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Filling the Holes by Mer (G)
Fandom: HOUSE
Pairing: None
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mer_duff
Why this must be read:
I'm in a quiet mood today, and thought I'd do two quiet, moody recs.
James Wilson learned to cook the first time his mother "went on vacation." At least that was how his father explained it when he came home from school one day and found himself suddenly down one parent. James was only 12 years old, so he accepted the explanation. His older brother Michael had laughed in disbelief, but he was already working his own way towards a permanent vacation from the family, and he didn't care enough to argue.
After a week of eating cereal, peanut butter sandwiches and takeout, James pulled down his mother's Joy of Cooking and surveyed the contents of the kitchen cupboards for possibilities. His first attempt at spaghetti sauce was a disappointment when he was forced to substitute tomato soup for tomato paste, but his father kissed him on the forehead and told him he was proud of him. The next day they went grocery shopping together and James was almost happy.
When his mother returned at the end of a month, looking relaxed and happy and exactly like she'd been on vacation ("She wasn’t on vacation," Michael whispered viciously. "She left because she hates you."), James had begun improvising his own recipes.
Filling the Holes
Pairing: None
Author on LJ:
mer_duffWhy this must be read:
I'm in a quiet mood today, and thought I'd do two quiet, moody recs.
James Wilson learned to cook the first time his mother "went on vacation." At least that was how his father explained it when he came home from school one day and found himself suddenly down one parent. James was only 12 years old, so he accepted the explanation. His older brother Michael had laughed in disbelief, but he was already working his own way towards a permanent vacation from the family, and he didn't care enough to argue.
After a week of eating cereal, peanut butter sandwiches and takeout, James pulled down his mother's Joy of Cooking and surveyed the contents of the kitchen cupboards for possibilities. His first attempt at spaghetti sauce was a disappointment when he was forced to substitute tomato soup for tomato paste, but his father kissed him on the forehead and told him he was proud of him. The next day they went grocery shopping together and James was almost happy.
When his mother returned at the end of a month, looking relaxed and happy and exactly like she'd been on vacation ("She wasn’t on vacation," Michael whispered viciously. "She left because she hates you."), James had begun improvising his own recipes.
Filling the Holes