Christmas Spirits (Part 5)

[concupiscence66]

Title:  Christmas Spirits
Author:  Concupid
Pairing: Dan/Jones
Rating:  PG-13
Warnings:  a discussion of religion
Summary:  Dan and Jones give Maya her gift and sappiness abounds.
Author’s note:  It’s still not done.  I couldn’t tack on the ending without this chapter getting ridiculous.  The saga continues!

Comments

[thx4theether]

This is wonderful. I love the way this family unit works, and Maya's book is such a great way for Dan and Jones to express their love!

"Jones pushed back Dan’s cellophane veil and kissed him tenderly while Maya and Ned pointed and laughed. When Ned yelled, “Benders!”, Maya made him put a pound in the swear jar and promise to only yell, “Homosexuals!” in the future."

This is the funniest mental image I've had in a while.

[bluestocking79]

I have such a huge, HUGE smile on my face. (And okay, maybe a few tears in my eyes...) There is so much warmth here--so much love and fondness, expressed in so many ways other than the obvious ones! And I totally love that the idea for the book was Dan's, and that giving it makes him so honestly scared and squirmy--because it reveals so much, and because he cares. (It's good for Dan to do things that scare him that way--he could do with more of it!) That book is so beautiful because it is made out of love for Maya and that shine through every word and illustration. What's more, the ending and narrative Dan chose says a lot--more than he could ever bring himself to articulate openly--about how he feels about the people around him, the people who make up their little circle of humanity. (Come on, let's admit it: this is a family!) He recognizes that they've all contributed something, they've all helped to shape not only Maya, but each other. It's no wonder that he's terrified of seeming sappy, but it isn't. It's just emotionally honest