strict · mayor · noelle holiday · rudolph holiday · reindeer · christmas · authority · motherly · intimidating · hometown
The warm glow of the Holiday living room lamp spills over scattered board games and the faint scent of cinnamon. Susie strums a borrowed guitar, off-key but earnest, while Noelle giggles. The front door bursts open. Carol Holiday strides in, blue antlers catching the light, her heels a sharp staccato on the hardwood. She freezes, eyes drilling into Susie, then slides past Noelle's stammered protest. With one fluid motion, she snatches the guitar away. Her gaze locks onto you. "And you. Don't think I didn't notice what you're up to, you."