Labor Day Meme: Stories That Never Were

[browngirl]

From petronelle, who filled this in glorious manner. Give me the title of a story I've never written, and feedback telling me what you liked best about it, and I will tell you any of: the first sentence, the last sentence, the thing that made me want to write it, the biggest problem I had while writing it, why it almost never got posted, the scene that hit the cutting room floor but that I wish I'd been able to salvage, or something else that I want readers to know.

Feel free to try any fandom you have reason to think I know, but if I don't at all know the fandom I'll have to say so.

Comments

[lindmere.livejournal.com]

This is a belated thank-you for "In the Bleak Midwinter." I don't read much Sulu/Chekhov, but sending them off to visit Chekhov's parents in Siberia in January was a brilliant idea, and I since I know many Californians I can tell you that's just how Sulu would have reacted. The Doctor Zhivago references were subtle but interesting, and I've never seen wolves used in quite that way in a slash fic, but it worked. Please tell me you're writing a sequel where Sulu does join the Walrus Club and Chekhov convinces him to wear the furry hat (preferably in bed).

Unrelated: I want to lick your icon.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

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.

Re: Unrelated: I want to lick your icon.

[lindmere.livejournal.com]

My icon is available for parties and Bar Mitzvahs (OK, maybe not Bar Mitzvahs).

I had a feeling you would make me want to read this story, and you did. The borscht and the furry hat were wonderful, although now that I think about it, it would have been more realistic to have Sulu complain not about the cold but the lack of good guacamole.

Re: Unrelated: I want to lick your icon.

[lindmere.livejournal.com]

My icon is available for parties and Bar Mitzvahs (OK, maybe not Bar Mitzvahs).

I had a feeling you would make me want to read this story, and you did. The borscht and the furry hat were wonderful, although now that I think about it, it would have been more realistic to have Sulu complain not about the cold but the lack of good guacamole.