I didn't mean to disappear...

[elisi]

So, week before last (17-21 April) Darcy and I went to Barcelona on a mini-break - our first holiday without 'children' for 25 years... It was truly lovely, and Barcelona is so utterly gorgeous! (I hadn't been since I went there on a school trip when I was 18.) We went to both Park Guell and Sagrada Familia, the latter which is properly awe-inspiring.

And then we got home and I had to go back to work and just be a normal person again, instead of wandering through narrow European streets filled with tourist shops. Boo.

~

However I have managed to write fic (Dead Boy Detectives of course...). Chapter 1 of many:

Crystal Gets A Boyfriend

Summary:

“You okay?” a voice asked, and Crystal turned to find a boy next to her, looking at her with concern.

For a brief moment she wondered what it might be like to be the sort of girl who could let herself get chatted up by a cute boy. To be a regular seventeen year old who could have a fun little fling, maybe even indulge in the kind of fluffy relationship that you saw in teen dramas…

Except she had never been that sort of girl. The last boy she had kissed had been a ghost. The one before that, a demon.

So yeah, the likelihood of a cute teen romance was basically nil.

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OR: Crystal deserves good things, so I decided to give her a boyfriend. However, what started out as a single, fun idea became a sprawling story, delving into all her issues and then some… And she does get that teen romance, it’s just a bit more unusual.

Comments

[ragnarok_08]

It's good to hear from you again :)

Your fic is great so far!

[yourlibrarian]

Aw, glad you enjoyed the trip but it can be a letdown when you have to pick up the usual routine again.

[elisi]

It's good to hear from you again :)
I suddenly realised it'd been two weeks... :O

Your fic is great so far!
Thank you! 💜💜💜 (I didn't know you had watched DBDA. Or more likely, I just forgot!)

[elisi]

Thankfully work has been mostly quiet, but it's not really the same...

[masakochan]

Idk why, but with Crystal's dating history- I could immediately imagine her unknowingly hooking up somebody who turns out to be a werewolf.

[owlboy]

BARCELONNNAAAAA!

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE MET!

[elisi]

*snort* That is not the story I am writing, but I see where you are coming from.

[elisi]

Alas the first time that we met was in Essex, which is far less romantic... ;)

[kazzy_cee]

Mini breaks are never long enough...

[lirazel]

our first holiday without 'children' for 25 years

Oh wow! How exciting! I'm so glad you had a lovely time, and don't we all wish we were always wandering through narrow European streets filled with tourist shops?

[elisi]

An eternal truth. But it was very very lovely all the same. <3

[elisi]

Truly, wandering down narrow [Southern] European streets is the best thing ever... (sigh)

But at least spring has arrived, so that's something!