Letters Home From Korea: From Quijonbu to Mill Valley, Letter #2
Letter #1
TITLE: Letters Home From Korea: From Quijonbu to Mill Valley, Letter #2
FANDOM: M*A*S*H (tv series)
PAIRING: BJ/Peg
GENRE: Het
TABLE: #11 Song Titles A
PROMPT: 02. Behind Blue Eyes
RATING: G
WORD COUNT: 932
SUMMARY: BJ updates Peg on all the people in the unit.
WARNINGS: None
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing.
My loving Peg,
It’s so hard being so far away from you. I miss your smile, your kiss, falling asleep with you in my arms. . .
I thought you’d be interested in the people you’re sharing me with. (But don’t worry, you’re my one and only girl; I wear my wedding ring with pride).
Hawkeye: Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce. His dad is apparently a big The Last of the Mohicans fan. His bunk is next to mine. He’s the camp clown. I have a feeling he’s going to bring out my inner prankster. He’s also a regular Casanova (but don’t worry, I won’t let him influence me). He took an automatic dislike to me because I’m replacing his best friend. He’s been warmer and I think we could become good friends. He’s a great surgeon (in fact, he’s our chief surgeon), and is just as good in post-op; he makes all the patients laugh.
Frank Burns: Major Frank Marion Burns. And trust me, he’ll make sure you know he’s a major. I think he has terminal jealousy toward Hawkeye for being chief surgeon and a lower ranking. Burns is our other tent mate (his bunk is across the tent from ours). You’ll want to scold me for this, but the first time I met him, I called him Ferret Face (Hawkeye told me the nickname). Yes I was drunk (as I told you in my previous letter, that’s how horrible this place is). Don’t worry, I respect everyone else here. They won’t punish me for picking on one person, even if he is a major and I’m just a captain. Heck, even our commanding officer doesn’t like him. In fact, the only person in our whole camp who does seem to like him is Major Houlihan, our head nurse (and even she seems to find him to be a bit of a nincompoop). I’ll explain that one in a moment. I can’t help but wonder what kind of woman would marry Frank, although, due to our mutual dislike and disrespect of each other, he probably wonders the same about me. (We know the answer to that [I love you], and that’s all that matters to me.) I forgot to tell you the worst thing about him: he’s a horrible surgeon. It hurts to think some of his patients might have lived if anyone else worked on them.
Potter: Colonel Sherman T. Potter. He’s our commanding officer, and regular army. However, he’s also one of the most human (and humane) people in this God forsaken place. He too is a wonderful doctor. He seems to have some kind of deal worked out with Hawkeye: he’ll scold and reprimand him, but Potter knows he’d be worse off without him, so he’d never let the MPs take him away (I’d say Potter would allow Hawkeye to get away with murder, but under the circumstances. . .) And because I know you like hearing about families, Potter is married with a daughter, I believe (And he’s faithful - that should help ease your worry a bit).
Margaret: I promised to tell you about Major Margaret Houlihan. She’s having an affair with Frank Burns (or, I suppose, he’s having one with her). I don’t quite understand it, as he’s incompetent in all aspects of life, and he has no lips, so I don’t see how a woman could find him attractive (much less two). Although, you could just brush that off as me just being a man and therefore not knowing what women do and don’t find attractive. Margaret’s attractive (but no competition for you) although being regular army, she’s a bit of a stick in the mud (She doesn’t like that Hawkeye and I aren’t always in full uniform, nor how her nurses have taken to Hawkeye). I get the feeling her nurses obey her out of fear, not respect. She’s the only who seems to mind if Hawkeye and I don’t salute (well, her and Frank).
Klinger: Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger. It’s hard to explain him, because you wouldn’t believe me. He just might be the first male nurse. You see, just like the rest of us, he wants out. He’s trying to get a section 8 by wearing women’s clothes. He keeps doing it, even though no one thinks he’s crazy (except Frank, but, well, no one takes him seriously). Hawkeye told me that they brought in Dr. Freedman (a psychiatrist) and even he doesn’t think Klinger’s crazy, but Klinger is relentless. You know, now that I think about it, I wonder if the scam would work any better for me. Klinger has this cute little blue number. . .just kidding!
Radar: Corporal Walter Eugene O’Reilly. If ESP exists, this kid has it. He’s our company clerk. Not only does he have connections like a mob boss, but he can hear helicopters before anyone else, and he can anticipate what you’re going to say or want before you have the thought.
Fr. Mulcahy: Lieutenant Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy. He’s our chaplain. He’s a sweet man, willing to listen no matter what your religion (or lack of), with both patients and the unit. I can’t help but wonder how he’ll survive this war.
There’s a handful of other doctor and nurses, but I imagine I covered all the main people you’ll be hearing about.
How are things with you and Erin? I miss my girls so much. I love you both with all my heart. I can’t wait to come home to both of you. Thank you for being so strong.
