{"id":498,"date":"2014-12-23T05:33:31","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T05:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2014\/calendar\/?p=498"},"modified":"2014-12-23T05:33:31","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T05:33:31","slug":"december-23rd-the-passage-of-time-by-wightfaerie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2014\/calendar\/?p=498","title":{"rendered":"December 23rd- The Passage of Time by wightfaerie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hutch glanced around the table, settling his gaze on his partner.<\/p>\n<p>Starsky\u2019s love of Christmas had rubbed off on Hutch, gradually, over many years.<\/p>\n<p>Although, despite the many things to be thankful for; good friends, Kiko, Molly, Lisa. There was sadness about the ones that were lost, or who got away.<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t mean the criminals that\u2019d evaded the consequences of their actions, either by flight or the system failing to follow through after their arrests.<\/p>\n<p>He was thinking about Gillian, Terri, Abby, even Van; mourned them for a short time.<\/p>\n<p>Then turned his attention back to his husband, Starsky.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2014\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/th.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-125\" src=\"https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2014\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/th.jpg\" alt=\"th\" width=\"143\" height=\"33\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Starsky noticed Hutch watching him intently.<\/p>\n<p>The furrow on Hutch\u2019s brow deepened. That was a sure indication that his lover was thinking far darker thoughts than was acceptable on Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Starsky knew exactly what those thoughts were. He had the same ones. Fleeting visions of loves lost. Pinging at his heart strings, as they obviously did at Hutch\u2019s. Every so often, on special days, the \u2018what ifs\u2019 were stronger. What if they hadn\u2019t died, been cops, managed to stay in relationships, have kids.<\/p>\n<p>Then reality hit, they wouldn\u2019t have found a love that was more than they had ever imagined.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2014\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ChristmasDrabble.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-499\" src=\"https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2014\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ChristmasDrabble.png\" alt=\"ChristmasDrabble\" width=\"399\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2014\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ChristmasDrabble.png 399w, https:\/\/advent.starskyhutchcalendar.net\/2014\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ChristmasDrabble-290x300.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hutch glanced around the table, settling his gaze on his partner. Starsky\u2019s love of Christmas had rubbed off on Hutch, gradually, over many years. Although, despite the many things to be thankful for; good friends, Kiko, Molly, Lisa. 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