Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

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Title: Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Author: Kris (ribby
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Prompt(s): #21: discovery and "pinwheels/bags of sweets"
Disclaimer: don't own 'em, not for profit
Summary: Viggo finds out what brings out Sean's inner five-year-old.



There's something that brings out the child in everyone--for some people, it's fireworks, or a terrific toy store, or animals. For Viggo, it's the outdoors--he can fixate on a single bit of scenery for hours, coax everyone he knows to look at just that rock, see, it looks like a sideways head...

It takes a while, but Viggo finally finds out what brings out Sean's inner five-year-old--a candy store. Surrounded by balloons and barrels of sweets, pinwheels spinning above and around him, Sean runs from one to the other, crowing at forgotten favorites, and looking askance at unpleasant memories (jelly babies get a loud laugh, and salted liquorice produces a particularly amusing frown), while Viggo smiles indulgently and waits for the damage done to his credit card.

Now the most difficult thing--teaching a nearly-fifty-year-old that yes, it's still good to share your sweets. Of course, Viggo has a few tricks up his sleeve... and dammit, *he* wants the orange jelly babies, too!

Comments

[caras-galadhon.livejournal.com]

*cackles* Ah, this is quite, quite wonderful! Joyful and colourful, and I can see the riot of colours and sound and the sticky-sweet smell of the candy barrels as people open and close them. I really got a wonderful sense of the two of them present in the store, Sean rushing around, quite possibly narrowly dodging children, while Viggo stands in the middle, smiling indulgently. ♥ My fingers are crossed that Viggo manages to get Sean to share! (Although I have no doubt he's very convincing. ^_~)

[mooms.livejournal.com]

This is adorable and I do see them as a couple of big kids together, especially as they were at the Empire Awards.

It's a happy little piece and it made me grin! Thank you. :)

[shegollum.livejournal.com]

oh this is fun! :0) so glad you shared it. i have a big sugary grin on my face!

[helena-s-renn.livejournal.com]

i can just so see that, sean running around the candy store and 'crowing'. it would be fun to know the backstories of his candy preferences. thanks for the grins.

[govi20.livejournal.com]

So funny; a lovely ficlet. I can clearly see them!

[stormatdusk.livejournal.com]

jelly babies get a loud laugh, and salted liquorice produces a particularly amusing frown

eee, that detail made it really come alive for me. :)