Pretender Christmas Fic
I originally wrote this as commentfic for redstarrobot, but I'm really rather pleased with it, so I figured I'd repost it.
And what does it say about me that this actually seems to have put me into the holiday spirit?
Title: Pretender Christmas Snippets
Fandom: The Pretender
Summary: Tiny holiday glimpses.
Rating/Warnings: PG-ish. Specific spoilers through about the middle of season 2, possibly some vaguer ones through season 4. Contains serious Pretender-esque twistedness.
Length: ~200 words
Pretender Christmas Snippets
Sydney's Christmases for the past thirty years have not been joyous, but they have been peaceful. He tries to believe that that's enough.
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The next year, Jarod makes fruitcake without the poison. It's good! He's very glad he learned the recipe.
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There's a box of Cracker Jacks with a bow tied around it sitting in the duct. "From Santa," it says. Angelo grins. He knows who it's really from, but he's good at keeping secrets.
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Daddy's canceled on Christmas dinner again. Of course.
Parker takes the angel down from the top of the tree and crushes it.
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Bobby never got another Christmas present after he killed the puppy. Honestly, his parents could be so unreasonable.
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It's been a long time since Mr. Raines went to church on Christmas. He's thinking now that he should have come more often; it's quite a good story. And if God is willing to breed a child with the sole idea of making it suffer for the good of humanity, He must surely have some divine understanding in His heart for Raines.
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Broots' office Secret Santa plan never quite gets off the ground. On further reflection, he thinks it's probably just as well.
**
When Jacob wakes up, the first thing he sees is the snow globe. And, for a moment, in his mind, it's Christmas.
And what does it say about me that this actually seems to have put me into the holiday spirit?
Title: Pretender Christmas Snippets
Fandom: The Pretender
Summary: Tiny holiday glimpses.
Rating/Warnings: PG-ish. Specific spoilers through about the middle of season 2, possibly some vaguer ones through season 4. Contains serious Pretender-esque twistedness.
Length: ~200 words
Pretender Christmas Snippets
Sydney's Christmases for the past thirty years have not been joyous, but they have been peaceful. He tries to believe that that's enough.
**
The next year, Jarod makes fruitcake without the poison. It's good! He's very glad he learned the recipe.
**
There's a box of Cracker Jacks with a bow tied around it sitting in the duct. "From Santa," it says. Angelo grins. He knows who it's really from, but he's good at keeping secrets.
**
Daddy's canceled on Christmas dinner again. Of course.
Parker takes the angel down from the top of the tree and crushes it.
**
Bobby never got another Christmas present after he killed the puppy. Honestly, his parents could be so unreasonable.
**
It's been a long time since Mr. Raines went to church on Christmas. He's thinking now that he should have come more often; it's quite a good story. And if God is willing to breed a child with the sole idea of making it suffer for the good of humanity, He must surely have some divine understanding in His heart for Raines.
**
Broots' office Secret Santa plan never quite gets off the ground. On further reflection, he thinks it's probably just as well.
**
When Jacob wakes up, the first thing he sees is the snow globe. And, for a moment, in his mind, it's Christmas.