White Christmas

Fanfiction
Title:	White Christmas
Author(s):	Sandpipersummer
Date(s):	24 December 2009
Length:	581 words
Genre:	romantic
Fandom:	Mary Renault
External Links:	archived on Yuletide
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"White Christmas" is a ficlet by Sandpipersummer based on Mary Renault's 1953 novel The Charioteer. It is set some indeterminate time after the story, when Laurie and Ralph are sharing a cottage in the country.

In this humorous story, Laurie warns Ralph that the forecast is for snow; but, insisting on the unlikelihood of a white Christmas in England, Ralph sets off to a nearby farm to collect a Christmas tree. As the flakes pile up and the hours pass, Laurie dips deeper into the whisky.

"White Christmas" was written for trueriver in Yuletide Madness 2009. It elicited a number of comments, including the following:

• "I am really laughing aloud - this is hilarious and wonderful - THANK YOU! :)"—comment by trueriver
• "This is gorgeous! Really made me smile. Nicely seasonal and I don't think there's anything quite as adorable as a drunkly-slumbering Laurie. :)"—comment by lanyon