Advent Drabble 2 - Bulbs
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John is flummoxed by why only half of the Christmas bulbs are working. Oliver has been frowning over the strand for twenty minutes, tweaking fuses and poking at filaments. John would not let most five-year-olds play with electricity, but this is Oliver.
Who eventually stands up, drags the pile of bulbs over to the window (open to clear the fumes from Sherlock’s dubious experiment in the kitchen), and flings the whole lot out before John can stop him.
“They’re broken,” he announces. “Moving on.”
John makes sure no one on the pavement below has been hurt by tumbling Christmas bulbs.(There are still more slots available! Sign up here!)