Merry Christmas! (Alphonse x Artist! Reader)

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Christmas special! Continued from the previous x Artist! Reader. Also, I consider plush making an art, which I do, so that's part of the artist thing. And yes, I did make that plush, so the picture belongs to me.
*Second person POV*
The Rockbell house was decorated outside with white lights that reflected the snow on the ground. Outside were a few snowmen, one with a wench sticking out of its torso, one that was somewhat short with a leaf to mimic its creators hair style, and the last was very tall, mimicking the look of spiked armor.
You smiled as you walked up the pathway to the home of your friend. Snow could be seen dancing slowly downward in the air, and you were grateful that it was only a light flurry, rather than a full-on blizzard. You huddled against your puffy winter coat, the one which had resulted in Winry referring to you as the marshmallow queen.
You held a gift-wrapped box close to you, trying to protect it from the snow. The box held the present you had made for your boyfriend, Alphonse, a plush of him. You had spent hours on it, and were in fact quite proud of how it had turned out. Alphonse, Edward and Winry would have no idea what it was. They only knew you could draw and do regular art exceptionally well. They had no idea you had been making plushies for years, in fact they didn't even think you knew how to sew.
You rang the door bell as you reached Winry's front door, still holding the box close to you, and shivering. A long haired blonde met you at the door, but it wasn't Winry.
"Hey (Y/n)," Edward looked pleased to see you and promptly shouted "Al! (Y/n)'s here!"
A sudden chorus of clinking was heard from the other room, and the suit of armor appeared from around the corner.
"Hi Alphonse!" You called cheerfully.
"Hi (Y/n)!" Al answered back, coming to a stand still in front of you as the door closed behind you.
You were about to hug Alphonse, but then you remembered you were holding the present for him just inside your coat. You glanced around quickly, looking for a place to put it. Your eyes scanned the Christmas tree that was in the living room, strewn with lights and housing a pile of presents near the bottom.
You quickly hurried over to the base of the tree and took the gift out, placing it within the folds of other ones. You stood up to find Al towering over you to see what you were doing.
"It's your present," you answered his unasked question. "You're gonna have to wait to open it."
"Oh, that's fine," he replied sweetly, leaning down and pointing out a gift-wrapped box close by. "That's your present!" You bent down to get a closer look at the box. It was a medium sized box the looked hard on the outside, and you started to wonder what it could be.
Winry came around the corner to see Alphonse and you crouched down close together by the tree. A small smile graced her lips as she spoke.
"Greetings your royal puffiness!"
Turning, you felt a blush come on your face when you realized Al and you were nearly touching, so you decided to close the distance and hugged him. Al gently hugged you back, though it was hard in your current position, seeing how you were both kneeling down on the ground. He carefully picked you up and stood upright. As he gently set you down, you kissed what would be his cheek, and his armor tinted pink.
*timeskip cause I'm lazy*
"It's a rag!" Winry shouted happily, holding up her newly opened gift. Edward had gotten her a polishing rag, and from what you knew of fabric (which was a lot) you could tell it was high quality. She was waving it around like a little kid who got exactly what they wanted, and it was quite an amusing sight.
"Can I see it?" You asked.
Winry gave you a puzzled look. 'Why would she want to look at a rag?' She thought to herself.
"Sure, knock yourself out," she replied in an unsure voice, tossing it to you.
Your eyes scanned the rag as your fingers ran over the material. Al, Ed, and Winry watched you with curiosity as you examined Winry's gift. After a few seconds of deliberation, you decided to tell them your thoughts.
"Anti-pill fleece. Won't fray at the edges, easy to wash, but not good on the sewing machine. Good choice for a cleaning rag."
They all gave you a confused look.
"How do you know that?" Edward questioned.
"I have my ways. Let's just say I have talents you don't know of."
Edward opened Winry's present to him. It was a hairbrush. You quickly came up with a witty remark.
"Tryin' to drop a subtle hint there Winry?"
"Shut up (y/n)," she mumbled in reply.
And then it was your turn to open your present from Al. He carefully placed the gift in your hands, and you gave him a little smile. You stared at the wrapping paper, hesitating as you tried to guess what it was before hand. When your mind had given up, you found a corner fold and started tearing the paper off. You let out an extremely loud scream when you saw what it was, and tackled Alphonse in a hug, shouting "THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!"
"What!? What did he get you!?" Winry questioned, giggling at your response to Al's gift.
You turned to her with a sort of 'poker face', before realizing you hadn't actually shown anyone what the gift was. You reached for your unopened present, remaining on Alphonse's lap, where you had ended up after tackling him, and showed them the box.
"It's a thing of Copic markers!"
"The really high quality markers that are $5 each at the cheapest!?"
"Yep!"
"That's so sweet!"
You smiled, giggling, and continued sitting on/huggling (hugging and cuddling) Al. Then you leaned over and grabbed your present to him from under the tree. You couldn't wait to see his reaction to what it was.
"Your turn Alphonse!" You said, practically shoving the present into his hands. "I hope you like it!"
Alphonse turned the box shyly, and after looking at your anticipating stare, carefully tore the wrapping paper off. The cardboard box that was underneath was soon revealed.
"It's a box," Ed stated.
"No derp Sherlock," Winry commented sarcastically.
"Shut up and let him open the box!" You were probably more excited than Alphonse was. He was about to see the little huggable replica you had slaved over hours to make him. Al chuckled a bit at your excitement, and slowly opened the box.
"Is this... me?" He asked.
"Yep, it is," you stated.
He carefully took out the little plush, examining all the little details you had added. The armor spikes of varying sizes, the little apron it had, the symbol on its left arm, the hand-embroidered face, everything.
"Where did you get this?" He asked, already half-expecting the answer you gave him.
"I made it!"
"You made that!?" Winry shouted, voice rising in surprise.
"Like I said, I have other talents you don't know about."
"That explains why you knew so much about the rag Winry got," Ed chimed in.
"This is so cool! You're so creative! I love it! I love you!" Al said happily, hugging both you and the plush.
"I love you too, Alphonse!" You said back.
"Now how about we eat!?" Edward said, stomach making a loud grumble shortly afterward.
"Probably a good idea," Winry agreed.
Edward and Winry both got up and started heading to the kitchen. You waited until just the right moment, then yelled, "STOP!"
The two turned to you and simultaneously called, "What!?"
Alphonse looked to them and let out a soft "Oooohh."
A smirk crossed your face as you said to them, "Look up."
Winry and Edward turned their heads skyward, and saw what the pair of you were reacting to. Above their heads, was a string of mistletoe. Both of them became suddenly flustered.
"W-when did that get there!?"
"I d-don't remember that being there!"
They both stared at you and Al, realizing what you did. You tried to stifle a giggle, before grabbing you and Al's presents. Alphonse quickly picked you up and started running out of the room as you called/sang, "I'm one slippery devil!"
It was one of the best Christmases you ever had.
The end.
(A/n- sorry if I fan-spasmed a bit too much over plushies guys. It's just part of me, okay?)

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