The little Christmas tree sparkled bravely at the door of the Dismas Centre. Inside, there was a murmur of voices.
“Ready?”
Hutch shivered. “Can’t do this”
“You can. Go round the back — wait for the signal. I’ll be out front. We’ve gone over it.”
“I know, but…”
“Go!”
“But…”
Starsky pushed him towards the back door, swallowing his own apprehension. This operation just couldn’t go wrong — too much depended on it.
Inside, the murmuring stilled. Silence for too long — Starsky’s heart sank. Then, soaring sweet and true came the sound he was waiting for.
“Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht….”
Starsky smiled.
Oh my goodness. I can picture this so clearly. And I love what I see. Well done! 💗
Thank you. “I can picture this so clearly” is the best thing I can hear about a story I’ve written. Although I’m sure the Elves perfect pictures helped!
Excellent twist of the story! This made me smile so much! ❤️ And thanks for letting him sing it in German!
It’s always in German in my head! And I saw a clip of DS singing Lieder and his accent sounded pretty good. I’m glad you liked it!
Awww, so sweet ❤️💚❤️💚🌲❄️
Thank you!
Oh, very, VERY nice, Curlew. Short, sweet, and delivering perfect mental images of both guys. Well done.
Aww thank you! So glad you liked it!
Wonderful twist and a sweet ending. Thank you, Curlew.
Thank you!
That was so sweet! Thanks for the gift!
Thank you!
Aww, sweet. Silence is one of my favorite episodes. I liked how you worked it into this sentence: “Silence for too long — Starsky’s heart sank.”
Er- thank you, yes of course that was entirely deliberate….😂. Happy accidents can work well.
I’m glad you liked it. I like the idea of them going back to do something for the Centre after the show.
Sweet and joyful.
Thank you.
Such a sweet story! And Starsky always there to calm Hutch’s fears. Sigh.
Thank you, Curlew, for this wonderful gift! KUDOS
Thank you. I love the idea of H’s stage fright-he must hate it so much. Not his image of himself
at all…..
Starsky could have a second career in entertainment counseling! So much like both of them. And good choice on Hutch’s song. Thanks!
Thank you! I suspect S has enough to do Hutch-counselling! And I’m glad you liked the song- it’s a favourite of mine, and sounds great in the tenor register. Thank you!
Great Pics of David and Paul. I enjoyed this.
Very nice! Easy to see in just a few sentences
Very sweet, Hutch nervous, but singing his heart out in German.
Would’ve love to hear Hutch or David Soul sing “Silent Night” in German. As for your story, I’m glad Starsky’s encouragement prevailed over Hutch’s nervousness!
Aw, sweet! It’s delightful that Starsky’s encouragement is actually encouraging 😉 And any fic that has Hutch singing is aces with me 💖 Thank you, C!