Title: Make My Wish Come True
Prompt: All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey
Words: 108
Summary: Claire is given a special present.
Spoilers: 6.05 - Lighthouse
I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do
Baby all I want for Christmas is you
Her chest constricts the very moment of she awakens; undeniable proof. Christmas day. A knitted baby bootie (makeshift stocking) hangs from a nearby tree, splashing drops of colour over all-encompassing green. Today she treats herself – more of a punishment, really – to ghosts watching behind blue plastic sheets that ripple and undulate with wind.
Whispers of guitar strings urge her forward, a glint hidden beneath aged cloth attracting her eye. The two letters that would have once forced her to tears instead rest lightly on her finger.
Present received, she swaddles her makeshift Aaron tightly, humming a soft tune. Have yourself a merry little Christmas... Catch a falling star...