An Unexpected Gift (Mick, PG-13)

[Emma-lee]

So sweet and innocent. I loved this.

[wpgrace]

Well damn, Red!

I've been so excited about and for Alex all day... and now you've done and gone made me yearn for Mick again! And you KNOW I love the backstory pieces... Oh ! And

[janicevictoria]

Red, Gorgeously written as usual and I loved the peek into Mick's pre-vampire life. Sweet and poignant

[starbucksjunkie]

Did you write this in two hours?

Unbelievable.

So rich in detail, wistful, beautiful.

I love you, red.

[wollstonecraft61]

Oh, Red, there you go again with that gift of language you have! I love that this gift predated Mick's vamp days. What with the fascination with the vampire, we don't dwell enough on the man! This piece was piercing, but in a pleasurable way!!!

[MSJ_sunglasses]

Red, your first three sentences had me thinking it was a Mick becoming human again story, but then it changed into a beautiful, very poignant war time piece. I'm sure that many unexpected gifts just like the little girl's were handed over during that era.

[eris]

Wow... just wow... There are real stories like this, simple kindness and humanity in the midst of war, and this captures the essence of them beautifully.

[MoonlitRose]

Red,

What a beautiful glimpse of the other side of war. Those little acts of kindness that were so precious to the giver and the recipient.

[francis]

Wonderful, redwinter. I like the contrast of the frozen soldier thawing to life by warmth, memories, and then the kindness of a little girl providing food. The short panic where they acted as soldiers again just shows how different a soldier is from another human being, in survival mode they run on instinct. I love young Mick stories of before he was a vampire. Maybe being a vampire wasn't so foreign to him, he has been a soldier, and it has certain similarities.
That you wrote this in such a short time is another thing to marvel. Well done!

[redwinter101]

MLC, you should know by now to have the tissues handy.

Emma-lee, thanks! Delighted you enjoyed it.

Grace, ah, honey, you know me. I'm all about Mick.

jv, thank you.

sbj, yep, two hours. Now I wonder why it takes me weeks with other stuff . But I do enjoy writing to a prompt. Love you, too .

Woll, thank you, as always, my friend.

MSJ_s, I'm sure you're right. Innocence and kindness in the midst of brutality - a recurring theme for Mick, I think.

eris, thank you (and I'm sorry, again).

MoonlitRose, oh yes - so precious. A little touch of humanity to keep out the cold.

francis, you may well be right. Mick has always known how to survive, whatever the nature of the war.

Red

[greenleaf9]

Beautiful red

No one died, and no heartbreak, but my eyes welled with tears just the same.

This is so heartwarming.

[mitzie]

I found this to be a very uplifting story!! A very powerful gift given the time and place and what they were going through in war. Beautifully written!!

mitzie

[fairytoes]

What a perfect Story! I really enjoyed reading it, and yes, I had tears in my eyes as well!

[coco]

Wonderful setting Red. Loved it.

[redwinter101]

greenleaf9, mitzie, fairytoes, coco, thank you all so much.

Red