A Halloween-is-coming story. SGA, Evan, G, 209 words, angst

[theeverdream]

In the same verse as this and probably won't make sense unless you've read that.

edit: Feb 2013 - This verse now has a third story.

Halloween, Evan (Evan/John behind-the-scenes pairing)
angst, rated G




It's getting to be that time of year again.

The holidays always make Evan a bit depressed.

He used to love them - making a big production of Halloween treats and decorations for visitors, hosting a costume party or two over the years... big Thanksgiving feasts and volunteering downtown, getting together with extended family and catching up on lives and the laughter and love of the past months... Christmas and all that entailed, getting completely wrapped up in the joy and the wonder of the snow and the songs and the lights....

It changed with Atlantis, of course, but there was still a camradarie and joy in the holidays that Evan doesn't have any more, and misses greatly.

He's standing in the grocery store trying to figure out if he should buy the big pack of candy for Halloween next weekend. He's been drinking OJ out of the carton and dishing food onto plastic these-aren't-even-plates, because John's going through a bad spell right now and it's enough trouble just to keep their heads above water.

Maybe he'll put a bowl out on the step. But the kids that make him happy with their gaudy costumes and their cheerful demands for treats?

He doubts he'll see their faces this year.

Comments

[gaffsie.livejournal.com]

Poor Evan.

[theeverdream.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I obviously don't envy John at all but there's so much I don't envy about Evan's situation either.

Thanks for reading :)

[helenkacan.livejournal.com]

Ouch. I'd never read the previous one so it and this one paint such a bleak picture. It's definitely "for better or worse" between this couple, and my heart breaks for Evan: he may be on the outside, but he's still imprisoned while John is trapped - silent - on the inside.

Wah. I need to cheer myself up ... somehow.

[theeverdream.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I definitely see this Evan as the type who would never give up.

I hope you found some cheer.

Thanks so much for reading!