Christmas Special: Meeting Expectations
| "Christmas Special: Meeting Expectations" | |
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| Author | October Flixard |
| Series | Lexi and Neon |
| Characters | Lexi, Neon, The Miller Family, Firenze, Ceylon, Cheryl, Acre |
| Commissioned By | Coldstone |
| Originally Uploaded at | Furaffinity |
| Story Length | 16k words |
| Upload Date | December 25, 2017 |
| Followed by | "Christmas Special: Meeting the Wilds" |
They pulled up outside not long before noon.
Lexi had to admit that she was nervous. Nervous as to whether this would work. Nervous as to what her future was going to be. Nervous as to how Neon's perceptions of her were going to change once she'd seen how she lived.
...There it was, the Miller Farmstead. Forty acres of snowed-under crops and there, poking out from the overgrown, frozen grass was the crappiest farmhouse in the county. Long in need of a coat of paint that all of them together couldn't afford, it had once been beautiful, you could tell. Made lovingly from well-carved wood, the grand beams had begun to sag. The roof had lost a lot of tiles and the walls were bare, greying wood. It had been just about all they could do to keep all of the windows in.
"Not bad," said Neon.
Lexi looked at her half with concern and half frowning, "What?"
Neon had a wicked grin, "State of the art for Oklahoma, ain't it?"
Lexi narrowed her eyes, "...huff."
Neon gave her a dig in the side and a chuckle, "C'mon, let's go meet yer folks."
I present to you all, Meeting Expectations; a Cafe Plaisir Christmas Tale.
A commission for Coldstone
This is a time of year which means a great many different things to a great many different people. Whether you call it Christmas, the Winter Solstice or anything else, it's a time of celebration.
As per the excellent song, "White Wine in the Sun" by Tim Minchin (look it up,) whatever your beliefs might be, this is a great time of year to spend with those who matter to us most of all. Whomever they may be.
And whatever the difficulties might be.
For it's times like this which tend to bring to light what matters most of all.
Happy festive season, everyone.
Full size picture can be found here: Furaffinity
The Café Plaisir setting is currently run by the talented: Dark_Violet to whom belongs Firenze, Ceylon and Cheryl.
Also credited in this story:
- Coldstone to whom belongs Neon.
- Wrincewind to whom belongs Lexi and the rest of the Miller Family.
- Yuri to whom belongs Acre.
Café Plaisir was originally created by Pali, to whom we're all ever grateful for this fun facility of filth.
