New Story -- "The Undercover Symphony"

[corylea]

On my birthday, back in March, a reader on AO3 left a very long, very detailed comment on her favorite of my stories as a birthday gift. This meant that she:

1. Looked up when my birthday was.
2. Remembered when my birthday was.
3. Wrote a long and detailed comment.
4. Since English is not her native tongue, she also wrote in a language not her own.

I asked when HER birthday was, and it's tomorrow, so today I posted a story written especially for her as a birthday gift (today, since I'm hoping she has better things to do tomorrow than read fan fiction. I mean, I love fan fiction, but interacting with real people who love you IS better. :-D) The story is "The Undercover Symphony."

This is mostly a regular Star Trek story, though I did include an OFC with a small role in the story as a stand-in for the recipient. So there's a teeny bit of Mary Sue in there, but the OFC isn't a Mary Sue for ME, and I think/hope she's not obnoxious. :-)

This one is about 14,000 words, so it's a little longer than my usual, though it still takes less than an hour to read, even with my always ridiculously voluminous author's notes. :-)

Comments

[minoanmiss]

I love this about fandom, that we create for each other. She will be so delighted!

[corylea]

Yes! Sometimes it seems as if everything in the world is for sale, including votes and the integrity of many members of Congress. But fandom is a purer place, a place where you can have nearly anything for love but almost nothing for money.

I play a lot of computer games, and it used to be that game mods were made and shared purely for love of the game and of fellow players. A couple of years ago, Steam made it possible to "tip" people who make game mods, and now everyone expects to be paid for everything. It has really ruined the tone of gaming circles! Thank heavens fan fiction is still a place that's about shared love of the material.

[nocturnus33]

Such a nice birthday gift. She'll be delighted.

[corylea]

I bit my nails all day yesterday because she said nothing. Today, she said she was delighted, and her younger sister had made her promise not to read the story until her actual birthday, so she had to wait to read it until today.

I sat on my hands in order not to say, "Please go slap your younger sister for me." :-)

[nocturnus33]

I hear you! I would have feel anxious too.