“The Tooth Fairy’s Side Hustle”

Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!

Prompt: “The Tooth Fairy’s side hustle.” — suggested by E.L. Stew

I recently discovered something that completely changed everything I thought I knew as a child.

The tooth fairy: she’s like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, right? Everyone knows that they exist, no one questions what they do outside of Christmas and Easter.

No one except for me.

I thought that it must be interesting to find out what these magical beings do outside of their respective holidays. So, I made a blog detailing my discoveries.

Santa Claus was gracious enough to let me visit his workshop for a day. He explained in an in-depth interview that during the rest of the year, he’d supervise the toy production and reindeer training while maintaining his sleigh. He also told me that he’d recently started taking pottery classes, because for some reason the demand for hand sculpted bowls has increased over the years.

The Easter Bunny was a little bit trickier to get a hold of. He likes jumping around, you see. Yes, you can laugh, I was trying to make a joke. Anyway, I finally caught him in the middle of September. We had a quick interview, during which he said that during the rest of the year, he kept up with his cardio to be able to get to all the houses at Easter. He also oversaw the painting and decorating process of the eggs and taste tested all the candy and chocolate. The ultimate dream job, right?

Well, then I got to the Tooth Fairy. Now, since her job is year-round, I just asked her what she did during the day. And boy, I was not prepared for her answer.

Apparently, the Tooth Fairy runs a little side hustle. Wait for it… Wait for it. . .

Cage fighting. Yeah, makes sense, doesn’t it? People lose their teeth, the Tooth Fairy swoops in and cleans them up.

It’s still quite jarring, though, to see the Tooth Fairy so enthusiastic at these fights. Another side of her comes out, one that quite frankly, I’m not sure I’m comfortable having around my children. She cheers and screams along with the rest of the crowd and is definitely the most gleeful when a tooth hits the floor.

Now, before you ask, yes, I did ask her what she does with all these teeth. Are you sure you want to know the answer? Well, okay, just remember that I warned you…

The Tooth Fairy brings all these teeth back to her castle, where she constructs models of cities and towns with them. Yes, you heard that right; all your baby teeth are part of some apartment building or grocery store in the Tooth Fairy’s home. And, who knows; maybe your adult teeth will join those ones one day too.

So, there you have it. I’m almost scared to carry on with this investigation to see what Cupid does in his spare time…

Final Comments: This was actually a lot of fun to write. Got a little dark near the end… but all in good fun, right?

Overall Rating: 😜