Pitchmas day 4 - A christmas carol
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felinefablesDone for Pitchmas week in 2015, set in an AU of Nightmare Dork University
Pitchmas Day 4: A christmas Carol. Mixing it a bit with NDU ‘verse (thus the different complexion)
“I am not singing.”
North raised a brow at Pitch The other carolers were already working their way through ‘Three ships’, and they didn’t really need his baritone just yet, so instead, he pulled Pitch a bit away from the group.
Pitch had, to put it mildly, been rather sullen all evening. When North had suggested they go caroling, he had grumbled, but had not argued. He had barely participated when they had been practicing before heading out, but now…
“We can go home, if you like.” North said gently. Pitch glanced up at him, and then sighed, looking away.
“No, it’s fine. I’m just… not really feeling it.”
“Does it have to do with Pitchiner?”
Judging from the sudden flinch and grimace from the smaller male, North had hit the nail on the head.
“… He liked carols.” Pitch admitted after a moment. “In the years we were at Uni, he’d always drag everyone out. Well, drag me and Jack anyway. Proto just came along to be some fucked up ghost of christmas present with his bloody ukulele, while Piki sniffed after poor Jack, like he was in heat. It was so disgraceful...” He hugged himself, grimacing furiously. “Pitchiner couldn’t even sing! And he’d drag along that stupid pug of his who of course would yowl and yammer… I hated it, but it was always useless arguing against Pitchiner.”
North smiled sadly. “And it gets worse when you at the same time want to do something with your loved ones.” He said gently.
Pitch’s silence said everything, and despite the dark evening, North could easily spot the light tremble in the others shoulders.
“It was just so stupid.” Pitch muttered bitterly. “All it did was leave us cold and exhausted, and it’s not like anyone wanted to hear us sing anyway.” He snorted slightly. “In one of the last years, Pitchiner nearly got arrested because they thought he was being rowdy. It was only because Piki and I were there, that he didn’t spend the night in jail.”
He sighed. “The year after, I told Pitchiner that I wasn’t going with him, because it coincided with me having to go home for the holidays. We had such a dumb row about it. You would think I had just caused a great insult to Pitchiner’s entire family, the way he behaved. It was so… stupid.”
“And after that, it just went downhill. Jack left, Piki had a near meltdown and I had to make sure he wouldn’t do something foolish, and when caroling time came, none of us were in the mood for anything. And then we had our final the year after that and Pitchiner went off to dally with the army and… well, I met you.”
North had listened quietly, and just nodded once in a while. He hadn’t paid attention to the other carolers, who were almost through their repertoire with the first house.
“I understand.” He finally said quietly. “Thank you for telling me about this.”
Pitch half-shrugged, looking more disheartened than ever. “I know you’ve been looking forward to this… you don’t need me being a sourpuss about it all, at least not without knowing why. It’s not fair to you, or the others.”
North nodded, and then gently wrapped an arm around Pitch’s shoulders. When the other didn’t resist, he pulled him into a full hug.
“Like I said, I don’t mind if you just want to go home.” He said quietly. “The others won’t mind and we’re doing choir for church on sunday anyway. It’s not a big deal.”
Pitch was silent for a bit, but managed to shake his head. “… I’ll be alright, since it’s just this block.” He murmured. “Besides… you’re at least not waking the dead with your singing.” North chuckled, rubbing Pitch’s back.
“Just let me know if you change your mind. Okay?”
“Everything alright?” Tooth asked quietly, when the two returned to the group. North just shook his head, as they got ready for the next song, silently telling Tooth that if there was anything to tell, it could wait until later.
For now, they all got ready for the next song, with North starting them off on “Silent Night.”
When he got to the second verse, North smiled to himself when he heard Pitch carefully joining in.
Pitchmas Day 4: A christmas Carol. Mixing it a bit with NDU ‘verse (thus the different complexion)
“I am not singing.”
North raised a brow at Pitch The other carolers were already working their way through ‘Three ships’, and they didn’t really need his baritone just yet, so instead, he pulled Pitch a bit away from the group.
Pitch had, to put it mildly, been rather sullen all evening. When North had suggested they go caroling, he had grumbled, but had not argued. He had barely participated when they had been practicing before heading out, but now…
“We can go home, if you like.” North said gently. Pitch glanced up at him, and then sighed, looking away.
“No, it’s fine. I’m just… not really feeling it.”
“Does it have to do with Pitchiner?”
Judging from the sudden flinch and grimace from the smaller male, North had hit the nail on the head.
“… He liked carols.” Pitch admitted after a moment. “In the years we were at Uni, he’d always drag everyone out. Well, drag me and Jack anyway. Proto just came along to be some fucked up ghost of christmas present with his bloody ukulele, while Piki sniffed after poor Jack, like he was in heat. It was so disgraceful...” He hugged himself, grimacing furiously. “Pitchiner couldn’t even sing! And he’d drag along that stupid pug of his who of course would yowl and yammer… I hated it, but it was always useless arguing against Pitchiner.”
North smiled sadly. “And it gets worse when you at the same time want to do something with your loved ones.” He said gently.
Pitch’s silence said everything, and despite the dark evening, North could easily spot the light tremble in the others shoulders.
“It was just so stupid.” Pitch muttered bitterly. “All it did was leave us cold and exhausted, and it’s not like anyone wanted to hear us sing anyway.” He snorted slightly. “In one of the last years, Pitchiner nearly got arrested because they thought he was being rowdy. It was only because Piki and I were there, that he didn’t spend the night in jail.”
He sighed. “The year after, I told Pitchiner that I wasn’t going with him, because it coincided with me having to go home for the holidays. We had such a dumb row about it. You would think I had just caused a great insult to Pitchiner’s entire family, the way he behaved. It was so… stupid.”
“And after that, it just went downhill. Jack left, Piki had a near meltdown and I had to make sure he wouldn’t do something foolish, and when caroling time came, none of us were in the mood for anything. And then we had our final the year after that and Pitchiner went off to dally with the army and… well, I met you.”
North had listened quietly, and just nodded once in a while. He hadn’t paid attention to the other carolers, who were almost through their repertoire with the first house.
“I understand.” He finally said quietly. “Thank you for telling me about this.”
Pitch half-shrugged, looking more disheartened than ever. “I know you’ve been looking forward to this… you don’t need me being a sourpuss about it all, at least not without knowing why. It’s not fair to you, or the others.”
North nodded, and then gently wrapped an arm around Pitch’s shoulders. When the other didn’t resist, he pulled him into a full hug.
“Like I said, I don’t mind if you just want to go home.” He said quietly. “The others won’t mind and we’re doing choir for church on sunday anyway. It’s not a big deal.”
Pitch was silent for a bit, but managed to shake his head. “… I’ll be alright, since it’s just this block.” He murmured. “Besides… you’re at least not waking the dead with your singing.” North chuckled, rubbing Pitch’s back.
“Just let me know if you change your mind. Okay?”
“Everything alright?” Tooth asked quietly, when the two returned to the group. North just shook his head, as they got ready for the next song, silently telling Tooth that if there was anything to tell, it could wait until later.
For now, they all got ready for the next song, with North starting them off on “Silent Night.”
When he got to the second verse, North smiled to himself when he heard Pitch carefully joining in.
