[fic] never as clear as a mirror [pretender] [miss p]

Never as Clear as a Mirror, by Pen
The Pretender, Miss Parker and Jarod, 5 x 200 words
The title is from here.

( The breeze is gentle, but the flame flickers out easily all the same. )

if you drop one more name i'm gonna staple your mouth shut

I turned on my television, and Josh Lyman said, "I love her mind, I love her shoes." And oh.