Love always,
BJ
Letter #3
TITLE: Letters Home From Korea: From Quijonbu to Mill Valley, Letter #2
FANDOM: M*A*S*H (tv series)
PAIRING: BJ/Peg
GENRE: Het
TABLE: #11 Song Titles A
PROMPT: 02. Behind Blue Eyes
RATING: G
WORD COUNT: 932
SUMMARY: BJ updates Peg on all the people in the unit.
WARNINGS: None
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing.
My loving Peg,
It’s so hard being so far away from you. I miss your smile, your kiss, falling asleep with you in my arms. . .
I thought you’d be interested in the people you’re sharing me with. (But don’t worry, you’re my one and only girl; I wear my wedding ring with pride).
Hawkeye: Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce. His dad is apparently a big The Last of the Mohicans fan. His bunk is next to mine. He’s the camp clown. I have a feeling he’s going to bring out my inner prankster. He’s also a regular Casanova (but don’t worry, I won’t let him influence me). He took an automatic dislike to me because I’m replacing his best friend. He’s been warmer and I think we could become good friends. He’s a great surgeon (in fact, he’s our chief surgeon), and is just as good in post-op; he makes all the patients laugh.
Frank Burns: Major Frank Marion Burns. And trust me, he’ll make sure you know he’s a major. I think he has terminal jealousy toward Hawkeye for being chief surgeon and a lower ranking. Burns is our other tent mate (his bunk is across the tent from ours). You’ll want to scold me for this, but the first time I met him, I called him Ferret Face (Hawkeye told me the nickname). Yes I was drunk (as I told you in my previous letter, that’s how horrible this place is). Don’t worry, I respect everyone else here. They won’t punish me for picking on one person, even if he is a major and I’m just a captain. Heck, even our commanding officer doesn’t like him. In fact, the only person in our whole camp who does seem to like him is Major Houlihan, our head nurse (and even she seems to find him to be a bit of a nincompoop). I’ll explain that one in a moment. I can’t help but wonder what kind of woman would marry Frank, although, due to our mutual dislike and disrespect of each other, he probably wonders the same about me. (We know the answer to that [I love you], and that’s all that matters to me.) I forgot to tell you the worst thing about him: he’s a horrible surgeon. It hurts to think some of his patients might have lived if anyone else worked on them.
Potter: Colonel Sherman T. Potter. He’s our commanding officer, and regular army. However, he’s also one of the most human (and humane) people in this God forsaken place. He too is a wonderful doctor. He seems to have some kind of deal worked out with Hawkeye: he’ll scold and reprimand him, but Potter knows he’d be worse off without him, so he’d never let the MPs take him away (I’d say Potter would allow Hawkeye to get away with murder, but under the circumstances. . .) And because I know you like hearing about families, Potter is married with a daughter, I believe (And he’s faithful - that should help ease your worry a bit).
Margaret: I promised to tell you about Major Margaret Houlihan. She’s having an affair with Frank Burns (or, I suppose, he’s having one with her). I don’t quite understand it, as he’s incompetent in all aspects of life, and he has no lips, so I don’t see how a woman could find him attractive (much less two). Although, you could just brush that off as me just being a man and therefore not knowing what women do and don’t find attractive. Margaret’s attractive (but no competition for you) although being regular army, she’s a bit of a stick in the mud (She doesn’t like that Hawkeye and I aren’t always in full uniform, nor how her nurses have taken to Hawkeye). I get the feeling her nurses obey her out of fear, not respect. She’s the only who seems to mind if Hawkeye and I don’t salute (well, her and Frank).
Klinger: Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger. It’s hard to explain him, because you wouldn’t believe me. He just might be the first male nurse. You see, just like the rest of us, he wants out. He’s trying to get a section 8 by wearing women’s clothes. He keeps doing it, even though no one thinks he’s crazy (except Frank, but, well, no one takes him seriously). Hawkeye told me that they brought in Dr. Freedman (a psychiatrist) and even he doesn’t think Klinger’s crazy, but Klinger is relentless. You know, now that I think about it, I wonder if the scam would work any better for me. Klinger has this cute little blue number. . .just kidding!
Radar: Corporal Walter Eugene O’Reilly. If ESP exists, this kid has it. He’s our company clerk. Not only does he have connections like a mob boss, but he can hear helicopters before anyone else, and he can anticipate what you’re going to say or want before you have the thought.
Fr. Mulcahy: Lieutenant Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy. He’s our chaplain. He’s a sweet man, willing to listen no matter what your religion (or lack of), with both patients and the unit. I can’t help but wonder how he’ll survive this war.
There’s a handful of other doctor and nurses, but I imagine I covered all the main people you’ll be hearing about.
How are things with you and Erin? I miss my girls so much. I love you both with all my heart. I can’t wait to come home to both of you. Thank you for being so strong.
Love always,
BJ
Letter #3