Advent Drabble 5 - Marshmallows

For kassna 

“A marshmallow is never just a marshmallow.”

This is the kind of thing that Nureyev says as if it’s deep and profound, following it up with a look.

Rita falls for this look like a dead fish flopping on a pier. She nods thoughtfully and regards the marshmallow in contemplative silence before asking, “So what is the marshmallow in this case?”

Nureyev opens his mouth to say more nonsense but Juno doesn’t wait for it. “It’s a marshmallow!” he exclaims. “It’s just a marshmallow! The perp had a fondness for s’mores!”

Nureyev, after a moment, mouths daddy issues at Rita.