Sunday Snippet

[clevermanka]

They're just sleeping it off. They're fine.

I finished Good Intentions yesterday! This accomplishment would not have been possible without the support of naye and write_out  who agreed to accompany me on Just Getting Some Damn Words Down Every Day. When I picked this story back up in October (after nearly a six-month hiatus) it had 13,002 words. It ended a bit over 27,000.

One of the reasons I had problems finishing this fic (other than, you know, *waves hand at everything*) was I knew it couldn't have a happy ending. I mean it's made clear in Hellbent for Leather and Left in the Dark that our guys aren't together so this teenage romance wasn't going to have an HEA. I was more sad writing this than A Certain Other Story with A Certain Major Archive Warning! I tried to lighten the bleakness as much as possible, and we all know it will eventually work out for them because they must wind up happy in every universe as far as I'm concerned, but still. 😭

I won't hit y'all with a sad snippet, though, so have this bit of cuteness:

“You better get out of here and start enjoying your views, then,” the advisor said. His laughing eyes matched Zhao Yunlan’s. “You’ve only got three and a half days left of them.”

Shen Wei directed his embarrassed smile toward the floor.

“Yes sir,” he said.

He couldn’t remember the last time he’d uttered the phrase with any sense of happiness. Three and a half days left and he was going to make the most of every one. He grabbed Zhao Yunlan’s hand and walked toward the dining hall. They only had to get through lunch with Ye Zun and the rest of the group before resuming yesterday’s appreciation of the forest scenery.

Comments

[wrote_and_writ]

Yes, sleeping.

And yay, draft! 🥂🥂

[clevermanka]

I feel so accomplished (and relieved)!

[wrote_and_writ]

As well you should!

[moodsong]

Congrats!

[clevermanka]

Thank you!

[umadoshi]

we all know it will eventually work out for them because they must wind up happy in every universe as far as I'm concerned, but still. 😭

It makes sense that that's hard! ;_;

Three and a half days left and he was going to make the most of every one.

You do that, lamb!

[clevermanka]

It was hard! But on the up side for the readers, I spent a lot of time figuring out how I could make it not as heartbreaking as I could because I just couldn't bring myself to write a totally downer ending.

[umadoshi]

I spent a lot of time figuring out how I could make it not as heartbreaking as I could because I just couldn't bring myself to write a totally downer ending.

And we appreciate you for it. *^^*

[kimboo_york]

Congratulations!!! I do not envy you having to write an unhappy ending, that is ROUGH. ♥

[clevermanka]

Thank you! (and yes, I felt so bad for the poor little lambs!)

[islenskr]

Yay!! Congratulations!! That must feel so good to have finished such a huge undertaking! :)

[clevermanka]

It was such a relief. I actually finished something I started this year! Woohoo!

[marycrawford]

Congrats on finishing a fic this long during These Times, that's fabulous!

[clevermanka]

Thank you! I'm very pleased!

[tinny]

Wooooh, great art link, thank you! <3


Yaaaaaay for finishing Good Intentions!

One of the reasons I had problems finishing this fic was I knew it couldn't have a happy ending.

Oh yes, that would very much trip me up, too. *HUGS* You did it. <3

[clevermanka]

I did it! It's, er, not my best work 😆 but I'm sure my beta will improve it dramatically.

and yes oh goodness I love that art and I kinda wanna write a fic about ZYL giving SW a hard time for not insisting they shower immediately after getting back from Dixing.

[nnozomi]

Several days late: yay for finishing fics! That's wonderful.
Three and a half days left and he was going to make the most of every one.
Reading this with an image of canon little!Shen Wei and Kunlun is making me good-sad, not to mention the episode 33 bench scene...I imagine it works likewise in the context of the fic itself. ;) sniff

[clevermanka]

Very much like *sniff* Poor things!