Work Text:
“Fred! If I am being honest, I couldn’t be more proud of the jumper I am knitting for mum. The M on the front is charmed to change colour along with her moods and it shoots out butterflies at the tap of a finger. It’s going to be grand! Angelina helped me with that one… she’s truly amazing. In every aspect. Listen, you’re the first person I’m telling… I have a plan to propose to her on New Years Eve!!! I’m scared shitless, but I know it’s the right decision. Fred, I wish you could be there. I can only imagine the plans we’d come up with. The absolute best, of that I am certain."
I miss you, my brother, during the holidays and every single other day.”
He carefully folds the letter and places it in a small hand carved chest along with all the other letters he wrote to Fred after the war. George has found ways to enjoy and be grateful for life in the last years. Writing to Fred has become one of the important ones.