Gin and Bitterness

Fandom: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy / Smiley series
Rating: G
Setting: Pre Canon
Characters: Bill Haydon, Jim Prideaux
Primary Pairings: Bill Haydon/Jim Prideaux
Word Count: 509

General Summary: A Christmas evening with Jim Prideaux and Bill Haydon.

(A sequel to these four pieces: one, two, three, four) 

Author’s Note: Back in December 2012, I tackled the 25 Days of Holiday Fic. This was the prompt for 'Christmas Music/Movies.'


Click.

The soft click of the needle reaching the end of the record drew Jim Prideaux’s eyes from his book to where the record continued spinning soundlessly on the turntable. Setting it down, he started to get up, but was stopped by an unexpected weight pressed against the side of his rib cage. Allowing himself to settle back against the sofa, Jim carded his fingers through Bill’s hair. "Record’s off."

Bill didn’t respond, but instead burrowed his face against Jim’s stomach, his body twisting under his robe in a feline stretch, one hand kneading his thigh. Shaking his head, Jim stifled a smile. "I should go turn the table off."


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Fandom: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy / Smiley series
Rating: T - M (ymmv)
Setting: Pre Canon
Characters: Bill Haydon, Jim Prideaux
Primary Pairings: Bill Haydon/Jim Prideaux
Word Count: 562 

General Summary: Jim and Bill briefly discuss the possibility of Bill's returning home to visit his family at Christmas, and idea to which Bill is less than receptive.

(A sequel to these three pieces: one, two, three) 

Author’s Note: Back in December 2012, I tackled the 25 Days of Holiday Fic. This was the prompt for 'Presents.'


"Bill."

"Mmmn? What is it?" Bill’s half-awake, muffled reply pressed itself against skin as he buried his face in Jim’s chest. Bill had been draped over him, unmoving for the past half hour or so, but to Jim at least, he was clearly still awake, his half-lidded eyes far more alert than they appeared to be.

"How long do you plan on staying?" Idly tracing Bill’s spine with his fingertips, Jim propped his head up on the pillow slightly.

"Depends." Purring, Bill stretched before resting his chin atop his hands where they folded across Jim’s breastbone. "How long do you want me for?"

Jim hesitated, his pulse jumping as the implications of the question raced down his body. Finally he managed a half mumbled, "Don’t you want to spend Christmas day with your family? Exchange presents and all that?"

Bill laughed, and for a moment something bitter seemed to curl around the edges of his lips only to quickly recede again as he shook his head and lowered his head again, his breath warm on Jim’s skin. "Why should I?"


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Fandom: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy / Smiley series
Rating: G
Setting: Pre-Canon
Characters: Control, Toby Esterhase, Bill Haydon, George Smiley
Word Count: 257

General Summary: Toby wants to put up a tree at London Station, an idea that Control is violently opposed to.

Author’s Note: Back in December 2012, I tackled the 25 Days of Holiday Fic. This was the prompt 'Christmas Tree.'


"For the last time, Toby, the answer is no." Control’s response was an irritable growl.

"But Contr -"

"No. There will be no tree at London Station."

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Fandom: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy / Smiley Series
Rating: G
Setting: Pre canon
Characters: Peter Guillam, Bill Haydon, Original Character
Word Count: 353

General Summary: When one of the Brixton crowd is hassling girls at the Circus' annual Christmas party, Bill steps in in an only slightly unexpected manner.

Author’s Note: Back in December 2012, I tackled the 25 Days of Holiday Fic. This was the prompt 'Mistletoe.'


"Kaspar, stop it!" In a flurry of agitated chatter, a small group of debs scattered, leaving the short, blond man in their midst standing alone, hastily shoving a sprig of mistletoe back into his jacket pocket.

"Oh god, Kaspar’s at it again." Rolling his eyes, Peter Guillam sighed and swallowed the rest of his drink. "He does this every bloody year."

"Mmmn," murmuring his assent, Bill watched the scalphunter sulk over to another cluster of women, his eyes heavily lidded and bored. "You’d think he’d have figured it out by now."

"Suppose I ought to go have a word with him."


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Fandom: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy / Smiley Series
Rating: G
Setting: The Fish Pond Tapes (a domestic retirement AU)
Characters: Peter Guillam, George Smiley
Primary Pairings: Peter Guillam/George Smiley (sort of - it's very platonic here)
Secondary Pairings: Ann Smiley/George Smiley
Word Count: 1000 

General Summary: Both George and Peter are spending Christmas alone, and Peter decides that they might as well do it together

Author’s Note: The Christmas prompts. They've begun. Originally posted 2 November 2012.


It was late in the afternoon on Christmas day when the knock came at the door of the house on Bywater Street. Blinking owlishly, and suddenly all too aware that he was still in his dressing gown, George Smiley stood up from his arm chair beside the closed curtains and listened for a second knock, which would confirm, upon a second sharp rap, who it was at the door, but none came. Finally approaching the door slowly, he unlocked the bolt and opened it to find Peter Guillam standing awkwardly at the door, the collar of his blue wool overcoat pulled up against the cold and his hands still covered by the expensive kid leather of his driving gloves, one of which held a brown shopping bag.

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