#(3) certain developments make francis realise he wants to spend the rest of his life with james - but he is straight and even if he wasn't

[patrice-bergerons]

I affectionatelly refer to the current fitzier law au installment I am working on as "shameless james whump" (let my man jump into the thames to save someone from drowning, nearly drown himself, and then choose the worst possible way to inform francis that he's landed himself in the hospital, okay) but I want the next one to be a christmas fic.

Specifically, what if neither of them had plans (due to Reasons) and figured they might as well stay at home and get work done but to admit to that is embarrassing so they both told each other that they were going out of town.

except then christmas eve rolls around and they are BOTH still home with no suitcases in sight, leading to a :spidermen pointing at one another: moment, leading to...well seeing as neither of them have any plans, they might as well get chinese takeaway together, no? and thus, they spend the entire christmas together, and there is tree decorating and hallmark movies and just free flowing far ranging conversation bc they are finally at a place where they can talk without the mind games and the pretense. what then you know?