I love the idea that there is a connection between them that's deeper than boyfriend/girlfriend, and that it's not just a complication they have to rise above - it's special in its own right.
Thank you! By being "family", Derek and Casey got to grow close without having to worry about all the complications that come with dating in high school. If anything the step-sibling thing just up the stakes. If they ever decided that they want to be more, then they both have to go all in.
And I love that you took the whole ending scene and took it in a really different direction - instead of them heading into angst-ville, they're sounding each other out
Well, that's me. Even my angst has a cream-filled center. :-P But truthfully, Casey is so by-the-book and Derek is so anti-complications that once they finally realize that the other feels the same way, they'll make it work.
And I really like that Casey makes that first move.
Well, you know, on the show right as they're pulling away, Casey actually does deliberately move around the island so that she can argue with him without a counter between them. I just gave her more of a reason. :-)
I am LOVING this productive streak you're having!
Hee. DC got buried under 2 feet of snow last weekend and is just now getting back to normal. For nearly a week I had nothing better to do than drink hot chocolate and write fic. So, there's more on the way. :-)
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Thank you! By being "family", Derek and Casey got to grow close without having to worry about all the complications that come with dating in high school. If anything the step-sibling thing just up the stakes. If they ever decided that they want to be more, then they both have to go all in.
And I love that you took the whole ending scene and took it in a really different direction - instead of them heading into angst-ville, they're sounding each other out
Well, that's me. Even my angst has a cream-filled center. :-P But truthfully, Casey is so by-the-book and Derek is so anti-complications that once they finally realize that the other feels the same way, they'll make it work.
And I really like that Casey makes that first move.
Well, you know, on the show right as they're pulling away, Casey actually does deliberately move around the island so that she can argue with him without a counter between them. I just gave her more of a reason. :-)
I am LOVING this productive streak you're having!
Hee. DC got buried under 2 feet of snow last weekend and is just now getting back to normal. For nearly a week I had nothing better to do than drink hot chocolate and write fic. So, there's more on the way. :-)