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Simple Gifts by Lutra Cana (G)
Fandom: STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Author on LJ: Not that I can find
Author Website: Me and Thee Archive
Why this must be read: It’s Christmas, which is always a time to spend with family, whether they be blood relatives or not. Simple Gifts is about the gifts which touch us most; having our family nearby and understanding how sometimes the simplest seeming gifts are the most touching and meaningful. One of which is acceptance of who we are.
I love this story because it’s a beautiful wintery setting with a beautiful family gathering for a beautiful Christmas. There isn’t much dialogue, but we learn so much about Hutch, in particular, in Simple Gifts that it tells us all we need to know. Everyone is so loving, and it never fails to make me feel all warm and sappy. Just what you need for a cold, Christmas night. :)
Excerpt:
Hutch hadn't realized how much he missed all of it until he stood at the edge of the yard and looked at the house. He and his father had taken a run into town and he had walked up from the main road just to see the house from here. Dusk was just starting to edge its way across the fields behind the yard. His mother had turned on the Christmas tree lights and was in the process of lighting candles in the windows. That soft glow bathed the porch in warmth and made his heart yearn for his innocent childhood. And Christmas Eves like this one. But too many years had past. Too much pain and too many of life's experiences since. He suddenly felt old and very lonely.
He knew he didn't really belong here anymore. He was a big city boy now. California had wormed its way into his psyche and settled there. And he was content with that. As much as he loved his family and his hometown, his home was no longer here. It was most of a continent away in Los Angeles. His life was there. His job, his friends, his partner. There was no way he could ever move back here, but that didn't mean he couldn't enjoy it while he was here.
Link:
Simple Gifts
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Author on LJ: Not that I can find
Author Website: Me and Thee Archive
Why this must be read: It’s Christmas, which is always a time to spend with family, whether they be blood relatives or not. Simple Gifts is about the gifts which touch us most; having our family nearby and understanding how sometimes the simplest seeming gifts are the most touching and meaningful. One of which is acceptance of who we are.
I love this story because it’s a beautiful wintery setting with a beautiful family gathering for a beautiful Christmas. There isn’t much dialogue, but we learn so much about Hutch, in particular, in Simple Gifts that it tells us all we need to know. Everyone is so loving, and it never fails to make me feel all warm and sappy. Just what you need for a cold, Christmas night. :)
Excerpt:
Hutch hadn't realized how much he missed all of it until he stood at the edge of the yard and looked at the house. He and his father had taken a run into town and he had walked up from the main road just to see the house from here. Dusk was just starting to edge its way across the fields behind the yard. His mother had turned on the Christmas tree lights and was in the process of lighting candles in the windows. That soft glow bathed the porch in warmth and made his heart yearn for his innocent childhood. And Christmas Eves like this one. But too many years had past. Too much pain and too many of life's experiences since. He suddenly felt old and very lonely.
He knew he didn't really belong here anymore. He was a big city boy now. California had wormed its way into his psyche and settled there. And he was content with that. As much as he loved his family and his hometown, his home was no longer here. It was most of a continent away in Los Angeles. His life was there. His job, his friends, his partner. There was no way he could ever move back here, but that didn't mean he couldn't enjoy it while he was here.
Link:
Simple Gifts