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A small patter of feet comes towards him and his daughter kneels down beside him, leaning into his shoulder. Tom places his cane down and feels for the sides of the lid to lift it off.
He grins as there’s another awed intake of breath from the girl.
Little late Christmas fic set in my Blind Tom AU. Thanks to magfreak for the beta. Inspired by this picture of Tom and his daughter decoration the tree together.
“‘You can come up now. It’s a girl.’
Tom almost collapses in relief, holding the wall as he presses a hand to his heart. ‘And they’re both…?’
‘They’re fine.’
It’s all he’s wanted to hear for nine months. He needs to go to her but his heart is too full and he can’t think clearly enough to remember where in the room he’s standing. Instead he reaches out desperately into the black nothingness, like the blind, helpless man he is, until he feels a hand take his in the dark.
Not for the first time he curses the accident that robbed him of his sight. He wants to run to her, to his family, but he’s forced to rely on Mary’s guidance as she gently leads him up the stairs and down the hall.
He hears her immediately.
Her breathing is deep but ragged, and all he wants to do is hold her and tell her how wonderful she is, how strong and brave and beautiful but he can’t even tell if he’s looking at her.
Mary guides him to the bed where he feels another, familiar hand take his and pull him down next to her.
He sits carefully, as close as he can and puts his hand over hers, feeling the warm weight of the bundle in her arms. Their daughter.
He runs his other arm up her back until it finds her head and he can lean forward and kiss her forehead. ‘Oh my darling,’ he breaths as she leans into him, ‘I do love you so very much.’”
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Happy Christmas, magfreak! Your third blog request was - “Anything from repmet’s Blind!Tom AU”.
(Many thanks to Allen Leech Online for the screencaps. Other images not mine - many thanks to those who made them.)
Merry Christmas, piperholmes!!!
This fic is more New Year’s than Christmas but you’ll see why. Written for piperholmes for the S/T Secret Santa Fic Exchange. Piper’s initial prompt requested only one thing: Sybil Lives. When I asked if she was sure she gave a few suggestions, including a not-so-subtle hint she wouldn’t mind something in my Blind Tom AU. Well, as they say, ask and ye shall receive!
So Merry Christmas, Piper. I hope you like it!!!
As I said, takes place in my blind Tom AU. Thanks to babageneush for the beta.
