This is set in the future but there are no actual spoilers for the fic.
Summary: She loves when Daddy sings to her. He's better at it than Uncle Spike but her uncle is the only one who sings her specail song.
The song is really "Lamplighters Seranade" Sorry it's Sinatra not Cole Porter and I can't find the lyrics anywhere. Forgive my utter corniness.
Spike smelled bubblegum shampoo and little girl. Christina Giles peered around the door clutching her stuffed leopard to her chest. Her five-year-old heart was beating faster than usual. “Its ok, come on in.”
“You’re not mad at me? Everybody said you weren’t but I wasn’t sure. It’s my fault you got hurt bad.”
“It’s the bad man’s fault not yours Owlet. I’ll be fine tomorrow.”
“Here, you keep Baby tonight and I’ll sing for you this time.”
“Just the song’s enough little owl. Your leopard would miss you.”
“The lighter song?”
“Course it’s our song init?’
“But-we-will-never-ever-tell.” they vowed together.
Summary: She loves when Daddy sings to her. He's better at it than Uncle Spike but her uncle is the only one who sings her specail song.
The song is really "Lamplighters Seranade" Sorry it's Sinatra not Cole Porter and I can't find the lyrics anywhere. Forgive my utter corniness.
Sickbed Serenade
Spike smelled bubblegum shampoo and little girl. Christina Giles peered around the door clutching her stuffed leopard to her chest. Her five-year-old heart was beating faster than usual. “Its ok, come on in.”
“You’re not mad at me? Everybody said you weren’t but I wasn’t sure. It’s my fault you got hurt bad.”
“It’s the bad man’s fault not yours Owlet. I’ll be fine tomorrow.”
“Here, you keep Baby tonight and I’ll sing for you this time.”
“Just the song’s enough little owl. Your leopard would miss you.”
“The lighter song?”
“Course it’s our song init?’
“But-we-will-never-ever-tell.” they vowed together.