I never planned any of this.
I absolutely did not.
I wanted to write one hot little one-shot for my Warmanuary project. I picked Jack Abbot. Then I picked him a date - an adult professional who neither works with him, under him nor for him.
And because the two worked so well together, I gave them a Valentine’s Day shift. Because neither of them is the roses-and-love-poems type. 🌹🚫
And I thought that was it.
But then they got stuck in my head.
And YOU – yes, you readers – liked them too. ❤️
So I decided to give them a small series. Ten chapters max. Different POVs. Adult relationship. Professional stress. Some case work. And, naturally, sex. I was absolutely convinced these two would end up in bed at least every second chapter. 🔥
Then Chapter 3 happened.
Apparently two adults working 12-hour shifts would rather shower, decompress and sleep than rip each other’s clothes off every five minutes. 😴
Chapter 4 took wrestling. Literal wrestling. 💪
Chapter 5 went smoothly – I thought.
Then Chapter 6 handed me a concussion and suddenly Jack was very firmly not interested in fooling around with an injured partner.
And now?
I finished planning Chapter 7 and these idiots are getting DOMESTIC.
Domestic.
As in:
working out together 🏋️
going out for breakfast 🥞
discussing work boundaries
acting like responsible adults with emotional attachment issues 🙄
Excuse me? I had plans for you two. Hot plans. 🔥
But no. They insist on being respectful, caring and emotionally functional enough to communicate. Terrible behaviour from fictional characters, honestly.
And because these stubborn idiots apparently dragged the series in that direction, I finally gave in and adjusted Chapters 1, 3 and 4 so “Between Always & Never” can launch on my SFW blog too. ✨
Honestly? The fact that NSFW Chapter 4 got the least engagement of the entire series definitely helped me make that decision. 📉😂
So for everyone who enjoys these two without the explicit scenes:
I’ll start posting one SFW chapter every Sunday until the side blog catches up with the main series. 📚
And for everyone who does enjoy the hot takes:
Don’t worry. I’m working on it. 😏 If necessary, I’ll just write extra in-between stories for the two of them.
Also: after Chapter 7 goes live Thursday, I’ll post a poll so you all can vote on what you want more of:
fluff, hurt, case work, angst or smut. 📊
And if you don’t want to wait - comments, asks and messages are always welcome.
It still feels incredibly strange to say “my readers.” I’ve never had those before. ❤️
Amazing People make an awsome community. I am currently crying a little because of
@lobster-graphic
@emmas-odd-shelf
@thatfanficstuff
@desimarie12
THEY MADE MY DAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH ! ! !
I am preparing to start wirting fics and looked into dividers, blog themes and making moodboards. Google was rather unhelpfull and I ended up rather frustrated. So this morning I grabed my courage by the throat and asked creators whos works I loved for help. They ALL answered with support, advice and encouragement! This feels so surreal right now. When you'r used to your work getting critized and your struggels ignored - that's not what you come to expect. And @emmas-odd-shelf just messaged me, because she got mentioned in @lobster-graphics post below, as someone who might be able to help with animations.
Kudos
On that note, if you enjoy someone's work take 2 minutes and leave a comment. Even if it is just an emoji.
Personaly I am trying to get into the habit of always leaving a comment on lovely fics. And judging from the writers reactions, most do appreciate comments. Special favorites get added to my best of list. And as soon as I start my new years project/birthday advent calender "Warmaunjary" there will be a sideblog for reblogs. Cause it doesn't seem fair to me to reblog without having something of my own to offer.
Credit
If you suck at graphics like I do and use someone else's work at least CREDIT them! They litteraly gave you their works for FREE the absolut least you can do is give them the recognition they deserv!
Don't know how? Not knowing is no excuse, weather you break the law or steal other peoples work. So just look into the creators blog and read up. They always tell you how they like to get credited.
You can find my Problems and their reaktions under the cut.
Divider evolution:
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I need some help please. I have admired your work with a loot of relief. Cause I tried to creat my own divider a
My divider:
The work of @lobster-graphic :
Animations by @emmas-odd-shelf :
Moodboard reaktions:
@thatfanficstuff - Kat encouraged me in conversation and told me what software she uses. And that gave me some courage and I went out and asked more people for help. Witch lead up to this post. And now I am somewhat less anxious about getting started with my stories in January.
@desimarie12
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“For it isn't your Father or Mother or Wife,
Whose judgement you have to pass,
The feller whose verdict counts most in your life,
Is the guy staring back from the glass.”
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