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A/N: Hey guys! Here is an extract of the story I wrote for the winner of my bid for the MTH 2020 charity auction! It’s a lot of family fluff as Maria and Carol take Monica to Disneyworld for the first time. If you want to read the whole story the link is at the end!
Maria spotted the miraculously empty bench and Monica mustered all the energy she had left to run to it. Soon enough, her parents caught up. Carol was carrying a small collection of shopping bags. She tugged them between her feet as she sat down. Monica was sandwiched between her moms. Cinderella castle rose over them on the other side of the circular plaza. Now that the night had fallen, it was illuminated by powerful projectors, so that even the blue rooftops and golden spirals were visible as if it were the middle of the day.
The whole plaza was lit by streetlights. However, despite the intense lights around her, Monica yawned. She rubbed her eyes and rested her head against Maria's shoulder.
"Don't fall asleep before the fireworks, Lieutenant Trouble," Carol said.
"It's fine, we have plenty of time. She can take a little nap."
In no time at all, Monica was asleep. People began to crowd the plaza in preparation for the light show and fireworks. Carol checked her phone. They still had a good hour to wait. Maria was holding onto her daughter. Carol slid just a bit closer, careful not to crush Monica between them, and placed one arm over the backrest of the bench. She could feel the warmth of Maria's arm against her hand.
"We're going to be eating nothing but potatoes for the rest of the year, but it would have been so worth it," Carol said with a smile.
Maria brushed a strand of curly hair away from Monica's face.
"She's going to run us ragged. We're here all week and I'm already tired."
"To be fair, the first's day is always the most exciting."
Maria glanced at her in disbelief and Carol shrugged.
"If you want to take a day off at the spa, I can handle her."
"Even if she wants to go on 'It's a small world' again?" Maria asked with a chuckle.
Carol shuddered.
"I'll do my best..."
More and more people settled on the sidewalk and in any available spot to wait. Many were families just like them, with one or more children either too excited to fall asleep or struggling to remain awake. Carol checked the time again on her phone and eventually, she decided to check the pictures she'd taken during the day. She almost had the wind knocked out of her by the number of pictures alone.
"Thank God I remembered to empty my phone before we left. It's just the first day and I already have over a hundred pictures!"
Maria leaned a bit closer, mindful of the sleeping eight-year-old against her.
"Let me see."
Carol selected the oldest picture she'd taken, one of Monica posing beside the huge statue of Ariel at their hotel.
"That's one a keeper alright."
Full story here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28875438
Hey guys! I just registered as a creator for the Marvel Trumps Hate 2020 auction. If you don’t know what that is (I certainly didn’t when I woke up this morning) you should check out their website : https://www.marveltrumpshate.com/
Basically it’s a charity auction for fanworks related to the Marvel fandom, from the comics to the movies and more. I am offering to write a fanfiction for the highest bidder on my offer. I don’t keep the money from the auction, obviously, instead you give it to a charity of your choice that the MTH is partnered with. I looked at their list of partnered charities and they are all very interesting, either focused on environmental or social issues. Again, you should check out their website for more information.
I offered to either write a Captain Marvel story or a New Mutant story, depending on what the winner of the bid wants (I also offered a Mantis/Nebula fic because who knows?)
Bid previews start on October 11th and the auctions last a week, between the 18th and the 24th. Even if you’re not interested in what I do, I’m sure there are going to be tones of creators offering not just fanfictions but also arts and such, so you should definitely take the time to check it out!