AN: Canon-compliant with Season 1 and Season 2 (so far). No knowledge of Every End is a Beginning required.
MACGYVER'S RESIDENCE
LA
Mac hummed along to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as he carefully added yet another candy cane to his Christmas tree, which was made predominantly of candy canes, with some paperclips and duct tape for added structural integrity and aesthetic variation.
The candy cane Christmas tree was now a little over 5 feet tall, and he planned to add another 2 feet of height to it.
(He was quite sure – his math was rarely wrong, after all, and he'd checked it twice, in the spirit of a certain Christmas carol – that he'd have enough candy canes to do that.)
(There were still 240, in 10 boxes of 24, at his feet.)
I know what you're thinking. A, I'm crazy, and B, I must have spent a fortune on candy canes.
I didn't, actually, for the record.
I bought all of these last year, in the post-Christmas sales. Got them all for at least 50% off. They've been sitting in the attic ever since, waiting for this Christmas to come around. Some of them are a little sticky and a bit misshapen due to going through an LA summer, but they're definitely still fit for purpose, so definitely a bargain.
As for the being crazy bit?
Well, I don't have much of a response to that…except, well, just look at it! It's awesome, even if I say so myself.
Mac hummed along to Let it Snow as he put the finishing touches on the duct-tape star to go at the top of the tree, then reached up, standing on his toes, to put it in place.
He took a step back and admired his handiwork for a moment, a grin breaking out on his face.
See?
Tomorrow's ficlet: 'I'm sorry for taking apart the toaster, Dad…so I bought you a new one.'
Who says that? And to whom? And when?