Gonzo Xmas 2022 !exclusive! -

I cut into the ruined pie. I served slices to the masses. They ate it. They smiled. The sugar hit their bloodstreams, and for a brief, shining moment, the tension lifted. The anxiety of the year dissolved into a sticky, sweet haze of acceptance.

: A major highlight of the 2022 season was BTS member V (Kim Taehyung) releasing a cover of the classic "It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas" on December 24, 2022. gonzo xmas 2022

By mid-December, we were already broken. Not the dramatic, movie-of-the-week kind of broken. The quiet kind. The kind where your lower back hurts from scrolling bad news, your fridge holds three sad carrots and a jar of pickles from 2021, and “holiday spirit” means you managed to put on a clean shirt before the 4 pm darkness settled in. I cut into the ruined pie

The children were shrieking, tearing through wrapping paper like wild dogs tearing into fresh meat. Batteries were required. Small pieces of plastic were scattered across the carpet like shrapnel. They smiled