Eugene Fitzherbert!

So, er, this was a bit longer than I intended it to be. Oops. LOL

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As a boy, Eugene didn't have much to smile about. Being abandoned by your parents for no apparent reason had an ability to make one bitter with life, Eugene had once told another kid in the orphanage.

But all of that changed when Miss Anna came to him with a gift for his tenth birthday.

It was a book.

The Tales of Flynnigan Rider.

He opened the book, smelling the old pages, feeling the crinkled paper under his small hands. It didn’t matter to him that the book was second-hand, it was the only tangible object outside his well-worn clothing that he could call his own.

He flipped the pages until he found the beginning of the book. Eugene didn’t just read the book; he devoured it. For the first time, he had a male role model in his life: Flynn Rider. He was brave! He was strong! And, most importantly, he was rich! Eugene didn’t know why Flynn Rider seemed to like the company of girls so much – he still thought they were rather annoying – but it didn’t matter much to him. He still wanted to be like the adventuresome and handsome rogue.

This book and its adventures shouldn’t be kept to himself, he decided. As soon as he was finished, he called the rest of the kids to him and read the book aloud to them. When he read the whole story –he couldn’t stop in the middle! – he saw Miss Anna standing at the doorframe next to the rest of the kids who were listening intently.

After she tucked the younger children to bed, she came back to the room where Eugene was still flipping through the pages.

“That was very kind of you to share your gift with the other children, Eugene,” she said softly.

“I’m not Eugene anymore, Miss Anna. I’m Flynn Rider,” he said with a wide smile.

Eeep! *Love* And longer too...lucky me!

This is marvelous, my dear. Little!Eugene. :) So cute with the other children and latching onto the book and the character of Flynn.

I wish there was more fantastic Tangled fic like this. But honestly, it would so suck me in. I'm really looking forward to your big bang Tangled fic.

Thank you!!

Oh, and the icon is Epic. B&W fierceness.

I love that icon. When I saw it, I knew I had to have it.

Thank goodness for 250 icon slots. ROFL

*blushes* Well thank you! I'll be honest, I've only read a handful of Tangled fic (just people on my f-list and the one story that's not mine on AO3), so I'm not sure what's out there, but I really appreciate your kind words.

And, you know, if you ever need a break from your Big Bang fic(s), a little one shot in the Tangled fandom couldn't hurt. (Yeah, still trying to enable...LOL)