Doctor Who Drabble: Christmas Miracle

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Title: Christmas Miracle

Author: badly_knitted

Characters: Madge Arwell, Eleventh Doctor, Reg Arwell.

Rating: G

Written For: Challenge 070: Magic at dw100.

Spoilers: The Doctor, The Widow, and The Wardrobe.

Summary: Madge Arwell is facing a bleak Christmas after losing her husband to the war.

Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters.

A/N: I’m not entirely happy with this one, but I haven’t been able to improve on it, so I’m posting it anyway.

It’s her worst Christmas ever. Madge dreads having to tell her children their father won’t be coming home again, but she doesn’t want to ruin the holiday for them; if they don’t know, they can still enjoy this magical season. She wishes she could hide the truth from herself because her heart is breaking.

But terrifying and wonderful things happen that can’t possibly be real yet somehow are, and in the midst of everything, a miracle occurs. The caretaker says it’s her doing, that Reg followed her home. She doesn’t entirely understand, but that’s not important.

Her husband is alive.

The End

Comments

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

I literally cried in that episode.

what a great drabble.

[bk_forever]

I had tears in my eyes at that scene, happy tears of course, it was such a wonderful happy ending =)

Thank you!

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

What a brave woman Madge was. I like the scene where she confronts Bill Baileys character.

[bk_forever]

She was stronger than she knew she could be. It was a wonderfully uplifting episode =)

Thank you!

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Nothing scarier than a mother looking for her children. I meant that in a good way.:)

[bk_forever]

Yeah, mothers in protective mode are formidable!

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I have one.:)

[bk_forever]

I used to. I miss that.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you have fond memories of her.

[bk_forever]

I do, very many of them. Living in the house I grew up in is a big help to that. Memories surround me.