My longest fic ever! \o/

[luzula]

I am at the family summer place with my mom and two dogs, and it's great. Actually I have quite a lot of work, but I can do it remotely: giving writing feedback on 60 student essays (which I am done with!!), grading an exam, constructing another exam, advising two students writing bachelor theses, etc. It's so beautiful here! The pear tree is blooming, the rhubarb is shooting out of the ground so fast you can almost see it, and the dogs can run freely in the woods. We had nettle soup yesterday, with waffles for dessert.

Also, I am done with my longest fic ever! \o/ My next longest is 142K, so not much of a difference, but. I don't think it's a coincidence that both of these are poly fics--you just need more words when there are more relationships to develop.

Three Strands, Braided Together (148225 words) by Luzula, Luzula_podfic, Luzula
Chapters: 30/30
Fandom: The Jacobite Trilogy | The Flight of the Heron Series - D. K. Broster
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ewen Cameron/Alison Grant/Keith Windham
Characters: Ewen Cameron, Alison Grant (Jacobite Trilogy), Keith Windham, Margaret Cameron, Margaret Ogilvy, Archibald Cameron of Lochiel
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, War, Romance, Polyamory, Podfic, Slow Burn, Children
Summary: 'As the threads begin to twist themselves at your first meeting,' said Old Angus, 'so will they continue to shape themselves at the rest—three strands, braided together at the end.'

Comments

[luzula]

It is! Although I've just spent almost a whole hour calming down the dogs after Mom left to do grocery shopping, sigh. The ten-month-old dog was wondering where she'd gone, stressing himself up scratching at the doors trying to open them, etc. The thirteen-year-old one was trying to mount the younger one to show his dominance. It does work to have body contact and stroke them while speaking soothingly, but it takes time...anyway, now they are both finally sleeping and I can get something done.

[hyarrowen]

Oh my goodness. I had no idea dogs could get themselves into such a state. How long was she away for, and does it happen every time she goes grocery shopping? Exhausting if so.

As a cat person... well, my cats would have considered it beneath them to even wake up if I was gone for an hour! But that's cats for you.

[luzula]

Yes, well, they are usually easier to deal with. Re: cats, a friend of mine had one who, in the morning, reached underneath the blankets to scratch her if she didn't get up, so it's not like they are always easy, either...but yes, they are usually more independent.

[hyarrowen]

Mine used to give me the Cold Wet Nose treatment, or the foghorn-outside-the-bedroom-door-at-5am imitation. Cats have their ways of making their presence felt.