What even is this fic? I keep typing to discover where it’s going and I swear to merlin if I’ve accidentally started another damn verse …
Well 1) it’s Lachbelle and anyelle is never as popular, so I’m probably safe. 2) I think I’ll just have to keep typing and make it a long oneshot, rather thank risk ending it ambiguously in a way that could be construed as chapter one. Alright problem solved *stares at fic* ok, so what is happening with you? I’ve already used all the prompt words and I have no clue /headdesk
*perks up*
Did someone say Lachbelle?
*creeps closer*
How can I best encourage this behavior?
You just did! Thank you 🙂 It’s reassuring to know that maybe at least one person will read the fic. There’s such a dearth of Lachbelle on AO3 I thought perhaps nobody liked it. It’s not like that would stop me though, in fact that’s why I’m writing it. I want more Lachbelle so I figured I better write some 🙂
Of course this kind of inspiration helps too …
Of course the problem now is that I’m getting more ideas. I quite want to write Lachlan and Lacey as well. They fit together just as well as Lachlan and Belle but in a different way.
Is it set in California or after he gets to Scotland? I keep hoping someone will write one that would carry on from the end of the movie.
The Lachbelle is definitely set in California as I’ve already started writing it. I haven’t started writing the Lachacy but thanks to @ripperblackstaff I have a pretty good outline, which would also set it in California.
Ripper tried to persuade me to set it post-movie in Scotland, and you’d think given I’m from the UK I’d want to do that, but I don’t. I’ve spent so long writing America set stories, I don’t actually have the confidence to write my home country.
Plus a post-movie fic would be depressing. Either everyone would hate him, or they’ve forgotten about him/don’t care. He would need to get a job but with his circumstances he’d probably get a dead-end job he hated, certainly nothing like his farm job. The weather is miserable. He probably wouldn’t be able to rent anywhere nice, especially if he had to furnish it. Hopefully it would be decent enough his daughter would be allowed to visit, but that would be awkwardness itself, then after she’s gone he’d be even more alone. I’d be surprised if he didn’t start drinking heavily again.
The problem is (in my mind) is that even if Lachlan then met Belle/Lacey who was in Scotland for some reason, his situation isn’t really fixable. He can’t go back to the life he made for himself in California. I suppose (you are making me think now heh) that the solution is to keep moving. Perhaps Belle/Lacey is travelling, and Lachlan doesn’t have any ties so he could go backpacking with her. Along the way perhaps he could stumble across a better life for himself, maybe a farm that reminded him of California on the Mediterranean coast. I don’t know.
omg where can I read Lalacey, lachacey or whatever their shipname is ? I haz a mighty need
Heh I haven’t written it yet. I’m writing Lachbelle at the moment which will be posted before the end of the month. I have plans for Lachacy but that’ll be sometime next month now probably. I will tell you when I post if you like 🙂 Got any prompts you’d like worked in if I can manage it?
