The first sentence: It is so cold, Hikaru thinks he's going to die. The last sentence: Pavel jumps up laughing and runs to catch up, furry hat swinging from his hand. The thing that made me want to write it: I didn't think I had anything to say about the "bringing to meet the parents" subgenre of stories, and then I realized I did. The biggest problem I had while writing it/Why it almost never got posted: Describing a Californian's reaction to such cold was actually very difficult for me; I'm really flattered that you found that notable. I ended up working hard on remembering my cousins' reactions to snow in the USA (my family is from Jamaica). The scene that hit the cutting room floor: I trimmed about half of Hikaru's cold-related whining. Also, he would never insult Mrs. Chekova's borscht by word or deed. Something else that I want readers to know: I had to get really drunk before writing that after-sex scene with the musical howling of the wolves. I still don't know where it came from. I do hope for the Walrus Club sequel (I ended with the hat!) but right now have no plotbunnies.
Unrelated: I want to lick your icon.
The last sentence: Pavel jumps up laughing and runs to catch up, furry hat swinging from his hand.
The thing that made me want to write it: I didn't think I had anything to say about the "bringing to meet the parents" subgenre of stories, and then I realized I did.
The biggest problem I had while writing it/Why it almost never got posted: Describing a Californian's reaction to such cold was actually very difficult for me; I'm really flattered that you found that notable. I ended up working hard on remembering my cousins' reactions to snow in the USA (my family is from Jamaica).
The scene that hit the cutting room floor: I trimmed about half of Hikaru's cold-related whining. Also, he would never insult Mrs. Chekova's borscht by word or deed.
Something else that I want readers to know: I had to get really drunk before writing that after-sex scene with the musical howling of the wolves. I still don't know where it came from. I do hope for the Walrus Club sequel (I ended with the hat!) but right now have no plotbunnies.