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prompt: BabeRoe + Santa Claus

Day 22: Spreading Holiday Cheer

“How long ya been doin’ this?”

Tugging the Santa Claus hat lower over his forehead, Gene shrugged at Babe. “Since I was ‘bout fifteen, I reckon.”

“And ya go to hospitals?”

The Cajun nodded. “Some. Mostly, they’re small free clinics across a few parishes. Takes about two weeks to visit ‘em all.” He fastened the last button on the Santa suit and reached for the fake, white beard. “Hate this damn thing,” he mumbled, fixing it about his ears. Covered head-to-toe in red and white, Gene motioned for Babe to grab the presents. “C’mon, cher, let’s cheer up some enfants, eh?”

prompt: Luz/Toye + elf

Day 17: The North Pole

“You could be an elf.”

Tucked together in a foxhole, George has been studying the shell of Joe’s ear for three hours, curious as to how it appears to point despite the tip’s delicate curve.

Joe snorts humorlessly at the radio technician’s seemingly unprovoked declaration and glances at George from beneath long lashes and his helmet’s brim. “You’re the short one.”

“C’mon, Joe. We’re in the North Pole—" George exaggeratedly gestures the Belgian snow. “—and you’re Santa’s Helper.”

“M’not a damn elf.” Joe shifts his hips and adds, smirking, “But I got your North Pole right here, Georgie.”



honestly, I have no idea how developed the origin story of Santa's elves were circa 1944, but, ya know, just go with it...

prompt: Johnny/Bull + mistletoe

Day 13: Mistletoe

“Hey, Bull, look what I found.”

The declaration draws Bull’s attention from the book in his lap, and the Arkansas native is greeted by the sight of Johnny Martin—stark naked and holding a bundle of mistletoe just above his flaccid cock.

When Bull just stares unblinking, Johnny snorts and asks, pointedly, the hint of a smirk curling his mouth, “Think you can help a guy out?”

Bull nods, seriously, and starts to rise. “Sure, Johnny, I can do that.”

As the farm boy sinks to his knees beneath the mistletoe, the book abandoned, Johnny thinks, Merry Christmas to me.

prompt: Winnix: Playing in the snow, for muccamukk

Day 11: Oops

When Lew tumbled into the snow, Dick quelled a grin—he’d warned Lew to be careful—and extended his hand, only to be betrayed by the intelligence officer and yanked down into the snowdrift.

His backside instantly chilled, Dick met Lew’s childlike merriment with an unamused, “Feel better?”

“Loads.”

Lew suspected nothing as Dick grabbed a fistful of snow. Then, the icy powder caught Lew in the face, launching up his nose and smacking against his front teeth.

Dick smirked, gleefully. “Oops.”

“’Oops,’ my ass.”

One snowball fight and two snow angels later, Dick and Lew continued on their way.



we still have several days left in December, but only a few more prompts! comment below prompts for holiday fun with our favorite troopers!

prompt: maybe some cozy luztoye + cheesy christmas movies (joe pretends he's annoyed by luz doing a voiceover of every film and making up his own script in different voices) (he isn't), for debeauharnais

Day 7: A Christmas Story

It isn’t enough that Luz, who is the shortest guy they know (aside from maybe Perconte), takes up the whole goddamn couch, all legs and arms everywhere, Joe scrunched up in a ball on the end, but he also constantly yammers throughout the movie.

It starts as a low murmur, barely audible, then escalates to full-on conversations with the characters and incorrect quotes. “You’ll shoot your dick off, kid.”

Joe rolls his eyes, suppressing a laugh. “Shuddup.”

“Make me,” Luz retorts with a familiar grin.

So, Joe does, leaning over and silencing Luz with a kiss, smiling all the while.

prompt: Winters/Nixon, trying to cook or bake something for Christmas together (for slightlytookish)

Day 5: Fudge

“Like this?” Lew tilts the bowl for inspection.

Dick fights a grin. “Yeah, Lew. You’re doing great.”

There’s chocolate on Lew’s wrist and a dusting of flour on his shirt, but he doesn’t mind, grinning and humming along to the carols on the radio. Later, when he samples a bite of the holiday fudge, Lew moans and immediately picks off another chunk. “You’ve got to try this.”

The redhead’s lips part to accept the offering, familiar flavors coating his tongue. When he nods his approval, Lew beams and Dick can’t help but steal a kiss from his lover’s chocolate-covered lips.

prompt: Babe/Roe, snow, giftwrap, Christmas carols; doesn't have to be romantic but I do love me some BabeRoe, for 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...”

Here is the (still growing!) prompt list for my BoB 30-Day Christmas Drabble Challenge. Feel free to reply with your own!

Day 1: Babe/Roe
Day 2: Bull/Johnny, home for Christmas (for muccamukk)
Day 3: Babe/Roe, snow, giftwrap, Christmas carols; doesn't have to be romantic but I do love me some BabeRoe (for thrillingdetectivetales)
Day 4: Babe/Roe, "all I want for Christmas is you" (for thrillingdetectivetales)
Day 5: Winters/Nixon, trying to cook or bake something for Christmas together (for slightlytookish)
Day 6: Can I request some Soft Spierton Holiday Content??? I just want all my boys to be warm and happy (for corinneftw)
Day 7: maybe some cozy luztoye + cheesy christmas movies (joe pretends he's annoyed by luz doing a voiceover of every film and making up his own script in different voices) (he isn't). (for debeauharnais)
Day 8: if you're doing non-shippy drabbles, maybe one canon-era company christmas at toccoa or in bastogne (for debeauharnais)
Day 9: one modern au one at someone's apartment where it's all warm and cozy and everyone's got hot chocolate and they all fall asleep together in front of the tv? (for debeauharnais)
Day 10: one (modern or canon-era) where liebgott is distant for a few days and no one is sure how to broach the whole christmas thing with him but then the 25th comes around and he reappears like "happy fucking hanukkah, losers, lmao you thought" and spoils everyone with really shitty, tacky gifts that he hand-picked individually for maximum hatred from the recipient (like a copy of jaws for webster) (and it's soft af because he loves his friends so much and is secretly so happy to be able to spend his own holiday with them)? (for debeauharnais)
Day 11: Winnix: Playing in the snow (for muccamukk)
Day 12: sequel to: “Winters/Nixon, trying to cook or bake something for Christmas together” but from Nixon’s POV (original prompt from slightlytookish, but now I just wanna write more of it!)
Day 13: Bull/Johnny + mistletoe
Day 14: Winnix + jingle bells
Day 15: BabeRoe + Reindeer
Day 16: Speirton + tree
Day 17: Luz/toye + elf
Day 18: literally anything about Shifty (gen, slash, I don’t care!!!!!)(for corinneftw)
Day 19: BabeRoe but from an outsider’s POV (dealer’s choice)(for corinneftw)
Day 20: Winters/Tab (also non-slash, pre-slash, or implied): How Tab was allowed to keep the dog(for scandalinbohemia)
Day 21: Winnix + candy cane
Day 22: BabeRoe + Santa Claus
Day 23: Speirton + Sledding
Day 24: Johnny/Bull + Christmas Feast
Day 25: LuzToye + Family
Day 26: Winniz + scarf/mittens
Day 27: BabeRoe + Wreath
Day 28: Speirton + Lights
Day 29: Johnny/Bull + Ice Skating
Day 30: LuzToye + Stockings

Bonus-Day 31: New Year's Eve Ensemble