Winter Bingo 2011/2012, Card One

[butterflyboy]

That time of year again!

lines	spoon	casanova	dreaming of a white Christmas	glowing
icy roads	tango	slippery	drummer	toast
by the fire	drunk	Author's Choice: mirror	hay	commercial
young	ghost of Christmas past	hooks	melt	ice princess
feast	Northern Lights	commitment	aunt	cozy

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slippery: Lean On Me

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Time Period: Near future (post climax of "Secundus," pre-wedding
Notes: This is another one that's like a previous Winter Bingo prompt: black ice (http://8butterflyboy8.livejournal.com/2623.html?view=7487#t7487). Victor has no luck with icy surfaces. This can also be seen as a sequel to one of the 100 Drabbles of Summer, ice (http://8butterflyboy8.livejournal.com/3392.html?thread=15168#t15168). Again, the area they're in is a reference to the area called "Icy Reception" in "American McGee's Alice." Victor should just be thankful there are no bottomless pits here.

“Oh!”
Victor crashed to the ground for the third time. “How are you supposed to walk in this place?” he demanded, not even bothering to try and get up right away.
“Very carefully,” Alice said, leaning up against the wall of the cave.
“It’s impossible! I don’t know how you do it!” Victor grabbed a nearby stalagmite and slowly began pulling himself back up. “I’m going to be all bruises by the time I get out of here.”
“You’re the one who so desperately wanted to keep out of the heat,” Alice said, sliding easily over to him and offering a hand up.
Victor gave her a look. “I know, but I didn’t realize it came with my legs betraying me even more than usual.”
Alice smiled and pulled him and close to her. “Well, that’s the nice thing about being here together – I’m always willing to be your crutch,” she said, slinging his arm around her back.