There was a lot more to the bots wanting Christmas than I could put into the story without completely slowing the plot down. Rhodey had been secretly helping them for years, although he pretended it was just to aggravate Tony. In the end, I left it at just a few sentences to hint at what the bots had been doing for years in secret.

I really wanted to give Clint a hug in that scene, but in the end just settled for him making a lot of his famous eggnog.

I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)