This is the second story I wrote as a treat for summerstorm, in case the story I meant to fill the pinch hit didn't work. I actually wrote the first few paragraphs of this as a part of the pinch hit, but it didn't fit the tone I wanted to use in the Payson/Sasha story, so I broke it off and made it something else ( Read more... )

This was the first story I wrote as a treat when it looked like I wouldn't be able to make "Golden Touch" work. I love Emily Kmetko a lot, despite how the show ended up treating her character, and summerstorm and I have talked about her a lot in the past. I find Payson and Emily's dynamic really interesting; Payson has had the best coaches and gyms ( Read more... )

I grabbed summerstorm's pinch hit, because I already had this story started as a treat for her. I always enjoy talking about the fandom with her, and she loves many of the same things I love about it. To be honest, Payson/Sasha is not one of the things I love, because I nope out of pretty much every pairing where the guy is older and in a position ( Read more... )

Authors have gone live for Yuletide, so I can post these stories here now, with a little commentary. I actually wrote all these stories in order this year. I knew as soon as I got my assignment that I wanted to write this one. turnonmyheels asked for something Emily-centric and Emily is, by far, my favorite character. I over-identify with the poor girl thrust ( Read more... )