prompt: Babe/Roe, snow, giftwrap, Christmas carols; doesn't have to be romantic but I do love me some BabeRoe, for ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
thrillingdetectivetales
Day 3: White Christmas
“I’ll be dreaming of a white Christmas...”
Tucking Yoda underneath the final corner and taping the Star Wars giftwrap, Babe proudly displayed his freshly swathed present. “Eh, not bad?”
A grin tugged at Gene’s lips, half-hidden behind the rim of his mug. “Not bad, Edward.”
Then—
“Look, Gene! Snow!”
Babe abandoned the gift and dashed toward the window, nearly toppling his cup of hot cocoa in the process. Gene snickered, but joined him, eyes alight with awe as he watched snowflakes falling for the first time, Irving Berlin crooning softly in the background. “...and may all your Christmases be white...”
thrillingdetectivetalesDay 3: White Christmas
“I’ll be dreaming of a white Christmas...”
Tucking Yoda underneath the final corner and taping the Star Wars giftwrap, Babe proudly displayed his freshly swathed present. “Eh, not bad?”
A grin tugged at Gene’s lips, half-hidden behind the rim of his mug. “Not bad, Edward.”
Then—
“Look, Gene! Snow!”
Babe abandoned the gift and dashed toward the window, nearly toppling his cup of hot cocoa in the process. Gene snickered, but joined him, eyes alight with awe as he watched snowflakes falling for the first time, Irving Berlin crooning softly in the background. “...and may all your Christmases be white...”
