Sneak Peak at my new APB fic
So I’m currently working on my new APB fic. It is official, I am absolutely obsessed. I am still writing for other fandoms, but this one has got me hooked. Anyways, the fic isn’t finished. I’ve got a few more scenes to write. Probably up on Monday. It’s already 13 google doc pages long, 8000 words, and I’m not done yet. But here’s how it starts:
A Different Room
Gideon shifted uncomfortably in his seat, the black robes and hat feeling oppressive over his suit. Not for the first time since the ceremony began, he had to forcefully remind himself why he was there despite years of telling himself that he wouldn’t do exactly what he was about to do.
Every year since Reeves Industries’ IPO, he had been asked by the MIT Commencement Committee to be the keynote speaker at graduation. And every year, Gideon had told them in no uncertain terms that it was never going to happen. This year, though, he’d been unable to say no. Because this year, sitting out among the graduating students, was Mateo. 20 years old, spectacular grades, and a double degree in Mathematics with Computer Science and Materials Engineering and with a tenaciousness that rivaled his mother’s.
How could Gideon say no, when it had been Mateo asking?
As he waited for the Dean of Students to finish welcoming everyone and introduce him, Gideon found himself thinking back to his own graduation.
He’d barely taken his seat and already he was regretting his decision to go through graduation. The cap and gown was uncomfortable over his t-shirt and jeans, the plastic folding chair was already starting to hurt his butt, and it was hotter than hell with so many people filling the room.
