Janelle Monáe Lyrics (3 ficlets): "Lost," "Soiree," "Shelter"

[breathedout]

Title: "Lost" (Read on AO3)
Fandom: Original Work
Pairing: Hazel Cameron/Geneviève Richard
Rating: Teen & Up
Prompt: "We'll make a million memories, all incredible"
Word Count: 979
Tags: Communism, Activism, Found family, Nostalgia, The retroactive shadow of, World War I, The persistence of memory, Argument as, Friendship, Foreplay, and, Falling in love

Summary:

Halifax, Nova Scotia: September 24, 1912

Later—it was odd what a person remembered—

Title: "Soiree" (Read on AO3)
Fandom: Original Work
Pairing: Emma Walsh/Annie Johnston, other pairings
Rating: Teen & Up
Prompt: "But I need to know if the world says it's time to go"
Word Count: 1000
Tags: Parties, Bohemianism, Domesticity, Engagements, Breakups, Successful cocktail engagements, Gals being pals

Summary:

Halifax, Nova Scotia: May 22, 1907

It was a perfect day.

Title: "Shelter" (Read on AO3)
Fandom: Original Work
Pairing: Katherine Llewellyn Murray/Mathilda "Matty" Sutton
Rating: Teen & Up
Prompt: "Dance in the trees paint mysteries"
Word Count: 996
Tags: Post-WWI, Visual artists, Teachers, Bohemianism, Domesticity, Divorce, Art partners as life partners, Just a couple of aging lady-loves, Having a chat, It would be anachronistic to call Matty and Katherine, Butch/Femme, so let's say, there's a little Stein/Toklas dynamic going on

Summary:

Toronto, Ontario: October 9, 1924

"I saw your former liege lord," Matty said, taking the cup from Katherine.

Comments

[horsdhaleine]

Congratulations on finishing the table! I was really looking forward seeing more ficlets from your story, it really got me hooked.

[breathedout]

Aw, yay! Thank you so much. Doing these ficlets in 2019 *really* helped me develop the characters for my larger novel project; I'm so glad I did it. :-D

[horsdhaleine]

Writing more is always a great exercise. :-)

I hope you'll be able to finish your novel soon, I'm really curious to read the whole story.