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And this was my Fic Corner story. This one surprised me a little, not so much in terms of where it went but of how it got there. As it turned out, the story I wrote more or less answered one of my own requests as well as my recipient's.
Ten Grinches Plus Two
Fandom: Austin / Murry-O'Keefe Families - Madeleine L'Engle
Written For: katayla
Characters: Zachary Gray, Kali Cutter, Canon Tallis
Words: ~4000
Warnings: none
Rating: Teen (for intimacy, albeit non-sexual)
Notes: This story takes place during the summer following the events of An Acceptable Time, which I *think* should put both these characters in their early twenties. Like L’Engle herself, I have avoided tying the world in which these characters live to any specific date, although – also like L’Engle – I have silently adapted the level of background technology to align with slightly better-than-current versions of what’s commonly in use today.
Summary:
“Not much use, is it? I mean, what kind of a lighthouse doesn’t have somewhere to leap dramatically off of and end it all?”
The young woman – probably, Zachary thought, about his own age – looked at him sharply. “That wasn’t--"
He wagged a finger at her. “It isn’t now, maybe. But you were thinking about it before you got here. I’ve been there.”
Ten Grinches Plus Two
Fandom: Austin / Murry-O'Keefe Families - Madeleine L'Engle
Written For: katayla
Characters: Zachary Gray, Kali Cutter, Canon Tallis
Words: ~4000
Warnings: none
Rating: Teen (for intimacy, albeit non-sexual)
Notes: This story takes place during the summer following the events of An Acceptable Time, which I *think* should put both these characters in their early twenties. Like L’Engle herself, I have avoided tying the world in which these characters live to any specific date, although – also like L’Engle – I have silently adapted the level of background technology to align with slightly better-than-current versions of what’s commonly in use today.
Summary:
“Not much use, is it? I mean, what kind of a lighthouse doesn’t have somewhere to leap dramatically off of and end it all?”
The young woman – probably, Zachary thought, about his own age – looked at him sharply. “That wasn’t--"
He wagged a finger at her. “It isn’t now, maybe. But you were thinking about it before you got here. I’ve been there.”
