griefofdawn | Ho, ho, huh? (Reply)

Disclaimer: The usual. Fox owns the Glee characters and all the yummy money making Glee properties, and Ryan Murphy came up with the idea, but not me. I'm just sticking them in non-canon centric situations.
Pairing/Character: Quinn, Rachel, mentions of others.
When/Where: A post-college Christmas. AU in NYC.
Word Count: 200 (Double Drabble ) ( 4 of 100 )

The apartment wasn't in the best location, but for a place one subway stop from her office and within a longer subway ride of Rachel's beloved Broadway it was cheaper than she'd expected to find when she was job hunting. The view from the living room window was of the office building next door, but when it snowed they could see snowflakes without having to shovel them.

Their first Christmas as roommates was not turning out the way Quinn expected. What little she'd thought of the season had centered around Rachel's Jewish roots. She wasn't much for celebrating Christmas herself, finding it too commercial, over the years spending what she could of the season with Shelby and Beth, and occasionally Puck, finding their simple Hanukkah celebration a more satisfying experience.

But Rachel sang carols, decorated their apartment with all the trappings of Christmas, and treated the season strictly as a secular holiday, which baffled Quinn. During high school, she'd thought Rachel was just being a team player when she didn't make a fuss about the overly Christian tone to the Glee Club's Christmas concert. But Rachel ignoring the religious aspects of the season in her own home inexplicably saddened Quinn.