Hello! Today is the beginning of Highly Irregular Fargo Week over on Tumblr and AO3, and I've just posted my fic for day 1! This is a songfic loosely based on Dead Boys by Sam Fender.
Rating: Teen
Category: Gen
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Word Count: 3,171
Dead Boys - Songfic
The anniversaries are short-lived, but they come back around at breakneck speed.
On the anniversary of Elron’s death, the Gerhardts hold a family dinner in his honour. It doesn’t quite go to plan, as conflicting opinions on war, the world, and who should be sat at that table, lead to a heated argument.
For Day 1 of Highly Irregular Fargo Week 2024: Anniversaries
Snippet:
It was a rare occasion for the entire family to eat together. The mismatched wooden chairs always seemed to have an absence or two, whether it was Simone staying with a friend, Charlie eating in his room, or one of the boys simply not showing up. But on the anniversary of Elron’s death, dining table was at full capacity for the first time in a long while. Or at least it should have been. One seat remained noticeably empty – the far-left on the side closest to the kitchen. Rye’s.
Otto sat proudly at the head of the table, Dodd at the other end, looking his father dead in the eye. He didn’t usually sit there. That was Floyd’s seat – always had been.
Read it on AO3 | Reblog it on Tumblr
I'm super excited to post the rest of my fics later in the week - I've got the first chapter of an OC x canon fic going up tomorrow.