Tuesday: Family

[templefugate]

Hi, everyone! I’m templefugate, your host for the week. As a reminder, we are using a new posting schedule. Sundays are for Lonely Prompts and sharing the fills that you completed during the week, Tuesdays and Thursdays are for new themes and prompts, and Saturdays will remain a Free for All.

Today's theme is methods of family. Prompts should have anything to do with family, be they canonical or non-canonical and related by blood or chosen bonds.

Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and the fandom's full name
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above-mentioned spoiler cut.

Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ Disney, Mirabel & Bruno Madrigal, what if Mirabel had found out about Bruno's living situation sooner?
+ The X-Files, Fox Mulder, having recurring dreams about Samantha
+ Any fantasy fandom, any, an unusual new pet joins the family

We are now using AO3 to bookmark filled prompts. If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3 please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2024 collection. See further notes on this new option here.

Not feeling any of today’s prompts? You can use LJ’s advanced search options to limit keyword results to only comments in this community.

While the use of LJ's advanced search options is available, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching in the future.

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[templefugate]

Disney, Mirabel & Bruno Madrigal, what if Mirabel had found out about Bruno's living situation sooner?

[templefugate]

The X-Files, Fox Mulder, having recurring dreams about Samantha

[templefugate]

Any fantasy fandom, any, an unusual new pet joins the family

[templefugate]

Any, any, a character's favorite family member is the pet

[nagi_schwarz]

Any, any, family matters

FILL: Prodigal son, Malcolm & Jessica. Cjristmas

[cozy_coffee]

On a snowy, cold December day, Malcolm sits in the living room. Crayola’s and decorative colored paper litter the coffee table, his hand scribbling as he decorates the heart on the paper.

He can hear his mom in the kitchen, her quivering voice rising higher as her frustration grows. Reporters have been swarming her the past few days, some of them accusing her of knowing about her husband’s heinous crimes and demanding she come forward with the truth while others sympathetically wish to hear her side of the dark tale.

Jessica is close to tears as noisy reporters relentlessly plague her. Not only had she lost her husband, but she lost the memory of their once cheerful home. No matter how desperate she is to forget the horror of Martin’s crimes, they linger in every room.

This use to be a lively, untroubled home filled with laughter and love. Now, it was a prison that haunted her.

Malcolm turns his attention to the crafts he is working on, hoping that his mother would love her gift. He jumps when she slams the phone to the ground. She hastily joins him on the couch, pressing her face in her palms.

Malcolm bites his lip nervously, wondering if he should give his mother space. But Christmas time is here and although a sad, dark cloud of sorrow has lingered over their home, Malcolm decides his mother needs good cheer.

“Close your eyes and hold out your hand, I will give you a big surprise!” He beams, grinning so excitedly that the corner of his eye’s crinkle with laugh lines, his cute cheeks rosy with delightful joy.

Jessica gazes upon him with such sorrowful eyes that Malcolm wants to hug her, he knows how hurt his mother is after his father has brought shame to their family. Yet she smiles fondly and closes her eyes as she held out her hand.

Malcolm slips the gift into her palm, grinning. “Okey-dokey…open your eyes!”

Jessica grins joyfully for the first time in a long time, and her grin brightens even wider as she gazes at the gift in her palm. It is a small book of Christmas IOU Coupons that Malcolm decorated with colorful drawings.

She thumbs through the cut-out cou pons, seeing one was for a big bear hug while the other was for a bundle of pretty flowers. “Sweetie, I love this! Thank you, my little angel.”

Malcolm cuddled into her side, his boyish cute face aglow with happiness. “Merry Christmas, Mom.”

Jessica, nor her son, has smiled in a week…their hearts and home had been horribly broken by the horrific black Christmas that was given to them by Martin. Malcolm has been without joy or hope, so hallow since he cannot recall the last time he or his mother smiled.
Yet now, shown by her kindhearted son that there is still a little happiness and hope in the world, Jessica smiles fondly and presses a kiss to his forehead, brushing a hand through his hair.

She smiles brightly, “I love you, Malcolm. My sweet boy.”

(END)

Re: FILL: Prodigal son, Malcolm & Jessica. Cjristmas

[nagi_schwarz]

Thank you for the fill!

[jupiter2932]

Torchwood, Toshiko Sato/Owen Harper + Tosh's family, Owen meets the family.

[jupiter2932]

due South, Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski + Vecchio Family, family dinners on Sunday with the Vecchios

[jupiter2932]

The X-Files, Mulder/Scully, trying to find an activity with the kid(s) everyone can agree on

[jupiter2932]

any, any found family characters, making up new traditions for their first holiday celebrating it together

[cornerofmadness]

Hazbin Hotel, Angel Dust + any, if not for his dad and brother, would he have gone to hell?

[cornerofmadness]

The Owl House, Hunter + any, So he wasn't really Belos's nephew. The reality is so much worse

[cornerofmadness]

Buffyverse, Dawn Summers +/ Connor, they have such weird relatives

[cornerofmadness]

Prodigal Son, Malcolm Bright + any, life as the son of a serial killer is never easy