Fic: Put Up the Tree Before My Spirit Falls Again

[water_nix]

Title: Put Up the Tree Before My Spirit Falls Again
Rating: PG
Word Count: 5500
Characters/Pairings: Kurt/Blaine, Burt
Spoilers: episodes 4x08-4x10
Warnings: discussions about the death of a parent & vague mentions of infidelity
Summary: Kurt has secretly hated Christmas since he was eight years old, and now that he's living away from home he can avoid

Comments

[specialj67]

dammit! My will power was just not strong enough to resist new fic from you, steeped in spoiler spec as it is.

This is lovely.

[jacacia]

I adored this! Definitely my headcanon now, because I'm pretty sure that the real episode can't top this. There were too many details that I loved to list, but I loved how you mixed sweet with funny and angsty moments without overloading the main plot. I already know I'm going to reread this a few times before the xmas episode.

[autumnleaves5]

oh, that was so lovely!

exactly what i needed today! <3 <3

[looking4shadows]

This is so, so, so beautiful.

[alter_alterego]

The second I finished this, I scrolled back to the top and started reading again. This was so gorgeous; a perfect blend of love and reconciliation, a tinge of melancholy and so much hope. I love that this story was told through Burt's POV, and I can't say enough about your take on his voice. His love for his son comes through so clearly, and I found myself getting emotional as I saw, through his eyes, his recognition that his child was an adult. There is a beautiful juxtaposition between past and future, and between holding on to the good in life and letting of the bad.

I hope that whatever RIB may choose to do with the canon is even half as nuanced and emotionally resonant as this.