Oh, gosh, what a vivid, delightful little slice of his life. The textures in here are perfectly rendered; you provide the one crucial detail, and the rest explodes into focus straight out of my own memories. It's a pretty neat trick.

Kurt sets him in his lap with a pat on the head

SEE, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD DO. Though I love Kurt a lot, I'm really very little like him, most days. But in that perfectly in-character moment, you made me feel such kinship with him. THAT is damned good writing.

And you name-checked Andrew Lang, ILU.

This reminds me that you were musing on setting and atmosphere a few days ago and I meant to come back and babble at you about that, just because it's fun. I think you do not need any help in that department.

Hey, I suppose I missed the prompt window, huh? I'll catch you next time!