This Isn't a Hallmark Movie
My piece for the @mcytblrholidayexchange this year! Gifted to @epicaxolotls (who had such a delicious selection of prompts, it was so hard to know what to go for - i'm eyeing that httyd prompt for another time)
This isn't a Hallmark Movie - Ria_Writes_Stuff - Dream SMP [Archive of Our Own]
Kristen is a single mother trying her best to keep her family afloat. Working a job she hates, trying to balance her son's achievements and keeping a roof over their heads, she has a chance encounter with an unfairly attractive man who she does *not* have time for. Phil is a firm, if eligible, bachelor, content in his cushy job and spoiling his only nephew. When he bumps into the most beautiful woman he's ever seen not once but *twice*, he can't help but think the universe is giving him a nudge to break his solitude. Techno is being a jealous and belligerent bastard. He's worried for his best friend's safety, and in his attempts to protect Phil, goes too far and causes heartbreak right before the most magical day of the year. Tommy is attempting extortion and mostly succeeding. Sorry Phil's wallet. This isn't a Hallmark movie. But maybe it can be something real. (I'm totally lying, it's absolutely a Hallmark movie, complete with corny confessions, a predictable plot and unreasonable timelines for falling in love. Romance, Christmas cheer and new beginnings lay ahead!)
