Fake News: A Tiny Version Of Himself
Title: A Tiny Version of Himself
Fandom: TDS, TCR
Rating: PG
Words: ~1400
Disclaimer: Two.

For the characters: Stephen's character is his own. Not mine. Sue me not, please.

And for the real people, the poem:
Please, make no mistake:
these people aren't fake,
but what's said here is no more than fiction.
It only was writ
because we like their wit
and wisecracks, and pull-squints, and diction.
We don't mean to quibble,
but this can't be libel;
it's never implied to be true.
No disrespect's meant;
if you disapprove, then,
the back button's right up there. Shoo.

Notes: Normally I write stories in which "Stephen" is pushed to the brink of complete internal disintegration, and someone (mainly Jon) pulls him back. This one takes place a year or two after he's gone over the edge.

The title is from I Am America: "Children are tiny versions of you, minus the crushing failure."

( 'Hi, Jon! Hi! Come see what I made! Did you bring me anything?' )