SNOWED IN

[anonmeme]

The Snowed In Meme

You were just having a normal day out when an angelical snow shower hits you... hard. And now you're trapped with someone else until it passes by. Are you at a cafe? A bookstore? School? In the middle of crime-fighting? Location, duration and snow intensity are all up to you!

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• Post with your character's name and canon on the subject line, indicate preferences as needed
• Tag other people
• Have fun!!

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[welldressedevil]

Malcolm smiled. "You are about to learn something else. Malcolm actually isn't my real name. I changed it when I was younger. Too many jokes and I got tired of them."

[secondshift]

Karen blinked for a second, surprised. "So I've just been calling you the wrong thing all these years?" she teased. She would ask how much more she didn't know but then she remembered who she was talking to; he wasn't exactly an open book.

[welldressedevil]

"No not necessarily. I've been going by Malcolm since I was nineteen. It was a choice of mine," he replies watching her, This was a deep sign of trust on his part as not even his daughter knows this. "And really all you are going to find if you look me up is my military record and my parents names."

[secondshift]

"You say that like you think I'm going to. I know I'm a cop, but I'm not that protective," Karen said with a chuckle. Now when her son grew up and started dating who knew. But not now. She sighed and leaned back on the couch. "It's not like you and I do a lot of oversharing."

[welldressedevil]

"No it's not," Malcolm replied, "but lately I feel like I've been forgetting who I used to be. Arthur King feels like clothes that both fit and don't.." He stares at the ceiling for a long moment. "That's my real name by the way Arthur King, feel free to make all the sword jokes you want."

[secondshift]

She chuckled. "I have a better sense of humor than that. It's like I could have gone back to my maiden name after Chris passed, but I don't want to. It's the last piece of him I have, and I've been going by that for the last 20 years anyway."

[welldressedevil]

Malcolm chuckled. "I know what you mean. Until someone reminded me I'd forgotten that I even used to be Arthur or that he was once his own person."

[secondshift]

"I wish I had the opportunity to forget certain things." Karen admitted. "As it is I'm coming up on 50 and wondering if I'm ever going to get to remarry or have another child."

[welldressedevil]

Malcolm goes silent for a long moment and when he speaks again his voice is soft and thoughtful. "What if you had the chance to rewrite your life...fix your major mistakes. Would you do it?"

[secondshift]

"Absolutely." Karen didn't hesitate. "I'd make sure I protected my husband. That my son didn't have to grow up without him. That we could actually be the happy family we deserved to be. And Lord knows there are things I did in my grief that I'd like to take back."

[welldressedevil]

Malcolm nodded. "I know I did things in my grief and anger that hurt people....hurt strangers and loved ones. I'd give anything to have Tommy back or to have watched my daughter grow up. And Rebecca......" And now he had that chance, Thawne was handing it to him without question all for Malcolm's ability to out think people. It seemed like a trap, but Thawne had known things about Malcolm that he'd never shared with anyone.

"My only regret would be losing the friendships and understanding I gained after my loss."

[secondshift]

"I know we never would have met." Karen nodded slightly, reaching over to take his hand and give it a reassuring squeeze. "You know Tommy was an amazing young man. I don't think I'm surprising you if I say he was better than you gave him credit for. And if my son grows up to be half the man he was, I'll be proud."

[welldressedevil]

Malcolm ducks his head to hid a moment of emotion. He's sure Tommy would have brought respect back to the name Malcolm had chosen and he mourns that he took away from his son. He looks back at her. "I hope he does get that chance Tommy didn't. At least I can say my son died a hero."

[secondshift]

"You can. And I know my husband helped countless people over his career. It's up to me to finish what he started." She nodded slightly. "I may never get to be happy again, but honestly I don't know if that matters anymore."

[welldressedevil]

He looks at her and smiles sadly. "I have the feeling that you might be happy sooner than you'd think. And for the record happiness matters. It doesn't matter how you get it, just that you do."