Rebecca742000
(NOTE: this story uses prompts from Nemos Christmas TF event, thank you Nemo for making this book a reality!)
Winter can easily kill anybody, that's a well known fact.
and yet, we live in a world where we simply don't feel fear for winter.
many moons ago, we once feared of our crops dying, and we feared of our livestock dying from frostbite.
we were once terrified of the snow, yet now we play in it and throw it at our friends faces.
we no longer fear for our crops, for we have stuffed them into metal cans or plastic bags.
infact, we don't just fear winter anymore, we welcome it with open arms.
nowadays, we don't think of the death and cold that comes with winter.
we think of presents and stockings, feasts and fireplaces.
we think of reindeer and pine trees, and we tell tales of a magic man riding his sleigh in the sky and the elves that help him.
really, the only thing we fear of now is getting coal instead of toys, something that our ancestors would have begged for years ago.
and yet, despite the joys we've made ourselves, despite all the smiles and fun and beauty we've made of winter..
..Winter still has its teeth, and it plans to bite down until it meets bone.