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Her smile faded ever so slightly as she watched Dorian struggle with the fact that Santa was definitely real. "Aren't you happy about this? Santa brought us gifts! I hear a lot of people don't believe in him, but he's probably the one organizing this entire thing! He's the real secret Santa."

Perhaps there was another reason for Dorian's lack of enthusiasm. "If Santa ever brought you coal or something before, I think he forgives you. You got a gift, didn't you?" She nodded towards the paper.
 
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Dorian hadn't ever gotten coal or anything like that for Christmas because, as far as he knew, all of his gifts came from his family. But Charlotte was really cute and her enthusiasm was infectious, so he couldn't help but smile back more genuinely and with less apprehension than before.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. This was just a big surprise, you know? I didn't think we'd be getting surprise gifts all over like this. I wonder if anyone else did, and what they got."
 
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"I hope everyone got something! I'd feel so bad if they didn't..." A frown infected her face as she thought more about it. Absent-mindedly, she put her new gift to use. I tumbled around in her hand as her fingers pressed and rolled its buttons. "I don't think he'd only pick us. There are a lot of good people here. I'll have to see if anyone "

She shook her head a few times, unable to get anywhere with this thought process. "I'd ask the organizers but... I don't know who they are. I hope my Ms. Jaeger doesn't mind the die. Getting a mysterious present feels like something those 'stranger danger' shows would warn you not to accept." A laugh followed as she remembered a few videos on YouTube covering the topic. Some of them had great advice. Most of them are hilarious.
 
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"I'm sure it's fine," Dorian said, still inspecting his piece of paper. He'd need to look up and see if he could find more of it, both to maybe find whoever sent it but also because it seemed like it could be really useful for his art.

"Still, I would tell your parent about it. Making sure they're aware is better than not doing that. Either way though..."

Turning back to Charlotte, he put on his same old goofy smile, the corners of his eyes creasing as he did, and said, "This paper is really cool, but I still love your gifts to me. I'm gonna hang them up in my studio to help give me inspiration whenever I'm painting."
 
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Dorian was lucky to have complicated Charlotte immediately after his advice. She wasn't much of a whiner, but once in a while, the teenager in her shined when she was given orders. It was mildly annoying at worst.

"Really?" She paused, a nervous smile spreading across her fact. "Really really? But your art is so amazing! I always imagined amazing artists would be... would be..." She trailed off, finding that the immediate words that came to mind were... mean, to say the least. "Harsh. Very critique-heavy. But you've been so nice to me!"
 
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"Nonsense," Dorian said with an almost dismissive wave. He patted the paintings one by one, noticing that the last one was still a bit tacky - not fully dry then. He made a mental note to make sure it was protected when he took it home.

"I can tell that these are maybe your first paintings? But they look great. And art isn't about technical skill anyway. Or it shouldn't be. It should be about the feelings you pour into your work. The whole 'art industry' is bullshit, and anyone who uninvitedly points out what you did 'wrong'," he said, adding heavy air quotes around the word, "is just being a jerk."
 
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Charlotte soaked up Dorian's words like a sponge. Of course. Everything he said made complete sense. "I've made doodles and drawings before, but I never tried anything on this level. It... makes me really happy to hear that."

Her expression became contemplative as she thought over everything Dorian said. "You know, ever since I came here, I've been surprised by how genuine everyone is. Well, not everyone. But a lot of people. It's made being here really nice. I think you're the best partner I could have gotten."
 
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