It's always nice to read this side of Santa. Emo Santa, if you will. Great introspective take. This really oozed a lot of emotion, and I could really feel barbs squeezing my heart. For someone who enters houses through chimneys, it's very hard to shake off that reputation of being a killer. Nobody would really think of the act as anything but malevolent.

And, I know I'm wrong, but I want to remain in a world where stories are interconnected. The clues are seen, and while I have a guess, I don't want to be the one to piece everything together. Great job with this though. You said a lot in only a limited number of minutes. Would've been awesome if you had tagged this #freewrite and mentioned @improv too.