Story: What shall I do with his favorite things ....
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Rating: all ages
Wordcount: 1,120
Author’s Summary: A friend of Steven's returns a borrowed toy. COE missing scene.
Characters/Pairings: Jack Harkness, Alice Carter
Recced because: I have a personal affection for
A taste:
"I’m sorry, just-- Why did you say that, Brandon?”
The woman sighed. “All the children are saying it,” she explained. “ At least, all the ones they tried to take away, like Brandon. I talked to a couple of mothers and they said the same: Their kids dream of monsters ,then of this boy screaming at the monsters, scaring them away--Oh, please don’t cry, Miss… I knew this was a bad idea.”
“No, no, please don’t go.” Alice scrubbed at her face and reached out and stroked the boy’s head. “Please, come in. Have some tea, or maybe a soft drink, some biscuits. Please.”
They didn’t talk much.
Alice turned on the television and allowed Brandon to play with Steven’s Wii.
Afterwards she brought out a box of Steven’s favorite books and games, and a few items of clothing.
“We’re not as well off as you,” the woman said. “But we don’t need charity.”
“I do,” Alice told the woman.