Eerie, Indiana double drabble: The Fir Tree

[froodle]

From the living room came the sound of something big hitting the floor. A series of soft, explosive pops followed, exactly as though a dozen fragile, carefully-panted glass balls had burst on impact.

Marshall set his coffee mug down, already regretting not having added a festive shot of ten-am Christmas Morning rum, and opened the kitchen door.

The Christmas tree had been a bedraggled and lopsided affair, all wire branches and plastic needles and artificial snow long since faded to ash-grey. Still, they'd managed to disguise the worst of the bald spots with multiple layers of tinsel, and used baubles to counter-balance the tree's tendency to lean.

Now it lay amidst shredded heaps of colourful foil and broken glass, looking much bigger spread over their couch than it had wedged into the corner behind the TV. The manticore was making muffins on the tangled branches, stripping away the few needles that still remained. It's purr rattled the cheap framed prints that had come with the apartment, and it's segmented tail with the barbed and poisonous stinger lashed happily amidst the carnage.

"Monster," hissed Marshall.

The manticore appraised him with desert-yellow eyes, and coughed up the severed head of an angel.



Microwave-verse

Bonfire by froodle, in which Pinocchio is ruined forever

Gingerbread by froodle, in which there is a witch in the Eerie Woods

Leaves by froodle, in which plantlife finds Marshall entirely too enticing

Offspring by froodle, in which there are dragons

Based on Your Previous Purchases by froodle, in which Mars should really pay attention to Amazon's reccomendations

Housework by froodle, in which a rota cannot be agreed upon

Breakfast by froodle, in which Dash's attempts at cookery do not go well

Ghost in the Machine by froodle, in which a new laptop opens an old wound

Consequences by froodle, in which an encounter with leprechauns leaves the boys very tired indeed

The Microwave by froodle, in which Andrea Fantucci returns to Eerie after a considerable absense

The Eldritch Abomination in the Room by froodle, in which the microwave is most definitely not discussed

Basic Household Maintenance by froodle, in which manticores are inconsiderate houseguests

Torrential by froodle, in which there is a storm, and the boys eat ice-cream

Linens by froodle, in which Dash X makes a bed

Night Music by froodle, in which Simon is woken by a nocturnal visitor

In For The Night by froodle, in which Dash refuses to leave the house

Hound by froodle, in which Simon makes a friend

Errands by froodle, in which Simon has a to-do list

Waterlogged by froodle, in which Eerie experiences heavy rainfall

Wildlife by froodle, in which Simon and Marshall go to the beach

Rainbow by froodle, in which Dash fails to properly appreciate Michael Flatley

Jackolantern by froodle, in which the local pumpkin patch has a problem





The Christmas Series

Visiting Relations by froodle, in which the Abominable Snowman pays a call on his favourite cousin

Tradition by froodle, in which Dash and Marshall decorate a Christmas tree

Twelve Sleeps! by froodle, in which Andrea does not enjoy Christmas shopping

Handmade by froodle, in which the Tellers receive a Christmas package from Marilyn's mother

So Be Good, For Goodness' Sake by froodle, in which Marshall and Dash go to see Santa

Poor Life Choices by froodle, in which Syndi loves her brother anyway

Comments

[evilinsanemonkey]

ahahahahahaha love it

[froodle]

Standard cat behaviour!

[deifire]

Ah, it's good to know felines at Christmas are basically the same everywhere! <3

[froodle]

I briefly considered putting a content warning on this on the basis that this has probably happened to you once this year already...