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Perè Noël - Father!Spy x Young!Reader

This is a small 3-part fic I wrote for a Christmas special, but of course I've only just finished it now.

Enjoy... A week late? XD

(Translations at the end.)

"Are you going to put out a snack for Perè Noël?"
Y/N nodded enthusiastically. "But what does he eat?"
Spy sat on the floor and adopted a serious thinking pose, holding back a smile when his daughter did the same. "I think he likes cookies and milk. And don't forget his reindeer - they like carrots. Reindeers don't eat cookies."
"Mercì papa!" Little Y/N beamed.

*****

"This year can I put the star on top Papa?" A very excited Y/N asked her father, bouncing on the spot with a smile the size of France. "Ouì, ma petit," he chuckled, "but you are ahead of yourself. We have yet to decorate the tree." The tree stood bare before them, the boxes of decorations sitting readily at their feet.

"Ouì!" Y/N giggled at her father's French, and with the greatest of care, pulled baubles from the boxes to put on the tree.

Spy smiled as the tree became more and more laden with glass baubles, and his smile turned to a laugh when his daughter wore the tinsel as a scarf and paraded around the living room. He remembered his late wife, and wished she was there to see their little girl this happy. Christmas was always their happiest time of year, and Spy was determined to make this year the happiest yet.

*****

Christmas morning came, and all the presents were unwrapped. Spy smiled at his daughter, wearing a cloak of wrapping paper. She received a little metal charm bracelet, a gift from the Engineer; a baseball bat, from Scout; A small brimmed hat from Sniper; and a small, neat, and overall very efficient looking f/c clipboard from Ms Pauling. The other mercenaries didn't know what she would like, so they chipped in to give Spy $20 to take her out for ice cream. Spy himself had given her a small but dainty locket, with a picture of her mom inside. Engraved on the back was "For ma petit."

"Now, your turn Papa!" Y/N giggled and put a little wrapped parcel on Spy's lap. It was messily wrapped, so she obviously hadn't had any help from the maids. On it, in a messy scrawl, read "To my Papa!"

Spy was surprised, to say the least. He had never received a Christmas gift from his daughter before, and was pleased that she had such a kind heart. He gently opened the present, to reveal a little wooden Eiffel Tower, the size of his pinky finger.

"Engie helped me make it! It's for you, Papa so you can remember me at work!" His daughter burbled happily, pointing out the little loop he could use to attach the charm to something.

With tears in his eyes, Spy attached the charm to his Dead Ringer. Drawing Y/N into a big hug, he whispered "Happy Noël, ma petit. Your mother would be so proud."

Translations:

Papa = Father
Oui = Yes
Ma petit = "My small", used as a term of endearment
Perè Noël = Father Christmas
Mercì = Thank you
F/c = Favourite colour

End note:

I'm Australian, so I write 'Mum' instead of 'Mom'. I typed it the American way here to accommodate my American readers. Wow this is so counter-intuitive... XD