A/N: Continue the drabbles! This one's sad, just so you know. Fetch your tissues now.
Episode: None
Rating: K+
Warnings: Angst. Could be read as character deaths.
Inspiration: Donald does actually have a reason for having avoided holiday celebrations with his kids, before he married Tasha. It's sadder than simple obliviousness.
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Traditions. They were all very well for normal families, but Donald's wasn't. His kids were experiments, heroes that could be gone in an instant. Birthdays, Christmas, Easter… holidays would just be harder after they were gone.
He wasn't sure when it changed, and he started to care more about his kids' happiness now than his own afterward. Christmas snuck past first, and then, after Tasha and Leo, the rest of the holidays followed.
The empty capsules in front of him still break his heart, but happy memories fill his mind. Through his tears, he's devoutly thankful he let traditions grow.