I suppose I should put up a profile, right? Okay, here goes:

For the random facts section:
I play the Sims 2-4, garden, and read a lot. I like Boston Terriers and crochet. I obviously also like to write and have a particular fondness for fanfiction. That's a sufficiently banal intro to be going on with, right?

About writing and fanfic:
I've been writing on and off since I was allowed access to my family's old Commodore 64 at around 5 or so. After finishing OOtP and reading tons of HP fanfiction, I decided to have a go at it myself when I couldn't find enough of what I wanted to read. The first piece I started is now a 150 page monstrosity still in need of an ending. Although I started exclusively reading and writing Harry Potter, these days my first stop after catching up with any new-to-me canon is to check out what's been written for it. I find I can't always write for worlds I like, but I have expanded to a few other fandoms.

About things posted to this site:
Since I tend to stall out as often as I finish things in a timely manner, I won't start posting anything here until I have a complete draft where I feel I'm as satisfied with it as I'm likely to get. I don't want to post before then because I edit a lot and will often find that I need to insert a scene in chapter one to make chapter ten work. That said, I do prefer to post longer fics in installments so I can do one final editing run and try and catch any obvious mistakes or omissions, noticed by me or the occasional helpful reviewer. After something is marked complete, it's not impossible I might add to or change a story, but it does mean I've hit what feels like a concrete stopping point - in terms of the story or my inspiration for it - so it's fairly unlikely. That said, I'm always interested in getting reactions and other feedback on my stories from people who want to leave it, no matter how new or old the story.

About things posted exclusively to AO3:
This site's official policy prohibits original works and works with ratings of MA, so all OWs and any fics I write that I suspect might straddle (or vault over into) deserving that rating will be posted exclusively on AO3 under this same user name. Currently, that includes a couple of short, T-rated original work genfics and the following fics rated MA/E:

We've Got Every Rerun - Dark Angel - Max/Alec - 8362 words - For an evil government facility without conscience, Manticore is pretty lax about making sure their orders for the breeding program are followed. In a world where they were a little less concerned about Eyes Only, perhaps things might have gone a little more like this.

Came Back Haunted - Dark Angel - Max/Alec - 9799 words - Mistakes are made, and in the aftermath Max finds herself feeling haunted – in one sense or another. (Involves Major Character Death)

What I'm working on (2/25/2024):

Going to upload two fanfics I wrote as treats for CandyHeartsExchange on AO3 earlier this month and have at least one other fic I'm reworking some issues with and hoping to edit into post-worthy shape within the next few months.