Hold Me: a comfort promptfest

[sholio]

I think we really need some comfort right now.



In the comments, please leave prompts about people being comforted, patched up, or healed; or supporting each other, or just generally making each other a little happier. Hurt/comfort of all types is obviously great, also anything like cuddling, cheering someone up after a bad day, showing up to someone's event to support them, doing fun things together, comforting with puppies/kittens - whatever this means to you, I'm not going to be picky about it.

It doesn't have to be pure fluff. Angst and blood are fine.

Leave prompts like this:
Fandom, character or pairing, prompt

All fandoms and pairings are welcome. "Any" or original work prompts are also welcome.

Fills can be any length or medium. You can fill your own prompt. Prompts can be filled as many times as you want. Non-fill comments on prompts are also fine, e.g. commenting to say that you liked a prompt.

You don't need to use subject lines on prompts. Subject lines on fills would be helpful for compiling a master list, e.g. "Fill: Agent Carter, Peggy/Daniel, bubble bath." Warnings for upsetting content are not required, but would be courteous.

Please, no prompts about specific real-world events happening now. Fictional versions of similar things are fine though.

Feel free to link to this!

Go forth and prompt!

Edit: Roundup of posted fills #1 | Roundup of posted fills #2

There is an AO3 collection now:
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/holdme_comfortfest

You are welcome to add your fills if you like, but you don't have to.

Comments

[muccamukk]

Band of Brothers, any, hot drinks on a cold day.

Christmas Coffee

[anthrobrat]

McClung had taken to collecting sticks since they showed up outside Bastogne. He seemed to have a sixth sense about these things, so no one really questioned it when he would break off a twig and stow it in his pocket. Sometimes he would mutter to himself about brittleness and the damn fog, but mostly everyone assumed it was some sort of childhood superstition and left him to his devices.

On Christmas, what was their sixth day under siege, when the air felt like it couldn’t get any colder and their bodies were worn down from the shivers, Shifty finally discovered what it was that McClung had been up to with the twigs. The last of the Sterno had gone out with Smokey during the Christmas Eve battle, and the front line guys were having trouble even heating their coffee.

“Shift, I’m gonna need you to cover me in just a minute, and then we have maybe five before someone comes looking, so we’ve gotta get this just right. Just right, Shift.”

“Earl, I don’t rightly know what you’re even talking about. Get what right?”

“Our coffee fire. I’m gonna have to make it in the foxhole. You know they’ll all come running.”

“Ok Earl, whatever you say. I’ll keep watch for ya,” Shifty whispered back before peeking his head over the top of the foxhole.

“Haven’t had a hot drink in two days. Gonna be glorious, Shift. Glorious. Christmas Coffee.”

McClung went about constructing a tiny tent out of his twigs and then held his Zippo to it. A small blaze began to eat at the kindling and he quickly put his cup of melting snow over the flame while blowing gently to keep it going. He held the cup with one hand while adding a few more twigs to each side as the flame grew.

Meanwhile, Shifty kept an eye out for any soldiers who may have caught wind. He doubted Earl would hoard a coffee fire, but the secret made him smile. A quick Christmas coffee between pals in the midst of this misery sounded like a mighty fine idea.

“How’s it coming, Earl?” Shifty whispered over his shoulder.

“Gonna get this water as close to boiling as this tiny flame will let me, I tell ya,” is all he got back, but the snow was quickly melting inside the metal cup and the flame was going strong, so Shifty had hope. Thankfully it was still early, so there were close to no men milling about, and a Captain probably wouldn’t need their fire.

Finally, after what felt like an hour, McClung hummed in appeased glory and tapped Shifty on the shoulder. He bent his head down to whisper “Merry Christmas, Shift,” in his ear as he passed the cup around so Shifty could have a sip.

“I think we could probably sit to enjoy this, if you’d like,” Shifty said as he blew at the steam and took a quick sip. It burned the roof of his mouth - a feeling he never thought he would revel in - before the heat slid down into his tummy and then all the way out into the tips of his toes.

McClung backed up to the wall of the foxhole and Shifty followed him down, careful not to spill a single drop. They found a comfortable angle at which they could huddle together with both their hands around the cup. The space between them warmed with the steam and their body heat, and for the briefest of moments Shifty held a peculiar thought that maybe it would all be okay.

“I smell coffee!” suddenly rang out from another foxhole.

“Quick!” Shifty whispered, wide-eyed, as he pushed the cup toward McClung, giggling. Earl took as big a sip as he could given the temperature and passed it back. They spent the next few minutes trying their darndest to get the coffee down while keeping their snickering to a minimum.

When finally the coffee was gone, they leaned their heads together and held onto the cup until the last of its warmth radiated into their soon-to-be ice cold fingers. When Hoobler finally stumbled over to their foxhole, the fire and coffee were gone.

“I know it was you, I can smell it, and I can’t believe you didn’t share,” was all Hoobler had to say about it, but when McClung produced a lone cigarette for him his ire changed quickly into gratitude.

As Hoob walked away, Shifty whispered, “thanks Earl, Merry Christmas,” and leaned his head down onto McClung’s shoulder to capture the very last bit of warmth.

Re: Christmas Coffee

[muccamukk]

Awww. This is so sweet. I love Earl planning ahead (a much more organised person about the holidays than I am), and how high on happiness they get once they have the coffee. It's lovely and warming <3 <3 <3

Re: Christmas Coffee

[booksarelife]

I love this!!

Re: Christmas Coffee

[chanter1944]

Awwwww. These two are adorable. *hugs them both*