BlueMoonHarlot for Jinglemas 2024!

Pre-read by Avery Day, Dewdrops on the Grass, and The Sleepless Beholder. Featured on 25-26 December 2024.